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Alberta Jane (Towle) Schlaefli
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Nov. 18, 1915 - Nov. 17, 2006 SWEETWATER, Texas -- Alberta Jane (Towle) Schlaefli, 89, died Friday (Nov. 17, 2006) at Nolan Nursing and Rehabiliation Center in Sweetwater. She was born Nov. 18, 1915, at Weeping Water, the daughter of Gordon and Beulah (Welch) Towle at the home of her grandfather, Dr. Albert C. Welch. She was a graduate of Trenton High School with the class of 1933...
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Opal Marie Loshbaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
May 6, 1922 - Dec. 3, 2006 NEW ULM, Minn.-- Opal Marie Loshbaugh, 84, of New Ulm, Minn., died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2006) at her home. She was born on May 6, 1922, in Lindon, Colo., to Alva William and Levina (Zook) McCracken. She graduated from the Lindon High School. ...
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Byron E. McCartney
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Dec. 12, 1917 - Dec. 4, 2006 OBERLIN -- Byron E. McCartney, 88, died Monday (Dec. 4, 2006) at Decatur County Hospital. He was born Dec. 12, 1917, at Cedar Bluffs, Kan., to Eltie and Bessie (Snodgrass) McCartney. He grew up on a farm attended Beaver Valley School and graduated from Decatur County High School in 1970. He then entered the U.S. Air Force...
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Jon R. 'Jack' Neiman Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Nov. 20, 1942 - Dec. 3, 2006 THEDFORD -- Jon R. "Jack" Neiman Sr., 64, died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2006) at his home in Thedford. He was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Sterling, Colo. He attended McCook High School and McCook Junior College. He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph, and a grandaughter, Kristen...
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Delores Yvonne Barger Thompson
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
Oct. 8, 1930 - Dec. 5, 2006 Delores Yvonne Barger Thompson, age 76, of McCook, died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2006) at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born on Oct. 8, 1930, to John Clyde and Helen Melba Jane (Bailey) Mitchell in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1948. ...
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George A Jirik
(Obituary ~ 12/06/06)
March 21, 1931 - Nov. 12, 2006 RATON, N.M. -- George A. Jirik, 75, died Nov. 12, 2006, in Raton, N.M. He was born March 21, 1931, to James and Orpha Jirik in Palisade. He grew up in Palisade and attended and graduated from Palisade High School and Milford Trade School...
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Cattle Trail Tournament: Arapahoe boys, girls roll
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/06)
McCook's Cattle Trail tournament kicked off Tuesday night with the first round of basketball action in both the boys and girls divisions. Arapahoe's boys and girls swept their opponents. The girls beat out Maywood 41-26 and boys took down Southwest 46-32...
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Report shows just how blessed we are in the United States
(Editorial ~ 12/06/06)
The decorations are up and the presents are starting to pile up under the tree. December has arrived in earnest, and snuggling in with a good book and cup of hot chocolate is just the way to spend the evening -- provided it's not a night for a holiday gathering, sporting event or other community activity that demands our attention...
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Tallying up the score
(Column ~ 12/06/06)
I received a joke in my e-mail at home the other day. But my computer died. So I'll try to recreate it as best I can from memory, because it bears repeating. A man dies and meets St. Peter at heaven's gate. He receives a cursory welcome and Peter fills him in on the entrance requirements...
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Great place to live
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/06)
Aren't we fortunate to live in the great USA, wonderful Nebraska and most of all McCook, Nebraska? We can either drive up Norris Avenue and enjoy Santa Claus Lane, as my family has for many years, or complain to no one in particular about it? If a poll were taken which would get the most votes?...
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County board opposes tax rate on new 'alcopop'
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
County commissioners across Nebraska are taking on the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission and its designation of "alcopops" -- sweet, fruity "starter drinks" marketed to young people -- as beer. Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning signed a resolution in support of the "Project Extra Mile: Underage Drinking Prevention Project" originated by Douglas County Commissioner Mary Ann Borgeson...
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Cambridge man sentenced to jail, probation in fatal car crash
(Local News ~ 12/06/06)
A man involved in a fatal vehicle accident in 2005 was sentenced in Red Willow County Court on Tuesday. Bradley Q Houlden, 54, of Cambridge, had been charged with motor vehicle homicide in the death of Harlan Grafel, 80, of Herndon, Kan. Holden was sentenced to one year probation and two days jail in Red Willow County Court, to begin Jan. 5...
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Turning small towns around
(Features ~ 12/06/06)
Dr. Weldon Sleight, the dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, worries about the future of small towns in rural America. "We're in trouble," Dr. Sleight told members of Southwest Nebraska Resource Conservation and Development gathered in McCook Thursday evening for their annual banquet. "I'm very concerned," he said, about declining population in rural counties...
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