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No. 1 Bison host Ogallala for homecoming game
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/04)
McCook defeated Indians twice last season McCook High School football coach Jeff Gross doesn't care whether the Bison win games by whopping margins or slim margins, he and his team just want wins. "We hope it's by one point," said Gross about predicting an outcome for Friday night's homecoming game against Ogallala...
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JIm H. Young
(Obituary ~ 09/16/04)
May 6, 1929-Sept. 15, 2004 STRATTON -- Jim Henry Young, 75, died Wednesday (Sept. 15, 2004) at his son's home in North Platte. He was born May 6, 1929, to Arvol Dresdon and Edith Faye Gibson Young in Mountain Home, Ark. He came to Nebraska at 14 and was a farm hand until 1951, when he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a fireman. He became an engineer and was disabled in 1972 from the railroad...
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Eugene H. Maddux
(Obituary ~ 09/16/04)
April 14, 1936-Sept. 14, 2004 Eugene H. Maddux, 68, of Kearney, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, at O'Brien-Straatmann-Apfel Funeral Home in Kearney with the Rev. Ron Harris officiating. ...
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Martha L. Gardner
(Obituary ~ 09/16/04)
Nov. 13, 1941-Sept. 14, 2004 CURTIS -- Martha L. Gardner, 62, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at her home in Curtis. She was born Nov. 13, 1941, to Charles and Alffa (Bakker) Floro in Curtis. She attended both grade school and high school in Curtis. She worked many jobs around the Curtis area. She worked over 25 years at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis...
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Bobby R. Rogers
(Obituary ~ 09/16/04)
Feb. 28, 1948-Sept. 14, 2004 BIRD CITY -- Bobby Ray Rogers, 56, died Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2004) at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. He was born Feb. 28, 1948, in Neosha, Mo. He was a resident of Bird City. Survivors include his sisters Linda Smith of Bird City and Sharon Applegate of Humansville, Mo...
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Retriever brings back a guilt trip
(Column ~ 09/16/04)
Our dog Max has never been much of a hunting dog. We got him when he was about 3 years old and thought we saw signs that he may have had some training. He had a very gentle mouth -- he was always very careful never to squeak his toy when he picked it up...
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A busy week on the Golden Plains
(Editorial ~ 09/16/04)
Who says there's nothing to do in a small town?
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Go Big Red!
(Local News ~ 09/16/04)
Red-and-white school spirit washes over downtown McCook Wednesday afternoon, during McCook Senior High's fall sports pep rally. Cheerleaders (from left) Brittany Simmonds, Kim Brown and Whitney Bracht cheer on the athletes in football, softball, volleyball, girls and boys cross country, boys tennis and girls golf...
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Wish comes true for Herndon 'honor patient'
(Local News ~ 09/16/04)
By Connie Jo Discoe Regional Editor HERNDON -- Looking back, during those dreadful first days a year and a half ago, Melinda and Dan Grafel of rural Herndon could see that, indeed, something was seriously wrong with Isabel. Her pretty blue eyes had great dark circles under them, and she wasn't sleeping well. She looked pale, her grandma said...
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First-timer finds convention 'spectacular'
(Local News ~ 09/16/04)
By KATHY WILMOT Convention Delegate As the Republican Convention National unfolded in New York City, Kathy Wilmot, Beaver City, was among the Nebraska delegates who attended. As a first time delegate, Wilmot said the activities and speakers of the Convention were "spectacular. I'll never forget this experience"...
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College board approves budget
(Local News ~ 09/16/04)
NORTH PLATTE -- The Mid Plains Community College Board of Governors approved the college's $6.1 million 2004 - 05 budget despite the protests of several North Platte residents. According to the North Platte Telegraph, the residents pleaded with the board to reconsider the increase in the property tax levy...
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