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Annabelle Lea Nelsen
(Obituary ~ 06/14/10)
Jan. 10, 1926-June 12, 2010 BIRD CITY, Kansas -- Annabelle Lea Nelsen, 84, died Saturday (June 12, 2010) at the Good Samaritan Village in St. Francis, Kansas. She was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Joplin, Missouri. She spent her lifetime as a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Nelsen in 2004; and son, Darrel Nelsen in 2004...
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Vivian Gail (Scheel) Seymour
(Obituary ~ 06/14/10)
Feb. 4, 1920-June 11, 2010 BIRD CITY, Kansas -- Vivian Gail (Scheel) Seymour, 90, died Friday (June 11, 2010) at the Good Samaritan Society Hospital in Atwood, Kansas. Born Feb. 4, 1920, in Bird City, she spent her lifetime as a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Seymour in 1996; son, Doug Seymour in 2004; and daughter, Marianne Bressler in 1993...
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Dr. Mabel J. Schmer
(Obituary ~ 06/14/10)
Jan. 4, 1922-June 13, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Dr. Mabel Jean Schmer, 88, died Sunday (June 13, 2010) at the Community Hospital in McCook. She was born in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 4, 1922 to John and Mabel Grace (Traut) Schmer. Her mother died in childbirth...
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1935 Republican River Flood, Trenton
(Column ~ 06/14/10)
This year we are observing the 75th Anniversary of the Republican River Flood of 1935. The '35 flood was reported to be a "100 year event." It was said that a flood of similar magnitude occurred in 1826. Prior to 1935 there are written reports of severe Republican River floods in 1885, 1903, 1905 and 1915. (In 1885 nine people were killed from the towns of Cambridge, Richmond Canyon, and Arapahoe -- victims are buried in Cambridge and the graves are marked with a monument)...
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'Loop Brewery' wins business competition
(Local News ~ 06/14/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Hormel Business Plan Competition, in partnership with Invest Nebraska Corporation, launched its fourth annual Business Plan Competition in McCook on the campus of McCook Community College on Friday. Four finalists competed for the chance to win a $25,000 equity investment, and one diligent McCookite went home with the prize...
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'What happens in Herndon ...'
(Local News ~ 06/14/10)
Ken Solko, left, and Alan Solko, both of Herndon, Kansas, fork tender, juicy roast beef and veggies out of the cooker at noon Saturday, during the community's quincennial "Herndon Ox Roast." Hundreds and hundreds of Herndonites and "Herndonites at heart" gathered for the barbecue and entertainment in the park, outhouse races, mud volleyball and parade...
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Then came the rain...
(Local News ~ 06/14/10)
A bolt of lightning illuminates the sky southeast of McCook Friday night as storm clouds rolled through the area. The photo was taken from the top of the hill a few miles south of town on Highway 83. This storm was a precursor for a weekend of rainy weather in the McCook area, with an official total of 2.01 inches of rain from Friday through midnight Sunday recorded at the McCook Regional Airport...
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MCC baseball players earn post-season honors
(High School Sports ~ 06/14/10)
McCook Community College enjoyed one of the best baseball campaigns in the history of the sport at the two-year school, and several standouts on the 2010 Indians roster were rewarded with post-season honors. MCC finished the season with a 29-28 record and a berth in the four-team Empire Conference playoffs. The Indians, under head coach Jon Olsen, went 29-14 after losing their first 14 games this spring...
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Rain hampers McCook Legion baseball slate
(High School Sports ~ 06/14/10)
Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the weekend schedule for McCook's Legion baseball teams. The McCook National Bank Seniors saw their games Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13, at the Sidney Wood Bat Tournament cancelled by rain. The Seniors are set to host Ogallala Thursday, June 17, at 8 p.m. at the Jaycees Sports Complex, West 10th and M Streets and next door to the Red Willow County Fairgrounds...
- Teddy Gene Schleeman (Obituary ~ 06/14/10)
- Mary Idona Wilmot (Obituary ~ 06/14/10)
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