- McCook Bison softball team edges Cozad 3-2 (High School Sports ~ 09/03/08)
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Eldon 'Babe' Paul Catt
(Obituary ~ 09/03/08)
Oct. 8, 1916 - Sept. 1, 2008 MCMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Eldon "Babe" Paul Catt, 91, died Monday (Sept. 1, 2008) at Alterra Wynwood Assisted Living in McMinnville, Ore. He was born Oct. 8, 1916, to Raymond and Mayr (Klepper) Catt in Wilsonville. He attended grade school in St. Francis...
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Bernard Larue
(Obituary ~ 09/03/08)
Nov. 4, 1932 - Sept. 2, 2008 OBERLIN -- Bernard Charles Larue, 75, died Tuesday (Sept. 2, 2008) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born Nov. 4, 1932, in rural Decatur County to Charles and Leta (Moore) Larue. He grew up on a farm southwest of Oberlin and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1951...
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Grand Duke Alexis event Sept. 26-28
(Local News ~ 09/03/08)
Hayes Center -- Nebraska's Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous 2008 will be Sept. 26-28 near the actual site of the historic campground of Buffalo Bill Cody, General George Custer, General Phil Sheridan and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. The event, now in its ninth year, was initiated to commemorate the famous buffalo hunt which was held for the son of Russian Czar Alexander II when he visited Nebraska in 1872...
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Council hikes trash, sewer fees
(Local News ~ 09/03/08)
The McCook City Council unanimously approved increases in trash and sewer fees Monday night. Set to go into effect Oct. 1. trash collection fees will be bumped up by $1.50 per month for residential users, from $15.50 to $17 per month. Commercial fees will be raised from $54.68 per ton to $56 per ton...
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Ex McCookite may help with study of band shell
(Local News ~ 09/03/08)
The Norris Park band shell has fans far and wide, including a former city resident willing to contribute to its repair. Council member Colleen Grant told the McCook City Council at its regular meeting Monday night that a former McCookite, who wishes to stay anonymous, has offered to make a contribution to the feasibility study scheduled for the band shell...
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Photo contest part of Balloon Fest
(Local News ~ 09/03/08)
Organizers have launched the 2008 photography contest for the upcoming McCook Balloon Fest Saturday and Sunday at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. Balloon Festivals provide excellent opportunities for photographers to capture some amazing photographic images...
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Community colleges offer a bargain education
(Editorial ~ 09/03/08)
It's a paradox of economics that beer companies and discount stores seem to do better when the economy isn't doing so well. When people are feeling flush, they tend toward champagne and trendy department stores. When times are a little tougher, people tend to pinch their pennies...
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This is not 1968
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/03/08)
Very recently, the evil Russian empire threatened, bombed, attacked and invaded Georgia. (Not our Georgia, you dummy! The one in Eastern Europe, by the Black Sea). Anyway, those Russians despise anything other than sheer brutal force. Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable in the 21st Century. ...
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An extended grief
(Column ~ 09/03/08)
It started in March when Danny's mom was hospitalized with dehydration, secondary to an intenstinal upset that wouldn't stop. Realists to the core, we know this path too well, but walking it well requires a faith that can move mountains. The path, thankfully, evened out back in March, when after just a couple of weeks of rehabilitation, Mom was able to return to her home, where she has lived since Danny was an infant...
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