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First 2004 traffic fatalities are in Southwest Nebraska
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
An Arizona woman is Nebraska's first traffic fatality of the new year. The Furnas County sheriff's office said Janel Arnold, 46, of Mesa, Ariz., was killed at 12:30 a.m. Thursday when a sport utility vehicle in which she was a passenger went out of control on a county road, struck a tree and rolled...
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Wauneta man dies attempting rescue
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
ENDERS -- A Wauneta man died attempting to rescue another hunter who fell through the ice on Enders Lake on New Year's Day. Bill Dehart, 55, Wauneta, died after falling through the ice when he attempted to rescue Art Stapleton of Aurora, Colo., who fell through the ice attempting to retrieve a goose...
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Bison boys, girls 4th
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/04)
GRAND ISLAND -- The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams both place fourth at the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference tournament. The Bison boys lost to Kearney 74-54 in the third-place game and dropped to 4-5. The Bison girls lost to Columbus 51-48 in overtime in the third-place game and fell to 6-3...
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Fireman responds
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/02/04)
**Dear Editor, In response to Ray Havel's ignorant and inaccurate letter of the Dec. 23, vehicle fire of his: When the call came over the fire phone, Dave Burton and I were working in the shop and went straight to the scene while Bob Marts and Mick Minnick went after the new fire truck...
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ron Ross good choice for key role in Nebraska
(Editorial ~ 01/02/04)
The latest addition to Gov. Mike Johanns' cabinet, Ron Ross, was a familiar figure in Southwest Nebraska before being named to a key role in the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in 1999. Before going into state government, Ross was a resident of Cambridge, where he first served as administrator of Cambridge Memorial Hospital, then co-founded and served as president of Rural Health Development, a firm which managed 23 hospitals and nursing homes...
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What was this column about, anyway?
(Column ~ 01/02/04)
Usually, the end of the year is spent reminiscing, reflecting and remembering the past 12 months. But not me. Instead of looking back, I'm looking forward to the coming year and not with the regular list of resolutions such as losing weight or exercising more...
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Johann 'John' Michael Dixson
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
Johann "John" Michael Dixson, 93, born June 27, 1910, in Frontier County, died Dec. 24, 2003, at 7:50 a.m., at Good Samaritan Center, Atwood, Kan. John is preceded in death by his loving wife Mary; a son Donald G. Dixson, an infant son; daughter, Ilene Marie Dixson; his brothers Louie Dixson, Ed Dixson, Calvin Dixson and Richard Dixson; and granddaughter Karen (Dixson) Haskell...
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Marjorie J. Rife
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
BENKELMAN -- Marjorie J. Rife, 71, died Tuesday (December 30, 2003) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born Dec. 21, 1932, to Ralph and Mabel (Salburg) White in Oxford. She attended school in Oxford. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Mabel White; two sisters, Neldine and Helen; and two brothers, Chester and Cecil...
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Newspaper announces promotions
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
As the new year begins, changes in the management team are taking place at the McCook Daily Gazette. Effective today, Publisher Gene Morris announced that Sharyn Skiles, the business manager, will be promoted to general manager, and that Lloyd Shields, the Gazette's camera and press technician, will become production manager...
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Bird City student model for 'rolling billboards'
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
LINCOLN -- A University of Nebraska dental student from Bird City portrays a scientist on "rolling billboards" created to advertising the university. Travis Antholz of Bird City is one of 10 NU students and alumni painted in murals on 53-foot semi-trailers owned by Crete Carrier Corp. of Lincoln. The university and Crete Carrier have partnered to create the fleet of rolling billboards...
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