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Walmart Cheer!
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
Walmart Store Manager Nate Henning leads his team through an emphatic "Walmart Cheer" Friday morning with a crowd of approximately 130 gathered around. The McCook Walmart invited members of the public to attend the celebration touting the retailer's recently completed renovations, as well as praising 11 employees for reaching or exceeding 30 years of employment and announcing the distribution of $7,000 in grant donations to local organizations...
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Evelyn M. Duckworth
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
Evelyn M. Duckworth July 25, 1929 - April 27, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. — Evelyn M. Duckworth was born July 25, 1929, in McCook, Neb., to Frances (Tines) and Orval Crawmer. She attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln on a Regent's scholarship, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Evelyn taught in McCook, Lincoln and Omaha before marrying her high school sweetheart, Bradley Duckworth, on Dec. 26, 1952. He preceded her in death...
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Violet Long
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
Violet Long June 12th, 1929 - May 1, 2018 BENKELMAN, Neb — Violet ValJean Long (Fortkamp) was born June 12, 1929, to Henry C. and Sophie (Haarberg) Fortkamp on their farm southwest of Wauneta, Neb. Violet was baptized into the Christian Faith at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in rural Wauneta, on July 7, 1929. Her sponsors were Doris Bartels and Maria Keiser. She was also confirmed on April 18, 1943, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, W.H. Wendling, Pastor...
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Younger Bison girls win North Platte title
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Team scores and all McCook Junior High top six placers Tuesday: GIRLS Teams: 1. McCook 128.3, 2. North Platte 117.3, 3. Lexington 110.5, 4. Ogallala 76.83, 5. Holdrege 44. 100 meters: 1. Shawna Wilkinson, MC, 13.1; 2. G. Butler, NP, 13.2; 4. ...
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Run adds some adventure to fitness
(Community Sports ~ 05/03/18)
Last weekend, the Republican River Fitness Series went off-road...and into the river...and over some logs...and through some sand, lots of sand, as part of the Republican River Adventure Run. Hosted by the Hitchcock County Schools Foundation, the race in Trenton is the smallest event in the fitness series, which is sponsored by the YMCA and Community Hospital...
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Heritage Hills ladies tee off season
(Community Sports ~ 05/03/18)
The Heritage Hills Ladies League started their new golf season with a group scramble Tuesday evening. Approximately 60 ladies participated with several earning awards for their efforts. Flag prize winners Closest to Hole on No. 5 — Linda Frank. Closest to Hole on No. 7 — Peg Dueland...
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Women's hoops are best in MCC class
(College Sports ~ 05/03/18)
McCook Community College athletic director Jon Olsen presents MCC women’s basketball coach Kellen Fernetti the award (right) for MCC’s Academic team of the year. The award was presented at the MCC Athletic Banquet Monday in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. ...
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Indians wrap up home with 'W'
(College Sports ~ 05/03/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College Indian baseball team wrapped up the home portion of the schedule with an 8-4 win over Northeastern Junior College to salvage a split in the Wednesday doubleheader. NJC won the first game 6-2. The Indians are 16-37 on the season and finsh 11-12 at the Jaycees Sports Complex...
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Middle East requires study
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/03/18)
President Donald Trump has stated that he will not tolerate any nonsense in Syria and Iraq. To obtain a clearer picture of the situation, we need to do some historic research. When I was touring Israel and Egypt in 1994 and 1995, there were tanks, barbed wire and a U.N. soldier along the border that separated Israel and Syria...
- Ag Tour / Tour McCook (Local News ~ 05/03/18)
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Town hall meeting will be important first step toward future
(Editorial ~ 05/03/18)
Making our community “a better place to live, work and play” is an important objective, as voiced by the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce’s mission statement — but what does it take to do that? We’ve been grappling with that question for decades, and although we have much of which to be proud, there’s definitely room for improvement...
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