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Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign to begin Dec. 14
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
The Rev. Clark Bates, chairman of the local Salvation Army Service Unit, has announced that the Salvation Army will kick off its annual Red Kettle campaign Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Wal-Mart Super Center. The campaign will continue through Dec. 23. The Rev. ...
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Community Choir performance Sunday
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
The McCook Area Community Choir, along with the Imperial Choir will present the annual Christmas concert Sunday, 4 p.m., at Memorial United Methodist Church. The program will feature a unique variety of music, including works by Haydn and Vivaldi and an extended work, "The Christmas Story" by Ron Nelson. ...
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'A Christmas Carol' performances this weekend
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and that means it's time for the traditional McCook Community College Theater production of "A Christmas Carol." Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 308 E. Ninth...
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Goodland man's death blamed on furnace
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
Body found in trailer house southwest of Trenton
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Community aid
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/02/03)
Editor: A fire rages in the night and in the morning a McCook family is homeless. Friends and neighbors rally around them and find housing, clothing, and other essentials to help get them back on their feet. Illness hits and medical bills and related expenses mount. The church holds soup suppers and raffles to help provide needed funds...
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Environmental problems draw close to home
(Editorial ~ 12/02/03)
Those affected should be justly compensated.
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Lyle Story
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
CAMBRIDGE -- Lyle Story, 85, of Holbrook, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born April 2, 1917, to Clyde and Minnie (Krimmelmier) Story in Bartley. He served in World War II in the Army. He was in the military for six years...
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Alvina Nordhausen
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
WAUNETA -- Alvina Nordhausen, 88, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include three daughters, Anita Smith and husband, Mert of Seward, Veleta Sutherland and husband, Jim of Battle Lake, Minn., and Judy Evers and husband, Rudy of Wauneta; two sons, Robert Nordhausen of Wauneta and Harold Nordhausen and wife, Janet of Wauneta; daughter-in-law, Colleen (Nordhausen) Garton of Windsor, Colo.; one sister, Dorothy Curtis and husband, Jim of Aurora, Colo.; sister-in-law, Twilla Denker of Wauneta; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.. ...
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Glen M. Underhill
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
RIVERDALE -- Glenn M. Underhill, 78, died Friday (Nov. 28, 2003) at his home in Riverdale. He was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Cornell Township near Trenton to G. Fredrick and A. Mabel (Jackson) Underhill. He graduated from McCook High School in 1942 and graduated from McCook Junior College. ...
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Etna Mae Stone Gransbury
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Etna Mae Stone Gransbury, 75, of Nevada, Mo., died Saturday (Nov. 29, 2003) at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo., following an illness of several weeks. She was born July 16, 1928, in McCook to Charley Milton and Joanne Etna (Bailey) Thornley. She was raised in McCook. She spent a large part of her life in Vernon County, Mo. She worked in the nursing department of the Nevada State Hospital for 24 years. She retired in 1986...
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Jennings, Cheylin football players recognized
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
Jennings and Cheylin football players were named to the Western Kansas Liberty League squad last week. Named to the first team were Jennings' Grant Bailey, senior, tailback-linebacker; and Nick Wahlmeier, senior, center-linebacker; and Cheylin's Josh Meyer, sophomore, defensive back...
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St. Pat's 1-1 at Jennings tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
JENNINGS -- The St. Patrick's grade 6-7-8 girls basketball team posted a 1-1 record at the Jennings Tournament last weekend. The Knights lost their tournament opener to Damar, Kan., 42-22 and fought off Jennings 28-26 to capture third place. Damar defeated Northern Valley in the championship game (score was not available)...
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St. Patrick's volleyball teams combine for 13-4 record
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
The St. Patrick's volleyball A, B and C teams combined for a 13-4 record this fall. The Knights' A team posted a 6-2 record, the B team went 4-2 and the C team was 3-0. Sept. 4 vs. Jennings -- A team won 25-12, 25-17. B team lost 15-9, 15-9. Sept. 11 vs. Jennings -- A team won 25-20, 22-25, 15-4. B team lost 15-4, 15-12...
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'New era' of air transportation discussed
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
By teaming with Kearney, McCook has an opportunity to usher in a new era of air transportation for Southwest and South Central Nebraska. That topic was one of the highlights of Monday night's meeting of the McCook City Council. The plan -- called a "dual hub, single carrier" arrangement -- has the potential to establish six scheduled airline flights daily: three to the west to Denver and three to the east to Kansas City...
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