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Masons award four college scholarships to area youth
(Community News ~ 05/20/15)
McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. -- Spring graduates of four Southwest Nebraska high schools received college scholarships from McCook, Nebraska, Masonic Lodge No. 135 AF & AM during the lodge's annual scholarship banquet the evening of May 18. Blue Lodge representative Greg Wolford told scholarship recipients that the Masons are a fraternal order with the mission "to make good men better." He said that Blue Lodge scholarship applicants were required to write an essay on the theme, "How to Live a Moral Life," because "that is what the Masons are about.". ...
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County jail escapee faces arraignment
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
BENKELMAN, Neb. -- An inmate at the Dundy County jail who escaped custody in April and was arrested a few hours later on Norris Avenue, armed with a handgun, was to face arraignment in Dundy County this morning on five felonies and three misdemeanor offenses...
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Towns plan Memorial Day ceremonies
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
Memorial Day is the time to recount the sacrifice of all America's warriors, honor the memory of America's fighting men and women who died defending our nation and honor our family heritage. The observance usually includes the decoration of veterans and family graves and in fact originally was known as "Decoration Day."...
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Cold spring rain
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
Karli Blank of McCook, Nebraska takes refuge under her umbrella Tuesday afternoon, after checking into summer classes at McCook Community College and stepping outside McMillen Hall into cold, steady rains. Kelley Creek, a couple blocks north, spilled from its normally-narrow channel. McCook received an official 1.23 inches of rain for the day...
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Elks donation allows Prairie Plains CASA continue, enhance service to children
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A second donation from the McCook, Nebraska, Elks lodge to Prairie Plains Court-Appointed Special Advocates will allow CASA to continue to enhance the services it provides to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect...
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Make sure you know exactly where your money is going
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
Hear the words "cancer" and "children" in the same sentence, and most of us will feel a tug at the heartstrings. Mention "breast cancer" and images of a loved one are likely to come to mind, or even a personal experience. But we need to resist the urge to let our emotions take control of our money...
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Some planets had two names
(Local News ~ 05/20/15)
Both Venus and Jupiter are available for our early evening entertainment at least through the end of July when Venus will retreat below the horizon on its way to passing between Earth and the Sun in early August. Since Venus is an inner planet -- in relation to Earth -- it, like Mercury, appears in our morning and evening skies on an alternating basis...
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William H. Davis
(Obituary ~ 05/20/15)
William H. Davis Jan. 23, 1930 - May 20, 2015 TRENTON, Neb. -- William H. Davis, age 85, of Trenton, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home in Trenton. Bill was born Jan. 23, 1930, in Stratton, Nebraska, to parents Paul Edgar and Thelma Lorraine (Campbell) Davis. He was one of seven children born to this union. The family made their home in Trenton, where Bill attended country school...
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