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Warren E. Sutton
(Obituary ~ 04/30/15)
Warren E. Sutton Dec. 28, 1922 - April 26, 2015 NORTHGLENN, Colo. -- Warren was born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Stratton, Nebraska, and passed away peacefully at home on April 26, 2015, in Northglenn, Colorado. He attended School District 13 and graduated in 1940 from Stratton High School...
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Timothy Jean Austin
(Obituary ~ 04/30/15)
Timothy Jean Austin Jan. 5, 1948 - April 29, 2015 SEWARD, Neb. -- Timothy Jean Austin, 67, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Staplehurst, Nebraska. Memorials may be given in care of of the Austin family or the charity of your choice. Private family service...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 04/30/15)
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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Dog breeder bill advances
(Local News ~ 04/30/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- State legislators advanced a bill earlier this week which many believe will improve disputes between state and county officials and commercial dog and cat operations. District 24 State Sen. Mark Kolterman said this morning the bill, LB 360, had evolved from four different bills introduced this session and represented significant progress on the topic. ...
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'Starter home' needs to start over somewhere else
(Local News ~ 04/30/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The little house would make a great "starter" home. It just has to start over some where else. Mid-Plains Community College owns the house at 1111 E. Fourth in the neighborhood south of McCook Community College. MCC officials envision the lot as "green space," a grassy place where the college's CDC (Child Development Center) youngsters could play on a sunny spring day, cooled by a giant shade tree and corralled by decades-old lilac bushes...
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Magazine honors family of linemen
(Local News ~ 04/30/15)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The April 2015 edition of the "Rural Electric Nebraskan" magazine features a story about five brothers who are all electric linemen, just like their dad who was a lineman for the City of McCook in the early 1960s. The story, "A Family Tradition," by Chelsea Gengenbach of the Dawson Public Power District, starts with Robert "Ben" Propp, who, as a lineman for several years, helped electrify the northern area of McCook...
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Leadership honors
(Local News ~ 04/30/15)
Cathy Carman, left, local donor recruitment coordinator for the American Red Cross, presents a Red Cord to Michelle Greene, who is entitled to wear it at high school graduation for achieving Level 1 in the Red Cross's High School Leadership Program, which involves donating blood at least three times. ...
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Drive with care, at least until the robots take over
(Editorial ~ 04/30/15)
More and more of the driving skills we used to learn are becoming irrelevant, with front-wheel drive, traction control, antilock braking, collision avoidance, parallel parking and even navigation being taken over by our cars themselves. It's a scary thought, but we'll all be leaving the driving to a silicon chip one of these days...
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Naked and Ashamed
(Column ~ 04/30/15)
Alright, I've just about had all I can stand with all the stupid "naked" shows on TV. For Pete's sakes, do these people actually have any sort of couth or are they that proud of themselves that it means nothing to them to bend over, after weeks of not showering, in the middle of a forest in front of who knows how many camera men?...
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