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Margaret Jeanne (Yonker) Ike
(Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
Margaret Jeanne (Yonker) Ike Dec. 17, 1947 - Dec. 18, 2017 LINCOLN, Neb. — Margaret Jeanne (Yonker) Ike was born Dec. 17, 1947, in McCook, Neb., to Ralph and Lucile (Unger) Yonker, who farmed north of Oberlin, Kan. She died Dec. 18, 2017, at her home in Lincoln...
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Hard times for settlers in Red Willow County
(Column ~ 03/30/18)
“An Act Appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands,” more commonly known as the Reclamation Act of 1902, came about after several states had suffered through severe drought conditions. ...
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Lotteries, Chinese space junk, and long odds
(Editorial ~ 03/30/18)
OK, so your chance of winning the $502 million Mega Millions jackpot tonight is roughly one in a billion — 302,575,350, officially. But what if you did win? It has happened. Back in 2006, eight Nebraska workers at ConAgra’s ham processing plant shared a similar fortune when they pitched in to buy a Powerball ticket that turned out to be worth $365 million...
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League's top team sweeps MCC
(College Sports ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The top team in the Empire League Standings – Trinidad (Colo.) State – swept a pair of games from McCook Community College Thursday winning 4-0 in the opener and taking the second game 7-2. The Indians were shut out for seven innings in the first game by Trojan starter Niko Guzman in the 4-0 loss and shut out the first six innings of the second game by starter Eli Sievert before scratching across a couple runs in the seventh in a 7-2 loss...
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Roughrider champ leads Southwest to top four
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/18)
ELWOOD, Neb. — Senior Derek Greenlee’s three event titles powered the Southwest Roughriders into fourth place among 12 Elwood Invitational teams competing on Thursday. The Roughriders just oustcored Arapahoe, 57-47, as those Warriors joined them among that top five...
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Not too soon to think summer activities
(Community Sports ~ 03/30/18)
With spring having just arrived and snow in the forecast, it is hard for some to wrap their heads around making summer plans. Others likely have filled in May through August with family reunions, camps and concerts. My family tends to fall toward the latter group, with nearly every weekend slotted for something from the day summer break begins until the kids return next fall...
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Full rundown of Bison, girls' Hoehner results
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook coach Brent May offered these final remarks after the Bison girls placed second at Wednesday’s LeRoy Hoehner Invitational. Full results appear on Page 9: “It ended up being a great day for the Lady Bison. We only had four events that we didn’t place first, second, or third in...
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Trap shooting season starts Monday
(Community Sports ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Gun Club is preparing for its 2018 Spring Trap Shooting League, which starts Monday evening. Sign-ups and shooting are both set to begin at 6 p.m. The location will be at the McCook Gun Club on Airport Road across from Ben Nelson Regional Airport...
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McCook league-leading TAWAMA now 10-0
(Community Sports ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Coppermill and JL Construction both swept two matches Tuesday night but still couldn’t gain on unbeaten YMCA Co-Ed League leder TAWAMA. TAWAMA became McCook’s only 10-0 team playing volleyball at the Ed Thomas YMCA. Trenton Insurance Agency put up a good fight yet still drpped 25-19 and 25-21 sets to the undefeateds...
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Broncos sail to Sutherland title before weather hits
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/18)
SUTHERLAND, Neb. — Imagine how much damage the Wauneta-Palisade girls could have done during a full-length Sutherland Invitational on Thursday. Track events were called off due to expected bad weather — yet those Broncos still piled up 46 points which earned a 12-team championship...
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Roundtrip to Denver
(Column ~ 03/30/18)
I’m beginning to think it’s not my own bad luck that causes me problems whenever I fly because it happened yet again. I was due to fly out of McCook at 7 a.m., making connections in Denver later that morning and getting into Bentonville, AR at 4:30, in time to see the Razorback baseball team play Kentucky...
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The Nebraska Legislature enters the homestretch
(Column ~ 03/30/18)
Things are moving fast in the Legislature and we’re in the home stretch. With less than 10 days left this session, we have a lot to get done. Last week one of the Natural Resource Committee’s priority bills was heard on General File. LB 1008 is a “Christmas tree bill,” which means the committee has rolled multiple bills together into one. ...
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USS Nebraska successfully launches unarmed missiles
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) along with the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted successful test flights of two Trident II D5 Missiles, March 26. The unarmed test missiles were launched as part of Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28 in the Pacific Test Range off the coast of Southern California...
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Trenton nursing home owes back payroll taxes, penalties totaling more than $400k
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
TRENTON, Neb. — Officials and board members of the El Dorado Manor nursing home in Trenton are trying to figure out where they’re going to get $287,000 — and maybe $413,000 — to pay the IRS payroll taxes that haven’t been paid since early 2016. The village attorney has described the situation with the back taxes as “a lack of leadership” and “total mismanagement.”...
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Volume Salon
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
McCook Area Chamber of Commerce members and friends welcome Robin Campbell, left, and Mandi Hamilton-Rakes of Volume Salon, 521 Norris Ave. Ste. 1, into the business community. The full-service hair salon is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., phone (308) 345-1145...
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Lawmakers still working on tax relief
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — With eight days left, Nebraska senators are buckling down and focusing on what needs to get done and this means property tax relief, said State Sen. Dan Hughes Thursday morning. But how to do that with little excess revenue may be challenging, Hughes said at the weekly McCook Chamber of Commerce call in McCook...
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McCook kindergarten registration April 3
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Public Schools will conduct kindergarten registration on Tuesday, April 3, during school hours. Parents of eligible kindergarten students are encouraged to stop by McCook Elementary School, 1500 W. Third, to register their child for kindergarten and pick up an enrollment packet. Please bring your child’s certified birth certificate and immunization record,...
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Lawmakers clear budget hurdle, but not without debate
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. Dist. 44 State Senator Dan Hughes said lawmakers were “making headway” and getting quite a bit done, with only eight working days left in the legislative session. One of the hurdles state senators faced was passing a two-year state budget. At the Thursday morning McCook Chamber of Commerce conference call, Hughes said there was “pressure from all sides” to get it advanced...
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McCook poet left readers with 'A Choice'
(Local News ~ 03/30/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — “Christ, Himself, bore the cruelist cross … to win the greatest prize.” McCook author and poet Leta Mae Edwards wrote a poem called “A Choice” that ends with these words about Jesus Christ, who gave His life that others may have eternal life...
- Pickup tower (Local News ~ 03/30/18)
- Frank Huss, Jr. (Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
- Wanda Mae Farr (Obituary ~ 03/30/18)
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