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Rams win in OT, Ravens romp to start MFL season
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Defensive freaks and fans of offensive behavior were both pleased throughout the McCook Football League season openers at Felling Field Thursday. Game one resembled the 1981 Nebraska-Missouri Tiger showdown, when fullback Phil Bates rumbled three yards for a 6-0 Husker victory with 23 seconds remaining...
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Hoyt birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/24/20)
102nd birthday Cloyd Hoyt of rural McCook, currently residing in Iowa, will celebrate his 102nd birthday on July 26, 2020. Cloyd is a retired farmer and community service devotee. He served on many boards, including District 8 School board, REA, Red Cross, and the Frenchmen Cambridge Irrigation District. ...
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Alberts birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/24/20)
95th birthday The family of Leola Alberts of Palisade, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Her family includes her late husband, Elmer, son, Byron Alberts of Palisade; daughters, Janice Sines of Jefferson City, Mo., and Sherry Larson of Lincoln, Neb.; son, the late Kirwin Alberts; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 202 North Venom, Palisade, NE 69040...
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Smith birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/24/20)
80th birthday The family of Karen Smith of McCook, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on Friday, July 31, 2020. She was born in McCook.Her family includes daughters, Tamela (Dwight) Laurie of McCook and Michelle (Robbin) Romberg of Douglas, Wyo.; and grandchildren, Ashley and Emily Laurie of McCook and Spencer and Nathan Romberg of Douglas, Wyo. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1709 West 2nd, McCook, NE 69001...
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Post anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/24/20)
40th anniversary The family of Steve and Brigitta Post of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. They were married in McCook at Peace Lutheran Church in 1980. Their family includes children, Rebecca Post, Samantha Post and Elliott Huryta and Lucas Post, all of Lincoln, Neb. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 38703 Road 710, McCook, NE 69001...
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Familiar names in 1931 Bison newspaper
(Column ~ 07/24/20)
Loving books started at home, my parents both loved to read and therefore, out on the acreage I also found books to be the best of entertainment! Writing came a bit later. When I was in sixth grade, my teacher was Mrs. Jenkins. Now Mrs. Jenkins loved to read also and the first of the year she challenged us with a reading requirement that we had to fill in the name of each book we had read over the year. ...
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MCC spikers earn spot in high class
(College Sports ~ 07/24/20)
LEXINGTON, Kent. -- The United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced this week that McCook Community College was among the teams that earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2019-2020 season...
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Anyone crazy enough to make MLB picks?
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
Only the boldest baseball fans/sports scribblers who are high on goopy chocolate donuts and Diet Dew would venture Major League playoff picks at this point. Here comes pasty pastry fan Round Belly Headley, ready to jump higher than he ever has (three inches, maybe) to say who will fill this 16-team cluster which could make the 2020 MLB season actually real fun...
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McCook tennis campers ace summer test
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Bison tennis summer league came to a close on Thursday for 2020. Camp director and McCook High School tennis coach Matt Wiemers was pleased with the summer league. He saw continued development throughout the three weeks. The league consisted of four teams competing with one another, culminating in a seeded tournament...
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Heritage golfer hits her first hole-in-one
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Pam Nokes hit her first hole-in-one with husband Ray Nokes the witness at Heritage Hills Golf Course Thursday. Pam Nokes used a seven iron to make the 107-yard shot, Heritage golf pro Tyler Loop reported. It’s the second hole-in-one at Heritage Hills this week...
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Latest from Heritage Hills men's tourney action
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s League finished its first session of 2020 with A League’s top four teams playing a bracket-style tournament recently. Those next six A League teams played in two pods of three. B League was divided into three pods of three. Prizes were awarded to the top teams...
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Community Hospital cancels annual Pro-Am
(Community Sports ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Delayed until August, the Community Hospital Pro-Am golf tournament at Heritage Hills will now officially not take place in 2020. “We have made the difficult decision to cancel,” Community Hospital officials announced this morning. The tournament was postponed for almost three months because of COVID-19 concerns but was scheduled to start on Friday, Aug. 21...
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Malleck Memorial Threshing returns Aug. 9
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
INDIANOLA, Neb. -- Anyone interested in old-time harvesting and farming methods or just a good old-fashioned farm show will want to mark Sunday, August 9 on their calendar. That is the date of the 12th Annual Bum Malleck Memorial Threshing just 4 miles South of Indianola, Nebraska. The event is held in conjunction with the annual Indianola Old Settlers Celebration...
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Pandemics, politics and manners
(Column ~ 07/24/20)
I had a conversation with a family member this week that was thought-provoking. We were talking about new masking requirements in retail spaces and I was bemoaning the degree to which the issue has become politicized. I’m sincerely troubled by that. As much as I can be a political animal, some things should be off-limits to political spin, but that’s not the world we live in...
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'Parents Day' Sunday
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
TRENTON, Neb. -- We celebrate moms in May and dads in June, but a lesser-known day of honor is Parents’ Day, which was created in 1994 under President Bill Clinton as a way to recognize, uplift, and support the role of parents in the rearing of children. Parents’ Day 2020 is July 26...
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Agency support on county agenda
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Commissioners will consider continued financial support of the local Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services for fiscal year 2020-2021. The item is listed for 9:15 a.m. Monday, with the regular meeting set for 9 a.m. in the commissioners room at the courthouse...
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Stop the spread
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/24/20)
Dear Editor, In a July 22, Net Nebraska online article, Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department Director Myra Stoney says they’ve seen 22 COVID-19 cases over the past week, almost double the number reported over the previous three months. She goes on to say that, "I think the people of Southwest Nebraska are in complete denial that there is a pandemic," She goes on to say that some residents are ignoring social distancing guidelines and aren’t wearing face coverings in public places...
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Leaders cancel West Nebraska All-Star football game
(High School Sports ~ 07/24/20)
SCOTTSLUFF, Neb. — Disregard previous reports as Western Nebraska All-Star officials canceled the football game set for Friday in Scottsbluff. According to available reports around noon on Friday, a player has tested positive for COVID-19. The Western Nebraska All-Star Volleyball match was still set for today at Cougar Palace in Scottsbluff...
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