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Rex W. Houser
(Obituary ~ 04/26/05)
March 23, 1937-April 23, 2005 EUSTIS -- Rex Wayne Houser, 68, of Eustis, died Saturday (April 23, 2005) in Kearney. He was born March 23, 1937, in Elwood to Jesse and Frieda Hueftle Houser. He moved with the family in 1940 southwest of Elwood. In 1949, they moved to the family farm south of Eustis, where he farmed, ranched and later raised his own family. ...
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Elaine Botts
(Obituary ~ 04/26/05)
July 1, 1936-April 24, 2005 Elaine Walter Botts, 68, died Sunday (April 24, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born July 1, 1936, in Lincoln to Raymond P. and Thelma T. (Teaford) Walter. She graduated from Curtis High School in 1954 and attended Colorado Women's College in Denver, Colo., for two years...
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McCook boys, Chase County girls capture titles at McCook JV track
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
The McCook boys and girls gave a solid performance in the McCook JV Invite. The McCook JV boys took first in team standings with a 128 and the girls placed second with 113.5. Chase County girls took first with a 120 and the boys scored 44 points. Hitchcock County, Maywood and Cambridge rounded out the top 10...
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Cambridge track paced by four double gold medalists
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
BENKELMAN -- Cambridge came away with four double winners from the Dundy County Invitational track meet Monday -- Kyle Custer, Anthony Lytle, Shannon Macke and Lisa Minnick. Brooke Olson and Annette Case both doubled from Dundy County and Ryan Stagemeyer from Arapahoe and Jennifer Baylis of Southwest...
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Treatment plant construction
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
Chuck Hogeland of Hayes Center works on the excavation for the basement of the salt building at McCook's new water treatment facility. Hogeland's employer, Korty Construction, of Paxton, will complete the excavation for the salt building and, once the project is complete, will be responsible for grading the roads. ...
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Three towns win funds for water system
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
BARTLEY -- Bartley, Cambridge and Indianola residents and city officials will celebrate the funding of a regional water system during a ceremony Wednesday, at 1 p.m., in the Bartley Community Hall. The new water system will provide safe drinking water to the communities' 2,000 water users...
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Community newspapers play vital role
(Editorial ~ 04/26/05)
Once upon a time, news was the province of traveling minstrels, bringing word of the latest royal intrigue or political conquest to the masses, one village at a time. Then, someone thought of enscribing the written word on paper, and sending limitless copies around the kingdom and giving far-flung citizens common knowledge of current goings-on. Add Gutenberg's invention of movable type and modern presses, and newspapers were the state of the art when it comes to mass communications...
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No surprises
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/05)
**Dear Editor, The only valid worth of a motorcycle helmet is when the rider is actually in an accident ["Baker's info 'flawed'" (http://www.mc cookgazette.com/story/1095037.html)]. Therefore, the only valid measure of its worth is in the ratio of fatalities to accidents. More helmets used, more lives saved, right?...
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