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MCC men 2-0 at North Platte Classic
(College Sports ~ 01/15/08)
NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Community College men's basketball team went 2-0 at the North Platte Classic this weekend and improved to 11-8. The Indians defeated Lamar Community College 76-74 Friday night and Otero Junior College 72-71 Saturday night...
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11 bananas for Bison swim team
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/08)
LINCOLN -- Bison swimmers broke their previous record of nine bananas by two this year at the Cotter Invite in Lincoln Saturday. Some of the most notable bananas came from swim newcomers Mary Spilinek and Chris Stull winning both of their bananas in the 50 free. Other banana winner include Matt Cariker, 200 free; Stephen Smock, 100 free; Jayde Aufrect, Madeline Shaddock, Sydnie Stamm, Katie Latta, 200 medley relay; Sydnie Stamm, 100 butterfly; Matt Hall, diving; and Emily Wood, 200 free...
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Hitchcock County teams down Wray
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/08)
TRENTON -- The Hitchcock County boys and girls basketball teams swept Wray, Colo., Saturday at home. The Falcon boys won 62-34 and the girls won 48-43. The Hitchcock County boys improved to 10-2 and are ranked No. 5 in Nebraska Class D-2 by the Omaha World-Herald. The Falcon girls improved to 7-5...
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Chase County captures home wrestling meet
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/08)
IMPERIAL -- The Chase County wrestling team won its home invitational Saturday with 139 points. North Platte-St. Pat's placed second with 109. Cambridge placed seventh with 56 points, followed by Perkins County in eighth with 50. Dundy County-Stratton was 11th with 22 points. Hitchcock County was 12th with 21...
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Southern Valley, Arapahoe wrestlers 4th, 6th at Elm Creek
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/08)
ELM CREEK -- The Southern Valley wrestling team placed fourth at the Elm Creek Invite Saturday with 114.5 points and Arapahoe finished sixth with 69. Elm Creek won the team title with 178 points, followed by Norton's junior varsity 172 and Alma 139...
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Hastings College men blasted by No. 3 South Dakota
(College Sports ~ 01/15/08)
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The Hastings College men's basketball team was upended 95-48 by No. 3 University of South Dakota (NCAA II) Monday night at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion, S.D. The Broncos were led by Bobby Kempf with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jason Zelasney, Kevin Prochaska and Scott Wissing each had 6 points on the night. Derrik Spooner led Hastings with 5 assists...
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School board extends Schley's contract
(Local News ~ 01/15/08)
The McCook Public Schools board of education added one more year to the contract of interim superintendent David Schley following a closed session at its monthly meeting Monday evening. "We've been impressed with what he's doing," school board president Greg Larson said this morning. "The school district is heading in a good direction now."...
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County negotiating for property, won't say what or where
(Local News ~ 01/15/08)
Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning authorized County Attorney Paul Wood to negotiate on the purchase of real estate, but declined to say in open session what property Wood is negotiating on. At their meeting Monday morning, commissioners and Wood, with county clerk /recording secretary Pauletta Gerver, went into a closed session to discuss "strategy for real estate purchase."...
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Officials fear emergency agencies holding county hostage
(Local News ~ 01/15/08)
McCook and Red Willow County officials do not like the feeling of "a gun to the head," but they agreed Monday that they may not have any other choice but to investigate the process of writing an "all-hazards mitigation plan" if they want to be eligible for state and federal disaster recovery money...
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School refinancing debt to save cash
(Local News ~ 01/15/08)
McCook Public Schools tax payers will save $277,642.75 in interest if the school district pre-refunds the bonds it sold in 2004 to renovate and expand North Ward Elementary. School superintendent David Schley called this "a great opportunity, a golden opportunity," to refund the bonds at a lower interest rate. School board member Tom Bredvick called it "a slam dunk."...
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Amazing research doesn't negate need to stay heart-healthy
(Editorial ~ 01/15/08)
Take a heart, and pour detergent in it until all but the outer shell has been eaten away. Inject some new heart cells, let them grow, then zap the organ to make it beat. It sounds far-fetched, but that's what researchers at the University of Minnesota have been doing with rat hearts first, and are now trying with pig hearts...
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Red companions, new and old friends
(Column ~ 01/15/08)
Bright Mars continues to dazzle during the early evening hours in cold January along with its two other red compantions, Betelgeuse in Orion the Hunter, and Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull. It will soon be joined by ringed Saturn as it makes its way from around behind the sun...
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Change is good
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/08)
In reply to Gloria Masoner's column in the Gazette, Jan. 10, 2008, I will say to her: Who in their right mind would want to live through the Bush administration again? Things have (gone) to pieces since he has been in office. Look at the war he got us into and we are still there. That was uncalled for, to go over and start a war...
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Miss something?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/08)
Did I miss an election somewhere? I wasn't aware that Mrs. Clinton ever ran for the office of President of the United States. I know her husband did, and I voted for him both times. I saw Mr. Clinton sign bills into law and hold talks with world leaders about issues, but I never saw Mrs. Clinton do any of these things...
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Pay attention
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/08)
At the NRD Meeting on 1-8-08, I asked to speak, and made it clear in my first statement that my question was not about the LB70l fund. I asked Mr Smith then, "Why did the NRD raised my property taxes again this year? The Natural Resource Levy Rate was what I was talking about...
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Rang their bells
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/08)
On behalf of the Salvation Army and the Red Willow County Ministerial Association, I would like to thank everyone in the community for a successful bell ringing session. This includes all of the groups, organizations, and individuals who gave of their time during the busy Christmas season. This year, in spite of the cold and snowy weather, we were able to raise $9,500...
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Cervical Cancer Month
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/15/08)
January is cervical cancer awareness month, 11 percent of United States women report that they do not have their pop test screenings. In the United States, about 10,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and about 3,700 women die in the U.S. each year from this disease...
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