Stories from Tuesday, February 14, 2023

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Orleans man who had absconded from parole supervision. Earlier this week, NSP received information that David Wengler, who had absconded from discretionary parole in March 2022, was living at a residence in Orleans. This morning, the NSP SWAT Team served a search warrant at the residence of 316 S. Maple St. in Orleans...

MAYWOOD, Neb. — What better time to hit the 1,000-point career mark than a win against one of Maywood-Hayes Center’s best challengers? Senior Olivia Hansen did just that Friday night during her 20-point, four-rebound effort in a 59-47 victory against host Wauneta-Palisade...

And the saga continues. A huge balloon shot down and now two, or maybe three “unidentified objects” shot down. President Biden didn’t get a lot of credit for his late decision to terminate the huge (weather?) balloon with the excuse that he didn’t want to cause casualties on the ground when it fell. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — By a unanimous vote, the McCook Board of Education approved the $161,000 bid from Tillotson Enterprises of Kearney, Neb. for a new roof at Central Elementary. The metal roof is the original from when the school was built in 1985 and the only metal roof in the district, said McCook Schools business manager Jeff Gross. The bid from Tillotson’s is a spray-on roof and comes with a 15-year warranty and a 20-year life expectancy...

Red Willow County Commissioners worked through the details needed to purchase a semi-trailer and tractor for the roads department while following proper accounting procedures. With auditor Donald D. Wilson, CPA on hand, commissioners unanimously approved the annual audit, which included three questioned claims previously discussed, which will have been corrected or not repeated...

Dear Editor, If you are attending a basketball game, please take into consideration the people volunteering their time to make the game possible. As the bookkeeper for many high school basketball games, I am surrounded by fans, from both sides of the game. ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Several members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded scholarships to help them continue their pursuit of a higher education. Jace Richter, of Ogallala; Jett Sjeklocha, of Hayes Center; Dalton Kunkee, of Lexington; Kaden Wooters, of Elwood; Rex Day, of Bartlett; Kalyn Nielsen, of Verdigre; Nick Rettinger, of Amidon, N.D.; Maggie Underhill, of Hill City, Kan. ...

Coach Jeremy Young comments: McCook A- 49 Ogallala 28 Jumped on Ogallala early in the first and continued to build our lead throughout the game. “We had a nice defensive effort tonight and held their main scorer to 7 points tonight.” Kooper Rakes 22, Trip Raile 15, Kale Sattler 12...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The Scottsbluff Bearcats pulled away in the second half Friday to beat McCook 65-48 in the second of back-to-back games, and the team’s final one on home court for the regular season . “We don’t really mind the second game. We condition I think as hard as anybody,” Bearcats girls coach David Bollish said. “We don’t worry too much about that. These kids get up and down and play basketball every day, so it’s just another day.”...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The Bearcats defense got the stops it needed in crunch time. McCook’s Evan Humphrey hit one of two free throw attempts to cut the Bearcats lead to 67-65 with 2 minutes, 57 seconds left in regulation. But the Bison (13-8) came up empty in five of their next six offensive possessions from there...

McCOOK, Neb. — Coach David Peterman provided some final details as the McCook High JV girls finished with three strong basketball wins last week. “We finished with a 7-9 record. Five of those wins by three points or less and two wins in overtime. We learned a lot about how to win close games, clock management, and how to fight back. Some of the team members played varsity quarters. Paige Bortner only played two quarters of JV every game and was still a leader on the court and in stats...

HASTINGS, Neb. — The regular season is over the McCook High School swim and dive team, wrapping up with the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference Meet in Hastings on Saturday. The McCook girls again started the GNAC meet with a strong performance in the 200 yard medley relay, posting a win in the opening event. The relay of Abby Renner, Emma Graff, Izzy Renner and Leah Spencer posted a time of 1:58.71 to earn first place...

OGALALLA, Neb. —Not even 45-match winner Kemper Reed from Waverly could stop freshman Tristan Campbell’s drive to a B-4 district title on Saturday. Campbell captured his 30th win, 9-7, over Kemper just after taking a 2-1 thriller over Blair Bear Atticus Dick, who brought 37 victories into the season’s biggest event...