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Cookietown revisited
(Column ~ 02/12/16)
When Walt Sehnert and I proposed Cookietown, USA! as McCook's nickname, we assumed the term originated in the mid-1970s during the height of the CB craze in America. At the time, terms like Chi-Town for Chicago, Tulsa-Town for Tulsa and Shaky-Town for Los Angeles were being tossed around by truckers, and it's when the titles of Cookietown for McCook and Flat Rock for North Platte became popular with Citizen's Band radio enthusiasts in this area...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 02/12/16)
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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Fornoff, Buhr engagement
(Engagement ~ 02/12/16)
Fornoff, Buhr Amanda Lynette Fornoff and Bryce Kurtis Buhr of McCook, Nebraska ,announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Kevin and Ann Fornoff of Hayes Center, Nebraska. Grandparents are Phillip and Marilyn Fornoff of Hayes Center and Dale and Eva Hofman of McCook...
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Brewster anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/12/16)
25th anniversary The family of John and Linda Brewster of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary Feb. 9. They were married at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in 1991. Their family includes son, David Brewster of McCook. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 1102 E. 5th Street, McCook NE 69001...
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Banzhaf anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/12/16)
60th anniversary The family of Arlo and LaVonne Banzhaf of Cambridge, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of their parent's 60th wedding anniversary Friday, Feb. 19. They were married in Gothenburg, Nebraska, in 1956. The children include Kelly and Tom Tirrell of McCook, Nebraska, Justin Banzhaf of Cambridge, and Britt and Blain Hill of Hayes Center, Nebraska. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 73427 Road 405, Cambridge, NE 69022...
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Notable early citizens of Southwest Nebraska
(Column ~ 02/12/16)
Most of these short memories are taken from the book: Trails West to Red Willow County Nebraska, written by Robert T. Ray and Lois Rutledge, 1982. Having known both Bob and Lois, I am even more grateful for their efforts in preserving stories and biographies from this area...
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Add a healthy twist to your favorite foods
(Weekend Menu ~ 02/12/16)
If you are like most Americans, you might have lapsed a little on your New Year's resolution to eat healthier. Getting back on track is easy and guilt-free, and can be done with just a few steps. Celebrity chef and registered dietitian Diane Henderiks offers three simple ways to help you get back on the right track and make sure you are eating the right foods:...
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I miss the Elks Club
(Column ~ 02/12/16)
When Perry Case signed over the Elks Club building and property to McCook Community College, I finally had to admit to myself that the Elks Club as I had known it was through. We tend to hang on to relationships, both personal and professional, until something happens that cements in our mind that they're over and they're never going to be with us again and it took the above mentioned transaction to seal that deal for me...
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Community Hospital expanding cafeteria, closed to public for six weeks
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCook, Neb. -- Community Hospital's cafeteria, the Harvest Café, will close Monday, Feb. 15 for about six weeks during an expansion and remodeling project. During that time, there will be no food available for the public. Inpatient food service will not be interrupted...
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College unveils 2016 custom car
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- The 2016 Mid-Plains Community College raffle car is a 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe. The car was unveiled Friday morning on the North Platte Community College North Campus - officially kicking off NPCC's 50th anniversary Alumni Weekend celebration...
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Vap to Washington; Coffee with a Cop guest Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Nebraska Public Service commissioner and McCook resident Gerald Vap departs for Washington D.C. today to attend a conference providing a wealth of insight into a variety of regulatory topics. The annual NARUC conference, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, provides the latest information from federal policymakers, consumer advocates, industry representatives and other stakeholders...
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Suspicious odor causes evacuation as precaution
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Central Elementary students were evacuated Thursday as a precautionary measure after a suspicious odor was detected in one area of the school. The 200 students were bused to the McCook Learning Center next to McCook Senior High around 2 p.m., confirmed Rick Haney, McCook Public Schools business manager, speaking on behalf of Superintendent Grant Norgaard who was out of the office. Parents were notified by an automated call that students would be dismissed from that location...
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Chamber building on success
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The annual banquet was a social and financial success, and chamber officials are hopeful a couple of upcoming events will repeat that success. The banquet succeeded in accomplishing one of the chamber's prime missions of providing fun things for McCook residents to do, said Tacie Fawver, executive director...
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Holiday Inn plan to City Council
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The redevelopment plan for construction of a $8.8 million 3-story hotel in McCook will be presented to City Council Monday evening for approval. The Holiday Inn and Suites project is targeting development of the corner of U.S. Highway 83 and West H Street...
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Limiting TIF
(Column ~ 02/12/16)
This session, several bills have been introduced by different senators to address Tax Increment Financing --or TIF-- including a proposed constitutional amendment introduced by me: LR 394 CA. The Nebraska Department of Economic Development describes TIF as "a method of financing the public costs associated with a private development project ... ...
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USDA to invest $150 million through conservation stewardship program to help improve working lands
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA's largest conservation program that helps producers voluntarily improve the health and productivity of private and Tribal working lands. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to add an estimated 10 million acres to the rolls of CSP during fiscal 2016...
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Do TIF projects decrease state aid?
(Local News ~ 02/12/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Nebraska communities aggressively using Tax Increment Financing to encourage economic development usually end up with significant chunks of property tax receipts committed to a project for more than a decade. The situation may also be skewing the TEEOSA formula used to determine state aid to schools and at least one state legislator is calling foul...
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