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Wolves are No. 1 in RPAC West; all tourney games on schedule
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
CURTIS, Neb. — The complete RPAC basketball tourney schedules set to tip off on Saturday — weather permitting of course:
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'Riders romp; Warriors win in OT; Tigers triumph
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
BARTLEY, Neb. — Southwest’s girls unleashed 10 players to hit shots in a 65-21 triumph over Loomis Tuesday. Senior Bailey Truksa’s 13 points led a balanced attack to their third consecutive win. Southwest (8-5) fans also saw classmate Caylin Barnett score 12, junior Bryn Lampe net nine along with soph Payton Truksa and freshman Kyra Nelms score seven points each...
- Bison staying positive through all the painful injuries (High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
- McCook Optimist Mac Attack tourney set for Saturday (Community Sports ~ 01/19/23)
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30-year-old meal allowance increased
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council unanimously approved revising an ordinance concerning how much of public funds can be spent on meals. The council approved on first reading to use of the federal per diem rate in the city ordinance, “Miscellaneous and Travel Expenditures” under authorized expenditures, instead of the $ 30-a-day meal allowance. ...
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Husker dominates fourth quarter in defeat of Purdue
(College Sports ~ 01/19/23)
West Lafayette, Ind. - Alexis Markowski dominated the fourth quarter on her way to a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to power Nebraska to a 71-64 come-from-behind Big Ten women's basketball win over Purdue at Mackey Arena on Wednesday. Markowski, who scored 11 of her team-high 19 points and added six rebounds in the fourth quarter alone, fueled a 23-8 surge by the Big Red in the final period that helped Nebraska improve to 12-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference. ...
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Husker men rally for rare win over Buckeyes
(College Sports ~ 01/19/23)
Sam Griesel scored 10 of his game-high 15 points in the second half, as Nebraska used a balanced attack and held Ohio State to 36 percent shooting in a 63-60 victory Wednesday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena. While Griesel kept the Huskers (10-9, 3-5 Big Ten) within striking distance early, it was some unsung heroes that gave Nebraska a hard-fought win...
- City Council sewer plant tour delayed (Local News ~ 01/19/23)
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New faces on Chamber of Commerce board
(Local News ~ 01/19/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — Faces on the McCook Chamber Board of Directors are changing, with Karen Craw of Pinnacle Bank replacing Jaci Wiessert, also of Pinnacle Bank. Wiessert is relocating to Elmwood, Neb. Tera Koetter, newly hired assistant city manager for the City of McCook, will be replacing City Manager Nate Schneider on the chamber board. ...
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Dustan Lee Biegler
(Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
Dustan Lee Biegler Sept. 21, 1981 - Jan. 11, 2023 LINCOLN, Neb. — Dustan Lee Biegler was born Sept. 21, 1981, in Mobridge, S.D., to Jerome and Shelley Biegler; he was the third of nine children. The family settled in McCook, Neb., where his parents still reside and where the majority of his childhood was spent...
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and McCook, Nebraska
(Column ~ 01/19/23)
“Be quiet . . . it’s coming . . . “ My mother said it so softly that I barely heard her voice. I couldn’t hear her above the radio. It had been on continuously for days. The announcer kept breaking in to say that it was almost over, that any minute now an announcement was expected from Supreme Allied Headquarters that World War II was over...
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Latest and best from bowling in McCook
(Community Sports ~ 01/19/23)
Latest results fom TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook: Men’s Major Diamond Vogel 59-31 Maris General Cons. 58-32 TJ’s Family Fun 55-34 Fullmomentum 54.5-35.5 Stockman’s Feed 53.5-36.5 Quality Irrigation 51.5-37.5 Burton Well Drlling 46-44...
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Tigers stay hot vs. Wallace; other area teams fall
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
BENKELMAN, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton boys blasted Wallace, 67-36, to reach 11-2 this season Tuesday evening. Coach Kris Freeland’s team started super fast with a 25-4 first quarter which reached 47-16 entering halftime. Steady junior Jackson Kerchal dropped in 15 points, senior Andrew Englot 13, classmate Alex Englot 11 and senior Corbin Horner 10...
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McCook girls engulf 'Maids with good defense
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — Few teams have a snowball’s chance when they hit one second-half basket, and McCook Bison defense really was that good Tuesday night. The Bison girls finished on a 17-0 run covering more than one quarter of their 45-10 triumph over Lexington...
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Chase girls zoom past Perkins in tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/23)
IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County’s girls took a 22-8 lead and never lost track during their 61-43 victory over Perkins County in Tuesday’s SPVA quarterfinal game. The Longhorns (8-4 record) earned their Friday semifinal game against undefeated Brideport at Mid-Plains Community College...
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MCC calls off home basketball games tonight
(College Sports ~ 01/19/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — Thursday’s scheduled McCook Community College women’s and men’s basketball games against Northeastern Junior College have been postponed because of weather conditions. The teams are working to reschedule those games.
- Andrew N. Sughroue (Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
- Dorleen Ward (Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
- Joseph Slaby (Obituary ~ 01/19/23)
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