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Lexington clips McCook Bison softball squad in extra innings
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
softball squad in extra innings
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McCook Bison boys tennis team sweeps Hershey 9-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
HERSHEY -- The McCook High School boys tennis team swept all nine matches from Hershey Tuesday afternoon. Bison coach Matt Wiemers said his team continues to improve and play well. "I was pleased with how well we played and competed. We took a split squad to get experience for some of our younger players and they responded well...
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Custer wins Lexington cross country invite
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
LEXINGTON -- Cambridge cross country runner Kyle Custer took top honors in the varsity boys division at the Lexington Invitational on Tuesday with a time of 17:06. Teammate Grant Moore finished third, fifty seconds behind. Southwest runner Burton Burton came in with a 19:22 for 15th place...
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Robert H. Egle
(Obituary ~ 09/08/04)
Dec. 18, 1916-Aug. 30, 2004 IMPERIAL -- Robert H. Egle, 87, died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004) at Chase County Hospital of Imperial. He was born Dec. 18, 1916, to Henry and Hazel (Follett) Egle in Hitchcock County. He grew up in the Eden community and lived there until his retirement from farming when he and Esther moved to Enders in 1979. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1934...
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Evelyn L. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 09/08/04)
Sept. 4, 1918-Sept. 6, 2004 HOLDREGE -- Evelyn L. Johnson, 86, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at the Phelps County Health Center. She was born Sept. 4, 1918, north of Holbrook, to Earnest and Augusta (Huxsol) Cline. She attended country school. She was employed in her early years with Dr. ...
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Jo Marie Lehar
(Obituary ~ 09/08/04)
OBERLIN -- Jo Marie (Culek) Lehar, 63, died Sunday (Sept. 5, 2004) in Oberlin. She was born July 6, 1941, in McCook. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one aunt; one uncle; and cousins. Services are Thursday, 2 p.m. (MDT), at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with interment in the Kimball Cemetery...
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Time running short to enter Heritage Days
(Editorial ~ 09/08/04)
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Time's a wastin'. Only a few days remain to get signed up for the Heritage Days parade and food and craft booths. "Things are going great," said Heritage Days chair, Jerda Garey, of preparations for McCook's big annual celebration. "We already have 62 booths signed up for the food and craft fair in Norris Park, and parade entries are coming in at a steady pace. But we can always use more. The celebration has been so successful because of widespread participation."...
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Life is short, eat dessert first
(Column ~ 09/08/04)
There's nothing like a good potluck. My mouth waters just thinking of the abundance of delicious foods arrayed on several folding tables, piping hot, with plenty of breads and butter on the side to sop up rich gravies. The desserts occupy a table apart, and rightly so. Chocolate abounds, as do pies of different variations, all tempting those present to take to heart the admonition, "Life's short. Eat dessert first."...
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Indianola mourning former fire chief, restaurant owner
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
LAVISTA -- Indianola's former fire chief, George Cornwell, died Monday of complications of diabetes. Services for Cornwell, 55, are Thursday in LaVista. He also once owned Indianola's Rocket Inn. "George was a good community leader," said Indianola Mayor Mike Harris. "He was a good guy," said Tom Davidson, who became fire chief when George and his wife, Sue, moved to LaVista -- back home to Omaha -- in December 1998...
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Principal appointed interim city councilman
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
The McCook City Council had a busy agenda, Monday night with the appointment of an interim council member, a report from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the proposed water treatment plant. After an elimination process, the council voted 3-1 to appoint Dennis Berry, McCook Junior High Principal, to the seat abandoned by Jerry Reitz...
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A fond farewell -- Friends wish chamber director the best
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
A host of well-wishers gathered at the McCook Chamber of Commerce office this morning to say farewell to Don and Marie Owen. Marie has been the Executive Director of the McCook Chamber of Commerce for nine years. Before taking the position she served on the Board of Directors and was actively involved in the community...
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City OKs treatment plan
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
The first step in building a water treatment facility for the city of McCook was approved unanimously Monday night, despite protests from one council member. Tom Satchett of Jacobson Helgoth and Greg Wolford of W Design received council approval for a technical memorandum proposing specific requirements for the treatment plant, including water demand, raw water quality and finished water quality...
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Emma M. Walker
(Obituary ~ 09/08/04)
Oct. 15, 1907-Sept. 6, 2004 Emma Marie Walker, 96, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born Oct. 15, 1907, to Henry and Anna (Volerth) Pollman in Culbertson. She attended rural school near Culbertson. On Jan. 12, 1929, she married Martin Walker in McCook. ...
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