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Oklahoma takes Big 12 title from Nebraska 23-20
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
Nebraska offensive lineman Rick Henry (74) clears the way for running back Rex Burkhead (22) against Oklahoma defensive back Jonathan Nelson (3). The Cornhuskers lost to the Sooners 23-20 in the Big 12 Championship game at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Saturday...
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Robert Boyd Jutten
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Aug. 7, 1933--Dec. 1, 2010 PALISADE, Nebraska -- Robert Boyd "Buster" Jutten, 77, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2010), at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Buster was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Montrose, Colorado, and graduated from Montrose High School. He was born into a ranching pioneer family on both sides of his parents. He continued this lifestyle until his passing, ranching in both in Colorado and Nebraska...
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David John Franke
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
June 25, 1942--Nov. 28, 2010 HERNDON, Kansas -- David John Franke, 68, died Sunday (Nov. 28, 2010), in his sleep in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was born June 25, 1942, in Oberlin, Kansas to Clade and Beulah (Tannehill) Franke. He was raised on a farm northeast of Herndon. He graduated from Herndon in 1960. He attended Fort Hays College one semester soon after graduating from high school...
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College president makes presentation at World Congress
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- By the time Dr. Michael Chipps, President of Mid-Plains Community College in west-central and Southwest Nebraska, returned from the 2010 World Congress of World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics in Birmingham, U.K.in mid-November, he was further persuaded that institutions worldwide are facing issues similar to those he is experiencing at the college he serves...
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Candlelight vigil
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
Nearly 20 people take part in a candlelight vigil to honor Target, the hero dog who helped stop a suicide bomber from entering the barracks of Bravo Co. 2-121 Infantry in Dand Patan Afghanistan, at the McCook Humane Society Friday evening. Target was accidently euthanized at an animal shelter in Arizona, where she lived with Sgt. ...
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All I want for Christmas
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
First Central Bank of McCook, Nebraska, wins first place in the annual McCook Area Chamber of Commerce and KFNF Christmas Light Parade down Norris Avenue in Saturday evening, telling Santa all they want for Christmas is a Big 12 football championship -- which they didn't get. ...
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Most of us get enough vitamin D, calcium
(Editorial ~ 12/06/10)
One always needs to be skeptical when it comes to diet supplements -- are the people pushing the product really interested in your health, or selling their product? Other times, the motives may be good, but is the science behind them? New guidelines issued by the Institute of Medicine, a 14-member expert committee convened at the request of the U.S. ...
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December 1969
(Features ~ 12/06/10)
People sometimes ask us if we remember a certain time, a certain date, or a certain happening. For those of us who often have difficulty remembering what we had for breakfast it helps when we are handed the newspaper, which reported the incident. Recently a loyal reader brought a copy of the McCook Gazette, December of 1969. Though things continue to change, some things remain the same...
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Farmers boost the economy
(Column ~ 12/06/10)
Once again American farmers have come through to help our economic situation. Agriculture is booming even as the broader economy struggles to recover from the recession. The USDA says farmers are expected to produce the third-largest corn crop and yield-per-acre on record. At the same time prices are rising...
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Bison girls end long losing streak
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
Entering the Friday, Dec. 3 season-opening girls basketball contest at the Senior High gym, many of the McCook players probably couldn't remember a taste of victory at the varsity level. It had been 28 games and more than a year since the Bison girls won a varsity contest. That losing streak disappeared behind a strong first half, as McCook topped Chase County, 49-36...
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Bison 'young guns' shoot down Chase County
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
McCook boys basketball opponents, beware the Bison Young Guns. Head coach Tim Garcia has plans to turn his relatively young team loose this season with a fast-paced offense and aggressive man defense. Chase County got a taste of perhaps what's in store for many Bison foes this year in a 76-63 McCook win Friday, Dec. 3, at the Senior High gym...
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Voyle W. Sauvage
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Dec. 22, 1944--Dec. 2, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Voyle W. Sauvage, 65, died Dec. 2, 2010 at McCook Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. He was born in Oberlin on Dec. 22, 1944, to Albert Sauvage and Dorothy (Koehler) Sauvage. He was raised on a farm in Rawlins County. He went to a country school in Decatur County...
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