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Sports Briefs: Leah Marietta, New Hershey coach, Red Crush Seniors, etc.
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/05)
Leah Marietta competes in National Powerlifting Championships BATON ROUGE, La. -- Leah Marietta, a freshman at Kansas State University, competed in the 2005 Collegiate National Powerlifting Championships at Baton Rouge, La., April 16-17. More than 200 college lifters from all parts of the United States competed...
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Eugene VanOtterloo
(Obituary ~ 04/28/05)
Oct. 26, 1927-April 26, 2005 OBERLIN -- Eugene VanOtterloo, 77, died Tuesday (April 26, 2005) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Oct. 26, 1927, to Johnannas and Fannie (Bultje) VanOtterloo in Jaubert, S.D. He was raised in Colorado and attended school in South Dakota...
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Eleanor J. Kircher
(Obituary ~ 04/28/05)
Aug. 15, 1925-April 26, 2005 OBERLIN -- Eleanor Kircher, 79, died Tuesday (April 26, 2005) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. She was born Aug. 15, 1925, to Albert and Pearl (Allen) Lytle in McCook. She was raised in Box Elder and graduated from Red Willow High School in 1943...
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Stevens birth
(Births ~ 04/28/05)
Mike and Andrea Stevens of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Rose Stevens, March 21, 2005, at Community Hospital of McCook. She weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her siblings are Elise, 5, and Tyson, 2. Grandparents are Chuck and Gaylea Bunstock and Mike and Lori Stevens, all of McCook, and Deb and Jeff Huss of Culbertson. ...
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Bieganski birth
(Births ~ 04/28/05)
Mark and Andrea (Steckelberg) Bieganski of Columbus announce the birth of their daughter, Signe Jean, March 6, 2005, at Columbus Community Hospital. Grandparents are Gary and Donna Bieganski of McCook and Dallas and Helen Steckelberg of Osmond. Great-grandparents are Lucille Steckelberg and Josephine Wingert, both of Osmond, and Ed and Fern Bieganski of Chadron...
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College unveils graphic arts program
(Local News ~ 04/28/05)
MCC officials believe the addition of a new program set to launch this fall will appeal to the computer-savvy generation of high school graduates as well filling a unique niche in Southwest Nebraska. The multi-faceted Graphic Arts program will begin later this summer when the first set of web-designing, DVD-burning, new-age graphic conscience crop of students attend the inaugural classes in the revamped Wrightstone Fine Arts Building and in Walsh-Brady Hall...
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Cooperation solves water woes
(Local News ~ 04/28/05)
BARTLEY -- The cooperative efforts of Bartley, Indianola and Cambridge to solve their water quality problems will become an example for other communities facing similar challenges. USDA Rural Development presented officials of the three Southwest Nebraska communities Wednesday afternoon with the loans and grants that will be needed to build a $5.6 million regional water system to provide safe drinking water for 2,000 residents...
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Lawmakers' next step depends on economic forecast
(Local News ~ 04/28/05)
Following the release of a report from the Economic Forecasting Board at 3 p.m. today, the Nebraska Legislature will get down to the business of funding the State of Nebraska. Sen. Tom Baker told the McCook Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee that a big issue in this year's budget will be the Economic Incentive Package...
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Bringing back our best and brightest
(Editorial ~ 04/28/05)
Give our kids the best education we can so they can earn a good living -- in the big city. Unfortunately, that's been the reality for the last two or three generations of people on the Golden Plains, the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of pioneers drawn to Southwest Nebraska by the promise of land, are forced to leave to find other opportunities...
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Buying water by the truckload
(Column ~ 04/28/05)
For those of you who didn't catch it in Tuesday's paper, construction on McCook's new water treatment facility has started. The new treatment plant will remove arsenic, uranium and nitrates from the water. After 18 years of fighting over water, it's good to see it's finally coming to fruition...
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Snowflowers
(Local News ~ 04/28/05)
Flowers at West First and F in McCook seem just as surprised as the rest of us to be greeted by snow this morning. Track meets, stock car races and other outdoor activities were canceled or rescheduled because of unusual April weather.
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Dorrance C. Arnold
(Obituary ~ 04/28/05)
April 29, 1922-April 28, 2005 Dorrance C. Arnold, 82, died today (April 28, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born April 29, 1922, in Frontier County to Curtis and Lillian (Summers) Arnold. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Arnold of Farnam; two sons, Harvey Arnold and wife, Jerri and Marvin Arnold, all of Cambridge...
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