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William James Dover
(Obituary ~ 07/31/12)
William James Dover March 2, 1948 - July 28, 2012 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- William James Dover, age 64, of North Platte, passed away July 28, 2012, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. William was born March 2, 1948, in Omaha to Ray K. and Marjorie Diskell Dover. ...
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Phillip Eugene Law
(Obituary ~ 07/31/12)
Phillip Eugene Law Nov. 8, 1936 - July 25, 2012 LAKEWOOD, Colorado -- Phillip Eugene Law, 75, died July 25, 2012 at Lakewood. He was born Nov. 8, 1936, in Dresden, Kansas to Norman and Irene (Foster) Law. He attended Decatur Community High School, graduating in 1954, Fort Hays State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder...
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Leland DeHart
(Obituary ~ 07/31/12)
Leland DeHart Jan. 15, 1918 - July 30, 2012 IMPERIAL Nebraska -- Leland Milford Dehart was born Jan. 15, 1918, at Yuma, Colorado, to Floyd H. and Nellie E. (Frazell) DeHart. As a young man he moved with his family to Wauneta, Nebraska, where Leland attended school, graduating from Wauneta High School in 1937. ...
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ON the record
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
Police activity Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...
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Kailee Adams named as All-American Scholar
(Community News ~ 07/31/12)
BARTLEY, Nebraska -- The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Kailee Adams of Bartley, Nebraska, has been named an All-American Scholar. The USAA has established the All-American Scholar At-Large Award Program to offer deserved recognition to superior students who excel in the academic disciplines. The All-American Scholars must earn a 3.3 or higher grade point average...
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My Starving Lion
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
Lorri Sughroue/McCook Daily Gazette Colten Hiatt, left, lead guitarist of the local band My Starving Lion, joins bass guitarist Dylan Power Friday night at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. The band was the opening act for headliner group VOTA, a Christian rock band of Lincoln, Nebraska. ...
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Curtis auctioneer a finalist at Hamilton County Fair championship competition
(Business ~ 07/31/12)
AURORA, Nebraska -- The Hamilton County Fair played host to the annual Nebraska Auctioneers Association Auctioneer and Ringman Championship Friday, July 27. The competition attracted talented auctioneers from Nebraska and surrounding states to compete for the title of Nebraska Champion and entrance to the 2013 International Auctioneers Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...
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Pfeifer joins Curtis State Bank, Western Nebraska Insurance
(Business ~ 07/31/12)
CURTIS, NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Curtis State Bank Loan Production Office and Western Nebraska Insurance LLC welcomes the addition of Jennifer Pfeifer as their new Customer Service Representative and Agent. Pfeifer attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and University of Nebraska -- Kearney and is studying online with Bellevue University to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in business administration...
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Filing deadline Wednesday for some offices
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Candidates for public power districts, ESUs, and village boards have until 5 p.m. Aug. 1 to file for the general election. Incumbents' filing deadline was July 16. Candidate filing forms for public power districts and ESUs must be in the Secretary of State's Office by Aug. 1...
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George and Teddy
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
A Teddy bear snuggles up close to a bronze Nebraska Sen. George W. Norris, (1861-1944) in front of Norris' historic home in downtown McCook, Nebraska. Norris served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1903 through 1913, during which time Teddy Roosevelt -- the inspiration for the stuffed toy, the "Teddy Bear" -- served as their country's 26th president...
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Here's your sign ...
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
A construction crew on July 19 cuts out one of two signs emblazoned over the front doors of the Culbertson, Nebraska, public school building, which is being partially demolished to build a new elementary building. Plans are to repurpose the signs into benches and integrate them into the new building...
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Diversity is answer to energy questions
(Editorial ~ 07/31/12)
If you think it's been hot here, imagine living in hot, humid India and having no chance of cooling off in air conditioning. That's the situation in the world's second most populous country, where as many as half of the nation's 1.2 billion people were without power following the largest power failure in 10 years Monday, and even a larger failure the next day...
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A walk
(Column ~ 07/31/12)
"Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said 'What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?'...
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Dixie L. Geihsler
(Obituary ~ 07/31/12)
Dixie L. Geihsler Nov. 20, 1952 - July 31, 2012 INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- Dixie L. Geihsler, 59, died Tuesday (July 31, 2012), at Community Hospital of McCook. Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook.
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Billy R. 'B. J.' Grossman
(Obituary ~ 07/31/12)
Billy R. 'B. J.' Grossman July 2, 1940 - July 31, 2012 McCOOK,Nebraska -- Billy R. "B. J. " Grossman, 72, of McCook, died Tuesday (July 31, 2012), at Community Hospital of McCook. Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook.
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Budget plan enacts cell phone fees
(Local News ~ 07/31/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The proposed 2012-13 McCook city budget calls for creation of a mobile phone occupation tax, which will put McCook right on track with the rest of the state. According to the smartmoney.com website, Nebraska already has the highest taxes and fees on wireless service in the nation...
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