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Harold L. Hornkohl
(Obituary ~ 10/27/10)
May 2, 1924--Oct. 25, 2010 DANBURY, Nebraska -- Harold L. Hornkohl, 86, died Monday (Oct. 25, 2010), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born May 2, 1924, in Marion, Nebraska, the son of the late Louis and Agnes (Shoemake) Hornkohl. Harold grew up in Marion and attended Marion High School...
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Mother Nature makes a point
(Editorial ~ 10/27/10)
If Mother Nature doesn't have our attention yet, we don't know what will do the trick. On the far side of the world, at least 154 people were killed when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake 13 miles below the ocean floor Monday sent a 10-foot tsunami toward the western Indonesian Mentawai islands, a popular surfer's paradise that's usually a 12-hour boat ride away from civilization...
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A kingdom of many immigrants
(Column ~ 10/27/10)
A hundred years ago Ellis Island saw millions of souls -- the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breath free, wretched refuse from distant teeming shores -- disembark from the perilous seas looking only for the skyline of New York to know at least this part of their long journey was over...
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Donors fulfill $500K pledge to Events Center
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A group of local companies and organizations recently paid the final $100,000 of their $500,000 pledge to the McCook College Foundation to be used for the construction of the new Events Center on the McCook Community College Campus...
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Bison volleyball girls drop decision at Chase County
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- The McCook High School volleyball team was forced to shuffle the deck at Chase County Tuesday, Oct. 26. Illness forced head coach Krystal Weber to alter her regular rotation. The Bison played well but came up short in a four-set loss to the host Longhorns. Chase County topped McCook by scores of 25-18, 19-25, 25-12, 25-19...
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Bison football playoff tickets on sale Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
McCook will host Adams Central in Nebraska Class B state high school football first-round playoff action Friday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Weiland Field in McCook. Advance tickets for the Bison-Adams Central playoff contest will go on sale starting Thursday, Oct. 28, at the following locations: Sehnert's Bakery and the Sports Shoppe in downtown McCook, plus the McCook Senior High main office and the Senior High activities office during regular business hours...
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Bison senior headlines all-state tennis team
(High School Sports ~ 10/27/10)
McCook High School tennis standout Connor Larson heads the 2010 Nebraska Class B boys All-State tennis teams. Larson ended his Bison tennis career at the 2010 Class B state tournament Oct. 14-15 in Lincoln with a second consecutive No. 1 singles state championship and a second straight unbeaten season. Larson, who lost just seven matches in No. 1 singles competition in his four years of high school tennis, was named the caption of the Class B All-State team...
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'Heaven' book signing Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/27/10)
IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- It's a scene right off the silver screen -- a Hollywood production at its finest. A tow-headed 4-year-old boy, sporting a crew cut, accompanies his pastor father to a nursing home visitation. He's been there before and knows the drill. Holding fast to his father's hand he quietly takes in the scene...
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