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Michael James Green
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
McCOOK, Neb. - Michael James Green, of McCook, NE, passed away at his home on June 26, 2023, at the age of 67. Michael was born in North Platte, Neb. on March 12, 1956, to parents William and Arline (Kramer) Green. Michael grew up in North Platte, but the family moved to McCook, where he graduated from McCook High School with the class of 1974. Michael stayed in McCook where he was an HVAC technician...
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Embracing the good and the bad
(Column ~ 08/03/23)
Last week, I and 50,000 of my closest friends bicycled across the state of Iowa. It starts with dipping the back tire of the bike in the Missouri River and ends by dipping the front tire in the Mississippi River. My family, along with many friends from McCook and North Platte, has done it for several years and this year was one to remember. We biked more than 500 miles in seven days, sometimes out on our bikes for 12 hours a day. But that is just the start of the adventure...
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Janice Kaye Hunt
(Obituary ~ 08/03/23)
Janice Kaye Hunt May 9, 1936 - Sep. 7, 2021 DENVER, Colo. - Janice Kaye (Schleicher) Hunt, 85, of Denver, Colo., died Sep. 7, 2021, at Harvard Square Assisted Living Facility after a long illness, with her daughters, Lenee’ Erickson and Ladonna Hunt-Hiatt, by her side...
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Community celebrations continue as summer winds down
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
McCOOK, Neb. — City crews have been repainting crosswalks, a sure sign fall routines of school and football openers are on their way. But August has just begun and there are plenty of summertime activities to enjoy before the school bell rings. Following up the “Just the Two of Us” performance July 13 in Norris Alley, “Triple Play” takes the bandshell stage tonight in the second MNB Bank Hot Summer Nights concert...
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Pursuing his passion, photographer captures heart of the Midwest
(Local News ~ 08/03/23)
McCOOK, Neb. – His accent gives him away as an outsider. But his never-met-a-stranger spirit, humble-yet-proud attitude, tenacity, and love of all people make the California photographer fit right in with a rural western Nebraska community. Manuello Paganelli visited McCook in early July where he photographed some go-kart racing enthusiasts, a World War II veteran, and several agricultural subjects, as he continues to work on his Midwestern series. ...
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Local pool league champions crowned
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/23)
Local pool league champions crowned McCOOK, Neb. — Several local pool players were recognized for winning the Spring Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball and 9-Ball Pool Leagues. Winning the Sunday 8-Ball titles were “Amateur’s” out of Amateur’s Bar & Grill in Cambridge and “8 Balls of Fire” out of TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook...
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Voters should have chance to scrutinize LB 753
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/23)
Dear Editor, I am writing to respond to the recent article by State Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon in support of LB 753, the “school choice” law passed last session by the Legislature. The law provides dollar-for-dollar tax credits for donations to “scholarship granting organizations” that take a cut, then provide scholarships for private-school students. Critics, myself included, question the size and scope of the tax benefit...
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Bare bricks and bright lights
(Column ~ 08/03/23)
Nearly every morning, just before dawn, I drive southeast around Country Club Drive. As I turn south onto East 7th Street, I find myself staring into bright lights. They aren’t the headlights of an oncoming car. They are flood lights inside what will become McCook Community College’s East Campus...
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