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Carl Stanley Mohr
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Feb.12, 1945 - April 14, 2009 SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. -- Carl Stanley Mohr, 64, of Sun City West, Ariz., passed away April 14, 2009, in Surprise, Ariz. Stan was born Feb. 12, 1945, in McCook to Carl and Doris (Cox) Mohr. He grew up in McCook and graduated in 1964. He attended barber school in Omaha, Neb., and graduated in May 1965, returning to McCook to barber from 1965-2001...
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Thayer birthday
(Birthdays ~ 04/28/09)
Bob Thayer of McCook, will celebrate his 80th birthday May 4. Cards will reach him at 805 West 5th, McCook NE 69001.
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Quaduor birthday
(Birthdays ~ 04/28/09)
Faye Quaduor of Indianola is celebrating her 95th birthday on May 3, 2009. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 39862 Road 710, Indianola, NE 69001.
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McCook hospital urges swine flu precautions
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
If any swine flu cases develop in Southwest Nebraska Community Hospital is prepared to work closely with state and national agencies to control the virus, according to Jan Fidler, Community Hospital Vice President Patient Care Services. "We are receiving information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health agencies to remain current with this very fluid situation," Fidler said...
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Hand-washing priority for Community Hospital employees
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Should a patient be admitted to Community Hospital with swine flu, or any other highly contagious disease, the hospital is prepared to control the spread in infection with good hand hygiene. Even with an extremely low healthcare related infectious rate compared to national figures, Community Hospital recently implemented a new hygiene program to keep that rate as low as possible...
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Investor says he owns equipment used as collateral
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
An investor in the helicopter kit company that owes Red Willow County $300,000+ says that he owns equipment that Pawnee Aviation owner Ron Willocks used as collateral. Thomas Leach of Scott, La., said Monday morning during a stop at the Gazette that he, like the county, has tried unsuccessfully to notify Willocks that he plans to sue him for the return of his equipment. "He's hiding," Leach said. "He won't even answer his phone."...
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County resorting to legal notice to collect on loan
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Red Willow County will try again -- this time in the newspaper -- to notify the owner of a now-defunct helicopter kit company that the county plans to sue him for the $300,000+ he owes in back loan payments and interest. County Attorney Paul Wood told commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday morning that a notice of intent to sue that he mailed to Ron Willocks in Longmont, Colo., came back "undeliverable."...
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Recovery Act funding weatherization work for income-eligible households
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Nebraska homeowners and renters wanting to improve the energy efficiency of their homes are encouraged to investigate income guidelines and requirements for a weatherization program that will be funded by President Barack Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" of 2009...
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Poor economy opportunity for rural areas?
(Editorial ~ 04/28/09)
Is there a bright spot in our dark economy? That might be a bit of a stretch. But news from the Census Bureau last week might mean that the brakes are being applied on one of rural Nebraska's biggest problems. The problem? Out-migration. Nearly every county outside Nebraska's major population centers or along the Interstate has shown a decline in population -- especially among younger people...
- Modern heroes (Column ~ 04/28/09)
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