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June C. Snyder
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
June C. Snyder March 9, 1929 -- Aug. 4, 2016 SUN CITY, Ariz. -- June Carol Snyder (nee Carlson) passed away Aug. 4, 2016, in Sun City after a long illness. She was blessed to have her children with her. June was born March 9, 1929 in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Elmer S. ...
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Francis Albert Seybold
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
Francis Albert Seybold July 15, 1931 - August 10, 2016 PEORIA, Ariz. -- Francis Seybold, age 85, was called home to be with Jesus on Aug. 10, 2016, at his home in Peoria. He was born on July 15, 1931, in Trenton, Neb., and was the third of four children born to Frank and Cassie Seybold...
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Ladies play thrilling golf finale for '16
(Community Sports ~ 08/17/16)
The Ladies League at Heritage Hills finished the 2016 season in thrilling fashion Tuesday night, with one of the lowest nine-hole rounds of the season...
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TeamMates get new leader
(Community Sports ~ 08/17/16)
McCook TeamMates starts the school with a new director in certified counselor Janae Solomon...
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Caricature artist plies trade in McCook, Chase County
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
McCOOK and IMPERIAL, Neb. -- A couple of vagabonds, caricature artist Chuck Rak and his Portuguese-speaking Brazilian lover, Anna Delma, passed through McCook and Imperial this week, with Chuck doing caricatures for $20 apiece and Anna sitting by his side to provide moral and romantic support...
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Story listed incorrect charge for plea
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A Benkelman woman facing a pair of felony drug charges and three other offenses accepted a plea agreement in Red Willow County District Court last week dismissing four of the charges and admitting guilt to felony possession of alprazolam without a prescription...
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A once-in-a-lifetime event
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
I don't want to tell you this is a once-in-a-lifetime event, however, unless you have some very long-lived ancestors in your family tree I wouldn't miss this event. From now until Tuesday, Aug. 31, don't miss the opportunity to watch the red planet Mars pass near its "Rival," the star Antares. Antares gets its name from the Greek name for the planet Mars, "Aries," and Antares means "the rival of Mars."...
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City leaders eye property tax increase
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders appear to be on the verge of increasing McCook's property tax levy for the first time in more than a decade. They indicated earlier this week they could also become the first in recent memory to successfully lower the levy in 2018, once debt for the multi-million dollar city building is retired...
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Getting into the swing of school
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Students at McCook Elementary got a surprise this morning on the first day of school: a performance by the McCook High School band, led on to the field, above right, by new instructor Nathan hudson. Students were greeted by the band (of which members don't actually start school until Thursday) playing several songs, along with a performance by the high school cheerleaders and dance team. ...
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Gov. Ricketts, Sen. Hughes plan town hall meeting Aug. 24
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Lincoln, Neb. -- Gov. Pete Ricketts and State Sen. Dan Hughes plan a town hall in McCook on Wednesday, Aug. 24 The governor and senator invite the public to attend the town hall. "Nebraskans are invited to join Gov. Ricketts and Sen. Hughes at their upcoming town hall in McCook," said Taylor Gage, the Governor's Public Relations Director...
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Academics, attorney general argue facts in capital punishment
(Editorial ~ 08/17/16)
The Nebraska Attorney General is taking issue with a study that concludes the state would save $14.6 million a year by doing away with the death penalty. Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University, who issues regular reports on the Midwest economy and does studies for a conservative think tank, said he was surprised by the results...
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Doris J. Shrauger
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
Doris J. Shrauger April 22, 1938 - Aug. 16, 2016 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Doris J. Shrauger, 78, of Beaver City, died Tuesday (Aug. 16, 2016), at Superior Good Samaritan Society in Superior, Neb. She was born April 22, 1938, south of Edison, Neb., to Stanley and Bertha (Roberts) Shrauger. ...
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Roping and Branding
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Tyler Thieszen of McCook ropes a steer in the Chase County Fair's ranch rodeo in Imperial late Tuesday afternoon. Alex Whipps, a member of a team from the Max area, "branded" their steer after team mates roped and wrestled him to the ground. The fair's ranch rodeo was sanctioned by the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association. ...
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