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Rebels 16 softball team falls to NP Sensations
(High School Sports ~ 06/05/03)
NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Rebels 16 and under girls fastpitch softball team lost to the North Platte Sensations 16 and under squad 6-1 Wednesday night at North Platte. The Rebels' game against the North Platte Sensations 14 and under team was canceled because of rain...
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Young golfer would have been proud
(Editorial ~ 06/05/03)
At age 15, John Mullen was diagnosed with bone cancer. It was inoperable, so John went to Children's Hospital in Denver for radiation and chemotherapy. The treatments worked, containing the cancer and making it possible for John to return to McCook High School, where he graduated with the Class of 1981...
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Now is the time to express opinion
(Editorial ~ 06/05/03)
Dear Editor, The Gazette asked for opinions and now is the time for people to express their thoughts concerning McCook's water problem. The final decision should be determined by a vote of the citizens of McCook. This vote should come after all the options have been explored...
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What's in a name? Perhaps it's a dog
(Column ~ 06/05/03)
I was on the Internet the other day, looking up the correct spelling for Sen. Tom Daschle's name when I came across an interesting article. It seems than Sen. Daschle was in the middle of a news conference when he "accidentally mixed up (the names of) two black reporters who've been covering him for years." according to the report...
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Deborah 'Debby' Jones
(Births ~ 06/05/03)
CAMBRIDGE -- Mark and Vicki Jones of Cambridge announce the birth of their daughter, Deborah (Debby) Ann, on Wednesday (May 28, 2003). She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and has a 2 1/2 year-old sister, Abby. Grandparents are George and Carol Huff of McCook, Pam & Don McConville of Indianola, Don Proud of Cambridge, the late Martha Proud and Martin Jones of Cambridge. ...
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Blood collections set
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
Five blood collections are set for Southwest Nebraska this month. They include: Cambridge -- Thursday, June 12, Cambridge Community hall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. call (308) 697-4473 for an appointment. McCook -- 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, and noon-6 p.m. Thursday, June 19, McCook Fairgrounds Community Building, call (308) 345-4473 for an appointment...
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Going down?
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
Buckets are lowered into a shaft for a new elevator at the Ed Thomas YMCA in McCook. The elevator will allow those who are unable to negotiate stairs to enjoy use of the lower level of the facility. The project is being financed through a $50,000 grant from the Peter Kiewit Foundation. The original $75,000, plus the remaining $9,000, are from interest from the Myatt and Mary Volentine and Frank Murray estates...
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Wauneta man killed in collision
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
Two people were killed Wednesday in traffic accidents in Nebraska, including a Wauneta man killed in a collision with a truck near Hayes Center and another person killed in a fiery accident on Interstate 80. Wayne Morehead, 47, of Wauneta was killed when the car he was driving collided with a truck driven by Saul Delval of Wauneta on a county road 12 miles west of Hayes Center at about 7:45 a.m. CDT, Hayes County Sheriff Bradley Buescher said...
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Research company working with local entities
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
A young, fast-growing pharmaceutical research company is establishing a test site in McCook for clinical trials. The company, Odyssey Research Services, announced today its McCook office will be located in the former Specialists Clinic between Community Hospital, and McCook Clinic...
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'True things' apply to more than just golf
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
The flagpole at Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook is in memorial to the late John Mullen. Hundreds of people may pass the plaque at the base of the flagpole a day. Many may not even notice, to others it is so commonplace they forget that it is even there...
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Dog helps apprehend offenders
(Local News ~ 06/05/03)
Two McCook Work Camp offenders who walked away from a ditch-cleaning detail near Republican Valley High School ran back and forth across Red Willow Creek for about three hours Wednesday afternoon, but never shook the dog following their trail. Stryker, Red Willow County's K-9 officer, found the two hunkered in a little-used building near a herd of upset and bleating sheep on the Tom DeBauche farm...
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McCook Juniors outlast Holdrege
(High School Sports ~ 06/05/03)
HOLDREGE -- The McCook American Legion Juniors baseball team outlasted Holdrege 11-9 Wednesday night at Holdrege. No information was available on the McCook National Bank Seniors game at Holdrege. Jeff Klug and Alex Sughroue shared pitching duties for the Juniors, now 5-4. Klug, the starter, picked up the victory...
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Happy McCook football campers
(High School Sports ~ 06/05/03)
The McCook Bison Football Camp for grades 9-12 took place Monday through today at the MHS practice field. A camp for grade school and junior high football players was also conducted by head coach Jeff Gross and several players from the Class B state championship team. ...
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Tanner Rogers drafted by Florida Marlins
(High School Sports ~ 06/05/03)
MIAMI -- Tanner Rogers, a high school baseball and football standout at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., was drafted by Florida Marlins as the 233rd overall pick in the Major League Baseball free agent draft. He is the grandson of Carol Hahn Robbins, who was born in Hayes and graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1951...
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Sophia 'Sophie' M. Mock
(Obituary ~ 06/05/03)
ARAPAHOE -- Sophia "Sophie" M. Mock, 94, died Tuesday (June 3, 2003) at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born Oct. 8, 1908, at Arapahoe, to Ernest and Minnie (Mues) Niemeier. She was a life-long resident of Furnas County. She grew up in the St. Matthews area...
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