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100 South Street

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Hours: M-F: 2-5

Sat: 12-4

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GROUND-TRUTH REPORTS Significant winter storms and blizzards are no stranger to the High Plains. Adverse winter weather conditions, such as hazardous road conditions, visibility less than a quarter mile, extreme cold tempera-tures, and high winds, are likely to occur at some point during a typi-cal High Plains winter. These impacts lead to accidents on area road-ways, people stranded, tree and structure damage, and downed power lines, all of which endanger lives. We need YOU to help pro-tect travelers, friends, and family from these dangerous winter condi-tions! By providing the National Weather Service with ground-truth reports, our team can better warn all of those impacted. Winter weather reports, in real-time as the event unfolds, are invaluable and help our forecasters and radar operators stay on top of the situation. For many decades, storm spotters have provided vital in-formation to the National Weather Service. Doppler radar and sat-ellite imagery are great remote-sensing tools which allow our mete-orologists to assess weather as it unfolds. However, accurate ground-truth storm reports from spotters play an integral role in determining hazard products issued, updates provided, and any changes to the outgoing weather message. McCook will host a class on November 14th.

WOMEN WILL BE SUPPORTED Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist’s running mate charges Governor Ricketts’ administration doesn’t take women seriously. State Senator Lynne Walz of Fremont says a Krist/Walz administration would protect women from workplace harassment and discrimination. “In the Krist/Walz administration, women will be supported, re-spected, and harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated,” according to Walz. “Unfortunately, under the Ricketts administration, this has not always been the case. Time and again, the Ricketts ad-ministration has been out of touch with the women of Nebraska and indifferent to claims of discrimination and harassment.” Walz gives three examples she claims backs her assertion. Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Max Kelch, appointed by Gov. Ricketts, resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate workplace be-havior arose. Ricketts fired a former administrative assistant claiming budget cuts led to the elimination of the position, only to be replaced by a younger woman. Ricketts’ Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Brad Rice was fired for exerting inappropriate influence over inter-nal affairs investigations.

THREAT WAS DISCOVERED Lexington Public Schools is sending out letters to students and families apprising them of “generic threat of violence against the Lexington High School” that was written on high school property. Supt. John Hakonson says the school immediately contacted law enforcement after the threat was discovered by staff. He says that there was no evidence of any specific students or person prepared to carry out the threat, which Hakonson did not specify. He added that all of the students were and remain safe while they are at the school. But, staff and law enforcement will be making arrangements to provide in-creased security on Friday October 5th.

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McCook Humane Society

100 South Street, 345-2372

Hours: M-F: 2-5, Sat: 12-4

ON THIS DAY

1974 - American David Kunst completed the first

journey around the world on foot. It took four years and 21

pairs of shoes. He crossed four continents and walked

14,450 miles.

SPORTS The McCook Lady Bison softball team won two games at yes-

terday's Class B6 district tournament in Scottsbluff. After an

opening game loss vs Gering 11-10, MHS knocked out Gothen-

burg (7-1) and Scottsbluff (8-0). McCook will face Chadron in an

elimination game this morning. North Platte and Gering will

face off in 10 a.m. winners bracket game. The winner will

move into the championship game this afternoon. The Lady

Bison volleyball team picked up two road wins last night,

sweeping Gothenburg and Lexington last night. The Bison JV

cross country teams finished eighth at the Southwest Confer-

ence meet in Broken Bow yesterday. The Bison varsity run-

ners are in North Platte today for the GNAC meet. The Bison

boys tennis team is in North Platte for their final regular sea-

son dual of the fall season.

For the fourth time in four straight road games The McCook

Community College volleyball team had to go to a fifth set,

but unlike the previous four games, MCC picked up a win

Thursday night snapping a four game losing streak. MCC won

25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11. The Lady Indians improve

to 15-9 on the year while the Broncbusters fall to 0-24. MCC

takes the weekend off them will play its sixth straight road

contest Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyo. against Laramie County

Community College. MCC’s will return home Oct. 11 for three

straight days taking on Trinidad State at 7 p.m. Oct. 11, Otero

Junior College Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and Lamar Community College

Oct. 13 at 3 p.m.

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