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New-look Bison earn Class B top state spots
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Senior Syd Thompson might still feel a cold chill if anyone says “repeat” or “defending champs” around doubles partner Cassiddy Beeby. Thompson has seen that stone-cold Beeby intensity more than once whether it’s raining or reaching 80 degrees outside...
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Maxine Orrell
(Obituary ~ 05/16/18)
Maxine Orrell Sept. 12, 1936 - May 14, 2018 LINCOLN, Neb. — Maxine Orrell, 81, of Imperial, Neb., passed away Monday May 14, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. Maxine was born on Sept. 12, 1936, to Sheldon and Pauline(Boss) Kramer, about three miles northeast of Culbertson, Neb., on a farm. She attended various grade schools around Kansas and Nebraska while her father worked on construction projects in the area. Maxine attended Chase County High School...
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Gerald "Jerry" Dean Bowker
(Obituary ~ 05/16/18)
Gerald "Jerry" Dean Bowker Dec. 9, 1930 - May 8, 2018 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gerald (Jerry) Bowker passed away at home in Knoxville on May 8, 2018 at the age of 87. Jerry was born in Hendley, Neb., to Robert and Marie Bowker. Jerry was an Army veteran, lifelong educator and loving husband and father...
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Felling Field: Phils clip Podiatry, Cubs top Royals
(Community Sports ~ 05/16/18)
FELLING FIELD — The Carpenter Breland Funeral Home Phillies stole the lead late and defeated the High Plains Podiatry Orioles 8-7 on Tuesday. The game was tied 7-7seven with the Carpenter Breland Funeral Home Phillies batting in the bottom of the third when Aries Stewart drew a walk, scoring one run...
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Indian golfers struggle at hail-halted nationals
(College Sports ~ 05/16/18)
LUBBOCK, Texas – Rain and hail suspended play Tuesday as the last golfers were finishing the first round National Junior College championships – a fitting end to a difficult day for the McCook Community College team, Facing hot, windy conditions followed by wind and hail, MCC ended Tuesday 25 shots back -- near the bottom of the 21-team field...
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Trojan golfer makes it to state
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/18)
KIMBALL, Neb. — Cambridge junior Preston Carbaugh will return to the Class C state tournament after placing seventh in Tuesday’s C-5 district golf meet. Carbaugh shot 80 on the Four Winds Golf course for seventh overall. The top 10 individuals and three district teams all qualify for play at Kearney Country Club starting Monday...
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When do state qualifiers compete Saturday?
(High School Sports ~ 05/16/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — The rundown of all area athletes competing in Saturday’s Nebraska State Track and Field Meet at Burke Stadium. Check out Tuesday’s Gazette to see what area runners were competing in prelims of each event. 8:30 a.m. — Long jump prelims-finals...
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Fun Run takes on the heat
(Community Sports ~ 05/16/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The heat did not deter more than 120 runners and walkers at Community Hospital’s “Just for Fun” Run/Walk last Thursday as part of Wellness Week. With temperatures in the 90s at the 6 p.m. start, people were already sweating before they took off on the 5K course on McCook’s walking trail...
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Public invited to mock disaster drill Monday
(Local News ~ 05/16/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The public is encouraged to come watch firefighters train for extrication situations during a mock disaster drill near Norris Park in McCook on Monday, May 21. In recognition of “EMS Week 2018,” the McCook Fire Department will recreate a car accident scene and then use extrication tools, equipment and techniques to free “victims” trapped inside or under the car...
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Bridge replacement to begin May 29
(Local News ~ 05/16/18)
McCook, Neb. — Weather permitting, bridge work will begin May 29 on CR-729 in the Village of Stockville area, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Reece Construction Co. Inc. of Scandia, Kansas has the $780,781 contract for this project. Replacement of the bridge will include bridge approaches and abutments. A designated detour will be in place. The project is anticipated to be completed October 2018...
- Construction season (Local News ~ 05/16/18)
- The shinier the better (Local News ~ 05/16/18)
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, coincidence?
(Editorial ~ 05/16/18)
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the first idea for an editorial that popped up the day after an election was the fact that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We joke about being “Coocoo for Cocoa Puffs” and sell leftover merchandise during “Crazy Days” but mental illness is “funny like a heart attack” as the saying goes...
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Two incumbent sheriffs retain seats
(Local News ~ 05/16/18)
Two Southwest Nebraska sheriffs retained their offices and Cambridge voters authorized the establishment of a Keno lottery in the 2018 primary election Tuesday. The race for Cambridge mayor ended in a tie and the two candidates, Mark Harpst and David Gunderson, will advance to the general election in November...
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Commissioner race decided by four votes as write-in surge falls short
(Local News ~ 05/16/18)
CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Neb. — In a very close contest that see-sawed most of the evening Tuesday between the incumbent and one of her three challengers, the race in the primary election for Red Willow County’s District 3 commissioner seat took an interesting turn when the final three precincts were counted about 10 p.m...
- Mable Spears (Obituary ~ 05/16/18)
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