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Area hospitals benefit from Bartley 'Road Killer' races
(Community Sports ~ 08/10/05)
BARTLEY -- Eighty runners competed in Bartley's "Road Killer" races Saturday. Community Hospital of McCook and Tri Valley Health Hospital in Cambridge will share the proceeds of the race, each receiving about $500. Race coordinators Kristy Smith-Kreiling, Kurt Proud, Mike Kreiling and Gene Purvis said they appreciated the sideline volunteers and the assistance of the Bartley and Cambridge EMS and Bartley Fire Department...
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Chris Wiemers gets tee times for PGA Championship
(Community Sports ~ 08/10/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Chris Wiemers, a 1992 graduate of McCook High School and the golf pro at Eagle Run in Omaha, will tee off at 2:20 a.m. ET Thursday at the 87th annual PGA Championship. The tournament will be played at Baltrusol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J...
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Virgil Warren Hay
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Aug. 27, 1908-Aug. 9, 2005 TRENTON -- Virgil Warren Hay, 96, died Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2005) at the ElDorado Manor Home in Trenton. He was born Aug. 27, 1908, in the Cornell Community of Hitchcock County, the son of the late William Caswell and Ada Roanna (Terrell) Hay. He grew up in Hitchcock County and graduated from Trenton High School in 1926. He and his brother Charles farmed the family farm...
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Robert 'Bob' B. McKillip
(Obituary ~ 08/10/05)
Oct. 22, 1927-Aug. 8, 2005 HAYES CENTER -- Robert "Bob" B. McKillip, 77, died Monday (Aug. 8, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born Oct. 22, 1927, in McCook to George J. and Rose A. (Anderjaska) McKillip. He lived most of his life in the Hayes Center area. He graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1944...
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Water project progress
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
Wooden scaffolding forms the inner perimeter of McCook's new 4 million gallon water storage tank south of town.Pre-poured outer walls are ready to be put into place, then the scaffolding will be covered with a membrane and concrete will be poured to form the roof of the tank. ...
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Family, friends joining golfer for PGA Tour debut
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Chris Wiemers will be surrounded by family and friends when he tees off Thursday at the PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club. Chris, a McCook High School graduate, is now the golf pro at Eagle Run in Omaha. He qualified for the PGA by placing among the top 25 at the PGA club professionals' tournament...
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Poll: Rural Nebraskans favor alternative energy
(Local News ~ 08/10/05)
LINCOLN -- Renewable energy sources get a big thumbs up from rural Nebraskans, according to the 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll. Nearly 90 percent of respondents to the 10th annual University of Nebraska poll agreed the government should encourage use of renewable energy sources...
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Private property rights deserve state's protection
(Editorial ~ 08/10/05)
Congressman Tom Osborne is justifiably concerned about the rights of individual property owners. In a news release issued last Friday, Osborne declared, "I'm surprised that the Supreme Court would nullify the rights of property owners afforded to them in the Fifth Amendment. I believe that Nebraska political leaders should pay careful attention to this issue in order to help protect the property rights of Nebraskans."...
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The myth of easy believism
(Column ~ 08/10/05)
A young mother faces a solid wall of medical authorities. They want her to walk away from her critically ill baby and "let nat-ure take its course." The prognosis is still un-clear, mind you. A full recovery would be rare, in fact mir-aculous, but cannot be ruled out. ...
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