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Bison girls breeze past Swedes with three hitting 10-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — Thankfully, Tuesday’s wind chills didn’t hit zero like all these McCook Bison tennis girls’ records so far in 2023. The Bison reached 5-0 in duals thanks to their 8-1 win over visiting Gothenburg on a beautiful spring afternoon worthy of never venturing outdoors...
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McCook JV girls win 15 of 16 from Gothenburg
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook JV girls zoomed through 16 matches with only one defeat against Gothenburg Tuesday. Several doubles teams secored 6-0 sweeps with freshmen Abby Schneider and Jaylee Hammond doing this deed twice. Bailee Fawver and Anyslei Miller also won 6-0 twice while Bailee Foster and Kapri Loop were 6-0 sweepers...
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Cambridge woman appointed to national food safety post
(State News ~ 04/06/23)
WASHINGTON – A Cambridge woman is one of 15 new members appointed to the National Advisory Comittee on Meat and Poultry Inspection. She is Desiree Claire Ann Wineland – American Butchers LLC / Beyond the Butchers of Cambridge, Neb. Members of the committee are chosen based on their expertise in meat and poultry safety, public health, and other Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) policies...
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Don't wait for an invitation to get involved
(Column ~ 04/06/23)
Last Saturday, YMCA soccer teams filled the fields behind McCook High School and Junior High. The early morning games of 7th and 8th graders were in full swing with those playing at an advantage over those of us on the sidelines, just trying to stay warm...
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A self-driving car may be better than a distracted driver
(Column ~ 04/06/23)
If you’re of a certain age, perhaps you remember the apocryphal story about the Middle Eastern oil sheik who purchased a new luxury RV and then wondered why it crashed after he set the cruise control and stepped into the back to make a pot of tea. Nowadays, we hear about troubles with Tesla and other self-driving cars running stop signs or missing exits while their drivers snooze behind the wheel...
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Anderjaska anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/06/23)
The family of Roland and Marilyn Anderjaska of McCook, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. They were married at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in McCook, Neb., in 1958. Their family includes children, Elisa and Jerry Jensen of Kearney, Neb; Jon and Patty Anderjaska of Palisade, Neb.; Theresa and Ron Bubak of Cozad, Neb.; and Joe and Brenda Anderjaska of Hayes Center, Neb.; 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. ...
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Barbara J. Stump
(Obituary ~ 04/06/23)
Barbara J. Stump June 10, 1938 - April 4, 2023 ALMA, Neb. - Barbara J. Stump, age 84, of Oxford, Neb., passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Colonial Villa Good Samaritan Society in Alma, Neb.. She was born June 10, 1938, in Beaver City, Nebraska to Ben and Nettie (Penrod) Park...
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Nellie Maxine Patterson
(Obituary ~ 04/06/23)
Nellie Maxine Patterson July 5, 1935 - March 30, 2023 LAWRENCE, Kan. - Nellie Maxine Patterson, daughter of “Papa and Mama” William Glenn and Nellie Lenore (Phillips) Shields was granted her final rest on Thursday March 30th, 2023. Born July 5, 1935, she was raised on a farm in the beautiful canyon country southwest of McCook, Neb., where she would return for much of her adult life for wheat harvest and to celebrate Christmas. ...
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Viola Krausnick
(Obituary ~ 04/06/23)
Viola Krausnick October 14, 1918 - March 20, 2023 WAUNETA, Neb.- Viola Krausnick was born to Fred and Dora (Steinbeck) Nordhausen on Oct. 14, 1918, at home in Dundy County, Neb. She was called to her heavenly home, March 20, 2023, at the age of 104...
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Latest and best from bowling in McCook
(Community Sports ~ 04/06/23)
Latest and best from bowling in McCook at TJ’s Family Fun Center. Men’s Major Diamond Vogel 281.5-138.5 Maris Gen. Cons.258.5-161.5 Stockman’s Feed243.5-176.5 Quality Irrigation 236.5-176.5 Fullmomentum 220-197 TJ’s Family Fun 207-211...
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McCook 'Y' Men's League decides its champion
(Community Sports ~ 04/06/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — Results from the final night of McCook YMCA Men’s Basketball League: Semifinals Community Hospital 66, Below Average Joe’s 51; TNT Spartans 60, Courtside Ballers 54 Championship Community Hospital 52, TNT Spartans 45
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McCook Open disc golf tourney
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Jonathan Fletcher and Vail Erickson of the Elpison Foundation present a $2,545 check from sponsorship proceeds from the Sixth Annual McCook Open disc golf tournament to Emma Arp and Kathy Haas of the Family Resource Center. The event Saturday and Sunday at Cambridge and McCook drew 180 players from throughout Nebraska as well as Colorado and Kansas. ...
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Equity, excellence no conflict
(Column ~ 04/06/23)
Have you ever had a parent or grandparent tell you stories about how they had to walk five miles uphill both ways to school in the snow? Well, I didn't have it quite that bad but in kindergarten, I still had to walk clear across town in the rain, sleet, or snow without the possibility of a ride to or from school. My biggest fear was making it to my destination without peeing my pants. I learned to time that function rather quickly...
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Southwest Nebraska declared primary drought disaster area
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
LINCOLN, Neb. — All of Southwest Nebraska is among 55 counties designated by the USDA as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought. Secretary Tom Vilsack notified Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen that the counties had received the disaster designation, making farmers in those areas eligible for federal assistance...
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