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December People, Pets and Places
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
Shirley Ruda's "Cowboy Tyler" (right) took first place and $50 in December's People, Pets and Places photo contest. She lives in Atwood. Second place (below) and $35 sent to Jocelyn Carmichael of McCook, with her photo of Waimann Falls. "Guess Who's 11" and $15 went to Kathleen Larington of McCook (left)...
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McCook may suffer housing lack
(Column ~ 01/03/03)
McCook's population has held steady for the past half century, so you can safely assume the community has plenty of housing, right? No, not by a long shot. According to the newly formed McCook Housing Partnership, the community needs to build more than 150 housing units and, at the same time, it needs to tear down 47 old, dilapidated houses...
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Indian Creek
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
Indian Creek is framed by snow-covered banks in a scene near Max this morning. The snow had little chance of surviving the weekend, with temperatures expected to hit the 60s, but Sunday night's forecast includes a chance of more snow.
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Parents, teachers plan playground fundraisers
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
A group of McCook parents and teachers is raising funds to replace unsafe and outdated playground equipment at McCook's public schools. A major fund-raising event will be "Discovery Day," April 19. The group's goal is $150,000, with new equipment installed by August, 2003...
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Feeder files lawsuit
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
ST. FRANCIS -- St. Francis cattle feeder Mike Callicrate has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Kansas City against a meat packer whose practices Callicrate claims is forcing his feedlot to close. Callicrate's lawsuit alleges Farmland National Beef quit buying cattle from Callicrate because he publicly criticized Farmland and other large meat packers for having too much market power...
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Official: Still time for flu shots
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
Upper respiratory illnesses and intestinal viruses have affected many area residents as children head back to school following the Christmas break. One type of influenza covered by this year's vaccination has been confirmed in eastern Nebraska, and it isn't too late to get a flu shot, according to Margaret Swanda R.N., director of the Red Willow County Health Department...
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Housing study group calls for improvements
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
McCook needs to build 67 new single-family homes and 84 units of multifamily housing, and should tear down 47 dilapidated houses, according to the newly formed McCook Housing Partnership. The group used changes in McCook's population, income and needs to set those goals, according to a FHLBank Topeka official...
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License plate contest announced
(Local News ~ 01/03/03)
Don't like Nebraska's new yellow license plates? You've complained that they're ugly? That you can't identify the birds from a distance? That Nebraska has no easily-identified image? Well, put up or shut up. If you don't like the new plates, design another one...
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Economy, war, B Street
(Column ~ 01/03/03)
With the start of the new year, it is time to ponder questions which impact everyone. Will the economy ever recover? Will we go to war with Iraq? Will we ever see moisture again? Sure, those are important questions, but those won't be addressed here today. Instead, we are going to examine an issue which really affects our everyday lives: traffic...
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Portland Fire's demise didn't get much attention
(Column ~ 01/03/03)
Here's a sports item that didn't get much attention -- the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association folded earlier this week. Several other teams will be moving to new cities. But with all the college football bowl games, the NFL playoffs and other major items, the fate of the WNBA kind of just flew quietly under the radar screen...
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