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Steven Charles Jacobsen
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
Steven Charles Jacobsen June 7, 1961 - July 1, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Steven Charles Jacobsen, age 51, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the McCook Community Hospital in McCook. Steve was born June 7, 1961, in Hastings, Nebraska to parents Lawrence and Veronica (Placke) Jacobsen. ...
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Jack Dwight Wagner
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
Jack Dwight Wagner Aug. 26, 1920 - July 1, 2012 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Jack Dwight Wagner, 91, of Arapahoe, died Sunday (July 1, 2012), at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born on Aug. 26, 1920, north of Arapahoe, Nebraska to Dr. John S. and Verna R. (Hutchinson) Wagner...
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Tietz named as finalist for Father of the Year
(Community News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A McCook man was honored with induction into the Nebraska Fatherhood Hall of Fame after he was selected as a top-10 finalist for the 2012 Nebraska Father of the Year Award. The man, Glen Tietz, was a guest of honor at the sixth annual "Celebration of Fatherhood" luncheon, June 14 in Lincoln, Nebraska, coordinated by the Christian Heritage Fatherhood Initiative...
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Performance Athletics celebrate 25 years, giving away $5,000 in prizes
(Business ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- If you've never been to Performance Athletics, now is the time to go. With its huge stock of sports apparel, including collegiate hats, Husker memorabilia, name brand backpacks, running clothes, sandals, sunglasses and other accessories, more than $5,000 worth of prizes and gifts will be given away in drawings on Saturday, July 7 in recognition of its 25th anniversary...
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On the Record July 3, 2012
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. ------ Police activity Activity log...
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What does the Fourth of July really mean?
(Editorial ~ 07/03/12)
Depending where we live in Southwest Nebraska, we might not be able to shoot off fireworks Wednesday, or water the lawn at the wrong time of day. We can't let our dog run free, or let the weeds in our yard go unmowed all summer. But Independence Day is a good time to be grateful for the freedoms we do have -- the examples above are the exception, not the rule. ...
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Community Foundation is admirable
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/12)
Upon my retirement from leading the Asia Foundation last year I was pleased to be asked to join the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Community Foundation. I have long admired the mission and way the Foundation innovatively and expertly helped so many of the state's communities marshal their resources to build a better future for their citizens through local philanthropy...
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Fourth of July, thrice
(Column ~ 07/03/12)
According to Google, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail: "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. ...
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Authorities mixed on fireworks
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas officials are responding to extremely dry condition by doing everything from urging extreme caution to banning fireworks outright as the Fourth of July approaches. The city has experienced one firework-related fire since it became legal to sell and discharge them last week...
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Civil War soldier sends message to 21st century
(Features ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Nadine Lafferty didn't know her grandfather, Adam W. Miller. "He was gone long before I was born," she said. But recently, she dropped a framed photograph of her grandfather, and what she found among the pieces created a bond between the two of them that is theirs alone...
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Shelter needs new fridge
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook, Nebraska, Humane Society is recovering from what could have been a tragedy, and needs help with the expenses associated with the incident. Some time through the night last night, the shelter's refrigerator "croaked," said humane society president Anne Dowd. "We were so very lucky not to have had a fire get started."...
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Even the weeds don't like the hot weather
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- How hot is it? It's so hot that even the weeds are burning up. "The only thing that's green is the kochia. Oh, and bind weed," Red Willow County weed control superintendent Bill Elliott told county commissioners Monday morning. Elliott said that he has inspected all but one of the 12 properties on which the state inspector found uncontrolled growth of musk thistle late this spring and earlier this summer. "Yeah, it's there," Elliott added, "but there aren't huge patches."...
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County drops trapper contract
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners at their meeting Monday morning decided not to continue a contract for the services of a government trapper. The decision had nothing to do with trapper Mike Sherman's job performance, commission chairman Earl McNutt said, but more to do with cutting expenses as commissioners begin to think about the next 20 years' budgets while they pay for the new county jail...
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Water restriction eased
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The City of McCook issued a notice Monday afternoon changing the mandatory daytime watering restriction back to a voluntary restriction. In the public notice the water department is asking citizens to voluntarily restrict outside water usage from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., apologizing for any inconvenience caused and thanking citizens for their cooperation...
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City water use back on track
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska --The city water system was able to replenish reserves over the weekend, thanks to slightly cooler weather and citizen participation in a three-day water restriction placed on daytime watering. Utility Director Jesse Dutcher said the reserves were never down to a critical level, but with the increasing number of rural fires, primarily attributed to lightning strikes during extreme hot and dry conditions, he wanted to ensure the city had more than adequate supply on hand to be able to support both rural and local firefighters.. ...
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Nina Gail Day Schnell
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
Nina Gail Day Schnell Jan. 12, 1922 - July 2, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Nina Day Schnell died Monday (July 2, 2012), in North Platte surrounded by family. She was born on Jan. 12, 1922, to Omar and Sarah Day in their sod farm house near Ruleton, Kansas during a fierce blizzard. ...
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Remembering Our Fallen
(Local News ~ 07/03/12)
Nebraska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Todd Wagner of Culbertson, Nebraska, raises an American flag on the new flagpole, and Rodney Solko and Maggie Repass of the Young Professionals Group unveil the new memorial bench in front of the Museum of the High Plains in McCook, Nebraska, mid-afternoon Tuesday. ...
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Kimberly Campbell
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
Kimberly Campbell July 23, 1967 - July 2, 2012 HOLDREGE, Nebraska -- Kimberly Campbell, 44, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, died Monday (July 2, 2012) after a courageous fight with cancer. Services are Saturday, June 7, 2012, at the First Church of the Nazerene in McCook at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Steve Bales officiating...
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John R. Sawdon
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
John R. Sawdon Feb. 17, 1921 - July 3, 2012 John R. Sawdon, 91, of Norton, formerly of Norcatur, Kansas, died Wednesday (July 3, 2012,) at Andbe Home in Norton. He was born Feb. 17, 1921, in Oberlin. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home.
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Marcia Lynn Sertterh
(Obituary ~ 07/03/12)
March 28, 1954 - July 1, 2012 OMAHA, Nebraska -- Marcia Lynn Cuellar Sima Sertterh was born March 28, 1954, in McCook, Nebraska, to Darlene (Lepper) Cuellar and Frank Cuellar. She passed away on July 1, 2012, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 58. Her family moved to Omaha where she lived and later married John Sima. To this union two children were born. John died from injuries sustained in a car accident. She later married Marty Sertterh. To this union, one son was born. They later divorced. Marcia worked as a mail carrier for 31 years. She also delivered the morning edition of the Omaha World Herald for 26 years. She enjoyed camping and fishing with her grandkids, the Nebraska Huskers, and the plants and flowers that filled her yard. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Sima; her father-in-law, Frank Sima; grandparents Ruth and Jim Roach of Culbertson, Nebraska, and Mary and Mike Cuellar of McCook. Survivors include her mother, Darlene Cuellar of McCook; her father, Frank Cuellar of Omaha; her children, Mike and wife, Diane Sima, Randi Jean Sima and Aaron Sertterh; sisters, Theresa Cuellar of Omaha, Doreen and husband, Steve Sima of Moody, Alabama, Dianne and Gary Klabunde of Omaha, Karen Keller of Trenton, Nebraska, Christina and husband, Alan Griffing of Kansas City, Missouri, and Denise and husband, Troy Spellman of Shelton, Nebraska; her mother-in-law, Jean Sima of Omaha; five grandchildren, Marina Sima, Ethan and London Sima and Cholee and A.J. Sertterh; one great-granddaughter, Vera; and her faithful dog, Harley; and other relatives, neighbors and many, many friends. John A. Gentleman Mortuary of Omaha handled the arrangements. Memorials can be made to the McCook Humane Society.
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