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Ellis Kasten
(Obituary ~ 10/22/13)
Ellis Kasten March 14, 1939 - Oct. 12, 2013 KAMSLOOP, British Columbia -- Ellis Kasten, 74, of Kamsloop, British Columbia, formerly of Nebraska, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, after a six month battle with cancer. He was born on March 14, 1939 to Carl and Elsie Kasten and grew up near McCook, Nebraska. ...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 10/22/13)
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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State fair winners
(Community News ~ 10/22/13)
Garrett Craig won the Reserve Best of Show and Sarah Eckstein won third place in showmanship, at the 2013 Nebraska State Fair 4-H Rabbit Show. They are the grandchildren of Margaret Sughroue, formerly of McCook. Sarah is the daughter of Pam (Gillen) and Rich Eckstein of Linwood and Garrett is the son of Gail (Gillen) and Russ Craig of Omaha. Both Pam and Gail are formerly of McCook. ...
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Niermeier-Frossard birthday
(Birthdays ~ 10/22/13)
70th birthday Former McCook hairdresser Sharon Niermeier-Frossard of Ludell, Kansas, will celebrate her 70th birthday Oct. 29th. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 602 West 5th, Grove, OK 74344-0373.
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Minard, Springer engagement
(Engagement ~ 10/22/13)
Minard, Springer Ashlee Nicole Minard, originally of Bartley, Nebraska, and Brian James Springer, originally of Ogallala, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Rusty and Penny (Park) Minard of Bartley. Grandparents are Jim and Carolyn Park of Wilsonville, Nebraska, Loretta and Joe Burns of McCook, Nebraska, Phil Minard and Cathy of North Platte, Nebraska, and great-grandmother, Edith Biesecker, of Arapahoe, Nebraska...
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Pink Out is Wednesday at MCC Event Center
(Features ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is gearing up for Pink Out night at the Event Center Oct. 23 when the Lady Indian volleyball team takes on North Platte. All the proceeds will go toward breast cancer research and awareness...
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MCC choirs, band in concert Oct. 28
(Features ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Community College musicians will be in concert Oct. 28 at the Weeth Theater on campus. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. and will feature the MCC Select Choir, the MCC Choir and the MCC band. The Select Choir program will feature the classic "What a Wonderful World" as well as a men's quartet of "Bye Bye Love." Select Choir members include: Joseph McCarty, Rachel Bashor, Jesus Samaniego, David Sandman, Kristen Garner, Daniel Jordan, Rachel Bischoff, and Tyler Rambali...
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Danbury student awarded $20,000 Samsung American Legion scholarship
(Features ~ 10/22/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The American Legion National Selection Committee has selected nine students, including Megan Kelley of Danbury, Nebraska, for the 2013 Samsung American Legion Scholarship. Each student will receive a $20,000 scholarship for undergraduate studies...
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Mechanic to share his small-engine passion
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- When he was in his small engine repair shop people always told Thomas Whipple he should teach a class about his life-long passion. Now that he is retired, the Arapahoe man plans to do just that by offering an eight-hour class at McCook Community College on small engine repair with an overview of two-stroke and four-stroke cycle and associated components...
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MHS Class of 1963
(Features ~ 10/22/13)
McCook, Nebraska, High School's graduating class of 1963 gathers for a class picture at the Coppermill Steakhouse in McCook during its 50-year reunion planned in conjunction with the community's annual Heritage Days celebration Sept. 28 and 29. Graduates available for the picture were, front row, from left: Dick Cappel, McCook; Lorraine Rose Goldstein, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jerry Schwarz and Phyllis Adams Schwarz, Kearney, Nebraska; Sandie Derr Brown, Lincoln, Nebraska; Diane Jewell, Santa Monica, California; Carol Cheney Lashley, McCook; Sharon Gibson Dicke, Somerset, Kentucky; and Barbara Minary Masur, Culbertson, Nebraska. ...
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Rickety gates
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
Whether wind, or rain, or just the ravages of time, these fences and gates have seen better days. Annette Gruhn of McCook, Nebraska, took this photograph Oct. 11, north of Indianola in Frontier County, Nebraska, using these settings: ISO 200, f/4.0, 1/1000 sec, 200 mm. ...
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Anticipation builds for MCC Fire Science program
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- College and city officials shared their enthusiasm surrounding changes being implemented to the local fire science program and indicated there was potential for even further collaboration between the two in the future. McCook Community College Fire Science Director Tim Zehnder and City Manager Jeff Hancock visited with citizens during the October Coffee with a Cop meeting at McDonald's and discussed progress resulting from their partnership to implement a internship program at the McCook Fire Department.. ...
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Trick or Treat for Pantry under way through Nov. 11
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Red Willow County Ministerial Association announces that the annual "Trick or Treat for the Pantry" will be Wednesday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 11. This is a collective effort for churches within the ministerial association to collect non-perishable food items for the McCook Pantry. ...
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Hillcrest OKd for VA residents
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- As of Monday, Oct. 21, Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska, is a contracted nursing facility for the U.S. Veterans Administration. This certification has been more than a year in coming, according to Hillcrest administrator Colinda Nappa...
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City industrial park may get first tenant
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- More than a decade after the City of McCook entered into a joint development agreement with the McCook Economic Development Corporation to create an industrial park east of Valmont, they may finally have their first tenant. A Nebraska company has interest in establishing a metal receiving station in McCook, where scrap metal would be separated, sorted and processed in order to be shipped as melting material...
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Hassebrook sets priorities for state
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Candidate for Governor Chuck Hassebrook visited McCook last week and shared some of his priorities for the future of Nebraska. Hassebrook has been the Executive Director of the Center of Rural Affairs in Lyons, Nebraska, for the past 36 years and believes his experience and knowledge of rural Nebraska will be key tools as Governor...
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Historic Carnegie Library re-roofed with authentic tile from original source
(Local News ~ 10/22/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Eagle First roofing crews from McCook and Lincoln have re-roofed the historic Carnegie Library in downtown McCook. The $100,000 project will keep the Carnegie viable for many years to come, according to officials of the Museum of the High Plains, which owns and maintains the 106-year-old library...
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Shutdown masks losses from early October blizzard
(Editorial ~ 10/22/13)
Tens of thousands of lives were lost in early October, but we bet you didn't hear much about it, thanks to the closed-down government and standoff over the national debt limit. Figures just came in confirming more than 2,200 cattle in Nebraska and tens of thousands in western South Dakota were killed after a record 19 inches of snow was dumped on Rapid City on Friday, Oct. 4, and other areas got enough snow to make snow drifts 5 feet deep...
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Understanding Israel
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/13)
News coverage of events in the Middle East appear quite often, when attacks occur. They capture the attention of Jews, Christians and Moslems. When there are questions, historic sources including the Bible and the writings of Josephus, the Jewish historian are quoted...
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A history lesson
(Column ~ 10/22/13)
Sometimes the old isn't so new. Several thousand years ago a non-native administrator named Joseph set up a system to prevent famine in Egypt. Joseph's plan was to build large granaries throughout the land and then nationalize all grain production. The crops were delivered to Pharaoh to be stored in his granaries. ...
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