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Bison blank Alliance, 41-0, for coach's 200th 'W'
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — The 200th win as McCook High's head coach football brought just about everything Jeff Gross enjoys: great defense, steady offense and enough big plays to break open a 41-0 win over Alliance Friday night. Best of all, it happened where Gross has delivered and enjoyed so many great memories during these past two-plus decades...
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Warriors' effort pays off with a 'W'
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
CURTIS, Neb. — Arapahoe’s winning attitude finally paid off with an impressive 25-11, 25-18 sweep of Paxton at the Medicine Valley volleyball triangular Thursday evening. Senior Terri Hilker should have carried a spoon and signaled “feed me!” as she drilled nine kills while powering this victory...
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Thomas Charles Hiser
(Obituary ~ 10/04/19)
Thomas Charles Hiser SEWARD, Neb. — Thomas Charles Hiser, having accomplished more in his 71 years than most, has left us. He passed knowing the love of his family and friends, which were many. His impact on those he met will last far beyond his time on earth...
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Pioneer woman Part 3: Rats, grasshoppers, a log house
(Column ~ 10/04/19)
Perhaps our mystery pioneer woman did not reveal her name because at times in her reminiscing she is brutally honest in her misgivings; but, no matter what, she stayed, certainly not because their life was filled with earthly riches of the monetary kind. I’ll resume her story, which as you remember from last week, with their setting up housekeeping in a tent with a dugout kitchen resplendent with pots and griddles hung on the post...
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Youth groups to Treat for the Pantry
(Local News ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Local youth groups will help stock the local food pantry by going door-to-door later this month. “We would like to thank all you who have participated in this event in the past,” said Pastor Trevor Smith of the Red Willow County Ministerial Association...
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New K9 officer joins MPD
(Local News ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — The new K-9 officer at the McCook Police Department is still getting used to her new role. “She still has a lot of puppy left in her,” said her handler, Officer Bill Watts. But that’s to be expected as Kailah (pronounced Kayla) is still only one and half years old...
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Dog park proposal to City Council
(Local News ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — A dog park could be installed at Barnett Park, if it gets the go-ahead from the McCook City Council Monday night. The McCook City Council will be asked to enter into a lease agreement requested by McCook K9 Korner, to establish a dog park for off-leash dogs in the southwest portion of Barnett Park, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers at the city’s municipal building...
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Officials make aerial assault on noxious weeds
(Local News ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — If you were in the vicinity of the Republican River in Red Willow County on Sept. 21 or 22, you may have noticed a blue helicopter flying low over the river. “We have been working on obtaining funding to control salt cedar and phragmites for about two years” said Bill Elliott, Red Willow Weed Supervisor...
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Latté with law enforcement
(Local News ~ 10/04/19)
The McDonald's Restaurant in McCook, its manager Deb Rathe and employees Rebecca Burns and Hannah Clapper observe the fourth annual nation-wide "Coffee with a Cop Day" Wednesday, sharing cookies and coffee with Red Willow County Sheriff Alan Kotschwar (center), Chief Deputy Joe Koetter and K9 officer Luna. ...
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MPCC rodeo team wins two titles
(College Sports ~ 10/04/19)
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Mid-Plains Community College timed event athletes gave the other contestants a run for their money over last weekend. The rodeo team competed at the Iowa Central Community College Triton Stampede on Friday and Saturday. Wynn Schaack, of Wall, S.D., won the steer wrestling for MPCC, and his teammate, Danielle Wray, of Ord, won the team roping...
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Indians chasing Lancers around Fort Dodge
(College Sports ~ 10/04/19)
LAMAR, Colo. – The McCook Community College golf team once again finds itself looking up at the leaderboard and chasing Eastern Wyoming. After the first round of the final Fall golf meet of the season, Eastern Wyoming leads the Indians 299-304. “It was a cooler day with some wind and the scores were not as consistent as they have been this year,” MCC Golf Coach Tyler Loop said...
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Trojans win two tough three-set contests
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Perennial Kansas powerhouse Hoxie and rival Southern Valley delivered two great tests for the Cambridge High volleyball team Thursday evening. The Trojans needed three sets but conquered both while raising their season record to 13-4...
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Knights win 100-point battle with Wolves
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
MAYWOOD, Neb. — A furious 40-point second half wasn’t quite enough for Maywood-Hayes Center during the 54-46 loss to visiting Eustis-Farnam Thursday. The Knights are having a fine 4-2 season, and they built a 26-6 halftime lead over those 3-2 Wolves...
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Younger Bison blast past Minutemen with 27-0 finish
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
McCOOK, Neb. — Leading only 20-17, McCook High’s freshmen finished with an awesome 27-0 surge to beat visiting Lexington 47-17 Friday evening. The Bison are now 5-0 this season as coach Bill Ramsay offered these insights: “We started the game a little sluggish, not having school kind of got us out of our normal routine and it took a while to get things going...
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McCook golf girls medal at SWC
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook High’s Kaylie Puckett and Hannah Goltl both earned Southwest Conference medals during the annual tournament on Thursday. Puckett tallied 102 for 13th place overall which was only one stroke from reaching the SWC Top 10. Goltl captured her medal with 104 for 15th place overall. She finished two strokes better than top medal contender Kaitlyn Koch from Minden...
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'Cohesive' Raiders stick it to two matches
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/19)
CURTIS, Neb. — Super togetherness sent the Medicine Valley Raiders roaring to two sweeps of Paxton and Arapahoe during their volleyball triangular Tuesday night. The Raiders are now just one win from evening their season record (5-6). They featured great balance during both wins as five players crushed three to five kills vs. Arapahoe in a 25-15, 25-20 victory...
- Stanley Giles Quigley (Obituary ~ 10/04/19)
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