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NSAA setting the guidelines for fall sports
(High School Sports ~ 08/07/20)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Fall sports guidelines can now move freely among every high school in Nebraska as pre-season practices hit full speed starting Monday. The Nebraska School Activities Association released its recommendations on Thursday for football, volleyball, softball, cross country, girls’ golf and boys’ tennis...
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Brown anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/20)
50th anniversary The family of David and Nancy Brown of Beaver City, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. They were married in 1970 at the Presbyterian Church in Beaver City. Their family includes sons, Dan Brown and wife, Marla of Yerevan, Armenia, Andy Brown and wife, Denise of Beaver City; and three grandchildren, James, Ashlyn, and Aubrey. ...
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Ruf anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/20)
60th anniverary The family of Ed and Ruth Ruf of Wilsonville, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. They were married at Lebanon Presbyterian Church in 1960. Their family includes children, Barb and Kevin Hitt of Almena, Kan., Bev and Bill Moorberg of Keller, Texas, and Bob and Missy Ruf of Oberlin, Kan.; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ...
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Bottrell birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/07/20)
80th birthday The family of Dorothy Bottrell of Beaver City, Neb., is requesting a card shower in celebration of her 80th birthday, on Friday, Aug.14, 2020. Her family includes her late husband, Robert; sons, Bobby Bottrell of St. Mary, Neb., and David Bottrell and wife, Abbie of Palmrya, Neb.; daughter, Barbara Borgmann and husband, Jim of Creighton, Neb.; three grandchildren, Jordyn Bottrell, Brandon Borgmann, and Joshua Borgmann; and brother, Art Barker of Holbrook, Neb. Please remember her with a birthday card and a memory at the following address: P. ...
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Hart birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/07/20)
90th birthday The family of Anna Mae Hart of McCook, Neb., is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. She was born in Emmons County in North Dakota. The open house is Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the home of Merlin and Marita Brown, 71255 Road 385 in McCook. ...
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History of towns surrounding McCook
(Column ~ 08/07/20)
There’s a reason why our Genealogical Society is called Southwest Nebraska. Perhaps it should cast an even wider net, but the majority of our state records are related to the region it is named after. It seems logical to me that in order for any of our towns, including McCook, to survive, we have to include regional populations from our rural areas, across the border into NW Kansas and no doubt reaching into the corner of NE Colorado when we proclaim the benefits of living here. ...
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Board to hear plans for reopening school
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Policies regarding McCook Public Schools re-opening this year and procedures that will be followed in case students or staff are exposed to the coronavirus, will be discussed by the superintendent at the regular McCook Board of Education meeting, Monday at 6:30 p.m., conference room B at the McCook Senior High.McCook Public Schools are slated to open Tuesday, Aug. ...
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Free program targets invasive vegetation along Republican River, Medicine Creek
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. – Southwest Weed Management is cooperating with Hitchcock and Frontier County Weed Departments to implement an assistance program for owners with property adjoining the Republican River in Hitchcock County and Medicine Creek, Frontier County, to control invasive vegetation...
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Latest from Heritage Hills Men's League
(Community Sports ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s League finished week two of its second half in 2020 Wednesday evening with Red Willow Aviation navigating into first place among A League teams. Mead Lumber/CTE has constructed a B League narrow advantage over week one leader Hauxwell Motors...
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McCook Mini-Speedway's super Sunday results
(Community Sports ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Mini-Speedway was filled with two full days featuring more than 100 Go-Kart racers competing last weekend. Results from Saturday’s races were featured in the Gazette on Thursday along with photos of champions during both days’ racing...
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Surveying the field of vice presidential possibilities
(Column ~ 08/07/20)
In my lifetime, I don’t recall vice presidential picks being such a big deal since the Nixon administration. That’s reaching back a bit. For those of you too young to remember, Spiro Agnew was Nixon’s vice president and resigned, just as Nixon was looking down the barrel of the Watergate scandal...
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Team of the summer: Rebels No. 4 at state
(Community Sports ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The forgettable pandemic summer was certainly no loss when looking at Gazette-area teams across most diamonds. McCook’s Bison 12-and-under traveling team rocketed to an 8-1 record, while Pinnacle Bank Junior Legion B posted a 9-2 final record...
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DHHS Friday COVID-19 Update New CDC guidance on masks and help with back-to-school planning
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
LINCOLN, Neb. – The state case total, as of 5:45 p.m. CT today, is 28,104, an increase of 1,893 from last Friday. There were 13 new COVID-19-related deaths in the state, for a total of 345. A total of 20,333Nebraskans diagnosed with COVID-19 have since recovered...
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Head Start gives preschoolers a 'head start'
(Local News ~ 08/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Head Start, a program of Community Action Partnership of Mid Nebraska (Mid), provides comprehensive services to children and families. McCook Head Start is now taking applications for the 2020-21 year. The objective of the Head Start program is to enhance the cognitive, social and emotional development of income eligible children through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services, involve parents in their children's learning and to help parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals.. ...
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