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Donald Wayne Bramer
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Donald Wayne Bramer March 12, 1932 - Jan. 10, 2017 MCCOOK, Neb. -- Donald Wayne Bramer, age 84, of McCook, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Don was born on March 12, 1932, in Stamford, Neb., to parents, Richard and Anna Bramer...
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Bert E. Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Bert E. Blackwell Jan. 4, 1941 - Jan. 20, 2017 FORT MEADE, S.D. -- Bert E. Blackwell entered into rest on Jan. 20, 2017, at Fort Meade, S.D. He was born in Duquoin, Kan., on Jan. 4, 1941, to Harold and Georgia Blackwell. Bert graduated from high school in Isabel, Kan., in 1959, and joined the U.S. ...
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Walter E. Pennell
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Walter E. Pennell Feb. 19, 1943 - Jan. 31, 2017 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Walter E. Pennell, 74, died Tuesday (Jan. 31. 2017) at Decatur Health Systems in Oberlin. He was retired. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Oberlin American Legion Post No. 70...
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Trojans get right back on winning track
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/17)
BERTRAND, Neb. -- Losing streaks have no place in Cambridge's basketball vocabulary as the Trojan girls handled Bertrand, 57-41, Tuesday evening. The Trojans (13-3 record) shook off Saturday's loss to Dundy County-Stratton with a 23-6 second quarter...
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MCC hosting hitting clinics this month
(Community Sports ~ 02/02/17)
from mccindians.com McCook Community College will host softball clinics for 2017, directed by head Lady Indian softball coach Josh Barnes with the help of his coaching staff and players. The clinics will be a series of dates where we work with your softball athlete on developing hitting skills and mechanics, along with fielding fundamentals. Participants can sign up for one date, multiple dates, or all three dates...
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McCook men's bowling results
(Community Sports ~ 02/02/17)
Latest results from the league action at TJ's Family Fun Center: Men's Major 16/17 Diamond Vogel 124.5-55.5 Maris Gen. Const.113.5-66.5 Stockman's Feed 106.5-73.5 Wagner's Ford 88.5-91.5 Family Issues 79-100 J&L Construction 71-109...
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Pool duo nearly got to Vegas
(Community Sports ~ 02/02/17)
SIDNEY, Neb. -- Frank and Sandy Seybold from Trenton fell just one win short of advancing to the American Poolplayers Association (APA) Jack & Jill 8-Ball Doubles World Championship in Las Vegas after falling in the finals of the Jack & Jill 8-Ball Doubles tournament held on Saturday...
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Time to decide on new swimming pool
(Community Sports ~ 02/02/17)
When I opened the letter, I thought there was a typo. A meeting from 4 to 9 p.m.? Who has meetings for five hours straight. But it was no mistake. The City of McCook pool committee met for five hours Tuesday to hear from five different presenters, ranging from engineers, contractors, designers...all bringing a little something unique to the table about the city's outdoor swimming pool...
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Husker 'insider' returning to McCook
(Community Sports ~ 02/02/17)
A Cornhusker "insider" plans to give local Nebraska football fans an in-depth look at the NU program and the 2017 Husker recruiting class during a special presentation in McCook on Monday, Feb. 20. Sean Callahan will speak to fans at the The Coppermill Steakhouse...
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'Freaks' and 'Sam's Funeral' -- MCC student directors' plays staged this weekend
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Two McCook Community College theater majors are making their directorial debut this weekend with a pair of 30-minute plays on campus. Sophomores Allison Priddy and Joe Anderjaska are staging "Freak" and "Sam's Funeral" starting Friday and 7 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall...
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Bills taking back seat to budget
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- State legislators focused on how to resolve a more than $250 million budgeted shortfall, or discontent with committee assignments for specific bills, are making little progress on the more than 650 bills introduced this session. "We're not making much headway," said District 44 State Sen. ...
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Sandwich run leads to meth arrest
(Local News ~ 02/02/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A McCook woman who told a curious police officer she smelled like marijuana because she had just smoked a blunt at home, and was subsequently arrested after a search of her vehicle turned up a baggie of methamphetamine crystals, was sentenced to probation time recently in Red Willow County District Court. The woman, 32-year-old Jessica D. Cruz of 27 South Street, received an 18 month probation sentence during a Jan. 9, 2017, sentencing hearing...
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American appetite for bacon nearly outstrips supply
(Editorial ~ 02/02/17)
People have been keeping and eating pigs for at least 9,000 years, but the modern American pork industry began at the behest of Queen Isabella of Spain, who persuaded Christopher Columbus to load a few onto his ship. Later explorer Hernando de Soto was famous for expanding a baker's dozen of animals into a herd of more than 700 in just three years, but swine producers had a problem...
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Marguerite Louise "Peggy" Kinkade
(Obituary ~ 02/02/17)
Marguerite Louise "Peggy" Kinkade April 11, 1925 - Jan. 31, 2017 MCCOOK, Neb. -- Marguerite Louise "Peggy" Kinkade passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 91 years old. Peggy was born on April 11, 1925, at Cambridge, Neb., to parents, Charles W. and Hazel (Smith) Kelly. The family moved to Boulder, Colo., where Peggy graduated from high school. Peggy accepted a job in McCook as a secretary for the Bureau of Reclamation...
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