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Dale 'Red' Donald Terry
(Obituary ~ 10/14/09)
Oct. 2, 1929 - May 1, 2009 IMPERIAL -- Dale "Red" Donald Terry, 79, died May 1, 2009, after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer. He was born in Wauneta on Oct. 2, 1929, to Beulah and Norman Terry. He attended Wauneta High School graduating in 1947. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Korea as a vehicle maintenance repairman until April 1952...
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Officials offer three options for water cuts
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
CURTIS -- State water officials have offered three options to keep Nebraska in compliance with the Republican River Compact during dry years. One option to make sure enough water gets to Kansas could be to reduce Nebraska groundwater irrigation allocations to 3.6 inches in the Lower Republican Natural Resources District, 4.8 inches in the Middle Republican NRD and 5.9 inches in the Upper Republican NRD...
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How's your reception?
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
Turkey buzzards gather on a cell phone tower in east McCook. Neighbors say they see them every morning and evening.
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Fatigue, texting join alcohol as driving hazards
(Editorial ~ 10/14/09)
Drivers should have the message about drinking. After years of lobbying by groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, getting caught driving while under the influence of alcohol has serious consequences. Too many still do it, but if they are convicted, drivers face long-term consequences...
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Keeping it clean
(Column ~ 10/14/09)
I don't remember when I first became aware of dirt or of my ability to get dirt on me. I do remember Saturday night baths in the kitchen at the Albion, Iowa, farmhouse, simply because they were so unique in my experience. Aunt Helen would pull out a huge galvanized tub and heat water on the cookstove, using corn cobs as fuel. Everyone went into the tub, one at a time, to emerge squeaky clean, including Uncle Floyd, who got first dibs. (Or is that first dips?)...
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Klug receives volunteer award
(Local News ~ 10/14/09)
Richard Klug, M.D., family medicine physician associated with McCook Clinic, received the Colorado Physician's Insurance Company's Harold E. Williamson award for Nebraska on Oct. 2 at the Nebraska Medical Association honors luncheon. As part of the award, Dr. ...
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Allen paces Bison girls at shortened state golf meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
STEVE KODAD Gazette Sports Editor GRAND ISLAND -- Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the 2009 Class B Girls State Golf Championships. The two-day, 36-hole state tournament was shortened to 18 holes and one day after Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) officials decided to cancel Monday's opening round due to wintry weather conditions...
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Larson ready to grab elusive state tennis crown
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
STEVE KODAD Gazette Sports Editor McCook High School junior Connor Larson is hoping third time is the charms this weekend. Larson has gotten within one win from a pair of Class B singles state championships in his high school tennis career. Larson will be the favorite to break his state meet jinx at the 2009 Class B State Tennis Championships...
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Class B state softball tournament postponed
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
HASTINGS -- This time of year, the weather is usually a huge factor in high school athletic events. Mother Nature is usually in control, as is the case at the 2009 Nebraska Class B Girls State Softball Championships. The opening round of the state tournament Wednesday was postponed due to wet conditions at the Bill Smith Softball Complex in Hastings. McCook was scheduled to face Blair in first-round action...
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Southwest outlasts Bison in rivalry renewal
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/09)
STEVE KODAD Gazette Sports Editor When McCook and Southwest get together to play high school volleyball, it's usually a hotly-contested battle. The latest edition of the Red Willow County rivalry was a carbon copy of past years. Southwest, one of the top teams in the state's Class C-2 ranks, topped the Class B Bison in a classic five-set marathon Tuesday night at the Senior High School gym...
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