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MCC men, women fall to Western Nebraska
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
SCOTTSBLUFF -- The McCook Community College men's basketball team dropped an 89-66 decision to Western Nebraska Wednesday night at Scottsbluff. The game was played Cougar Palace. Luvonte Rhines and Trey Mosby each scored 15 points for the Indians. The Cougars placed four players in double figures...
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Huskers face Kansas in Big 12 opener
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
LINCOLN -- After opening the year with 11 wins in the non-conference season, the intensity will get turned up several notches as the Nebraska men's basketball team begins conference play this weekend. Kansas, currently ranked No. 3 in the country by both the Associated Press and coaches' polls, invades the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday...
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Husker women's defense dominates No. 15 Texas
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
LINCOLN -- Kelsey Griffin posted her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Yvonne Turner added 9 points and 6 steals, as the Nebraska women's basketball team held Texas to just one field goal in a span of more than 12 minutes in the second half to roll to a 56-45 win over the No. 15 Longhorns at the Devaney Center on Wednesday night...
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Jillian Bryant scores 2 points in Dana women's loss to Briar Cliff
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The Briar Cliff University men's and women's basketball teams swept the Dana College Vikings Wednesday night at Sioux City, Iowa. Briar Cliff won the men's game 76-69 and the women's game 80-65. The Dana College men are 7-11 and the women are 5-13...
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Hastings College men's team blasts Concordia
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
HASTINGS -- The Hastings College men's basketball team avenged a five point half-time deficit to defeat Concordia 87-66 at the Lynn Farrell Arena in Hastings. The No. 15 ranked Broncos outscored Concordia by 26 points in the second half which was helped by some hot shooting...
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Hastings College women's team beats No. 6 Concordia
(College Sports ~ 01/10/08)
HASTINGS -- The Hastings College women's basketball team outscored Concordia 40-18 in the second half en route to a 66-49 victory. The Broncos were down five at half and outscored the Bulldogs by 22 in the second half to avenge an early loss to Concordia in the season...
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McCook K of C free throw contest Sunday
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/08)
The McCook Knights of Columbus will be hosting its local annual Free Throw Championship at 1 p.m. Sunday at the McCook St. Pat's gym. Doors will be open at noon for registration and practice. The competition is open to all boys and girls from ages 10-14 as of Jan. 1...
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MAC Attack hoops tourney set for Jan. 19-20
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/08)
The 17th annual MAC Attack youth basketball tournament will be in McCook on Jan. 19-20. The tournament is sponsored by the McCook Optimist Club. The grades for the tournament include fourth through eighth for both girls and boys. Divisions will be assigned based on availability...
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New Year's Resolutions
(01/10/08)
--- "I didn't make one; I could make something up ..." -- Taylor Garcia, McCook --- "To not get into trouble with my parents!" -- Nick Kenny, McCook --- "Lose weight and quit smoking." -- Mary Hilker, McCook --- "I hope to have a healthy baby." - Angela Wagner, McCook due in 11 weeks...
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Robertta Lee Banning
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
July 6, 1947-Jan. 8, 2008 ORLEANS -- Robertta Lee Banning, 60, died Tuesday (Jan. 8, 2008), at her home in Orleans. She was born July 6, 1947, to Robert LaVern Hester and Barbara Lee (Mehaffie) Hester in Oxford. She started school in Oxford and then the family moved to Fort Morgan, Colo., in 1953. ...
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Alice R. Kidd
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
Feb. 7, 1939-Jan. 4, 2008 EVANS, Ga. -- Mrs. Alice Ruzicka Kidd, 68, of Evans, passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was born on Feb. 7, 1939, at the family farm located south of Stratton, Neb., to the late Adolph and Mary (Michalicka) Ruzicka. ...
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Maxine A. McKillip
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
Dec. 25, 1918-Jan. 8, 2008 HAYES CENTER -- Maxine A. McKillip, 89, died Tuesday (Jan. 8, 2008) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook She was born in Hayes County to Reese and Edith (Green) Evans on Dec. 25, 1918. She attended rural school through the ninth grade in Hayes Center...
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Angus Adair Myers
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
June 26, 1922-Jan. 8, 2008 Angus Adair Myers, age 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born in McCook to Angus G. and Murrell Iola (Ike) Myers on June 26, 1922. He graduated from McCook High School in 1940. He married Maxine E. Davidson in McCook on March 17, 1944. To this union, two daughters were born. They farmed and ranched south of McCook. He moved to Hillcrest Nursing Home in September of 2001...
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Clarence Henry Bear
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
June 14, 1919-Jan. 9, 2008 CAMBRIDGE -- Clarence Henry Bear, 88, died Wedneday (Jan. 9, 2008), at the Tri Valley Health System Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. He was born June 14, 1919, to William and Essie (Barry) Bear in Bloomington. He attended and graduated from Bloomington High School in 1938...
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West Ward a good buy for the city
(Editorial ~ 01/10/08)
"How many times are we going to buy that building?" was one wag's assessment of the city's decision to purchase the old West Ward Elementary. Actually, the taxpayers have bought the building only once, when it was built as an educational facility. District 17 taxpayers got their money out of the structure over the 78 years it was used as a school...
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Seeds of an awakening
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/10/08)
The four Iraqi men walked into the room. They were dressed in traditional, formal Arab garb. All were about 6 feet tall, strongly built, dark haired and thickly mustached. Two were older gentlemen, roughly in their late 50s. Two were younger, likely their early 30s. They were impressively charismatic, presented themselves somewhat regally, and from their features, were obviously related to one another...
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Don't we have a two-term limit?
(Column ~ 01/10/08)
I don't know about the rest of you, but after Hillary's waterworks this week, I think she should join all those stars nominated for the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the People's Choice Awards and any other ceremony honoring people who actually know how to cry on cue...
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NRD sets water use at 12 inches
(Local News ~ 01/10/08)
By LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette Another factor concerning water usage in the Republican River Basin was finalized Tuesday, when the Middle Republican Natural Resources District approved the revised Integrated Management Plan at its regular meeting in McCook at Memorial Auditorium...
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Nebraska Democrats plan first caucus Feb. 9
(Local News ~ 01/10/08)
Democrats across Nebraska paid special attention to last week's Iowa presidential caucuses. It wasn't simply the results they were keying in on -- Barack Obama garnered the most delegates in the Democratic caucus and Mike Huckabee bested the field in the Republican caucus. Instead, they were paying keen attention to just how Iowa's Democrats conducted their nominating process...
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Audrey Ann Klein
(Obituary ~ 01/10/08)
ELWOOD -- Audrey Ann Klein, infant daughter of Steven and Elizabeth (Barger) Klein, has joined the Lord in Heaven. She was delivered on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Survivors include her parents, Steven and Elizabeth Klein of Elwood; and grandparents, James and Cathy Barger of Trenton, Brent and Bev Klein of McCook and Debra Klein of Hastings.
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