McCook Humane Society 100 South Street 345-2372 Hours: M-F: 2-5 Sat: 12-4 SUNDAY OCTOBER 13 3:25 PM VS TENNESSEE WALK-IN HOURS 7 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-10 AM SATURDAY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110 TODAY Rain/ Snow High 35 SAT Sunny High 62 FRI Sunny/ Breezy High 45 FIRST WINTER BLAST OF THE SEASON A potentially historic winter storm will slam the north-central United States over the next few days with up to two feet of snow pos- sible in some areas. The system will produce severe storms and heavy rain today in the southern Plains and critical-to-extreme fire weather threats from the central and southern Rockies to California. The storm will have two parts, the first of which is targeting the northern and central Rockies and High Plains on Wednesday into Thursday. The second part will bring snow to the eastern and central portions of the Dakotas and western Minnesota by week's end. Freeze warnings continue for the High Plains Radio listening area tonight through tomorrow af- ternoon. Overnight low temps are expected to drop in the lower 20s. MCCOOK MAN KILLED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT Authorities say a man was killed when his car crashed into an incoming semitrailer in southern Nebraska’s Frontier County. The collision occurred a little after 2:30 p.m. Monday, about 3 miles northwest of Maywood on U.S. Highway 83. The Frontier County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the car was headed south when it crossed the center line to pass another vehicle but collided with the northbound truck. The car driver was identified as 28-year-old Keith Padilla, who lived in McCook. The unidentified truck driver was taken to Community Hospital in McCook for treatment of minor injuries. The collision is being investigated. MID-PLAINS SPRING REGISTRATION OPENS Registration for spring classes is just around the corner at Mid- Plains Community College. Spring registration opens for return- ing students Oct. 14 at all campus locations. It opens for new students Oct. 21. MPCC offers a variety of options for taking classes, making it easy for students to pursue a postsecondary education at a time convenient for them. Course schedules can be viewed online at mpcc.edu/course-schedules. On-site, online, distance learning and Sunday College formats are all avail- able. MPCC also has a dual credit program, which allows high school students to save time and money by taking classes that count for both high school and college credit simultaneously. The first round of spring classes will begin in January. It is rec- ommended that those interested in registering make an ap- pointment with an advisor first by calling (308) 535-3701 in North Platte or (308) 345-8102 in McCook. MPCC provides numerous scholarships, grants and loans to qualified students. For more information about financial assistance, call (308) 535 -3705 in North Platte, or (308) 345-8111 in McCook. STOCKS DOW TO 26,346.01 NASDAQ TO 7,903.74 WEATHER THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2019 Newsflash [email protected]308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net Monday-Friday KBRL & The HAWK Sponsored by Koch Seed and Agronomy Big Ten Today Coaches Coffee Club Saturdays 8a-9a On KICX and KBRL Sponsored by Community Hospital Edward Jones Parker Hannifin Samway Floor Covering & Furniture Sehnerts Bakery & Bieroc Café State Farm Linda Maiden
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McCook Humane Society
100 South Street
345-2372
Hours: M-F: 2-5
Sat: 12-4
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13
3:25 PM VS TENNESSEE
WALK-IN HOURS
7 AM - 5 PM
MONDAY - FRIDAY
8 AM-10 AM
SATURDAY
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110
TODAY
Rain/
Snow High
35
SAT Sunny
High
62
FRI
Sunny/
Breezy High
45
FIRST WINTER BLAST OF THE SEASON A potentially historic winter storm will slam the north-central United
States over the next few days with up to two feet of snow pos-sible in some areas. The system will produce severe storms and heavy rain today in the southern Plains and critical-to-extreme fire weather threats from the central and southern Rockies to California. The storm will have two parts, the first of which is targeting the northern and central Rockies and High Plains on Wednesday into Thursday. The second part will bring snow to the eastern and central portions of the Dakotas and western Minnesota by week's end. Freeze warnings continue for the High Plains Radio listening area tonight through tomorrow af-ternoon. Overnight low temps are expected to drop in the lower 20s.
MCCOOK MAN KILLED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT Authorities say a man was killed when his car crashed into an incoming semitrailer in southern Nebraska’s Frontier County. The collision occurred a little after 2:30 p.m. Monday, about 3 miles northwest of Maywood on U.S. Highway 83. The Frontier County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the car was headed south when it crossed the center line to pass another vehicle but collided with the northbound truck. The car driver was identified as 28-year-old Keith Padilla, who lived in McCook. The unidentified truck driver was taken to Community Hospital in McCook for treatment of minor injuries. The collision is being investigated.
MID-PLAINS SPRING REGISTRATION OPENS Registration for spring classes is just around the corner at Mid-Plains Community College. Spring registration opens for return-ing students Oct. 14 at all campus locations. It opens for new students Oct. 21. MPCC offers a variety of options for taking classes, making it easy for students to pursue a postsecondary education at a time convenient for them. Course schedules can be viewed online at mpcc.edu/course-schedules. On-site, online, distance learning and Sunday College formats are all avail-able. MPCC also has a dual credit program, which allows high school students to save time and money by taking classes that count for both high school and college credit simultaneously. The first round of spring classes will begin in January. It is rec-ommended that those interested in registering make an ap-pointment with an advisor first by calling (308) 535-3701 in North Platte or (308) 345-8102 in McCook. MPCC provides numerous scholarships, grants and loans to qualified students. For more information about financial assistance, call (308) 535-3705 in North Platte, or (308) 345-8111 in McCook.
SPORTS The MHS Lady Bison finished fourth and Bison boys fifth at
yesterday's GNAC cross country meet in North Platte. The
Hastings girls and Columbus boys won the team titles. The
Minden boys and Ainsworth girls were the team champions
at the Southwest Conference meet in Cozad. The Lady Bison
finished fifth and the Bison boys were eighth. The Cambridge
boys and girls swept the RPAC Conference cross country
team titles at Cross Creek Golf Course yesterday. The MCC
volleyball team picked up their 18th win of the fall last night
in Columbus, knocking off Central CC in three sets.
The McCook Community College volleyball team swept a
conference opponent on the road for the second straight
night Wednesday, downing Central Community College 25-
22, 25-21, 25-20. MCC now leads the Nebraska Community
College Athletic Conference with a 5-0 mark with one game
left to play – North Platte at home on Tuesday. The Lady
Indians swept Southeast Community College in Beatrice Tues-
day. “The ladies came out and played consistent volleyball...
all up until we reached 20 points,” said MCC Coach Hayley
Kobza. “Tomorrow at practice we need to figure out how to
motivate ourselves to turn up the heat in the last five points
of the match.” MCC is 18-7 and wraps up the NCCAC schedule
Tuesday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center against
North Platte (11-17, 3-1) in the annual Pink-Out game.
ACROSS 1 Goodyear balloon 6 Wine bottle 10 Can read 14 Ride a horse 15 Responded 16 Card game 17 Fast plane 18 Cliff 19 Fish tank growth 21 Delight 23 City in India 25 Full of swamp grass 26 Sandwich cookies brand 27 Goad 28 Farm credit administration (abbr.) 31 Tail-less cat 32 Clues 34 Not nice 35 Sandwich 36 Mob activity 37 Jailer 38 Southpaw 39 Fairly 40 Middle eastern peninsula 42 Tack 43 Wise man 44 Extremely high frequency (abbr.) 45 Headed 47 Ideate 50 Roman emperor 51 Way of acting toward others 52 Association (abbr.) 53 Secret meeting
DOWN 1 Bored 2 Pocket stuff 3 That (possessive) 4 Kitten's cry 5 Lead 6 Energy unit 7 Adorn 8 Fix it box 9 By 11 Orderly arrangement 12 What Celestial Seasonings makes 13 Bezel 17 Tell 20 Petrol 21 Fresh 22 Not arms 23 Attack 24 Voiced 25 Pint-sized 28 Plumes 29 Socialism's Marx 30 Comedian Griffith 32 High fidelity sound system 33 Small particle 34 Pectorals and biceps 36 Fixed after damage 37 Bullet shooter 38 Worm-like stage 39 Peanut butter brand 40 Mature 41 Ancient German character 42 Bosom 44 Omelets ingredient 46 Wear 48 Mr. 49 Whichever 50 Not applicable
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I wish I could have known earlier that you have all the time you’ll
need right up to the day you die.
~William Wiley~
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