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COLLECTING SALES TAX Want to Live Free STOCKS Now that states are free to collect sales taxes from out-of-state for a Month? DOW NASDAQ online retailers, Nebraska lawmakers are trying to decide who 15.19 TO 98.658 TO should pay them and what to do with the revenue. Members of the 24,999.67 7.281.74 Revenue Committee heard a variety of suggestions Thursday at a legislative hearing. The bills were introduced in the wake of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lets states tax online sales from out-of-state businesses. The ruling upheld a South Dakota law that WEATHER exempted sellers with $100,000 or less in sales or fewer than 200 REGISTER AT separate transactions. Nebraska has no formal law allowing that PARTICIPATING exclusion. Some lawmakers want to use the revenue to reduce prop- SPONSORS. MUST BE 18 TO WIN! ONE WINNER erty taxes. Some also want “marketplace facilitators,” such as Ama- WILL BE DRAWN Today Sat Sun zon, to collect and remit the revenue for sellers who use their service. APRIL 2ND. FOR MORE Sunny Sunny Sunny SECURE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION CHECK

OUT OUR WEBSITE AT High High High A hand count of ballots in 30 randomly selected precincts across Ne- www.highplainsradio.net 63 66 64 braska verifies that equipment utilized to count ballots is both secure and accurate. Says Secretary of State Bob Evnen. Following each statewide election, a manual audit is conducted for two to three per- cent of precincts across the state. The 30 precincts were selected from the total list of precincts across the state, with no more than two precincts from any one county selected. In total 27 counties were in- volved in the audit and 9563 ballots were hand counted out of a LISTEN total of 706,652 cast. Three contest were selected to be audited- one federal contest, one state contest and one local contest. The only WEEKDAYS discrepancies were found in the counties, where a total of 3 ballots 8:05 AM WALK-IN HOURS were found not to have been read correctly due to light pencil marks 12:45 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY or an eraser mark. “This highlights the importance of following the ON YOUR instructions and clearly darkening the oval on the ballot,” said Secre- 7 AM - 5 PM tary Evnen, “If you make a mistake on a ballot you are allowed to BISON SPORTS SATURDAY ask for a new ballot.” STATION

8 AM-10 AM 2019 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN’S BALL NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY Clay Walker, country music superstar and popular entertainer, will 1401 EAST H STREET headline the 2019 Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball at the Wayne and 344-4110 Chris Krausnick Ranch near Wauneta, Nebraska, Saturday June 8, 2019. “I'm really excited to have Clay Walker at the Cattlemen's DAVE RAMSEY

Ball this year! I grew up listening to his music and his songs bring MONDAY-FRIDAY 6 A.M.-9 A.M. back so many great memories,” Committee Member Kati Laden- burger said. “With his new album being released, I think that the next generation of country music fans is going to connect with him as well!” “All the way up in Nebraska, sittin’ on a tractor . . . roundin’ up cattle . . . long live the cowboy . . .” Clay Walker’s newest album “Long Live the Cowboy” was just released January 21. Nominated for Top Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music, Walker has had six No. 1 hits, with five consecutive No. 1 songs: "What's It to You," "Live Until I Die," "Dreaming with my Eyes Wide Open," "If I McCook Humane Society Could Make a Living," "This Woman and This Man," and "Rumor Has

100 South Street It." Overall, Walker has had 23 Top 20 hits, and 19 Top 10 hits in- 345-2372 cluding the recent hit "She Won't Be Lonely Long." With beach balls, Hours: M-F: 2-5 streamers, confetti, and videos playing behind him on a giant screen Sat: 12-4 as he sings, Walker's concert Saturday night of the Ball will be a "Party on Stage!" SPORTS The McCook Bison basketball team hits the road tonight to Ogallala. Girl’s pregame coverage on KICX starts at 6:10 with tip-off at 6:30, boy’s game to follow. Ainsworth is in town for games tomorrow afternoon at the MHS gym. Girls pregame coverage on KICX begins at 3:10 with tip-off at 3:30. South- McCook Humane Society WEDNESDAYS west will host Dundy County-Stratton on 103.9 The Hawk to- 100 South Street, 345-2372 Hours: M-F: 2-5, Sat: 12-4 10 AM-11 AM night. Pregame coverage starts at 5:30 with the girls tip-off at ON KBRL-AM AND 5:45. Hitchcock County travels to Arapahoe tomorrow. Cover- KFNF-FM age on The Hawk starts at around 3:10. The Bison wrestlers CALL 855-436-0001 are in Minden today for the Southwest Conference Tourna- ment. A number of area teams will compete in the Southwest Invite at Bartley tomorrow. The Bison swimmers/divers will host North Platte and Hastings at the YMCA pool this after- noon. The McCook Community College basketball teams travel to Lamar CC tonight. LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE www.highplainsradio.net Hannah Whitish erupted for a season-high 28 points to go G O V P H D along with a career-high 12 assists for her first career double- O B I E S O U R QUOTE OF THE DAY double as Nebraska rolled to an 84-64 women's basketball Q U O I N T I E U P G A U G E C U R S I R E N The Irish gave the win over Purdue at Mackey Arena on Thursday night. Fresh- E R I E C A G E D D O G E man Ashtyn Veerbeek just missed a double-double of her own T I P S A S H A Y S W I T bagpipes to the Scots A S T U T E K N E E L S by tying her career high with 14 points while adding nine N N W A D S as a joke, but rebounds, and fellow freshman Sam Haiby pitched in 13 A C T U A L S M A C K S E G O P L A T O O N A H A the Scots haven't got points, including a career-high-tying three three-pointers. N A B S K N O B S A B E L the joke yet. Nicea Eliely gave Nebraska four players in double figures with D R A W S C O B C R U D E 12 points, including 10 in the first 22 minutes, as Nebraska L I T R E E M A I L ~Oliver Herford~ R E A D D A R E erupted for a Big Ten season-best 84 points. L P N Y E S

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