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Cardinals advance to Class D-2 quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/08)
Hayes Center to take on Anselmo-Merna Monday night HAYES CENTER -- The Hayes Center Cardinals advance to the Nebraska Class D-2 semifinals with a 46-6 pounding on Ansley Wednesday night in the quarterfinals.
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Record-breaking season ends for McCook Bison volleyball team
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/08)
KEARNEY -- A record-breaking season for the McCook High School volleyball team came to an end Thursday night with an 18-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-27, 15-10 loss to Hastings in the Nebraska Class B-5 district tournament. The B-5 district tournament is being played at the University of Nebraska-Kearney...
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Cambridge spikers down DCS to capture Class C2-11 title
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/08)
Cambridge and Wauneta-Palisade move into the Class C and D district tournament after winning their sub-district finals Thursday night. McCOOK C2-11 Cambridge pushed by Dundy County-Stratton in the C2-11 finals 25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 25-17.
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Clara Janice (Nickel) Blalack
(Obituary ~ 11/07/08)
Aug. 20, 1940 - Nov. 4, 2008 ATWOOD -- Clara Janice "Grandma Sperry" (Nickel) Blalack, 68, died Tuesday (Nov. 4, 2008) at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. She was born Aug. 20, 1940, to Ralph and Clara Jane (Hays) Masters in Scott County, Kan. Her mother, Clara died when she was 2-years-old. She graduated from Scott Community High School in 1959...
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Harold Raymond Mihm
(Obituary ~ 11/07/08)
July 27, 1917 - Nov. 5, 2008 PALISADE -- Harold Raymond Mihm died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at the Heritage of Wauneta. He was 91. Harold was born on July 27, 1917, to Fred Henry and Anna Marie (Kircher) Mihm on a farm north of Indianola. He was baptized in the St. Catherine's Church in Indianola. Harold worked as a farm hand for different people in the community...
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Alma Galloway
(Obituary ~ 11/07/08)
July 8, 1913 - Nov. 3, 2008 SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Alma Galloway, 95, died peacefully at her home on Nov. 3, 2008, in San Ramon, Calif. Alma was born to Dr. J. M. Willis and Ethelyn Willis on July 8, 1913, in Marsland, Neb. She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1930. She majored in fine arts at Ward-Belmont College in Nashville, Tenn., earning an Associate of Arts degree...
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WEC population 100 for first time
(Local News ~ 11/07/08)
The offender population at the Work Ethic Camp hit its designed capacity of 100 Wednesday on its way to 130, according to Nebraska Department of Correctional Services officials. Although the population briefly spiked at 100 earlier, this is the first time it has remained above 100 since the facility opened in 2001, according to Kyle Clapp, WEC public information officer...
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Speaker: People return home 'to the fulfillment of who we are'
(Local News ~ 11/07/08)
People are like fish -- they are best attracted rather than being herded, a speaker told community leaders from cities and towns across Nebraska who filled the Republican River Valley Event Center Thursday night for the Nebraska Community Foundation's annual banquet...
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Three appear in post-office break-in
(Local News ~ 11/07/08)
McCOOK -- Three suspects were arraigned in Red Willow County Court Thursday in connection with the Oct. 30 break-in at the U.S. Post Office in Bartley. Kacey L. Maret, Miranda Vanderpool and Jonathan W. Weems, age and addresses unknown, did not post 10 percent of their bonds and remain in custody at the Hitchcock County Jail in Trenton...
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WEC playing key role in reducing prison population
(Editorial ~ 11/07/08)
Nebraska's prison system is moving in the right direction, and McCook's Work Ethic Camp is an important reason. The prison population is declining after hitting 140 percent of capacity a few years ago, and still stands at 138 percent, according to Nebraska Department of Corrections officials...
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Grateful for support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/07/08)
In 1858, when Abraham Lincoln lost a senate campaign to Stephen Douglas, Lincoln compared his reaction to the defeat to "stubbing his toe in the dark." Lincoln said he was "too big to cry, and too badly hurt to laugh." While I am disappointed by the outcome of Tuesday's election, my family and I are honored to received enough votes to place within 1.4 percent of a distinguished, well-respected incumbent and my congratulations go out to both of the winning candidates...
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Think about it
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/07/08)
Election Day has passed on. Did you vote? If not, why not? If you did not vote, something bad will happen to the economy. The economy will get worser because you did vote, or the economy will be even more worser and as worst as it can get because you voted...
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Election night 2008 -- or was it 3008?
(Column ~ 11/07/08)
As the years have passed, the broadcast and cable news outlets have slowly begun developing new and better ways to disseminate information to the masses, as well as gather that information for themselves. In recent years, that has led to use of live-blogging, instant messaging, and even webcams to communicate with the masses. ...
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House fire blamed on electrical short
(Local News ~ 11/07/08)
A McCook couple's second house fire in a month is blamed on a short in electrical wiring in the attic of their home at 401 W. First. McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham said this morning that a cold, strong winter-like wind out of the north was a blessing, keeping the flames in the attic and in a southeast second-floor bedroom from spreading throughout Walt and Jean Sehnert's home...
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Doris I. Mohr
(Obituary ~ 11/07/08)
May 14, 1923-Nov. 6, 2008 Doris Isola Mohr died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Neb., at the age of 85. She was born May 14, 1923, at Ovid, Colo., the daughter of the late Earnest E. and Mary Etta (Young) Cox. She grew up in McCook where she received her education...
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Sandra Kay Powell
(Obituary ~ 11/07/08)
June 14, 1945-Nov. 6, 2008 PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. -- Sandra Kay Powell, 63, died Thursday (Nov. 6, 2008), at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kan. She was born June 14, 1945, to Vernon and Dorothy (Ebert) Powell in McCook. She worked as a shipping supervisor for Wal-Mart...
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