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On the record
(Other Record ~ 10/24/13)
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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Wauneta student chosen as college ambassador
(Community News ~ 10/24/13)
HASTINGS, Nebraska -- Nine individuals have been selected as Student Ambassadors at Central Community College-Hastings, including one from Wauneta, Nebraska. Carson Burrell, an agribusiness major, is a 2011 graduate of Dundy County Stratton High School and was chosen as a student ambassdor. He is the son of Monte and Julie Burrell...
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MNB donation
(Community News ~ 10/24/13)
Lisa Felker, left, MNB Human Resources Manager, presents a check for $560 to Ann Trail for Adopt-A-Chaplain. The funds were raised during an Oct. 18 bake sale by MNB employees in the main bank lobby. Courtesy photo
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NPCC Music Department presents concert Tuesday
(Community News ~ 10/24/13)
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The North Platte Community College Music Department will present their fall concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the McDonald-Belton Theater on the South Campus of the college. There will be a Halloween theme for the concert. Candy will be handed out at the end of the program. Students and directors will be appearing in costume and those who attend are encouraged to dress up as well...
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Fall opening
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
On Oct. 2, Roxy Lang of Wilsonville, Nebraska, captured opening milk pods, a sure sign of fall, in a draw in a pasture. She used these settings: F/9, 1/320; iso200, 300 mm. The McCook Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. Readers can contribute to our daily weather page, subject to space and color availability, by emailing photos to editor2@ocsmccook.com or bringing them into the Gazette offices at West First and E Streets. ...
- Jurascals (Weekend Menu ~ 10/24/13)
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USDA Farm Service Agency issuing CRP rental payments
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow-Frontier County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Director, Kenneth Carriker announced that County Offices of the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) are distributing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) annual rental payments to participants this week. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the month, but were delayed due to the lapse in Federal funding...
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Officer in stolen cruiser
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The eastern Nebraska police officer arrested in September in a stolen SUV south of North Platte told investigators he was headed to McCook to see his former boss, McCook Chief of Police Isaac Brown. Initial reports said 40-year-old Stanly Colby was distraught and believed to be headed to the McCook area, a recent article in the North Platte Bulletin confirmed he not only said McCook was his destination, but specifically identified a conversation with Chief Brown...
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Going pink
(Column ~ 10/24/13)
While October brings colder weather, fall activities, and the beginning of the holiday season, this month also marks an opportunity to bring attention to an important cause: breast cancer awareness. Every woman can relate to the worry and anxiety felt when having a yearly mammogram. It's not uncommon for women to retake the test or have a follow-up ultrasound, because their mammograms showed "irregularities" or signs of what might be breast cancer...
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'Believe' design proves popular part of Campaign for Cancer Care
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Cancer ribbons, in a variety of colors representing a variety of cancers, serve as a stark reminder that no one is immune and there are yet many battles before us. The ribbons also served as inspiration for Tom Wiemers this year, as he features the iconic image on area school T-shirts, hoodies and long-sleeved sweatshirts as the "I" in believe...
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'Night on the Hill' brings in more than $15,000
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Hillcrest Nursing Home at the recent annual "Night On The Hill" event. Guests were entertained by Nashville recording artist, Cindy Boehler of Alma, Nebraska, who was sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Linda Maiden Agency. Abby Soncksen, daughter of Mike and Lynn Soncksen and a ninth grade student at Hayes Center Public Schools, opened the evening playing background music on the piano...
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Hillcrest wins state grant for new small bus
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Roads, Rail and Public Transportation Division, to purchase a new, small bus for Hillcrest Nursing Home. The bus, which will have the capacity for four wheelchairs and six ambulatory riders, has been special ordered and should arrive in March of 2014...
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Governors OK purchases, accept donations
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Mid-Plains Board of Governors accepted a check for $4,800 from the McCook Sertoma Club toward a $22,000 pledge to underwite a state-of-the-art closed-loop audio assistance system at the MCC Events Center. So far, Sertoma has raised $17,200 toward the project...
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Palisade native new head of Rural Futures Institute
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The newly-hired founding executive director of the University of Nebraska's Rural Futures Institute is a former resident of Palisade, Nebraska. Charles P. "Chuck" Schroeder says he's excited to work with Nebraskans across the state and others to help rethink and revitalize rural life, with a particular emphasis on making rural communities places where young people can make their lives...
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Keep surfaces clean as flu season approaches
(Local News ~ 10/24/13)
A dematologist noticed a common problem among her acne patients. When she noticed an outbreak along the jaw line, she asked a simple question. "Hey, which side do you talk on with your cell phone? Do you talk on it much? Do you use a headset or an ear piece?"...
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What I wish my girls would hear ... final girl
(Column ~ 10/24/13)
The last two weeks I've been referring to the fact that although my girls hear my voice, I also know they tune out most of what I'm saying. When I try to express some "words to live by," they barely acknowledge me and I doubt retain more than 15 percent of what I said. But, as I keep saying, oh how I wish they would really hear me, really take some of what I say and apply it. What I want them to hear is the things that matter. Things that could make their lives better...
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