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Snowballs drop on Bison diamond season opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Whoosh! New catcher Ashley Miller’s strike to third erased the first Gothenburg Swede that reached base this season. The fire was lit on McCook’s hot start. Those ffirst three Bison batters of 2018 scalded big hits. Senior Laurel Schmidt singled, Miller singled and then junior Candace Coleman doubled home Schmidt...
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Creativity, entrepreneurship alive and well
(Editorial ~ 08/20/18)
We’ve noticed several social media postings decrying the lack of emphasis on hands-on skills like woodworking and mechanics in modern schools. While it’s true vocational classes have suffered cuts in some schools, hands-on creativity is thriving more than ever, thanks in part to opportunities offered by that same social media...
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Sharron L. Rowe
(Obituary ~ 08/20/18)
Sharron L. Rowe March 7, 1938 - Aug. 16, 2018 YORK, Neb. — Sharron L. Rowe, age 80, of York, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at York. She was born March 7, 1938, in North Platte, Neb., to Harry A. and Marguerite L. (Pearson) Samuelson. She graduated from McCook High School and then married Gary E. Rowe on June 22, 1958, at McCook...
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Loyd “Bob” James Keenan
(Obituary ~ 08/20/18)
Loyd “Bob” James Keenan Sept. 2, 1933 - Aug. 13, 2018 OBERLIN, Kan. — Loyd “Bob” James Keenan, 84, of Oberlin, died Aug. 13, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb. He was born Sept. 2, 1933 in Jennings, Kan., to Edger James and Ellen “Ruth” (Harris) Keenan. He graduated high school in 1951 and served in the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He married Lila Adams in May 15, 1959...
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MCC sees more top-tier students, more returning for second year
(Local News ~ 08/20/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — With the start of fall classes Sunday at McCook Community College, enrollment numbers are again looking strong, but what has college officials really excited this year is the record number of returning students and the increasing number of top-tier academic students now choosing MCC...
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Long-time CPA purchases, renames local accounting firm
(Local News ~ 08/20/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — After serving accounting clients in the McCook area for 16 years for the CPA firm of L & B Johnson, P.C., Joyce Anderson has become the owner of the McCook office, which is now known as Joyce Anderson, CPA, LLC. The change took place following the retirement of Lewis Johnson, the senior member of the Johnson firm at age 86. ...
- Helping Dad mow (Local News ~ 08/20/18)
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North Platte man arrested after multiple pursuits
(Local News ~ 08/20/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, along with the North Platte Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and Nebraska Game and Parks, have arrested a man wanted in connection with multiple pursuits in the past week...
- Honor business (Local News ~ 08/20/18)
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UNK prof wins $50K on CBS show 'Total Knock Out'
(Local News ~ 08/20/18)
KEARNEY – More than 100 friends, family members and co-workers waited 50 minutes Friday night before seeing Bryce Abbey’s run on the CBS show “TKO: Total Knock Out.” Then they watched nervously as host Kevin Hart announced his time of 4 minutes, 14 seconds...
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Entrepreneurship, creativity are alive and well
(Editorial ~ 08/20/18)
We’ve noticed several social media postings decrying the lack of emphasis on hands-on skills like woodworking and mechanics in modern schools. While it’s true vocational classes have suffered cuts in some schools, hands-on creativity is thriving more than ever, thanks in part to opportunities offered by that same social media...
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Remembering VJ Day after 73 years
(Column ~ 08/20/18)
Note: Tuesday, August 14th was just another day at Brookdale. But when one of the residents, a Veteran of WW II stopped by to remind me of another day, 73 years ago, it brought memories of that day coming back in a flood. Wow! Suddenly I wasn’t an old man anymore. I was caught up in a rosy wave of nostalgia...
- Ralph D. Stevens (Obituary ~ 08/20/18)
- Donald Charles Benjamin (Obituary ~ 08/20/18)
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