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Norma L. Hill
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Norma L. Hill Dec. 23, 1931 - Feb. 9, 2014 LOVELAND, Colorado -- Norma L. Hill passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at North Shore Manor. Norma was born on Dec. 23, 1931, in Culbertson, Nebraska, to Chester and Ada Roberts. She graduated from Culbertson High School in May 1950. Norma married Donald L. Hill on Sept. 3, 1950. They were members of the Methodist Church...
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Helen Elizabeth Cross
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Helen Elizabeth Cross Oct. 10, 1912 - Feb. 7, 2014 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Helen Elizabeth Cross, 101, of died Saturday (Feb. 7, 2014), at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Society in Arapahoe. She was born on Oct. 10, 1912, on a farm northeast of Edison, Nebraska, to Thomas E. and Nora A. (Sanderson) Hays...
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Alberta R. "Bertie" Ritter
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Alberta R. "Bertie" Ritter March 1, 1930 - Feb. 9, 2014 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Alberta R. "Bertie" Ritter, 83, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2014), at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born March 1, 1930, to Gottfried and Sarah (McDonald) Mumm in Selden, Kansas...
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Dack anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/12/14)
50th anniversary The family of Dean and Vera (Schwab) Dack of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary Feb.16. Their family includes children, Sheri and David Sempeck of Omaha, Nebraska and Connie and Ron Stritt of Indianola, Nebraska. They have six grandchildren and two (and counting) great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 407 Park Ave., McCook, Nebraska, 69001...
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Berndt anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/12/14)
60th anniversary The family of Glenn and Norma Jean Berndt of Culbertson, Nebraska, is hosting a card shower in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 14, 1954, in what is now the United Methodist Church in Culbertson. They currently live two miles north of Culbertson on the family farm. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 37472 Road 720, Culbertson, NE 69024-7758...
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Musgrave birthday
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
75th birthday The family of Dale F. Musgrave of Hastings, Nebraska, formerly of McCook, is hosting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday Feb. 18. His family includes wife, Elizabeth of Hastings; children, Dale and wife, Jerelyn of Parkersburg, West Virginia; and Tom and wife, Michelle of Hastings and five grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at PO Box 756, Hastings, NE 68901...
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Harpst awards presented to Shellabarger, Langley
(Community News ~ 02/12/14)
CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- The annual Merle Jane Harpst Awards were presented at the Tri Valley Health System Holiday party on Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2014, at the Cambridge Community Building. The award is named for the late Merle Jane Harpst, longtime employee and administrator at Cambridge Memorial Hospital and Tri Valley Health System...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 02/12/14)
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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School calendar change requested for Christmas, ski trips
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
McCOOK,Nebraska -- A longer December break and time off in March for ski trips were revisions requested for next year's school calendar. Superintendent Grant Norgaard presented a draft of the calendar for next school year at Monday night's regular McCook School Board meeting, with board member Diane Lyons requesting that the Christmas break in December start Monday, Dec. ...
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Family escapes house fire in Culbertson
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- No one was injured in a house fire confined to a bedroom in a home in Culbertson, Nebraska, during Wednesday Feb. 5's early morning extremely cold winter temperatures. Fire Chief Rich Sensel said there was smoke damage throughout the rental home occupied by the Bobbie Williams family, but the fire's spread was controlled within the bedroom...
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Prom shop
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
A hot pink prom dress outshines the reflections of neighboring buildings at the limited-time-only "Prom Shop," located at 110 West C Street on the bricks in downtown McCook, Nebraska. The shop offers a variety of prom and special event dresses that have been gently worn (most just once), cleaned, steam-pressed and displayed for the next "Cinderella" to wear. ...
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Traditional roles still dominate American homes
(Editorial ~ 02/12/14)
Stuck for a Valentine's Day gift, guys? You might spring for a few hours of house cleaning if your wife works outside the home, and especially if she's the primary breadwinner. There's a good chance she didn't take that role by choice, and a better chance she's not happy with the situation, according to a survey by Working Mother media...
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Ballot, ballot, who's got the ballot?
(Column ~ 02/12/14)
Stuck for a Valentine's Day gift, guys? You might spring for a few hours of house cleaning if your wife works outside the home, and especially if she's the primary breadwinner. There's a good chance she didn't take that role by choice, and a better chance she's not happy with the situation, according to a survey by Working Mother media...
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Sighting the Seven Sisters
(Column ~ 02/12/14)
One of the nice little jewels in the winter sky is the tiny Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, because seven very bright stars can be seen without optical. Even from the light polluted city skies the cluster can be seen. The little group is also known as M-45 in French astronomer Charles Messier's list of things that are not comets...
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Move to Cuba
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/12/14)
Are you spending too much money on propane? If so I suggest moving to Cuba. Cuba has a mild climate except they have communism there. And we all know what happens to communists: They get killed dead. Business is business and any successful businessman knows the rules of free enterprise: Charge as much as the traffic will bear...
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Marvin M. Phelps
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Marvin M. Phelps Oct. 12, 1922 - Feb. 10, 2014 CALLAWAY, Nebraska -- Marvin M. Phelps, 91, of Callaway, Nebraska, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Callaway Good Life Center. He was born Oct. 12, 1922, at North Platte, Nebraska, to Burt and Edith (Calhoun) Phelps. ...
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No, I insist ... you first
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Red Willow County Sheriff's Deputy Alan Kotschwar escorts county commissioner Vesta Dack into one of the double cells for female prisoners in the new county jail in McCook, Nebraska, Tuesday morning. Beckenhauer Construction senior site superintendent Carl Gibbs, left, assured Dack that the locks haven't been put on the cell doors yet. ...
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New principal has 27 years at school
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The new principal chosen for the McCook Junior High will hit the ground running. That's because he's put in the miles for the past 27 years as an instructor and assistant principal at the school. The McCook Public School District Board of Education unanimously approved Monday night at the regular meeting a one-year contract with Chad Lyons as principal at the junior high. Current principal, Dennis Berry, is retiring at the end of the year...
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