Stories from Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb. — What a wild roller-coaster ride and the Maywood-Haywood Center boys were only starting their state basketball tournament experience Wednesday night! The Class D-2 No. 2 Wolves started down 6-0, got up for 19 of 20 points to lead 19-7, led by 16 then saw No. 7 Elm Creek slice 15 points off that margin at Lincoln's Bob Devaney Sports Center. Yet the Buffaloes never got closer than 45-44 largely because May-Hay senior Jeremiah Ingison scored those next six points capped with a high-rising second slam dunk of this contest. J.I. was simply not going to be denied as he eventually totaled an incredible 19 fourth-quarter points.

McCOOK, Neb. — Weather permitting, Community Hospital's Emergency Room entrance will be closed starting 6 a.m. Monday, March 11 and will remain inaccessible until the completion of the project on Wednesday, March 13. During this period, visitors and patients seeking medical attention at the ER and with scheduled laboratory draws are kindly requested to use the front entrance for access to the hospital. ...