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Andrew C. Wolfe Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/14/07)
Nov. 12, 1937-Sept. 11, 2007 WINNEBAGO -- Andrew C. Wolfe Sr., formerly of McCook, died Tuesday (Sept. 11, 2007), at his home. He was born Nov. 12, 1937, in Winnebago to Richard and Cora Belle (Maney) Wolfe. He graduated from Walthill High School in 1955 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Area runners compete at McCook invite
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/07)
McConville, Kunneman, Mullanix 2-4-5 in girls race; Shirkey, Shillington 2-3 in boys competition; North Platte girls, Ogallala boys take team titles
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Hitchcock County spikers take match from Med Valley
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/07)
TRENTON -- The Hitchcock County volleyball team, ranked No. 7 in Nebraska Class D-2 by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal-Star, improved to 10-0 with a 25-8, 25-13, 25-7 win over Medicine Valley Thursday at Trenton. "The girls played well -- they only missed four serves all night," said Hitchcock County coach Jennifer Baker...
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Bison JV softball team sweeps Chase County JV
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/07)
IMPERIAL -- The McCook Bison junior varsity softball team picked up two wins against the Chase County JV team in Imperial Thursday night. The Bison won 10-0 in the first game and 12-1 in the second game. Meagan Carfield led off in the first game with a base on balls, then stole second base...
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Norris car back on the road
(Local News ~ 09/14/07)
After sitting idle for more than 30 years, the senator's big black Buick is back in running condition. The vintage vehicle -- a 1937 Buick Special -- was U.S. Sen. George W. Norris' last automobile. It was left in Washington with his granddaughter following the senator's defeat in the 1942 election, and was returned to McCook several years later...
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MHS homecoming candidates
(Local News ~ 09/14/07)
Candidates for 2007 homecoming royalty at McCook Senior High are: (front row, from left) Sarah Craw, daughter of Suzanne and Kent Craw; and Erica Clapp, daughter of Kathy and Bryan Jones and John Clapp. Second row: Colton Cochran, son of Steve and Mary Kay Cochran; Asher Brooks, son of Bryant and Peg Brooks; Lindsay Hazlitt, daughter of Monte and Mary Hazlitt; Carson Kain, son of Fritz and Tama Kain; and Mitch Green, son of Maury and April Green. ...
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Irrigators and stream depletion: Not guilty
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/07)
While some argue that the irrigator is the beneficiary of the income produced by irrigation and that only the farmer should pay any tax for compliance purposes, the groundwater irrigator has a hard time understanding why he should pay 90 percent of the bill when he only causes 10 percent to 15 percent of the problem...
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Treasure in a bed
(Column ~ 09/14/07)
Living with a 5 year old is an adventure everyday. Something as simple as changing his bedding can turn into a treasure hunt. Well, the treasure is his, but the wonder of it all is something that I get to share, too. Yesterday was "Changing Of The Sheets" day...
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Mildred L. Grafel
(Obituary ~ 09/14/07)
March 21, 1922-Sept. 11, 2007 OBERLIN -- Mildred L. Grafel, 85, died Tuesday (Sept. 11, 2007), in Oberlin. She was born March 21, 1922, in rural Herndon, to Gustan and Theresia (Leitner) Wudtke. She was raised in the Herndon area and attended Herndon grade and high school and completed Normal Training for a teaching certificate...
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Star-Spangled banner: How many verses do you know
(Editorial ~ 09/14/07)
Do you know the words to our national anthem? How about all four verses? If you're like 70 percent of Americans, you don't know even the first verse. Evie Caldwell and her Central Elementary music students are trying to rectify that, as part of a National Music Educators project started three years ago...
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City sales tax ballot on Monday agenda
(Local News ~ 09/14/07)
The McCook City Council will vote on approving ballot language concerning the city sales tax, along with approving increased user fees for the city and water under suspension of the three-reading rule, at its regular meeting, 7:30 Monday night in the City Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium...
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Bison Homecoming Royalty
(Local News ~ 09/14/07)
McCook Homecoming King and Queen are Mitchell Green and Sarah Craw, center, first attendants, Carson Kain and Cassie Olson, left, and second attendants Chance Unger and Erica Clapp, right. Crownbearers are Gabe Sehnert and Elsa Wilcox. Homecoming festivities capped off a 34-0 drubbing of the Aurora Huskies...
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