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Dorothy Lucille Unger
(Obituary ~ 04/18/06)
Dec. 22, 1914 - April 17, 2006 CAMBRIDGE -- Dorothy Lucille Unger, 91, of Cambridge died Monday (April 17, 2006) at the Cambridge Hospital. She was born Dec. 22, 1914, at Beaver City, to Lyod and Lizzie Bell (Cline) Ventling. She graduated from Bartley High School in 1933. She continued her education at Kearney State Teachers College, receiving her teaching certificate. She taught at the Hamburg School and District No. 8...
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Bruce William Atkins
(Obituary ~ 04/18/06)
Nov. 27, 1930-April 15, 2006 Bruce William Atkins, 75, of McCook died Saturday ( April 15, 2006) at the Veteran's Hospital in Omaha. He was born Nov. 27, 1930, at Malta Ridge, N.Y., to William and Mattie (Long-Caudwell) Atkins. After his high school graduation he entered the U. S. Army on May 22, 1951 and served during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged on March 21, 1957...
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Vera Louise Crabtree
(Obituary ~ 04/18/06)
Oct. 22, 1925 - April 16, 2006 INDIANOLA -- Vera Louise Crabtree, 80, died Sunday (April 16, 2006) at her home in Indianola. Vera was born on Oct. 22, 1925, at McCook to Wallace Riley and Louise Nora (Brown) Aman. She graduated from McCook High School in 1943, McCook Junior College in 1945 and attended the University of Lincoln...
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Dunn anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/18/06)
The family of Harvey and Clara Dunn of Indianola is hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 35th wedding anniversary at the Evangelical Free Church, 2-4 p.m., Saturday, April 22. The couple was married April 16, 1971 in Denver, Colo. Children of the couple are Patty Brown and husband, Mark of McCook, Dianna Everitt and husband, Jim, Debbie Smith and husband, Brad of Oregon, Mike Head and wife Kristy of Hastings, Deb and Jack Phister, Harvey and wife, Sue Dunn of Georgia, Robert and wife, Marie Dunn of Colorado and Varnetta and husband, Mark Short of Colorado. ...
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Bartley man shot through door of car
(Local News ~ 04/18/06)
KEARNEY -- A 24-year-old Bartley man was in good condition this morning at Kearney's Good Samaritan Hospital after surgeons removed a bullet or bullet fragments from his left leg. Sam Cunningham of Bartley was shot about 11:15 p.m., Monday, as he drove westbound on the city street south of the football field in Bartley. Red Willow County Sheriff Gene Mahon said this morning that Cunningham reported he heard a "bang" on his car door and realized he had been shot...
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Council approves keno contract on 3-2 vote
(Local News ~ 04/18/06)
The McCook City Council narrowly approved a keno contract with a Hastings operator Monday night, with one side citing ethics and the other the voice of the people. By 3 to 2, the council voted to offer an amended contract with Hastings Keno, with Mayor Dennis Berry and Councilman Jim Kenny voting against it and Councilmen Bill Longnecker, Aaron Kircher and Phil Lyons voting for it...
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City puts off dispatching deadline
(Local News ~ 04/18/06)
Timing is everything, and McCook City Council members agreed that the county did not have enough of it concerning its dispatch service with the city. Council members said Monday night that the county didn't have adequate time to address their options concerning the contract with the city about the 24-hour radio service, and voted Monday night against terminating the contract...
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Wildlife control specialist promises results
(Local News ~ 04/18/06)
A new wildlife control specialist promised Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning that "something will get done now," and said he and his supervisor understand why commissioners declined to pay for services for the end of last year when little, if any, predator work was done in the county...
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Mumps makes itself felt in the Heartland
(Editorial ~ 04/18/06)
Have we become to complacent about our health? We shouldn't be. A few years ago, it was the West Nile virus. The bird flu virus has been getting a lot of attention, because of the millions of people it possibly could kill -- if it becomes contagious on a person-to-person basis and not just the current bird-to-person route...
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Ain't got there yet
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/06)
When you drive by on West 11th and B Street, look to the north and see a 150- foot tall microwave tower. It is a hundred feet from Mr. Bill's residential home of 33 years. My home was worth $35,000 and now is worthless. The city planning commission said nobody lives up there. I told them I came from an orphanage so I have been called nobody before...
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Be proud, vandals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/06)
Congratulations to the person or persons who destroyed the ornament at the end of our driveway and ran off with our dog. You have really done something to be proud of, and some people have no respect for other people's property. Danbury...
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Iran instructions
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/06)
Iran has the technology to produce weapons of mass destruction. They could have nukulur bombs hidden away and aimed straight at America! We better get tough and not back down. How? First, issue threats. If that doesn't work, then start bombing. Then, the invasion...
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Mercury, Minolta and Miss America
(Column ~ 04/18/06)
No sooner had I thrown away a packet about the Mercury exhibit at the Strategic Air & Space Museum than I had questions it might have answered. I unexpectedly had a chance to view the exhibit -- while my wife and daughter waited in the van -- on the drive back from Omaha. It's not that they might not enjoy the exhibit, it's just that after I've drug them to the museum for the 40th time, the displays all start to look the same...
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Water line out of service; City accepts donation of park
(Local News ~ 04/18/06)
There was good news and bad news regarding the water system in McCook, Utility Superintendent Jesse Dut-cher told the City Council Monday night. The good news, he said, was that the new 4 million gallon tank has finished with testing and has been placed in service, which will be a major improvement for the city. ...
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