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Alma, Cambridge, Maywood, W-P girls advance to RPAC semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/09)
ALMA/MAYWOOD -- Alma, Cambridge, Maywood and Wauneta-Palisade's girls basketball teams moved into the semifinals of the Republican Plains Activities Conference tournament after posting wins Monday night. Republican Plains Division Monday Alma and Cambridge came out on top in second round action of the Republican Plains division in Alma...
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Reserved tickets for Nebraska Spring Game go on sale next week
(College Sports ~ 01/27/09)
LINCOLN -- University of Nebraska football fans will have their first opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2009 Red-White Spring Game on Wednesday, Feb. 4 beginning at 8 a.m. The game--the first opportunity for the public to get a look at the 2009 Cornhuskers--will be played on Saturday, April 18. Kickoff has been set for 1 p.m...
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Ambrose W. Meyers
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
July 15, 1918 - Jan. 24, 2009 ARAPAHOE -- Ambrose W. Meyers, 90, died Saturday (Jan. 24, 2009) at Cambridge Hospital. He was born July 15, 1918, in Gosper County to William H. and Emilie J. (Monter) Meyers. He attended school at Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School north of Arapahoe. After school he helped his family on the farm...
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Study boosts viability of ethanol
(Editorial ~ 01/27/09)
Ethanol isn't the only answer, and wind and solar are getting more attention under the Obama administration, but the corn-based fuel should be able to hold its own, according to a new study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. That's because farmers and manufacturers are better at doing their jobs more efficiently while producing less greenhouse gas, according to the new report in the Journal of Industrial Ecology...
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Keystone, the centerpiece
(Column ~ 01/27/09)
A few years back in another life I was "the Commish" chairman of the Red Willow County Board. On my daily trip into the courthouse I would glimpse to the left and sadly observe the then vacant old YMCA building. The electricity was disconnected, a few windows were broken, the paint was peeling from around windows and doors, the overgrown postage stamp-sized lawn was unkempt, and the whole place looked sad. ...
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No takers yet for new office space in old beauty shop
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
It appears no one is jumping for joy at the thought of moving their offices into the former beauty shop building that Red Willow County commissioners bought last year. In fact, several at the commissioners' meeting Monday morning recommended using the property for parking, and County Attorney Paul Wood told commissioners, "Don't do anything with it. Let 'er sit."...
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County foreclosing on helicopter kit company
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The owner of a personal helicopter kit company that owes Red Willow County $366,595 will be served with foreclosure papers this week. Red Willow County Attorney Paul Wood told commissioners at their meeting Monday morning that the lawsuit against Ron Willocks of Pawnee Aviation is progressing. Wood and commissioners went into closed session to discuss the pending litigation...
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Second architectural firm approaches commissioners about jail plans
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
A second architectural firm has approached Red Willow County commissioners about resurrecting the jail bond issue that county residents voted down in 2006. Commission Chairman Earl McNutt told Michael Wicht and Steven Riley of Prochaska and Associates of Omaha and Jeff Tidyman of Engineering International of Curtis that commissioners haven't revisited the jail issue that voters rejected. "We haven't discussed ... re-approached the issue. We're just living with that decision," McNutt said...
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So far, and yet so close
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Mike Ford of McCook and his son, Harry, and friends were disappointed that the best view they could get of President Barack Obama's swearing in was the view at top -- until, that is, they found out thousands of other people with tickets weren't even able to get inside the gates. ...
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Sheriff seeks car, suspects in hangar break-in
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The Red Willow County Sheriff's Office is looking for a small green car and suspects that were allegedly involved in a break-in Monday night. Between 5 and 6 p.m., male suspects were observed by a witness attempting to break into the north hangar at the former Army Air Base north of town. The male suspects drove off in a small green car with a spoiler on the back, with 48-county license plate numbers...
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Video: How Super Bowl footballs are made, other coverage
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
http://video.ap.org/?pid=g_dmA_Sd9pLxxJE...
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Marjorie Ann Rand-Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
July 6, 1940 - Jan. 19, 2009 ARRIBA, Colo., -- Marjorie Ann Rand-Davis, age 68, of Arriba, Colo., died in a motor vehicle accident on Jan. 19, 2009, near Genoa, Colo. Marjorie was born July 6, 1940, to Albert Francis and Madeline J. (Dolph) Gutzman in Cambridge, Neb. She was one of six children...
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Marilyn U. Lowry
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Oct. 29, 1932 - Jan. 24, 2009 CAMBRIDGE -- Marilyn U. Lowry, 76, formerly of Cambridge, died Saturday (Jan. 24, 2009) at her home in Hastings, She was born in Arkansas City, Kan., on Oct. 29, 1932, to Archie C. and Elsie Lorine (Musson) McGee. She attended and graduated from Wellington, Kan., High School in 1950...
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Michael David Okins
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
May 24, 1956-Jan. 25, 2009 SALEM, Va. -- Michael David Okins, 52, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. He was born on May 24, 1956, in France and was the son of the late Gerold Elmer and Lucille Ann Okins Michael was a faithful and devoted member of Fort Lewis Baptist Church. In his career he served as the Sheriff of Hazard County and as a city police officer in McCook, Neb. He was also a private investigator in San Diego, Calif...
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Superintendent interviews under way
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Paul Calvert of Columbus interviews for the superintendent's position Monday evening before the McCook Public Schools board of education. Calvert has served as superintendent of Akron-Westfield, Iowa; at Creek Valley (Chappell and Lodgepole) Public Schools and currently, at Columbus Lakeview Public Schools. ...
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