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Season ends for four area hoops teams from Kansas
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/05)
PLAINVILLE, Kan. -- The season is over for the Decatur Community-Oberlin boys after the Red Devils lost to Plainville 71-62 Monday night in the first round of the Kansas Class 2A sub-state basketball tournament. Oberlin played Plainville tough throughout the game and were in a 33-33 tie at halftime...
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Ernest Schreiner
(Obituary ~ 03/01/05)
Jan. 18, 1922-Feb. 15, 2005 Ernest William Schreiner III, OD, of Sun City, Ariz., died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at Royal Oak Care Center in Sun City at the age of 83. He was born Jan. 18, 1922, in McAlester, Okla., to Ernest and Mary Schreiner. His family soon moved to St. Johns, Mich., where he completed grade school and high school. Following graduation, he attended Western Michigan College at Kalamazoo on a football scholarship...
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Maurine E. Hofferber
(Obituary ~ 03/01/05)
Feb. 21, 1913-Feb. 26, 2005 Maurine Elaine (Nelson) Hofferber, 92, died Saturday (Feb. 26, 2005) at Community Hospital in McCook. Maurine was born Feb. 21, 1913, to Edward C. and Rena M. (Johnette) Nelson in Loomis. She graduated from Loomis High School in 1929 and from Kearney State Teachers College in 1934...
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Commissioners grant tax exemption for three old Army Air Base hangars
(Local News ~ 03/01/05)
Red Willow County commissioners unanimously approved a property tax exemption for airplane hangars owned by the McCook Army Air Base Historical Society during commissioners' regular meeting and a public hearing Monday morning. Thirteen people showed up for the hearing in support of the tax exempt declaration sought from commissioners and County Assessor Sandra Kotschwar...
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Tower vote may be challenged
(Local News ~ 03/01/05)
A decision made by McCook's Board of Zoning Adjustment will most likely be appealed in Red Willow County District Court. The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 2-1 with one member abstaining to deny a request from McCook Public Power District to build a 370 foot tower within a three-mile buffer zone around the city's airport...
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Vote on $2 million school bond set for March 15
(Local News ~ 03/01/05)
HAYES CENTER -- Patrons of the Hayes Center school district are considering a $2 million bond to build an addition on their junior-senior high campus, trying to balance what's best for the education of their children with the realities of an ongoing drought and tough farm economy in rural America...
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Time to take on new challenges
(Editorial ~ 03/01/05)
Over and over in the past 20 years, the towns of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas have shown they can succeed when people work together on projects of community-wide interest. Two projects -- movie theaters and golf courses -- are good examples. In towns throughout the area, citizens are enjoying close-to-home entertainment and exercise because the people banded together to raise funds and volunteer their time at movie houses and golf courses...
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Apples and oranges
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/01/05)
**Dear Editor, In regard to the opinions expressed in "Home schooling no excuse for neglecting kids" from Feb. 22, 2005, (http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1089737.html): The author of this opinion is falling into the all-too-common trap of trying to compare apples and oranges...
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Lobbyists, term limits
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/01/05)
**Dear Editor, The issue of term limits was something that should have never been brought before the voters of Nebraska. Mr. Rathjen's letter of 24 Feb 5 ("Arrogant legislators" (http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1089948.html), failed to clarify a couple of issues...
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Educational sports
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/01/05)
**Dear Editor, The 2005 season of Rawlins County Girls Junior High Basketball has just been completed. As a concerned parent and spectator, I felt compelled to voice my opinions and observations. To be specific, this is based on the seventh grade team, but in general could be applied to a wide variety of sporting events...
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