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Kathy A. Orr
(Obituary ~ 09/17/08)
Dec. 13, 1945 - Sept. 12, 2008 CULBERTSON -- Kathy Ann (Kern) Orr went home to be with the Lord after a long illness. She died Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at Hi Park Nursing Home in Red Wing, Minn. Kathy was born Dec.13,1945 at St. Catherine's Hospital in McCook, Neb., to her parents, Everett and June (Lorimor) Kern of Culbertson, Neb...
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Tired of negative campaign ads? There is a solution
(Local News ~ 09/17/08)
One clever local City Council candidate apologized in advance for "robocalls" he was sending out later this week, apparently realizing just how tedious the election process is becoming. Two new slates of national candidates, including a black man and a white woman, are drawing attention to the presidential race, and the Nebraska Senate race is heating up as the candidates take part in debates...
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Leverage your vote
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/17/08)
Your party may not necessarily be counting on your vote. As long as the two can tolerate each other, the voter and the party will work together toward common goals. But what happens when the relationship becomes intolerable? Without your support, your party relies on an opposite strategy -- they count on your inactivity. ...
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Huff trial continued
(Local News ~ 09/17/08)
BEAVER CITY -- The trial of a Grant/Holbrook man accused of killing an Arapahoe mother of two little girls may be continued rather than heard Oct. 1 and 2. Herchel Huff is charged with killing Kasey Jo Warner as she and her daughter walked on a country road southwest of Arapahoe Oct. 3, 2007. Huff faces charges of motor vehicle homicide, driving while intoxicated (fourth offense), tampering with a witness, refusal to submit to a chemical test and no proof of insurance...
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Maywood man killed in Tuesday accident
(Local News ~ 09/17/08)
MAYWOOD -- A 24-year-old Maywood-area farmer died in a two-vehicle accident at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of a Frontier County road and Highway 83 five miles south of the Maywood junction. Austin G. Fischer was pronounced dead at the scene by county coroner Jon Schroeder...
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Minimum custody inmate escapes
(Local News ~ 09/17/08)
NORTON, Kan. -- Norton Correctional Facility continues to explore all leads and information concerning the Sept. 16 escape of a minimum custody inmate, Christopher Zorn. This morning, Wednesday, Sept. 17, a report was received that a white 1987 4-door Mercury Sable vehicle is missing from the Norton community. This may indicate Zorn is traveling in that vehicle...
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Small living in a big world
(Editorial ~ 09/17/08)
Watching the power of the waves wrought by Ike last week, a co-worker shared his first experience with the Pacific waves during his visit to Los Angeles. Native to Nebraska, he was compelled, upon arrival, to doff his shoes and socks and roll up his pant legs so that he could walk into the surf...
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