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Farewell to two fine years: Gauthier leaving Gazette
(Community Sports ~ 06/19/18)
It was the spring of 1997. Nebraska finished an 11-2 season, which saw the Huskers’ run of back-to-back national titles come to an end. You know the year; Arizona State sabotaged NU in the desert, then those pesky Texas Longhorns came back to beat Big Red in St. Louis for the Big 12 title...
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Approval of marijuana-derived drug may backfire
(Editorial ~ 06/19/18)
Some people swear by cannabidiol, a compound derived from marijuana that doesn’t get users high, but can help control seizures. A British company should have a decision by the end of the month on whether its version will be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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The story a farmstead tells
(Column ~ 06/19/18)
One of my greatest pleasures in life is flying low and slow over this magnificent country we call home. Tilled ground and native grass pastureland each send a message of modern man’s touch on the environment. With a sharp eye, one can still discern the depressions in canyon banks that tell of a homesteader’s dugout where a family lived for the five years required to “prove up” and become owner of a quarter section, 160 acres of free government land. ...
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Tompkins birthday
(Birthdays ~ 06/19/18)
95th birthday Jeri Anne, Mary Jo and Ronald Lyle request a card shower or a “Drop by and say hi” for their mother, Bette Jo Tompkins, in celebration of her 95 years of joyous living. She was born June 25, 1923. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1500 East 11th, Room No. 105, McCook, NE 69001...
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Severe weather possible this afternoon, evening
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
GOODLAND, Kan. — Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow and Furnas counties are in a flash flood watch this afternoon and tonight, with thunderstorms expected to produce heavy rainfall. Although McCook was expected to receive only about 1.15 inches of rain, it could come quickly, causing rivers and creeks to rapidly flow out of their banks, roads to be covered by water or washed out, and visibilities near zero where torrential rainfall is occurring...
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Council gives initial approval to subdivision
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council tentatively approved a small housing subdivision north of the city, but wants to keep the county in the loop every step of the way. City council approval is needed as the subdivision, requested by Dwight Gallatin of McCook, is outside the city but within the city’s two-mile zoning radius. The council approved the request, contingent on Red Willow County approval...
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City budget process begins soon
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council has until June 29 to submit their requests for next year’s budget. This year’s budget will be tight, as it was last year’s, said Mayor Mike Gonzales this morning, so city council requests are usually minimal. Last year, an ambulance for the fire department and a vehicle for the police department were nixed from budget requests, he said...
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Cats and dogs of McCook deadline July 9
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The last opportunity to submit photographs and vote for “Cover Critter” for the 2019 “Cats and Dogs of McCook” fund-raising calendar is Monday, July 9, at 7 p.m. All proceeds from “The Cat Pack” fundraisers go to the McCook Humane Society and animal shelter...
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Grain Management LLC purchases Great Plains Communications
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
WASHINGTON – Grain Management, LLC (Grain), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in the communications sector, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Plains Communications - the largest privately-owned telecommunications provider in Nebraska...
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Area communities share tire cleanup grants
(Local News ~ 06/19/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Local towns and counties shared in $1.59 million in tire recycling and cleanup project grants announced by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Qualitytoday. They included: Benkelman $11,272 100-ton scrap tire cleanup in Benkelman for Dundy County...
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Indians all over region, NJCAA academic teams
(College Sports ~ 06/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — A total of 25 McCook Community College student-athletes have been named to National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic teams and 36 have been selected to the Region IX academic all-region team. Four MCC players were named to the NJCCA all-academic first-team, 10 were named to the second team and 11 to the third team...
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MCC infielder moving on to Division I
(College Sports ~ 06/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College graduate Michael Sookdeo from Brampton, Ontario, has signed on to continue his baseball career at Division I Grambling State. “It was a goal of Mike’s when he came here to go Division I after his two years here, Mike worked extremely hard to make sure that happened,” MCC Coach Jon Olsen said...
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MNB drops two tourney finales
(Community Sports ~ 06/19/18)
WAVERLY, Neb. — They reached double digits in hits again, but McCook National Bank Seniors still dropped a 7-5 battle to Waverly Saturday afternoon. MNB outhit, 11-7, which followed 14 hits during an 11-5 win over Lincoln High on Friday. However, tourney host Waverly twice wiped out MNB leads. McCook (11-7 record) would also a later game against Ralston, 13-3, and finished 1-3 at this tournament...
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Bull rider recovers to reach nation's top four
(College Sports ~ 06/19/18)
Mid-Plains Community College bull rider Garrett Wickett has ended his college rodeo career fourth in the nation. The Norfolk native was number one in the Great Plains Region heading into the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. last week, but some rough luck in the first go-round threatened to take him out of the competition...
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Shelby Lee (Kamer) Cano
(Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
Shelby Lee (Kamer) Cano March 9, 1956 - June 16, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. — Shelby Lee (Kamer) Cano, age 62, of Omaha, was born in Pana, Ill., on March 9, 1956, and grew up in McCook, Neb. The heavens gained a wonderful angel on June 16, 2018. She was preceeded in death by her father, Leroy Kamer and mother, Bonnie Kamer (Neisman); sister, Kathy Kamer; and one nephew, Travis McMichael...
- Evelyn S. Gray (Obituary ~ 06/19/18)
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