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MNB Seniors stay in winning groove with 9-5 victory over Imperial squad
(Community Sports ~ 06/21/06)
The McCook National Bank Seniors baseball team improved its summer record to 12-7 with a 9-5 win over Imperial Tuesday night at Jaycees Sports Complex. The game ended after six innings because of lightning. The MNB Seniors have now won eight of their last nine games...
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Former Husker hoops star Brian Conklin to conduct shooting clinic Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/06)
Former Nebraska Cornhusker basketball standout Brian Conklin will be at the McCook high school gymnasium on Thursday to conduct a shooting clinic for area players. The clinic will begin at 1 p.m. and last until approximately 4 p.m. The clinic will involve active participation from the players attending and proper playing attire is needed...
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Plas, Probasco named Academic All-Americans
(College Sports ~ 06/21/06)
LINCOLN -- Senior Aaron Plas and junior Nate Probasco added to the strong academic tradition of Nebraska athletics Tuesday, as both athletes were named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Husker award winners became the 230th and 231st all-time NU student-athletes to earn recognition from CoSIDA...
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40 boys, girls teams participate in MCC camps
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/06)
Forty teams and 390 players participated in recent team basketball camps at McCook Community College, said MCC coach Ty Orton. This was a fund-raiser for the men's and women's basketball teams at McCook Community College, the money raised will help pay for books and scholarships for the 2006-2007 season...
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Cambridge's Fuller, Macke scholar-athletes at Peru State
(College Sports ~ 06/21/06)
PERU -- Peru State College President (PSC) Dr. Ben Johnson today congratulated 22 PSC student athletes on being named Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) and Central State Football League (CSFL) Scholar Athletes during the 2005-2006 academic year...
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A harsh reminder of the need for work zone safety
(Editorial ~ 06/21/06)
Monday morning's accident east of Cambridge was a wake-up call to remind drivers of the danger of highway construction zones and the special effort Southwest Nebraska residents are going to have to make for the rest of the year. Thankfully, none of the 13 people taken by Cambridge, Arapahoe and Holbrook emergency crews to Cambridge Memorial Hospital appear to have been seriously hurt. They were all treated and released after the four-car pileup...
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Prairie dogs, C.O.D.
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/06)
In the June 9 Gazette, Lauren Nolfo Clements of the Humane Society of the United States urged Red Willow County to relocate prairie dogs rather than control them. I will be happy to ship a breeding pair to her Washington, D.C. office. It's clear that she has only academic knowledge of prairie dogs...
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Need another Norris
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/06)
It just goes to show you that if you have enough money, know the right people and put your own needs over that of your fellow citizens, you can get anything accomplished or in this case, stopped, with our present City Council. On one hand they say they all want what's best for McCook, but, gentlemen, actions speak louder then words and denying Viaero their special exception after they satisfying all your guidelines is just plain wrong...
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Leota Ruth Cornwell
(Obituary ~ 06/21/06)
Sept. 13 , 1919 - June 17, 2006 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Leota Ruth Cornwell, 86, died Saturday (June 17, 2006) at the Maranatha Village in Springfield, Mo. She was born Sept, 13, 1919, at Coffeyville, Kan,, to Fred and Mary (Wilson) Wagner. She attended school in Coffeyville, Kan....
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Mud puppy
(Local News ~ 06/21/06)
Some people like to brag about their shiny vehicles, but Southwest Nebraskans are more likely to show off the amount of rain they've received lately. This well-mudded pickup truck appeared in the Wal-Mart parking lot in McCook on Saturday.
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George Martin Colling
(Obituary ~ 06/21/06)
Aug. 20, 2006 - June 20, 2006 CAMBRIDGE -- George Martin Colling, 84, died Tuesday (June 20, 2006) at the Cambridge Manor. He was born on August 20, 1921, at McCook to Bernard N. and Helen (Kennedy) Colling. He attended rural school District 47 southeast of McCook...
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Binding the loose leaves
(Column ~ 06/21/06)
It started out small. Just a few pages in the middle split from the binding. It's getting a lot worse. I now have five sections, of varying thicknesses, still seeking an opportunity to catch me unaware so they can slide out of existence. I keep diligent watch, carefully tucking each back into place. ...
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