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Younger Bison fall by a bucket to visiting Lex
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/21)
McCook’s Mykuh Hansen (above blocks a Lexington shot, and every defensive stop was huge during a narrow 55-53 Lexington victory at McCook High School Thursday evening. Mitchel Cole (below) stole the ball from Minutemen and started a Bison fast break. ...
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Bison deliver home win over Swedes
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/21)
McCook Bison like senior Mark Arp (3) and junior Cole Cappel (4) started fast while helping lead a 55-50 varsity basketball win over Gothenburg Friday night at McCook High School. It was a happy night with more fans, students and the dance team performing during halftime (middle below)...
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Parde birthday
(Birthdays ~ 01/08/21)
80th birthday The children of Eldon Parde are requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1112 E. Fifth, McCook, NE 69001.
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Try these tips when researching names online
(Column ~ 01/08/21)
Due to the increase of personal requests I’ve received in the last couple of weeks, I am assuming that everyone is over with reorganizing their closets and looking for another project to attempt. Family history/genealogy will keep your mind off COVID-19 as you sit at home...
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Retirements, donation on agenda for school board
(Local News ~ 01/08/21)
McCOOK, Neb — The McCook Board of Education will be asked to approve three retirements and a $4,000 donation, at the first regular meeting for 2021 on Monday, 6:30 p.m. at conference room B at the McCook High School. But before they do that, they’ll swear-in members elected in November and then elect board officers. The three board members who will be sworn in— Tom Bredvick, Teresa Thomas and Brad Hays— are all incumbents who ran unopposed...
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SWNPHD working with local providers on vaccinations
(Local News ~ 01/08/21)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is working with local partners to provide access to an online COVID-19 vaccination waiting list. There are many people interested in receiving the COVID vaccine, which is encouraging to those working to slow the spread of the virus. ...
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PSC approves Next Gen. 911 contract by 4-1 vote
(Local News ~ 01/08/21)
LINCOLN, Neb.– By a vote of four-to-one, on Tuesday, the Nebraska Public Service Commission approved entering into a contract with Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) to provide Next Generation 911 (NG911) services. “I’d like to thank everyone involved in this process for their support,” said District 3, Commissioner Tim Schram. “This is a collaborative effort and we are excited to continue the process to bring improved 911 services to all Nebraskans.”...
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Reorganization, appointments major items on county commissioners’ first meeting of the year
(Local News ~ 01/08/21)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Seating of Randy Dean as new commissioner and reorganization are among items on the agenda for the board of Red Willow County Commissioners on Monday. Among the offices to be determined are chairman and vice-chairman of the board of commissioners, equalization and noxious weed control authority...
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Typhoid Mary and getting things under control
(Column ~ 01/08/21)
Welcome back. We took a couple of weeks off for the holidays, but it was not without adventure. A member of my family, Typhoid Mary, returned from college with a case of the Covid. While the rest of you were enjoying New Year’s Day and contemplating the workout routine that you won’t continue, I was camped out at the Community Hospital emergency room...
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Divided by density: Nebraska’s growing urban-rural politics
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/21)
Since leaving my hometown of Brainard, each time I move I land in a bigger city. Along the progression from Brainard to Lincoln to Detroit to New York City, I’ve come to see things differently. It’s natural that our environment will influence our opinions, including our political views. But these days, people living in the country and those living in cities have developed such differing viewpoints that at times it feels like they’re operating in separate worlds...
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Southern Valley girls edge Flyers in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/21)
OXFORD, Neb. — Southern Valley’s girls went overtime to edge Franklin, 35-34, Tuesday evening. The Eagles (3-6 record) didn’t get shook even though those Flyers erased a five-point deficit during the final eight minutes. Franklin caught Southern Valley, 29-29, as regulation ended despite scoring only 16 points in the first three quarters...
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Let the Light of the Son brighten your dreary post-holiday season
(Column ~ 01/08/21)
“Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.” ~R. Tagore The earth rotates around the sun, not in a circle, but in an elliptical orbit. Oddly enough the earth is closest to the sun in January (91.3 million miles) when it is the coldest in Nebraska and farthest from the sun in the searing heat of July (94.4 million miles). ...
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Not all Gazette pickers say Roll Tide over Buckeyes?
(College Sports ~ 01/08/21)
A bout with COVID-19 didn’t stop him from conquering two large pizzas and prime rib during quarantine. The Gazette’s R.B. (Round Belly) Headley isn’t afraid to climb out on a limb — even if he fell into a mud pit while his pet beagle Spike ran off in embarrassment once...
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Some Bison wrestlers grapple in Gothenburg
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/21)
OTHENBURG, Neb. — Kaleb Feikert won two matches and led McCook’s JV wrestlers to 57 team points at the Gothenburg Invitational on Thursday. Feikert pinned host Swede Gavin Peterson in 53 seconds following a 7-5 win over Jackson Recroft from the invite champion Kearney Bearcats...
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Bronco jumping to a new team of Broncos
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/21)
Wauneta-Palisade senior Haylee Sandman (seated, second from left) recently signed a letter to play volleyball for the Hastings College Broncos starting this fall. The 5’10” middle hitter crushed 335 kills lor a W-P Bronco team that reached last fall’s RPAC semifinal match against undefeated Maywood-Hayes Center. ...
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