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MAN STILL REMAINS ON THE LOOSE A man who fled from law enforcement on Sunday evening in Gothenburg remains on the loose. A series of events began at approximately 9:30 p.m. when a Frontier County Deputy attempted to assist a stranded motorist on Highway 23 near Road 750 at the Frontier/Dawson County line. The deputy asked the male subject if he could help. The male, later identified as Austin Simkins, provided false information to the deputy regarding his identity. Sim-kins then fled on foot into an open field. A call for assistance was made by the deputy. At approximately 10:00 p.m., a resident of rural Dawson County

reported their vehicle had been stolen. This was in close proximity to the lo-cation of the original incident. At approximately 11:30 p.m. a Dawson County Deputy located the man and the stolen vehicle in Gothenburg. The man again fled on foot. After approximately two hours, the search was called off.

25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE McCook Community College and McCook High School are set for opening night for the musical comedy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Friday at 7 p.m. with additional performances Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sun-day at 2 p.m. at The McCook High School Auditorium. This production is di-rected by Mark Hardiman, MCC theatre instructor and Amanda Davidson, MHS theater and speech teacher. The “Bee” showcases the talent pool at the high school, from choreography done by McCook High student Brynn Hill, to conductor of the live band, Taylor O’Dell. MCC Student Dewey Delaney is Assistant Director. The cast includes: Kyler Gaston, Tucker Gillespie, Mykuh Hansen, Davien Hanson, Alexis Quint, Gabby Rogers, Lacey Rouse, Molina Shafer, Madison Tarencz-Rasmusen, Lucy Weber, and Jessie Pochop. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for students and seniors with ID. Children younger than five are admitted free. Tickets are available at Sehnert's Bak-ery & Bieroc Café, 312 Norris, the main office at McCook High School or at the door, if seats are available. For information call: 308-345-5422, exten-sion 1414. Set in a middle school, this is a story where one character spells with a magic foot, another writes on her arm and yet another speaks into her hands. “Middle schoolers compete to match their spelling skills, while the au-dience gets to peek behind the scenes as these talented and eccentric young-sters celebrate life and explore what victory really means,” said Hardiman.

WOMAN TO SERVE LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON Bailey Boswell, accused of murdering 24-year old Sydney Loofe of Lincoln, will spend the rest of her life in prison. During a sentencing hearing Monday in Saline District Court, she narrowly escaped the death penalty when the three-judge panel disagreed on whether her role justified being executed.

Her partner, Aubrey Trail, was sentenced in the same case in June. Boswell arrived at her sentencing hearing in an orange prison jumpsuit accompanied by two sheriff's deputies, her hands and ankles locked with shackles. In Ne-braska, a three-judge panel determines if a capital murder case meets the criteria for a sentence of death. District Court Judge Vickie Johnson presided. For nearly an hour, the judge read from the sentencing order, reviewing the tangled and sordid narrative involving recruiting of women for con games, sex, and discussion of murder and torture. It all led to the day in 2017 when Sydney Loofe responded to a message on the dating app Tinder. Loofe con-nected with Boswell, unaware the woman was conspiring with Trail to torture and kill her in an apartment in Wilber, Nebraska. The summary read by Judge Johnson made the case Boswell had not been manipulated by Trail. The statement read, in part, “relishing a murder is evidence of a mind that is totally and senselessly bereft of any regard for human life. Boswell’s actions and words demonstrate she had no regard for the life of Sydney Loofe be-yond her own personal pleasure.”

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Colby Community College handed the McCook Community College

men a 95-72 loss Monday to break in the new Events Center in

Colby. The Trojans raced to a 52-37 halftime lead and shot 59.6

percent from the field to defeat MCC for the second Monday in a row.

“We just didn’t play well tonight,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl.

“Hats off to Colby and executing their game plan.” Colby downed

MCC 83-81 to open the season in McCook Nov. 1. MCC got in foul

trouble Monday and the team’s five starters committed 23 of the

team’s 28 fouls which put the Trojans at the foul line 37 times.

“Tonight had to be a next guy up mentality when Julian Lual got his

fouls early, and we didn’t get that,” Brandl said. Shemar Dennis

(Worcester, Mass.) led MCC in scoring with 19 points. Mykel Thomas

(Orlando, Fla.) came off the bench to score 14 points and DaMiene

Boles Jr. (Dayton, Ohio) scored 11 points. MCC falls to 1-3 and head

to Great Bend, Kan. for the Barton Booster Club Classic this week-

end. MCC will play the Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community Col-

lege (3-0) in a 3 p.m. match Friday then take on the host Cougars (3-

0) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Nebraska Head Football Coach Scott Frost announced Monday that

the Huskers have parted ways with four assistant coaches, effec-

tively immediately. Offensive coordinator/wide receivers

Coach Matt Lubick, Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Greg

Austin, Running Backs Coach Ryan Held and Quarterbacks

Coach Mario Verduzco are no longer with the program. “I appreciate

the work and sacrifices these men have made for the University of

Nebraska and this football program and wish all of them well,” Frost

said. “They are all men of outstanding character and good coaches,

but as we strive for better consistency and execution, we needed

fresh ideas and voices on our offensive staff.”

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