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Susan Carson Shipley
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Susan Carson Shipley Oct. 28, 1934 - Feb. 25, 2014 LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Susan Carson Shipley, 79, died Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2014) in Lincoln. She was born Oct. 28, 1934, in Fremont, Nebraska, to Herbert and Dorothy Olson. She moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, for her freshman year of high school and graduated with the class of 1952. She received a bachelors of art degree in education from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln...
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Katherine 'Katie' Annette Knight
(Obituary ~ 02/26/14)
Katherine 'Katie' Annette Knight July 26, 1971 -Feb. 19, 2014 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska -- Katherine "Katie" Annette Knight, 42, of McCook, Nebraska, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2014), at her home. She was born on July 26, 1971, at Stratton, Nebraska, to Roger and Barbara (Shaffer) Felt...
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Local participants attend firefighting seminars
(Community News ~ 02/26/14)
KEARNEY, Nebraska -- About 220 people attended the 2014 Les Lukert Winter Conference Feb. 7-9 in Kearney. The conference was sponsored by the Nebraska Society of Fire Service Instructors and Central Community College. Sessions covered such topics as achieving excellent outcomes, decisive action in challenging situations, fireground strategies, intervention and prevention, leadership, and ventilation for private dwellings...
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Donald Osborn
(Community News ~ 02/26/14)
Donald Osborn BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Donald Osborn, 97, long-time resident of Benkelman, died Monday Feb. 24, 2014), at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include her sister, Ilene Erdman and husband Earl, of Haigler, Nebraska; brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Jean Lutz of Parks, Nebraska; sisters-in-law, Naomi Osborn of Benkelman, Phyllis Osborn of Chadron, Nebraska and Helen Stevens of Brush, Colorado and many nieces and nephews...
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Lebanon man running for national American Legion position
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
ON THE ROAD -- Entering the stretch drive of his campaign to become the National Commander of the American Legion, Mike Helm of the Lebanon, Nebraska Legion post spoke to the Gazette Tuesday, Feb.25, 2014, on the road back from a Legion gathering in Raleigh, North Carolina...
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'Grandma June' ready to barrel race in 'the big one'
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- June Holeman of Arcadia, Nebraska, the barrel racer who holds the record at the Kiplinger Arena in McCook, has qualified to run Sunday in Arlington, Texas, in RFD-TV's "The American," the single-largest one-day cash prize rodeo in the history of rodeo...
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Feeders celebrate as Nebraska overtakes Texas in cattle on feed
(Local News ~ 02/26/14)
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA, U.S.A. -- With pride apparent in their voices, the leading cattle feeders in Southwest Nebraska took time out Tuesday afternoon and this morning to talk about the reasons Nebraska has climbed to the Number One spot in the nation in cattle feeding...
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Pet ownership, exercise pay off for California couple
(Editorial ~ 02/26/14)
We've repeatedly used this space to tout the need for exercise, and even promoted the advantages of responsible pet ownership for one's physical and mental health. Both paid off for a California couple, who made the discovery of a lifetime when they were getting some exercise by walking their dog...
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What's up? Stars and planets getting together
(Column ~ 02/26/14)
What indeed is up? We haven't done a sky survey for a while, I think it is time for one. Okay, let's start looking west about an hour after local sunset. The first thing we see is the large constellation Pegasus sinking toward the horizon. As a reminder, Pegasus looks like a giant diamond standing up on one corner...
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Lawmakers consider additional educational choice
(Column ~ 02/26/14)
As a kid growing up in small town Nebraska I went to the elementary school closest to my house, the only junior high school and the only high school in town. I had many of the same teachers as my older siblings. I ate the same, one--choice meal as my classmates, and I liked it. Because there wasn't any choice...
- Jurascals (Weekend Menu ~ 02/26/14)
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 02/26/14)
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. 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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