Stories from Thursday, January 23, 2025

Not even two years following the finale of his six Nebraska state medal-winning career, McCook’s Adam Dugger is already among all-time best for another Bison program. Check out two recent reports from the NCAA Division North Dakota State University Bison:...

Mark E. Haller Sept. 6, 1957 - Jan. 17, 2025 HAMMOND, La.. - Mark. E. Haller, 67, of Hammond, La. passed away on Jan. 17, 2025. Services are pending.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Juwan Gary’s career-high 27 points was not enough, as the Nebraska men’s basketball team fell 78-73 to USC Trojans on Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Gary led three Huskers in double figures, as he hit 11-of-19 shots from the field en route to posting his third 20-point game of the season. Bruce Williams added 17 points, while Connor Essegian added 15 off the bench, including a trio of 3-pointers...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge junior Mallory Springer poured in 20 points to lead the Trojans’ 50-38 win over Wauneta-Palisade Tuesday evening. Brooklyn Holtze added eight points for the remaining balanced Trojans attack. Senior Emmerie Tomlin and Aspen Webb slipped five points through the home nets apiece...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge’s boys are stil undefeated to start the new year as they won 63-36 against visiting Wauneta-Palisade Tuesday evening. Junior Krayton Ruggles connected for 15 points with Maverick Webb winding in 13. Brady Ahlemeyer and Hodge Raburn tallied seven points each...

McCOOK, Neb. — No surprise that nobody can keep these good McCook High girls down in the dumps for long. The Bison brilliantly rebounded from Saturday’s loss to powerhouse Minden with a dominant 60-30 win over visiting Lexington Tuesday night. Sophomore Cali Crawford’s 25 points were among many mcCook highlights that included:...

McCOOK, Neb. — Coach Joe Imus had not seen anything like Tuesday at McCook nor had the local sports editor who feels he’s been here since peach bucket or even prehistoric caveman days. The Bison boys had played blanketing defense without any Bobby Boucher Waterboy football tactics on Adam Sandler Night...

McCOOK, Neb. - Yesterday, details associated with the planned sports complex in Northwest McCook were discussed in a meeting with City Manager Nate Schneider, Public Works Director Kyle Potthoff, and Utility Director Pat Fawver. The City of McCook, they explained, is embarking on its most significant development project since the construction of the golf course in the 1970s and 80s and is tackling a project of daunting complexity...

With one of the longest tenures on the McCook Community Foundation Fund Advisory Committee, Cindy Huff sat down with one of MCFF’s newest members, Mark Currier, to discuss a variety of topics. This included why getting others involved in their hometown is so important, why including young people in decision-making is vital and the role of active citizens to make a community grow and thrive...

The Federal budget is on an unsustainable path. That sobering conclusion from the non-partisan Concord Coalition, detailed in their recent report, underscores the urgency of addressing deficits, debt, and dysfunction in the United States. While such warnings are far from new, the Coalition’s analysis paints a dire picture of uncharted territory: ballooning deficits, soaring debt, and compounding interest payments that threaten to consume vital resources. ...