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McCook's Josh Cherry, Jeff Gross selected for All-American Bowl
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The 2007 High School All-American Bowl Game Classic will be played on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 at 4 p.m. in the Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. It will be televised nationally on FOX Sports. McCook will be represented by blue chip All-American kicker Josh Cherry. Cherry, one of the nation premier kickers, will handle kickoff and place-kicking duties for the West Squad...
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Scoreless 3rd quarter dooms Bison girls
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
The McCook High School varsity and junior varsity girls basketball teams both lost to North Platte Thursday night at the MHS gymnasium. The Bison varsity went scoreless in the third quarter and scored 6 points in the fourth quarter in a 50-30 loss to the Bulldogs...
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Maywood girls, boys roll past Brady
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
BRADY -- Maywood's girls and boys basketball teams dominated Brady Thursday. Maywood's girls took a strong lead over the Eagles and kept the momentum going for their 51-36 win. The Tiger boys led the first half of their game, with Brady trying for a comeback in the third quarter. Maywood came back in the fourth winning the game 37-32...
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Season ends on winning note for McCook 8th girls A, C teams; B team falls
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
IMPERIAL -- McCook's eighth grade girls A and C basketball teams swept Chase County Thursday to end the season. The Bison B team was one point shy in its game. The games were played at Imperial. '"The girls were able to end the season on a winning note," said Bison coaches Steve Clapp and Tom Lentz...
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MCC volleyball signs Wallace High School's Whitney Hochstetler
(College Sports ~ 12/15/06)
WALLACE -- Wallace High School's Whitney Hochstetler signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play volleyball at McCook Community College. Hochstetler is the first player to sign with the Indians for the 2007-08 school year. Hochstetler, at 5-foot-10, played as a middle blocker at Wallace this season, but could play middle, outside or right side at MCC, said MCC coach Gary Payne...
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Ceola Rose Snyder
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
April 13, 1918 - Dec. 6, 2006 TUSCON, Ariz. -- Ceola Rose Snyder, 88, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2006) at Tucson, Ariz. She was born April 3, 1918, at McCook to Harry Ivan and Mildred A. (Dougherty) Tramblie. In 1928, the family moved to Aurora, Ill., where she grew up and graduated from Madona High School...
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Leroy A. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
March 20, 1936 - Dec. 18, 2006 OXFORD -- Leroy A. Johnson, 70, died Wednesday (Dec. 13, 2006) at his home in Oxford. He was born March 20, 1936, on the family farm two miles east of Oxford in Harlan County to Frank and Tina (Schroeder) Johnson. He received his education at Oxford, graduating from Oxford High School with the class of 1953. ...
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Strep, 'flu' outbreak force school to close
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
By LORRI SUGHROUE City Editor Strep throat and the stomach flu are circulating among local school-age children, forcing one school to close its doors. St. Patricks School closed today in response to the outbreak, school officials confirmed. More than 40 of the school's 128 students, or about 34 percent, were sick at home on Thursday, the Rev. Gary Brethour said, prompting the closure...
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A new perspective on the game
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Bison fans are true fans, whether they're watching right-side-up or upside-down. These girls cheered on their Bison girls basketball team in a match Thursday evening against North Platte, despite an ice-cold third quarter that brought on a 50-30 loss. Getting a different perspective on the game were (from left) Khyla Krepcik, Hollie Eiler, Megan Ruppert and Brooklynn Trew...
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Give blood to help offset 'the perfect storm'
(Editorial ~ 12/15/06)
The Red Cross has been hit by a "perfect storm" of sorts, and desperately needs your help. Yes, we know this is a busy time of year. And, yes, we know there are many worthy causes to donate to all year around, and especially at holiday times. We've used this space many times to urge support for worthy causes like the United Way, McCook Pantry, Salvation Army, and many others over the years...
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The end of Christmas cards and letters
(Column ~ 12/15/06)
The Christmas cards are arriving in the mail fast and furious, taking the place of catalogs and magazines in the mailbox. With every red and green envelope I open, my anxiety eases a bit. I was really concerned that maybe no one would send Christmas cards this year, instead relying on e-mails...
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Christmas angel
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/06)
I wanted to share what happened in McCook. Wednesday evening, my mother's caregiver went to Wal-Mart to purchase socks and underwear for the soldiers care packages. While she was shopping a gentleman, that gave his name as Billy Jones, spoke to her about the soldiers and the packages mom sends. He thought that was great!...
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Everett George Fisher
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
Dec. 26, 1921-Dec. 15, 2006 OBERLIN -- Everett George Fisher, 84, formerly of McCook, died Friday (Dec. 15, 2006) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Dec. 26, 1921, in Lebanon, to Andrew George and Bessie Elizabeth (Hiatt) Fisher. He grew up in the Cambridge community...
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Irrigation cuts of 15, 50 percent needed for Republican River Compact compliance?
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Giving Kansas the water it demands from the Repub-lican River could mean that Nebraska irrigators will be able to pump 50 percent less water from wells closest to the river. The same regulation -- designed to put Nebraska into compliance with the 1943 Republican River Compact before Kansas decides to sue a second time -- could reduce pumping from upland wells by 15 percent...
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Palisade man killed at road culvert project
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Palisade man killed at road culvert project HAYES CENTER -- A Palisade man was killed Thursday when he and a co-worker were pinned by falling dirt on a bridge-culvert project on a county road northwest of Hayes Center. Sheriff Tom Dow said Friday afternoon that Lester E. Daniel, 60, was pronounced dead at Community Hospital of McCook after he was transported by Hayes Center's ambulance and emergency crews assisted by McCook's ambulance and personnel...
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