Stories from Monday, March 13, 2023

McCOOK, Neb. — Sunday’s scheduled home doubleheader between McCook Community College and Southeast Community College has been postponed until Tuesday because of the cold weather. Tuesday’s doubleheader at the Jaycees Sports Complex will begin at 1 p.m...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers women’s basketball team earned a bid for postseason play Sunday night while the men failed to secure a bid for the NIT. The women earned a second WNIT bid in the past three seasons and a third-straight postseason appearance while the men’s drought extends to four seasons, having last earned an NIT bid in 2019 and a NCAA Tournament bid last in 2014...

Norma Jean Kasson Oct. 13, 1928 - March 9, 2023 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Norma Jean Kasson, 94, of North Platte and formerly of Wilsonville and McCook, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Linden Court. She was born on Oct. 13, 1928, in Overton, Neb., the daughter of Harry and Margaret (Eliker) Wilson. ...

he McCook Community College played their first home games of the season Saturday and dropped both to Northeastern Junior College 14-7, 14-6. NJC overcame a 5-2 deficit in Game 1 with six runs in the fourth inning and stretched an 8-7 lead with a run in the sixth and five in the seventh. The Plainswomen slugged to a 13-2 lead in the first three innings of Game 2 and ended the game in the fifth...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A Lincoln man faces local and federal charges for aiming a laser pointer at a Nebraska State Patrol helicopter while he was on a walking trail. Lee Cimfel, 42, was taken to the Lancaster County Jail on a charge of second-degree assault and the incident was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal offense and any laser strike constitutes an in-flight emergency...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Eventual Class D-1 state champ Johnson-Brock used an 18-10 third quarter to shake off a 13-point first half and held on for a 48-40 semifinal win over Maywood-Hayes Center Friday morning. Scoring summaries from Bob Devaney Center with more about the Wolves in Tuesday's McCook Gazette:...

McCOOK, Neb. — After confirming details, Red Willow County Commissioners approved the purchase of a used semi-tractor to pull a new trailer they ordered earlier to haul gravel county roads. There were questions about the VIN and dealer address that were cleared up by a phone call, and the board agreed to purchase a 2018 Western Star semi tractor for $82,750 from RVA Trucks of Virginia, with another company to deliver it for $3,200. ...