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McCook Bison football games will be on two radio stations
(High School Sports ~ 08/08/06)
The McCook High School football program, which has won 50 of its last 52 games and 58 of its last 63 including a pair of state titles and two runnerup finishes, will be double teamed by local radio stations. Two McCook radio stations will be broadcast the games on the air and over the internet this season...
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Gene Mildred (Klein) Engen
(Obituary ~ 08/08/06)
Jan. 4, 1921 - July 28, 2006 MADISON, Tenn. -- Gene Mildred (Klein) Engen, 85, died July 28, 2006 in Tennessee. She was born in McCook to Jake L. and Anna L. (Seiffert) Klein. She attended school in McCook and graduated from McCook High School where she played the flute and piccolo and was an accomplished singer and pianist. She also was involved with the All Girl's Orchestra and Choir in the 1940s, a popular radio show in the McCook area...
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Geneva L. Kastens
(Obituary ~ 08/08/06)
July 27, 1919 - Aug. 31, 2006 ATWOOD -- Geneva?L. Kastens, 87, formerly of Atwood, died Monday (July 31, 2006) in Monroe, Wash. She was born on July 27, 1919, in Vinita, Okla., to Ernest and Pearl Banzet. The family later moved to Herndon, where she attended Dike Country School and graduated from Herndon High School...
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Rachel George
(Obituary ~ 08/08/06)
April 29, 1911 - Aug. 1, 2006 RUSHVILLE -- Rachel George 95, died Tuesday (Aug. 1, 2006) at her niece's home. She was born on April 29, 1911, in Hastings, to Henry and Katherine (Glantz) Yost. She was married to William George and they lived in McCook for 40 years. In 2004, she moved to Rushville to live with her niece, Judy Klesh and husband, Gus...
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Steven Leslie Shuler
(Obituary ~ 08/08/06)
Steven Leslie Shuler Feb. 23, 1950 - Aug. 5, 2006 SELDEN -- Steven Leslie Shuler, 56, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2006) at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colo. He was born Feb. 23, 1950, in Oberlin, to Fred and Josie (Beal) Shuler. He was raised on a farm southwest of Selden and attended grade and high school in Selden and graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin in 1968. He joined the U.S. Army and spent three years in Germany...
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Dean L. Bieghler
(Obituary ~ 08/08/06)
Oct. 22, 1914 - Aug. 6, 2006 BEAVER?CITY?--?Dean L. Bieghler, 91, died Sunday (Aug. 6, 2006) at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Holdrege. He was born Oct. 22, 1914, at Beaver City to Harry and Mary Bess (Fleming) Bieghler. He graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1932 and joined the U.S. Army, serving during World War II...
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Worman anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/08/06)
The daughters of Brad and Julie Worman are requesting a card shower in honor of their parent's 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 15, 1981, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson. Their daughters are Darcy and Stacey Worman, both of Omaha. Cards of congratulation will reach them at Box 272, Nelson, NE, 68916...
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Study: Reading to very young kids important
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
It's true: If you want your child to have an advantage when it comes to school, start reading to them regularly when they are babies. Scientist have long thought reading was vital, but a new large-scale study by a researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln proves just how important it is...
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SOS Initiative: So what's the alternative?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/06)
The McCook Gazette's simplistic opposition to the Stop Over-Spending (SOS) Initiative offers no alternative to the dismal tax and spend path Nebraska is on. Nebraska's affluent baby boomers are seeking retirement elsewhere, our well educated youth seek employment out of state, new businesses refuse to come here, old businesses demand tax breaks to expand and the Gazette recommends staying the course. ...
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Water treatment ribbon cutting Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
It has finally happened. After an 18-year search for a solution, McCook has a water treatment plant up and running. The public will see proof Wednesday when Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman joins McCook city officials for ribbon cutting ceremonies. The event will take place at the $12.27 million plant site, located 1.3 miles south of Barnett Park and a half-mile west on County Road 385...
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'Bare bones' city budget makes it though first round
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
City Council members approved the 2006-2007 budget on its first reading Monday night, with Mayor Dennis Berry observing that the city would be operating on a budget trimmed to its "bare bones." Expenditures for next year are estimated at $24 million, compared to last year's $26 million. The property tax rate, at 0.319, was not changed from last year, he said but warned that it was "pretty thin budget."...
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Commissioners split on armor coating project
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor Over adamant objections from one commissioner, two others agreed to let landowners armor-coat a quarter-mile of county-owned gravel road north of McCook. During the commissioners' weekly meeting Monday morning, Commissioner Leigh Hoyt called the project, "a bad deal," and predicted that it would become "a mess."...
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Jail, safety center funding to voters
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
One councilman resigned, a contract was offered to a new city manager, and voters will be asked to approve a bond issue for a combined city/county jail and safety center. McCook City Councilman Bill Longnecker announced his resignation Monday night, citing personal and business setbacks...
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County makes official bid on West Ward
(Local News ~ 08/08/06)
Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning authorized County Attorney Paul Wood to put into writing a bid to purchase the former West Ward Elementary school and the city block on which it sits. The decision to put a bid in writing came after an 11-minute closed session during commissioners' regular weekly meeting...
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