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STUDENTS WILL SEE BENEFITS Electrical and engineering students at Mid-Plains Community College will see the benefits of a golf tournament in East Central Nebraska. Bill Hoyt, member of the Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors, and Misty Robertson, business banking team lead for Wells Fargo Bank, presented MPCC officials with a check for $16,000 Wednesday eve-ning in McCook. The funds were raised through a Wells Fargo Nebraska Open golf tournament in Columbus in September. The money will be split equally between McCook Community College and North Platte Commu-nity College and will be used for scholarships for students pursuing ca-reers in the electrical and engineering fields. The Wells Fargo Nebraska Open is endorsed and operated by the Nebraska Section of the PGA and the Nebraska Golf Association and is coordinated by NPPD. Pro-ceeds go toward scholarships for students at the five community colleges within NPPD’s service area. The $80,000 raised from this year’s event was presented to the Central Community College Foundation for distri-bution to 11 campuses. The golf tournament has generated a total of $1,578,571 in scholarship money since its inception in 1992. Of that, MPCC has received $314,510.

WIDESPREAD PRAISE A move to allow the sale of E-15 year-round has received widespread praise in Nebraska, but the oil industry isn’t happy. American Petroleum Institute spokesman Frank Macchirolla won’t go so far as to say Presi-dent Donald Trump’s recent decision is political, but he does say it fulfills a campaign promise the president made frequently in farm states. “So, from that standpoint, I’m not surprised by their decision,” Macchirolla tells Nebraska Radio Network. “However, having said that, I think there are ways to approach the RFS that are more constructive.” President Trump announced the decision to lift federal regulatory restrictions and allow the sale of the higher-ethanol blended gasoline year-round during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, playing both to Iowa and Ne-braska agricultural interests. Iowa is the number one state in ethanol production, followed by Nebraska. E-15, at present, cannot be sold dur-ing the summer months, a restriction the ethanol industry says has sup-pressed sales of the fuel.

MEDICAID WOULD BENEFIT ECONOMY A University of Nebraska – Kearney study shows that expanding Medi-caid would benefit the state’s economy. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says there are a few “ifs” to consider. He says first, the fed-eral government must meet their obligation of 90 percent funding by 2020 and beyond. He says with the rising deficit that could be a prob-lem and funding could fall on the state’s shoulders. Goss says, “Another problem is it will allow to pull state funding from other programs be-cause of the requirement of the state matching dollars. One of those areas could be Medicaid funding for those recipients currently receiving Medicaid.” Goss says another problem is that to some degree the fed-eral government will be managing state spending. If federal obligations aren’t met, Nebraska could have to pull from other state programs. That could include state support from K-12 education to university and college spending. There is also thought that those receiving Medicaid will have more money to spend to boost the economy. Goss that is true to some degree but the real impact would come from the increased eco-nomic activity in the medical sector and that spills over into local and state tax collections.

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SPORTS The McCook Community College volleyball team swept North Platte Community College Wednesday night in three setsw, 25-17, 25-11, 25-20. The win capped a perfect run through the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference sweeping, North Platte, Central CC and Southeast CC as the Lady Indians finished with a 6-0 conference mark. Freshman Faith Simpson (Wauneta-Palisade) led MCC with 12 kills and one ace. Sophomore Ryan Maddera (Greeley West High School, Colo.) had 11 kills. Freshman Mallory Brown (Colorado Springs) had four kills, two assist blocks and one solo block. Sophomore Hannah Emerson (Greeley West High School, Colo.) had eight kills and three assist blocks. North Platte finishes the regular season at 13-18. MCC, now 19-10, returns to the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center Friday where the Lady Indians are 8-0 this year. The will take on Region IX perennial powerhouse and 19th-ranked Western Nebraska (21-7) at 6 p.m. Friday will be McCook Banking Night along with “Free Popcorn Night” courtesy of the MCC Indians Boosters. The MCC International Club is having a bake sale as well. The Lady Indians wrap up the regular season Oct. 23 at home against 20th ranked Northeastern Junior College (20-5) starting at 7 p.m. The No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team continues its stretch of playing top-10 opponents on the road with matches at No. 9 Wisconsin on Friday and No. 3 Minnesota on Saturday. The Huskers and Badgers will face each other on Friday at 8 p.m. at the Wisconsin Field House. NU will then travel to Minneapolis for a 7 p.m. match on Saturday against the Golden Gophers at the Sports Pavilion. Both matches will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Nebraska enters the weekend at 15-3 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten. The Huskers are coming off a 3-2 loss at No. 9 Penn State last Saturday. The Huskers are in the midst of the toughest part of their Big Ten schedule with six matches against top-10 teams in less than a month. Nebraska is playing at then-No. 9 Penn State, at No. 9 Wisconsin and at No. 3 Minnesota in an eight-day span.

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