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Stellar scintillation
(Column ~ 01/14/16)
Did you ever sing the little ditty that goes, "Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky? Did you ever wonder why stars twinkle? What makes the starry host as viewed from a dark-sky place seem to look like so many blinking Christmas lights against a dark background?...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 01/14/16)
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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Quilt shop expands into new space
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Less than a year after opening a quilting shop on the second floor of the Keystone Business Center owner Kif Huffman relocated the business recently to a larger space. "Sew Blessed" remains a Keystone tenant but is now located on the main floor of the iconic building and occupies the former dining room of Luigi's Italian restaurant...
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Co-workers have fond memories of unofficial Queen of the Gazette
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
For more than half a century, LaVonne Clapp reigned supreme as the uncrowned -- but adored -- queen of the McCook Gazette. When LaVonne passed away early Wednesday morning, January 13, 2016, all of us who worked with LaVonne at the newspaper between 1961 and 2012 were flooded with memories of a woman who gave here heart and soul to the Gazette and to her many co-workers...
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CERT training prepares residents for emergencies
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
CULBERTSON, Neb. -- In a widespread emergency, are you "certain" you and your family know what to do? Are you "certain" your neighbors are taken care of? Are you "certain" your community is safe? Are you "certain" you want to help? Even without the specialized skills of highly-trained firefighters, EMT's and paramedics, law enforcement officers and the medical corps, residents of any community can help themselves, their neighbors and their community in an emergency. ...
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Game & Parks honors county attorney
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
ASHLAND, Neb. -- The Nebraska Conservation Officers Association has named Hayes and Hitchcock county attorney D. Eugene Garner as its "2015 Prosecutor of the Year." Brian Piernicky, a conservation officer with the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, assigned to Southwest Nebraska for the last four years, nominated Garner for the award...
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How to pitch in a few bucks and get a sure payoff
(Editorial ~ 01/14/16)
It's fun to dream about what you would have done with a half-billion dollars in Powerball winnings, but for the other 292 million of us, it's back to reality today. After the cars, houses, boats, airplanes or other toys we would buy, most of us thought about the charities we could support...
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Marks on my hands
(Column ~ 01/14/16)
So I'm one of those types of people that do not like to be marked up. I will never have a tattoo, I don't write on myself, and I don't even like marker or pen ink on my fingers. I really hate when I get paint or stain on my hands and I don't even like nail polish on my nails for that matter. ...
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Bell Ringing raises $14k
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Salvation Army collected $14,137 during the 2015 Bell Ringing Campaign this Christmas season in McCook, according to local coordinator, Traci Taylor. She expressed her thanks to everyone who helped in the effort. More than 90 percent of the funds will return to the McCook community through the Local Service Unit of the Salvation Army...
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Adrich Foundation short story contest announced
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
ELMWOOD, Neb. -- Original short stories by Nebraska authors are currently being accepted for the 2016 Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation's short story contest. Story length should be 1,000-2,000 words (there is no minimum word requirement for the Intermediate category) and submissions should be written in the wholesome spirit displayed by Bess Streeter Aldrich in her works. ...
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Everett Lee Stute
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Everett Lee Stute April 30, 1933 - Jan. 13, 2016 PARKS, Neb. -- Everett Lee Stute of Parks, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman, Nebraska. He was 82 years old. Everett was born to Carl Everett and Fern Mildred (Polfus) Stute at Benkelman on April 30, 1933. Everett graduated from Parks High School with the class of 1950. After graduation, Everett helped his father with the farming...
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