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New members chosen for Leadership Institute class
(Community News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Southwest Nebraska Leadership Institute has kicked off another year with the selected 2014-2015 class members attending the required retreat to Lincoln on July 28 and 29. While in Lincoln, class members visited with a number of public officials including Gov. ...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 08/08/14)
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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Coolidge anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/08/14)
30th anniversary The family of Don and Betsy Coolidge of Falls City, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 30th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 18, 1984, in Chadron, Nebraska. They lived in Indianola for 14 years prior to moving to Falls City, with Don a teacher/coach at Republican Valley High School, now known as Southwest High School. ...
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Potthoff birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/08/14)
80th birthday The family of Florence Potthoff of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Aug. 15. Her family includes children, Jeff and Annette Potthoff of Adkins, Texas; Kevin and Tami Potthoff of McCook; Lance and Kristy Potthoff of Kearney Nebraska; Troy and Andrea Potthoff of Kearney; Kyle and Lisa Potthoff of McCook; Lisa and Jack Ryan of Indianola; Nebraska, Tanya Potthoff of Grand Island, Nebraska; 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ...
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Pohl baby
(Births ~ 08/08/14)
Hudson Finn Pohl Quinton and Sandy Pohl of Kearney, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Hudson Finn Pohl, who was born June 9, 2014. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He has one sister, Brinley. Grandparents are Stuart and Lea VanBoening of Wallace, Nebraska, and David and Cindy Pohl of McCook,Nebraska. Great-grandparents are Dolores VanBoening of Wallace and Betty Pohl of Holbrook, Nebraska...
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Martin baby
(Births ~ 08/08/14)
Crosby James Martin Kevin and Sara (Alig) Martin of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Crosby James Martin, who was born July 12, 2014, at Bryan Lincoln General Hospital in Lincoln. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20.5 inches long. He has two sisters, Jules and Jade and one brother, Jonny. Grandparents are Kenny and Betty Alig, Bev Martin of McCook, Nebraska, and the late James (Jim) Martin. Great-grandparents are Eileen Alig and Kathleen Alexander-Baker...
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Storrs birth
(Births ~ 08/08/14)
Hannah Lucy Storrs Michael and Stephanie Storrs of McCook, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Lucy Storrs, who was born June 20, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 inches long. ...
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Holbrook birth
(Births ~ 08/08/14)
Jonah Eugene Holbrook Andrew and Ashley Holbrook of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Jonah Eugene Holbrook, who was born July 5, 2014, at St. Elizabeth's Advanced Baby Center in Lincoln. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20 inches long. ...
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Old Settlers Day
(Community News ~ 08/08/14)
Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society After a three-year hiatus, my husband and I decided to return to Sturgis, South Dakota, for Bike Week. If you have ever questioned the term Graying America, you wouldn't after spending a few days watching the riders at Sturgis! It is a snapshot of "Easy Rider" on Geritol. One EMT quipped that in the old days they were responding to drug overdoses and the end result of bar fights while today they get calls for heart attacks and dehydration...
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McCoy birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/08/14)
95th birthday Ken "Mac" McCoy, former Red Willow County Commissioner and long-time resident of Danbury, Nebraska, will turn 95 on Aug 13, 2014. Cards of congratulations will reach him at Colonial Villa, 719 Brown Street, Alma, NE 68920.
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City property tax revenue continues to climb
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The City Council has yet to make an official determination as to whether or not to raise the property tax levy in the coming fiscal year, but one thing is certain, property tax revenue to the city will likely increase regardless. The current fiscal year is on target to meet early projections that the property tax revenue would increase by a little more than $63,000 ahead of prior year and the City of McCook's preliminary 2014-15 budget predicts an increase of another $54,296 in the coming year. ...
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Committee favors delaying sales tax vote
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Sales Tax Ballot Language Committee will recommend to the McCook City Council that the city wait until May 2015 and hold a special election to get voter approval to continue the city's 1.5 percent sales tax. Both the 1 percent local-option sales tax and the additional half-percent sales tax expire in 2018...
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School policies on agenda
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook School Board will consider several school policies including one on the superintendent's upcoming evaluation, at the regular meeting Monday at the junior high conference room. The meeting will begin immediately after a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. to review the policy on parental involvement in schools. There have been no changes to the policy...
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McCook man faces Drug Tax Stamp violation
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook man pleaded not guilty to several felony charges Monday in Red Willow County District Court, including allegedly failing to pay more than $16,000 in illegal drug taxes. The accused, 59-year-old Danny J. Reed, has been charged with a Class 4 felony offense for violating Nebraska's controlled substance tax law, a pair of Class 3 felonies for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of a deadly weapon by a felon, as well as an infraction for possession of drug paraphernalia.. ...
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County to set bids for truck, conduct budget workshop
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County Commissioners will set a date and time to open bids on a new pickup truck for the Household Hazardous Waste department Monday. The board will meet at 9 a.m. in the commissioners room at the courthouse. Major items on the agenda will include a budget workshop to review officials' estimated requests for levy funds and to determine which departments require budget hearings...
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Ribbon cutting
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
Greg Ibach, from left, director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture; joins Tacie Fawver, executive director of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce; Kelcy Ruggles, Nebraska Bull Service facility manager; Joel Groskreutz, CEO of Accelerated Genetics; and John Schenk, vice president of operations for Accelerated Genetics for a ribbon cutting and open house Wednesday at the facility, which is now a division of Accelerated Genetics. ...
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Sweet Adelines invite singers
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
Love to sing? It's "Rhinestones, Rhythm and Razzamatazz" and the Nebraska Pride Chorus of Sweet Adelines International invites all women, who love to sing to learn the music and choreography for two or three songs and perform with the chorus during Annual Fall Shows Oct. ...
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Grants available for community betterment
(Local News ~ 08/08/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Community Foundation Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, is seeking grant applications that align with the Fund's mission to improve the quality of life for the people of southwest Nebraska. Up to $30,000 will be available for public charities, government entities or other community groups performing charitable activities. More information can be found at www.nebraskahometown.org/fund/McCook...
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A typical (for me) trip to Denver
(Column ~ 08/08/14)
With summer vacation winding down, I was looking for a little R&R time away from McCook and I got it in the form of a text message from a good friend of mine who recently moved to Denver. Norm (affectionately nicknamed by his friends from the character at the bar in the television comedy series Cheers) told me about a concert coming up we should go to at Fiddler's Green that featured Boston and The Doobie Brothers. ...
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A frightening reminder of the need for vaccinations
(Editorial ~ 08/08/14)
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency requiring an all-out effort to combat. Ebola, which inflicts about half its victims with a bleeding, horrible death, has had about 20 outbreaks in central and eastern Africa since it was first identified 1976, but this is the first one that has affected West Africa, emerging in Guinea in March and spreading to Sierra Leone and Liberia...
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