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Kathryn Brashears
(Obituary ~ 12/17/18)
Kathryn Brashears Feb. 9, 1952 - Dec. 14, 2018 CURTIS, Neb. — Kathryn Brashears, 66, of Curtis, died Friday (Dec. 14, 2018), at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala, Neb. She was born Feb. 9, 1952, at McCook, Neb., to John F. and Helen M. (Sughroue) Helm. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin, Kan., attended college in McCook, Neb., and earned a degree in home economics at Chadron State College. She later studied special education at Oglala Lakota College...
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Hein birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/17/18)
80th birthday The family of Gerald Hein of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. He grew up in Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson High School. He worked at McCook Packing and later retired from Burlington Northern Railroad. ...
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Rural topics take center stage at upcoming legislative session
(Local News ~ 12/17/18)
LINCOLN--The 106th Nebraska Legislature is set to start Jan. 9, and a number of topics and issues affecting rural Nebraska, like agriculture, property taxes, educational funding and voter-approved Medicaid, will take the stage. The state’s 49 senators—11 newly elected and two more to be appointed to vacancies—will convene to discuss, debate and vote on these and other issues...
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One more holiday task may pay off when bills come due
(Editorial ~ 12/17/18)
Time is running out to get things done in 2018. You’ll receive plenty of advice on last-minute tasks such as using the money in your medical spending accounts, making charitable contributions, selling stocks or making other financial moves for tax advantage next year...
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A different kind of Christmas
(Column ~ 12/17/18)
It was Christmas Day, 1951 — our first Christmas as a married couple. The problem was that we weren’t together. Jean, my bride of six months, was in Nebraska. I was in Korea; so far away from home that if I went any further I’d be coming back again—in a land where they didn’t celebrate Christmas anyway. And worse yet, I had the graveyard shift—on Christmas Day! I was having a bad case of homesickness...
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Culbertson man celebrates 50 years as a pilot
(Local News ~ 12/17/18)
CULBERTSON, Neb. — Greg Hock started flying when he was only 15 years old, and recently celebrated 50 years as a pilot. In October of 1968, at 17, while still in high school, Greg obtained his private pilot's license. After high school, he enrolled and graduated from the 2 year technical Air Frame and Power Plant (A&P) school in Sidney Nebraska...
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Four boys stacking
(Local News ~ 12/17/18)
From the left, Ian Smith, Solomon Hare, Aloysius McKain and Samuel Hare, all of Culbertson, volunteer to stack spaghetti and pasta sauce for the Mobile Pantry in Culbertson Saturday. Nearly 200 families — averaging five members, for approximately 1,000 people — took advantage of the grocery shopping opportunity. ...
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Make a 'pawsitive' difference
(Local News ~ 12/17/18)
Ten-year-old Lillie Adams snuggles with a kitten available for adoption at the McCook Humane Society Animal Shelter. Lillie and other shoppers at Ace Hardware in downtown McCook Saturday got a peek at kittens and puppies up for adoption and learned about Ace’s “Giving Tree” for the shelter. ...
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