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  • Lady Coyotes get back-to-back wins to open season

    Tonia Copeland, Western Nebraska Observer|Dec 7, 2015

    The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes opened their regular basketball season with back-to-back wins. The winning weekend began with a successful 48-38 win against Sedgwick County in Julesburg, Colo. Sophomore Audrey Juelfs led scoring for the effort with 10 points, followed by Brooke Glass with eight. Payge Hoffman and Dawson Sharman each contributed seven points, while Trinity Langley and Cortney Lewis added six points each. Juelfs made one of six three-points attempts, Sharman tried three 3-point shots and made one, and Glass made both of her...

  • Potter-Dix boys beat up on Banner County

    Tonia Copeland, Western Nebraska Observer|Dec 7, 2015

    Following a devastating 81-23 loss to Sedgwick County on Friday, the Potter-Dix Coyotes came back for a home win against the Banner County Wildcats on Saturday. Leading scorers in the battle against Sedgwick County were seniors Coby Hicks with eight points and Cole Christensen with six, followed by Kelsey Rozelle with three and, Noah Nelson, Sam Bogert and Edward Barnes contributing two each. With just five athletes on their roster, the visiting Wildcats forfeited the varsity game against the Coyotes Saturday in Potter, but played out the...

  • No criminal conduct found in Kimball County death

    Tonia Copeland, Western Nebraska Observer|Nov 19, 2015
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    A Kimball County grand jury which convened Nov. 9 found no criminal conduct in the death of a Minnesota man who was found hanging in his jail cell earlier this year. Jesus Estrada-Perez was found hanging in his cell in the Kimball County jail on Aug. 1 and died days later. On July 31, Estrada-Perez became the subject of a search of southern Kimball County when his traveling companion, Eve Connelley, reported to law enforcement that he exited their rental vehicle and had not returned after more than an hour and a half. Connelley further...

  • Potter CarBowl debuts

    Tonia Copeland, Western Nebraska Observer|Jun 29, 2015

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