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Dodgers, Sox set up title showdown at Felling
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — A pair of one-run epic contests Thursday night have set up the Majors League championship game at Felling Field. The Volume Salon Dodgers held off Saltwater Hills Angels, 6-5, and will play Cappel Sales Sox on Tuesday night to determine this champion...
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Miller anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/25/21)
45th anniversary The family of Mel and Jerry Miller of McCook is hosting a cake and cookie reception in honor of the couple’s 45th wedding anniversary on July 10, 2021. They were married in 1976 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook. The reception is Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 2-4 p.m. ...
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Burton birthday
(Birthdays ~ 06/25/21)
100th birthday Goldene Burton of Cambridge, Neb., is celebrating her 100th birthday on Monday, July 5, 2021.Please drive by Tri Valley Assisted Living in Cambridge on July 5 from 2-3 p.m., and honk to wish her a happy centennial birthday! Cards of congratulations will reach her at 711 Mousel Ave., Apt. 13, Cambridge, NE 69022. ...
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Mrs. A. C. Wiehe and charity work in early McCook
(Column ~ 06/25/21)
My memory of getting my first license to drive involved my mother and my birth certificate. My memory of registering to vote for the first time (at the then legal age of 21) involved my having identification in the form of a valid driver’s license and this was in one of those woo-woo states. ...
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Board to consider parking variance
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Board of Zoning Adjustment will take up the request for a variance from off-street parking requirements, at its meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at city council chambers at the City Municipal Building. The meeting will begin with a public hearing for the request for a variance for th e off-street parking requirements at 109 East C Street, allowing for off-street parking on a space that lies within 400 feet of the entrance of the principal structure. ...
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Ceremony welcomes new Shell Oil franchise
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. - “I get the question a lot about if I’m going to build another gas station. I’m gonna say NO – right now,” Nick Nothnagel told a large gathering at the ribbon-cutting for N-Stant Convenience in McCook. He went on to say that the process for opening the Shell Oil franchise at 1111 West B Street took about six years. “I think I quit about 15 times,” Nick said...
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Summer learning
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
Following a year when education suffered because of the pandemic, students and teachers are taking full advantage of special summertime learning opportunities. TOP: During the month of June, fourth and fifth grade summer school students have been learning about sea creatures and the difference in water density. ...
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McCook swim team splashes through Indianola meet
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/21)
INDIANOLA, Neb. — The summer swim season is going quickly with the third of four regular season meets in the books for the Plains Tsunami Swim League (PTSL). The McCook summer swim team didn’t have far to travel this past Saturday as Indianola hosted McCook, Atwood and Frontier County...
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MCC coach leaving for Texas DII opportunity
(College Sports ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Rick Brown, the assistant volleyball coach at McCook Community College for the past year, is moving on to a new post as assistant at Midwestern State in Texas University, an NCAA DII school. “Finding an assistant is a hard task and I have been blessed to have worked alongside some great humans and my last year’s assistant is for sure one of those great ones,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...
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Hormel Youth Entrepreneurship Camp is rescheduled to August
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. -- To allow more students to participate and accommodate their busy schedules, the Hormel Youth Entrepreneurship Camp has been pushed back to August. The program is open to anyone entering 8th-12th grade this fall who dreams of owning their own business or expanding a current business. There is no charge, but participants must live in Southwest Nebraska in one of the seven counties served by Mid-Plains Community College...
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Churches taking over school lunches
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
TRENTON, CULBERTSON, Neb. — Beginning in July, the Community Churches will provide free lunches for kids at two pick-up sites: the Trenton City Park and the Trinity UMC Fellowship Hall in Culbertson, Neb. The Community Churches are taking over the lunches as the Hitchcock County School will end their lunch program June 30th...
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New schedule for McCook school lunches
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook free summer lunch program will have a new schedule beginning Tuesday, June 29. Meals can be picked up only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday’s meals include meals for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday...
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Rotary Club honors members at annual ceremony
(Local News ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. – McCook Rotary Club recently honored several members at their annual awards ceremony. Earning the perfect attendance award were: Dennis Berry (1 year), Liz Knedlik (3); Steve Rasmusen (5); Tim Weibe (7); Melanie Goodenberger (13); Kellie Soden (14); and Joyce Anderson (18). ...
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Holdrege stops FCB momentum with 11-5 victory
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Oh to be Monday again! McCook First Central Bank’s momentum from a Monday sweep of Medicine Valley didn’t carry into Thursday when Holdrege visited the Jaycees Complex. The tough young Holdrege team instead took a 6-0 lead while really never looking back during an 11-5 road win...
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Finally getting 'the jab'
(Column ~ 06/25/21)
Well, it’s official. After a few months of procrastination, I have finally had my first vaccine shot: the jab; the poke; the Fauci Ouchy. Because my pharmacy is a full-service, conscientious, customer-centric organization, they threw in the government tracking chip and mark of the beast at no extra cost...
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First strike
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/25/21)
Dear Editor, I don’t know if nuclear first strike capability is possible. We need to determine if an arms race with Russia could lead to our annihilation; and if so, we need to have both countries agree to a freeze on new nuclear weapons (at least if such a freeze is verifiable.)...
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Courtroom forgiveness
(Column ~ 06/25/21)
Why do we forgive the sinner in the courtroom who has been judged guilty? We’ve been told that we forgive for our own sake, so we don’t carry bitterness in our hearts. While that is true, there is more to it, it is not just about you; but for everyone involved...
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A tip helps MNB Seniors hold off Holdrege, 4-3
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/21)
McCOOK, Neb. — Alex Anthony’s laser shot to left field echoed across the diamond... But it was one little foul tip that caused real chaos for Holdrege while challenging the McCook National Bank Seniors Thursday night. A Holdrege baserunner had just stolen second base in what become 4-3 drama under the Jaycee Complex bright lights...
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Huskers' AD suddenly set to retire
(College Sports ~ 06/25/21)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos abruptly announced his retirement Friday, saying he will step down next week. The announcement came as a surprise because the 70-year-old Moos has said publicly he wanted to stay in the job until he was comfortable the Cornhuskers football program had been turned around...
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