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Birthday bash celebrates Norris, REA
(Features ~ 07/11/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Jerda Garey remembers when the electrician came to wire her house. She demonstrated her counting skills by enumerating the coin-like "knockouts" being produced by the electrician's work. "One, too, three ... and on to 60," Garey said. Finally, the electrician had had enough...
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Road projects will cost $16,000 per mile
(Local News ~ 07/11/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County''s armor coating projects for the 2011 summer will cost about $16,000 a mile. During their meeting Monday morning in the courthouse in McCook, Nebraska, county commissioners accepted the single bid submitted on labor to armor coat 7.5 miles of county roads...
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County turns down request to restore EDC funds
(Local News ~ 07/11/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioner foresees needing to replace a 1969 pickup and a 1971 dump truck, and said Monday morning he just can't support increasing the county's contribution to the McCook Economic Development Corp. from $5,000 to $10,000...
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What would Norris do during today's debt ceiling crisis?
(Editorial ~ 07/11/11)
With the celebration of Sen. George Norris' 150th birthday and the 75th anniversary of the Rural Electrification Administration he midwifed, one can only guess how George W. Norris might handle the current conflict in Congress over raising the debt limit...
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Working to save nursing home
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/11/11)
Considerable concern has understandably arisen in the Wauneta community and the surrounding area following the recent announcement by Vetter Health Service Inc. that they intend to close their nursing home in Wauneta. The facility is a critical element of the health care system, and a very significant source of employment opportunities and commerce in this neighborhood...
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Opening the time capsule
(Column ~ 07/11/11)
Recently we were fortunate to make a trip to Plainview, my home town. There was a lot going on there. For me, there was the All-Class Reunion. My high school class was celebrating its 65th anniversary. A number of my old (and I do mean old) classmates returned and it was fun to reconnect with these friends and relive some of those special times that we shared at PHS. But the Reunion was just a small part of the celebration for the town...
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The watchfulness in the citizen
(Column ~ 07/11/11)
"The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen." Those words are inscribed on the Nebraska State Capitol Building in Lincoln and they have always been an inspiration to me. One of the most important things an elected official does is stay in touch with constituents, either directly or through the media...
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Kenneth C. Ingels
(Obituary ~ 07/11/11)
March 1, 1937-July 8, 2011 MALVERN, Iowa -- Kenneth C. Ingels, 74, formerly of Netawaka, Kansas, died Friday (July 8, 2011) in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born March 1, 1937, in Horton, Kansas, the son of Frank C. and Emeline R. McClaskey Ingels. He graduated from Netawaka High School in 1955...
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Juniors B White team 4th in league baseball tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/11)
BERTRAND, Nebraska -- One bad inning killed the McCook Peters Transportation Juniors B White hopes for a shot at the South Central Nebraska Baseball League championship. The Juniors B White dropped a 10-7 decision to Bermis in the league tournament semifinals Friday, July 8, in Bertrand. The Bertrand and Loomis combined team scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally from a 7-5 deficit. Bermis then retired McCook in order in the top of the sixth to claim the victory...
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Rays edge Red Sox to win MMBA Cubs Division tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/11)
An exciting finish late Sunday, July 10, put the top two seeded teams in the championship finals in the 2011 McCook Midget Baseball Association (MMBA) Cubs Division post-season tournament. The Lifetime Eyecare Red Sox scored the winning run on a stolen base to advance to the finals with a 7-6 win over the Stewart Construction Jays...
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