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McCook Humane Society 100 South Street 345-2372 Hours: M-F: 2-5 Sat: 12-4 LISTEN WEEKDAYS 8:05 AM 12:45 PM ON YOUR BISON SPORTS STATION WALK-IN HOURS 7 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-10 AM SATURDAY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110 FUEL PRICES IN NEBRASKA Unleaded gas is down 56 cents compared to a year ago with the na- tional average at $2.17/gallon. Since state averages vary dramatically from a low of $1.82 to a high of $3.06, before taking a long distance drive, visit gasprices.AAA.com for the latest fuel prices. In Nebraska, the state average rose above $2 this week and is currently at $2.09 a gal- lon. Fuel prices in Nebraska jumped four cents a gallon during the past two days reflecting the July 1 increase in the state gas tax. (34.1 cents per gallon, up from 30.2) This is a new record high for the state gas tax. Combined with the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, and the underground storage tank fee of .9 cent per gallon, motorists in Ne- braska pay 52.5 cents in taxes and fees for each gallon purchased. This rate is two cents less than the national average of 54.5 cents. For more information on state motor fuel taxes, visit the American Petroleum Insti- tute at www.api.org . For the latest information on fuel prices, visit www.gasprices.aaa.com . STATE NUMBERS ARE STEADY Relatively flat. Plateaued. Or, in the words of a state health official, “about as stable as we’ve ever been.” That’s where COVID-19 case counts stood for the latest seven-day period in Nebraska and Douglas County. That’s even though a spike in cases last weekend slightly bumped up the average from what had been a slow decline. The state added 1,116 cases during the seven days that ended Thursday, according to data from a state dashboard. That was an average of 159 cases a day, up from 133 during the preceding period but close to the 157-case aver- age the week before. The additional cases brought statewide totals on Friday to 19,660 cases, with 18 new deaths reported since last Friday, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 284. Dr. Gary An- thone, Nebraska’s chief medical officer, said that although the state’s numbers are steady, “We’re watching things very closely. We have to be very vigilant.” Douglas County added 619 cases during the seven-day period ending Friday, an average of 88 new cases a day. That was up from an average of 75 during the preceding seven days. The bumps last weekend, in both the county and the state, overlapped with spikes in test- ing at both the county and state levels. County health officials noted Tues- day that the positive rate for tests was 7.1%, the lowest since mid-April. KEEP THE MONEY IN NEBRASKA Nebraska voters may get another chance this fall to vote on allowing expanded gambling in the state. Keep the Money in Nebraska turned in a trio of petitions bearing more than 475,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday. The petitions include a proposed state con- stitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling at racetracks, along with two proposed laws that would regulate and tax the casino gaming. Measures to legalize medical marijuana and to cap payday lending in- terest rates also could appear on the November ballot. Backers turned in signatures on the payday lending measure last week. The medical mari- juana petition drive turned in signatures Thursday. The gambling petition drive was sponsored by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Be- nevolent and Protective Association, which represents the horse racing industry in the state. Lance Morgan, Ho-Chunk president and CEO, said the gambling petitions collected more than enough signatures to get on the ballot this time. Four years ago, a similar drive fell short. “We’re thrilled. We worked super hard to do this,” he said. “We’re hoping that the people’s voice gets to be heard.” STOCKS DOW 92.39 TO 25,827.36 NASDAQ 53 TO 10,207.63 MONDAY JULY 6, 2020 Newsflash [email protected] 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net TODAY Sunny High 95 WED Chance Tstrms High 99 TUES Sunny/ Breezy High 97 WEATHER We accept Covid Cash PIRATE PETE LISTEN TO KICX AND THE HAWK FOR PIRATE PETE CLUES!
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McCook Humane Society
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FUEL PRICES IN NEBRASKA Unleaded gas is down 56 cents compared to a year ago with the na-tional average at $2.17/gallon. Since state averages vary dramatically from a low of $1.82 to a high of $3.06, before taking a long distance drive, visit gasprices.AAA.com for the latest fuel prices. In Nebraska, the state average rose above $2 this week and is currently at $2.09 a gal-lon. Fuel prices in Nebraska jumped four cents a gallon during the past two days reflecting the July 1 increase in the state gas tax. (34.1 cents per gallon, up from 30.2) This is a new record high for the state gas tax. Combined with the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, and the underground storage tank fee of .9 cent per gallon, motorists in Ne-braska pay 52.5 cents in taxes and fees for each gallon purchased. This rate is two cents less than the national average of 54.5 cents. For more information on state motor fuel taxes, visit the American Petroleum Insti-tute at www.api.org. For the latest information on fuel prices, visit www.gasprices.aaa.com.
STATE NUMBERS ARE STEADY Relatively flat. Plateaued. Or, in the words of a state health official, “about as stable as we’ve ever been.” That’s where COVID-19 case counts stood for the latest seven-day period in Nebraska and Douglas County. That’s even though a spike in cases last weekend slightly bumped up the average from what had been a slow decline. The state added 1,116 cases during the seven days that ended Thursday, according to data from a state dashboard. That was an average of 159 cases a day, up from 133 during the preceding period but close to the 157-case aver-age the week before. The additional cases brought statewide totals on Friday to 19,660 cases, with 18 new deaths reported since last Friday, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 284. Dr. Gary An-thone, Nebraska’s chief medical officer, said that although the state’s numbers are steady, “We’re watching things very closely. We have to be very vigilant.” Douglas County added 619 cases during the seven-day period ending Friday, an average of 88 new cases a day. That was up from an average of 75 during the preceding seven days. The bumps last weekend, in both the county and the state, overlapped with spikes in test-ing at both the county and state levels. County health officials noted Tues-day that the positive rate for tests was 7.1%, the lowest since mid-April.
KEEP THE MONEY IN NEBRASKA Nebraska voters may get another chance this fall to vote on allowing expanded gambling in the state. Keep the Money in Nebraska turned in a trio of petitions bearing more than 475,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday. The petitions include a proposed state con-stitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling at racetracks, along with two proposed laws that would regulate and tax the casino gaming. Measures to legalize medical marijuana and to cap payday lending in-terest rates also could appear on the November ballot. Backers turned in signatures on the payday lending measure last week. The medical mari-juana petition drive turned in signatures Thursday. The gambling petition drive was sponsored by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Be-nevolent and Protective Association, which represents the horse racing industry in the state. Lance Morgan, Ho-Chunk president and CEO, said the gambling petitions collected more than enough signatures to get on the ballot this time. Four years ago, a similar drive fell short. “We’re thrilled. We worked super hard to do this,” he said. “We’re hoping that the people’s voice gets to be heard.”
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SPORTS A program record 10 Nebraska football student-athletes were named Big
Ten Distinguished Scholars when the conference announced its annual
honors on Wednesday, July 1. The 10 football players were among an
overall record 100 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars across all of Nebraska's
athletic programs in 2019-20. A pair of graduate students - Ben Stille and
Reid Karel earned the award, alongside senior Jack Stoll. Juniors Hunter
Miller, Matt Sichterman and Noah Vedral added honors, while sophomores
Colton Feist, Joseph Johnson, Cameron Pieper and Tate Wildeman rounded
out the record-setting group of Husker football honorees. To be eligible for
selection, students must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten recognition
in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the
institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three
quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous
academic year (excluding any summer grades).
The cuts made to Nebraska athletics staff as part of the department’s effort
to trim 10% of its total budget for fiscal 2021 due to the coronavirus pan-
demic appear to include multiple veteran officials and a total of about 15
people. Among the departures from the athletic department, identified by
the Journal Star by comparing online staff directories from last month and
July 1, the first day of the 2021 fiscal year, are department veterans Chris
Anderson and Mike Dobbs. Anderson held several jobs in the department
over a three-decade career and she most recently served as the associate
athletic director for community, governmental and charitable relations.
Dobbs was the executive director for the N Club and the senior director of
development for the Husker Athletic Fund. Development saw the most
attrition at three full-time employees. Other departures came from Husker-
Vision, Events, Communications, Shipping and Receiving, and Ticketing,
along with several administrative assistants and secretaries. It does not
appear that any of athletic director Bill Moos' senior staff a group of eight
deputy and executive or senior associate ADs were affected by the cuts.
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