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Merwin J. Petersen
(Obituary ~ 04/15/10)
April 26, 1938 - April 10, 2010 STRATTON, Nebraska -- Merwin Joe "Mert" Petersen died Saturday (April 10, 2010) at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 71. He was born April 26, 1938, on the family farm near Culbertson in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, the son of the late Earl and Josephine (McNiece) Petersen. Merwin grew up on the family farm and graduated from Stratton High School at Stratton, Nebraska, in 1955...
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Paul Albert Utterback
(Obituary ~ 04/15/10)
April 1, 1935 - April 10, 2010 WOOD RIVER, Nebraska -- Paul Albert Utterback, 75, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska, died Saturday (April 10, 2010) at the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Home in Wood River. He was born April 1, 1935, at the family farm near Holbrook to J. Thomas and Gladys (Reitz) Utterback...
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Housing agency interested in old East Ward building
(Local News ~ 04/15/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska --The McCook Housing Authority is exploring the possibility of purchasing the former East Ward school building. Rebecca Dutcher, McCook Housing Authority executive director, said today that the agency has signed a purchase option to buy the 80-year old building at East Fifth and E and is in the process of finding funding...
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Senator calls LB862 important tool for dealing with water issues
(Local News ~ 04/15/10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- LB 862, introduced by Sen. Mark Christensen, was signed Wednesday by Gov. Dave Heineman. "I was pleased to see the Governor sign LB 862 into law, improving our current tool, which allows eligible Natural Resources Districts authority to raise revenue for projects to enhance river flow and stabilize our local agricultural economy," said Christensen, who lives in Imperial...
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High school rodeo here next week
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Belt buckles, prizes and state points will be on the line when 120 cowboys and cowgirls compete in the first rodeo of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association spring season, in McCook, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 23, 24 and 25...
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King Arthur's Quest on stage Saturday
(Community News ~ 04/15/10)
Join King Arthur, Guinivere, Lancelot and a host of others in a musical wonderland Saturday when theMissoula Children's Theatre and more than 40 local studentspresent an original musical adaptation of King Arthur's Quest. Playing the title character, King Arthur, will be AndyHutchins and Rachel Gordine. ...
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Ballroom dance club forming
(Community News ~ 04/15/10)
A newly organized ballroom dance club met for the second time Saturday, with 17 persons from McCook and Atwood. Organizers Mr. and Mrs. Steve Keene said the group plans to continue meetingmonthly at the Episcopal Church Recreation Room, where different dance steps will be practiced under the direction of Don Harpst and Lis McCarty from McCook...
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Budget shows real priorities of government
(Editorial ~ 04/15/10)
Most of us -- those who anticipated a refund, that is -- filed our taxes long ago, but for those who didn't, today, April 15, is the deadline. With the recession, stimulus funding and health care reform, it's easy to lose some of the basics about government budgets...
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Dancing with the stars (and planets)
(Column ~ 04/15/10)
I do hope you had an opportunity to get out this past week for a view of the planets Venus and Mercury as they did a small dance in the western sky just after sunset. There were finally some cloudless evenings that allowed some very good observation possibilities...
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Guilty conscience
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/15/10)
Coming from Nebraska roots, and still having family in the McCook area, I read the article in The McCook Daily Gazette: "Nelson introduces bill to freeze salaries of members of Congress" (April 14). How thoughtful of him! Had he initiated this action three or more years ago, it might look credible. ...
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Roland Vaughn Stevens
(Obituary ~ 04/15/10)
Nov 1, 1929 - April 12, 2010 DES MOINES, Iowa -- Roland Vaughn Stevens, 80, died Monday (April 12, 2010). He was born Nov. 1, 1929, at Cambridge, Nebraska, to Ernest "T.E." Stevens and Bertha (Decker) Stevens. He graduated from Cambridge High school in 1948 and went to the University of Nebraska for one year where he ran track. He then transferred to McCook Jr. College where he played football...
- Lyle Francis Bergin (Obituary ~ 04/15/10)
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