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Newsflash [email protected] 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net GET YOUR BISON T-SHIRTS NOW! PICK UP FORM AT KICX RADIO STATION OR ORDER ONLINE @ www.mclettering.com/ kicx40 SUNDAY NOV. 18th @ 3:05 PM VS THE LA CHARGERS Monday-Friday 10:45 KBRL & The HAWK Sponsored by Eugene Koch and JL Construction Big Red Report FRIDAY NOVEMBER16, 2018 WALK-IN HOURS 7 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-10 AM SATURDAY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110 Today Sunny High 62 Sun Sunny High 42 Sat Snow/ Blustery High 29 NACRAO FALL CONFERENCE Andy Long, executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corporation, spoke yesterday to the Nebraska Association of Colle- giate Registrars and Admissions Officers on Thursday at the Holiday Inn Express in North Platte. Mid-Plains Community College is hosting the NACRAO Fall Conference, which rotates around the state every year. The focus is on leadership and professional development. Participants are also learning about admissions and registration practices. “MPCC is so excited to be able to host the conference this year,” said Mindy Hope, area director of recruiting and admissions for Mid-Plains. “The committee put a lot of time and effort into making sure everything is just right. It’s a great opportunity to highlight the community and show visitors from around the state what MPCC and western Nebraska have to offer.” The conference started Wednesday and will continue through Friday. Approximately 80 representatives from colleges across Ne- braska are attending it. TRAVEL BOOST FOR THE HOLIDAY Whatever the weather, Nebraska’s highways will be humming with heavy traffic next week as people head off to be with loved ones and to share a Thanksgiving feast. Nick Jarmusz, spokesman for AAA- Nebraska, says they’re forecasting a near-five percent boost in travel for the long holiday weekend, what promises to be the busiest Thanks- giving since 2005. “Building off of what’s really been a big year for travel, throughout the summer and now heading into these year-end holidays,” Jarmusz says, “about 54.3 million Americans are going to be taking a trip of 50 miles or more from home at some point between Wednesday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.” Gasoline prices have dipped substantially in recent weeks, which is welcome news be- fore Nebraskans fill up their tanks. “Gas prices are certainly a nice bonus for the folks who are going to be traveling, especially the 48.5 million that are going to be traveling by car, but that’s not really the reason that they’re making the trip,” Jarmusz says. PUT THE CIGARETTES DOWN Nebraskans need to put the cigarettes down and walk away. Yester- day was the Great American Smokeout and researcher Scott Ballin says the latest statistics show that smoking in the U.S. is down to about 14%. However, that isn’t good enough. Ballin says, “When you put it in terms of how many smokers are left in this country, it is 30 million. That is a lot. Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the nation. Still, that is 480,000 American deaths due to ciga- rette smoking each year.” Smoking also costs America an estimated $300 billion in lost productivity at work and in medical care. Ballin says about 70% of Americans believe that nicotine is the cancer caus- ing agent associated with smoking. While it doesn’t cause cancer it is very addictive. The good news is there are many products available that contain nicotine to help smokers quit. Ballin says when it comes to e cigarettes and vaping, “I think it has great potential for assisting smok- ers to get off the cigarettes but a the same time, I know the FDA is go- ing to be making some announcements about the uptake of vaping by teenagers and adolescents, so we have a duel challenge here. One is to insure we don’t addict the next generation of kids but at the same time supplying smokers with an alternative.” STOCKS DOW 208.77 TO 25,289.27 NASDAQ 122.639 TO 7,259.03 WEATHER DAVE RAMSEY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6 A.M.-9 A.M.
