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No. 1 and No. 2 teams collide McCook
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Move over, Omaha Century Link Center! McCook High will be the first to host state No. 1 and No. 2 ranked wrestling teams this month. A nasty bunch of top-ranked Valentine Badgers and No. 2 Broken Bow Indians lead Friday’s Southwest Conference field into McCook...
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So many make Series a blessing
(Community Sports ~ 02/01/18)
As the people started filing into the Knights of Columbus Hall on Sunday night, the stress from the day began to fade away. All the preparation, the cooking, the organizing was done and it was time for the second annual Republican River Fitness Series awards banquet to begin...
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MCC softball opens season in Texas
(College Sports ~ 02/01/18)
The McCook Community College Softball team opens up the season this weekend with six games in Texas...
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Lady Knights defeat Lady Indians
(College Sports ~ 02/01/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the McCook Community College Lady Indians Wednesday night at the McDonald - Belton Gymnasium, 76-74, on “black out” night...
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Wesley “Wes” Draper
(Obituary ~ 02/01/18)
Wesley “Wes” Draper June 21, 1947 - Jan. 30, 2018 BENKELMAN, Neb. — Wesley “Wes” Draper, 70, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2018), at his home in Benkelman. He was born June 21, 1947, to Raymond and Blanche (Ellis) Draper in Benkelman. A graveside inurnment will take place at a later date in Benkelman Cemetery with full Military Honors...
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MCC men rule North Platte
(College Sports ~ 02/01/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The McCook Community College men picked up their 15th win of the season Wednesday night with a 76-67 conquest of North Platte. The Knights led 27-21 with just under six minutes left in the half. An Andrew Epps II (Lafayette, La.) 3-pointer cut the gap to three...
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Firefighter stories for Buffalo Commons First Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/01/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival planning committee fires up their First Tuesday events for 2018 on February 6 from 7 – 8 p.m. at the Bieroc Café. Featured speakers will be Chief Bill Elliott and other members of the Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department who are celebrating 40 years of fighting fires and protecting lives, livestock, grassland and property. ...
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Hughes' N-Corpe bill wins strong support, advances
(Local News ~ 02/01/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Legislation introduced at the state level to allow Lincoln County governmental entities to keep taxes paid by the N-CORPE water augmentation project, as well as allow for future payments from the project “in lieu of taxes,” advanced with strong support earlier this week...
- Services pending for Harchelroad Motors CEO (Local News ~ 02/01/18)
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Ag celebrities to be featured at MPCC conference Feb. 28
(Local News ~ 02/01/18)
IMPERIAL, Neb. — An upcoming conference offered by Mid-Plains Community College will give people the chance to meet and interact with some of the top celebrities in agriculture. Celebrating Agriculture is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Crossroads Wesleyan Church conference room, 220 W. 17th St., Imperial...
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Furnas County sheriff reports pair of drug arrests
(Local News ~ 02/01/18)
BEAVER CITY, Neb. — In Furnas County recently, a traffic stop resulted in drug charges and a phone call led to the arrest of a man wanted in Lancaster County. Sheriff Kurt Kapperman reports that a car stopped just before midnight on Jan. 20, on Highway 46 south of Oxford, was impounded after its driver, Janis P. ...
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Don't put too much stock in these indicators
(Editorial ~ 02/01/18)
The booming stock market hit a bump this week on news that disruptive retailer Amazon was joining with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase to form a healthcare company designed to hold down costs for their employees. While long-term consequences of the move are unknown, we should have a good idea for the future of the stock market after Sunday...
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Just get the corndog!
(Column ~ 02/01/18)
We all get embarrassed, that’s normal. Like I get embarrassed when I drop something at the store and everyone turns and looks at me, or when I stupidly turn the wrong way on a one-way street and cars are staring as I try to turn around. But I must have forgotten that when you’re a young teenager, everything is embarrassing! Dumb stuff that wouldn’t even cross mind to be embarrassing...
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Hating Tom Brady? Who can argue?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/01/18)
Glenn Mollette Millions of Americans will be glued to the television Sunday to watch the 52nd Super Bowl. Millions of Americans will not be watching for various reasons. Some are not interested in football. Some will have something else better to do. Others are sick and tired of the National Football League. Others are disappointed in multi-million dollar players kneeling during the National Anthem...
- Felony charge leads to plea, $400 fine (Local News ~ 02/01/18)
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