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Bison singles players seeded 2nd, 4th for state tennis meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/08)
Crick, Hardin are No. 12 seed in No. 2 doubles LINCOLN -- The seedings are out for the Nebraska Class B boys state tennis tournament, which will take place Thursday and Friday at the Nebraska Tennis Center, 7600 N. 70th Street, Lincoln. McCook High School's Connor Larson, who has a 22-0 record is the No. 2 seed in No. 1 singles...
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MCC spikers drop tough four-set match to Southeast
(College Sports ~ 10/14/08)
BEATRICE -- The McCook Community College volleyball team hung tough with Southeast Community College Monday night at Beatrice before falling 25-15, 24-26, 25-9, 32-30. MCC hosts Central Community College-Columbus at 7 p.m. Thursday. It will be Parents Night at True Hall Gymnasium...
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Bison freshman volleyball team beats Southwest
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/08)
The McCook freshman volleyball team improved to 8-5 with a 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 26-24 win over Southwest Monday. "Our floor defense really made the difference for us tonight," said McCook coach Jon Graff. "Southwest has some great hitters and the girls were able to dig balls and put them in play."...
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Southern Valley 9th-10th spikers split matches
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/08)
SOUTHERN VALLEY -- Southern Valley's ninth and 10th grade volleyball teams played Bertrand and Alma Monday. The Eagles defeated Bertrand 18-25, 25-20, 15-7, but came up short to Alma 20-25, 16-25, 15-12. Alissa Brooks put in 7 kills and 2 aces along with Paige Quinn against Bertrand. Mollie Bose had 5 kills and Sarah Culver had 19 assists...
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NCTA equestrian team rides to success
(College Sports ~ 10/14/08)
LONGMONT, Colo. -- The NCTA equestrian team met with success this past weekend in Longmont, Colo., at the Colorado University horse competition. Attending NCTA members Jess Bowman and Kim Anderson of Loomis, Dakota Adler of Hazel, S.D., and Shana McKeown of Carroll all placed at the two-day event...
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Bison JV throttles Ogallala
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/08)
The McCook High School junior varsity football team finished the season with a 5-0 record after blasting Ogallala 41-20 Monday night at Weiland Field. The Bison scored 27 points in a four-minute span in the first quarter to put the game away early...
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Helena F. Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 10/14/08)
Jan. 5, 1915 -- Oct. 13, 2008 HAMLET -- Helena F Hubbard, 93, died Monday (Oct. 13, 2008) at Wauneta. She was born Jan. 5, 1915, to William Frederick and Emilie (Schultz) Wach in Hayes County. She attended grade school at High Ridge and White Eagle Schools. She graduated from Hamlet High School in 1932...
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Murel D. McNutt
(Obituary ~ 10/14/08)
March 3, 1935 - Oct. 13. 2008 Murel Donald McNutt died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, at his home in McCook at the age of 73. He was born March 3, 1935, in McCook, the son of the late Roy S. and Lucille M. (Marcum) McNutt. Murel grew up in McCook where he attended McCook Senior High School. In 1952, Murel joined the National Guard, serving until 1958...
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'Rumors, lies' decried as resignation accepted
(Local News ~ 10/14/08)
The McCook Public Schools Board of Education reluctantly accepted the resignation of School Board President Greg Larson, but not without a sharp indictment from one of its members. Larson resigned suddenly at the September board meeting without explanation, but a dispute over the role of a retired coach was thought to have precipitated the move...
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Lloyd Charles Wesch
(Obituary ~ 10/14/08)
July 22, 1925 - Oct. 12, 2008 Lloyd Charles Wesch, 83, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, peacefully at his home in McCook. He was born July 22, 1925, to Charles August and Nellie Pearl (Crocker) Wesch. He was raised on a farm south of McCook. He was hired on the Burlington Northern Railroad as a brakeman in 1949, and was promoted to a conductor in July of 1953. He was a conductor on Amtrak to Lincoln for the last 12 years before he retired in September of 1987...
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School to buy smaller vans
(Local News ~ 10/14/08)
The McCook School Board will purchase three 10-passenger vans to replace current ones that will be prohibited by 2011. The board unanimously voted Monday night at its regular meeting to direct administration to set specifications and seek bids for three new or used vans with option to salvage or find other uses for the current 15-passenger vans...
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David M. Feeken
(Obituary ~ 10/14/08)
Jan. 18, 1949 - Oct. 5, 2008 KENAI, Alaska -- David Michael Feeken of Kenai, Alaska, 59, died Sunday (Oct. 5, 2008) at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. He was born Jan. 18, 1949, in McCook to Robert and Joy Feeken. He grew up south of Cambridge on the family farm. He was involved in Cub Scouts, 4-H Club and was a member of the First Congregational UCC Church of Cambridge...
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Board accepts process for picking replacement
(Local News ~ 10/14/08)
An application and interview process will determine who will fill the two years left on the term of School Board President Greg Larson, who resigned abruptly in September. The McCook Board of Education discussed and approved unanimously to adopt the procedure at its regular meeting Monday night. The procedure was developed with input by Interim Superintendent David Schley along with all the school board members...
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Don't let 'grandma' instincts cost you hard-earned cash
(Editorial ~ 10/14/08)
It seems there's no limit to the creativity of a devious mind. Every week, local authorities receive reports of some new scam involving the Internet, telephone calls, credit cards, bank accounts or various combinations of the above. It's one thing when scammers utilize a basic human fault like greed -- I'll send you thousands of dollars if you just (a.) give me your bank account numbers or (b.) send me money to pay the fees or taxes associated with this lottery ticket you don't remember buying or (c.) some other pretense to have you part with your hard-earned dollars.. ...
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Shirley Powell Skirvin
(Obituary ~ 10/14/08)
Sept. 27, 1922 - Sept. 27, 2008 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Shirley Powell Skirvin of Battle Creek, Mich., died (Sept. 27, 2008) at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility. She was born in Indianola on Sept. 27, 1922, to Francis and Dorothy Collins Powell...
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Woe to us if it doesn't change
(Column ~ 10/14/08)
A few days ago I went in and talked to my banker to discuss our family's financial situation. In the course of the conversation, the banker asked "You weren't having problems a few months ago, what's changed?" I nearly fell out of my chair. Has she been to the grocery store lately? Prices have increased by at least a third. Fuel costs, while slowly declining are still up a dollar more than they were a year ago...
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Some things government can't do
(Column ~ 10/14/08)
I've been watching the "Safe Haven" Act in action. It is the Nebraska Legislature's latest attempt at social engineering. "Oh my," the doers of good exclaimed, "Nebraska is the last state in the nation to implement a safe haven law and we must do something! Horrors! Everybody is doing it so we must too."...
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