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Matt Hall qualifies for state diving
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/05)
In a double dual with North Platte and Scottsbluff Friday at the McCook YMCA, McCook High School sophomore Matt Hall qualified for the state meet with a score of 307.40. By qualifying for state early in the season, Hall can focus on perfecting his dives, adding new dives and improving his score every week, said Bison coach Lori Jumps...
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Cambridge wrestlers capture home invite
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/05)
CAMBRIDGE -- Cambridge wrestlers placed seventh in their own invite Saturday. Amherst took the tournament. Elm Creek and Elwood followed in second and third place. Eustis-Farnam took the sixth seed. Hitchcock County placed 13th and the Imperial JV14th...
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High school hoops: Dundy County girls, Southwest boys
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/05)
Dundy County girls squad beats Cheylin BENKELMAN -- The Dundy County girls basketball team blasted Cheylin 72-28 Saturday at Benkelman. The game was close after one quarter with the host Tigers leading 18-12. But Dundy County went on a 21-7 run to take a 39-19 lead at halftime and cruised...
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McCook 8th grade wrestlers wrap up season at Lexington meet
(Community Sports ~ 12/20/05)
LEXINGTON -- The McCook Junior High School eighth grade wrestling team, coached by Dan O'Brien, finished the season Saturday by competing at the Lexington Invitational. Teams competing were McCook, Broken Bow, Cozad, Gibbon, Gothenburg, Holdrege, Lexington, Minden, North Platte Adams, North Platte Madison, Ogallala, Ravenna and Wood River...
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Gudmundson, Houghtelling provide Nebraska with another highlight
(College Sports ~ 12/20/05)
KEARNEY and LINCOLN -- University of Nebraska-Kearney senior middle hitter Erin Gudmundson and Nebraska junior right side Christina Houghtelling have helped put the state of Nebraska in the volleyball records books once again. On Nov. 30, Gudmundson (Kearney) was named the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Division II National Player of the Year...
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Joseph James Havel
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
March 18, 1916--Dec. 17, 2005 LUDELL -- Joseph James Havel, 89, died Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005) at the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kan. He was born March 18, 1916, on a farm south of Ludell to Joseph and Frances (Urban) Havel. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1935 and Hemphill Diesel School in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1939...
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Floyd Wayland Robbins
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Feb. 25, 1915--Dec. 16, 2005 ARAPAHOE -- Floyd Wayland Robbins, 90, died Friday (Dec. 16, 2005) at the Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island. He was born Feb. 25, 1915, to Ernest W. and Queenie V. (Jones) Robbins in Naponee. He attended Arapahoe Public Schools...
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Thumser birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/20/05)
The family of Gladys Thumser is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Dec. 21, 1915. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Hillcrest Nursing Home, 309 W. Seventh, McCook, NE 69001.
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It's keNO in McCook for now
(Local News ~ 12/20/05)
Despite a hard-sell by representatives of an organization that operates keno lottery games throughout Nebraska, The McCook City Council decided not to revive the game for now. Mayor Dennis Berry, however, predicted the issue probably would be re-examined in the near future...
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Christmas lights
(Local News ~ 12/20/05)
Emergency lights mix with Christmas lights Monday night after firefighters responded to a trash container fire in the alley behind the 500 block of East Third. Officials remind residents to make sure that fireplace ashes or other embers are out before throwing them in the containers...
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McCook Humane Society feeling the pinch
(Local News ~ 12/20/05)
As the cost of living continues to rise, the McCook Humane Society is feeling the pinch as well. General expenses have gone up across the board at the shelter, said Marilyn Cuellar, treasurer, for everything from animal medications to cleaning supplies...
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Housing rehab program will make a difference
(Editorial ~ 12/20/05)
Drive down the streets of McCook. Take it slow, looking at the houses along the way. What you will find -- if you cover all parts of town -- is more than 3,300 occupied housing units. On your journey, you will realize that the vast majority of the homes and apartments have been around for many years. The statistics show that, too. In the 2000 census, it was revealed that 41 percent of the houses in the community are more than 50 years old...
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Bottled water and branded kids
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/20/05)
**Dear Editor, They haul water from Goodland to Garden City, bottle it, bring it back to sell! I got some plums, (and) I hod mold under the sticker. I got some peaches, (and) I had mold under the sticker. I got a 3-pound sack of apples for $1.68, (with) no sticker, 56 cents a pound. Those with stockers were 78 cents a pound...
- Corrected: McCook places several athletes on GNAC squads (High School Sports ~ 12/20/05)
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