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Don J. Antrobus
(Obituary ~ 02/09/12)
Don J. Antrobus June 7, 1914 - Feb. 8, 2012 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Don J. Antrobus, 97, died Wednesday (Feb.8, 2012) at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center, in Arapahoe. He was born on June 7, 1914, at Norton, Kansas to Ora D. and Lulu E. (West) Antrobus...
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Dennis Ray Schrock
(Obituary ~ 02/09/12)
Dennis Ray Schrock Feb. 11, 1953 - Feb. 5, 2012 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Dennis Ray Schrock, 58, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, formerly of Edison, Nebraska died Sunday (Feb. 5, 2012), at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born Feb. 11, 1953, at Denver, Colorado to Maurice R. and Sharlene J. (Garrett) Schrock...
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'Smash' ambitious, entertaining look at Broadway
(Column ~ 02/09/12)
The fresh-faced ingenue stands alone on the stage, radiant in the spotlight. As the orchestral music swells, her jaw relaxes, her lips open, and from a place deep within her comes a sterling, beautifully tuned voice. It's the product of endless rehearsal and study and vocal coaching, sure, but at the very core of that lovely voice is the raw, real talent of a young woman who has dreamed of this moment since she first caught the performance bug so many years before. ...
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UFC fighter with area ties competing in home state
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
OMAHA, Nebraska -- The son of a former Southwest High School wrestling coach is an Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter and is competing next week in Omaha. Mike Simpson, now of Arizona, coached wrestling at Southwest High School in Indianola and his son, Aaron, is a mixed-martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the UFC circuit...
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Pay raise advances
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A constitutional amendment seeking to raise the pay of Nebraska lawmakers advanced out of committee this morning and will be heard next on the legislative floor, according to State Sen. Mark Christensen. Christensen told the Gazette that LR 373CA advanced on a 6-2 vote with the addition of an amendment that would set the annual salary of senators at $22,500, to be effective Jan. 1, 2013...
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Delivering mail in winter takes patience
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- After 32 years of delivering the mail, United State Post Office mail carrier Steve Post knows the value of comfortable shoes. He has three pairs. He estimated he walks about six and half miles a day, so good shoes and the right clothing go a long way in his line of work...
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Organizers near goal of 200,000 meals
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor Dawna Bates had nothing but good news to share Tuesday night during a planning meeting for the upcoming McCook Mobile Pack for Feed My Starving Children, announcing that the group has raised nearly enough money to pack 200,000 meals March 23 and 24...
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Latest scandals reinforce need to speak up quickly
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
Another outrageous, tragic scandal involving abusive adults preying on children they were responsible to help is unfolding in a Los Angeles-area school district that has since interrogated and replaced its entire faculty. The first case involved a long-time teacher caught with hundreds of photos of his students in bondage situations and other poses we won't mention here...
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Tweaking healthcare services law in Nebraska
(Column ~ 02/09/12)
On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, Speaker Mike Flood of the Nebraska Legislature announced that Session would end early on Friday the 3rd, due to the upcoming threat of extreme weather conditions. Hearings that were to be heard that afternoon have been rescheduled to have their hearings on Monday February 13, at 9:30 a.m. ...
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The grand astronomical planetary parade
(Column ~ 02/09/12)
Woo Hoo!! A whole week of a grand planetary parade. Four of the five visible planets will be making an appearance in the evening sky this week. The fifth one, tiny Mercury, will be joining the crowd toward the end of the month. Tonight, Thursday, Feb. 9, the brightest of the visible planets, Venus, will be showing us the location of one of the dimmest, gas-giant, Uranus...
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The February Fairy
(Column ~ 02/09/12)
It's finally February and I couldn't be more excited! What an awesome month for my family. Seriously, it doesn't get any better than February. Although, November and May come in a close second and third, February, by far, ranks No. 1 in our house. You know why? Oh no, it's not because all our birthdays are in that month, or because it's Hubby and I's anniversary or anything like that. It's definitely not because of Valentine's Day. That day lost its excitement YEARS ago!...
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Courthouse incident -- update
(Local News ~ 02/09/12)
Officers have a man in custody after what may have been an escape attempt this morning at the Red Willow County Courthouse. A bystander said he was trying to make a cellular phone call when he heard a commotion and "saw a dogpile" of officers subduing a man in the street. Authorities had no immediate information available about the incident. Several McCook police officers responded and sheriff's deputies responded to the scene. (Bruce Crosby/McCook Daily Gazette)...
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