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Season ends for MNB Seniors with 8-1 defeat by Holdrege
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
COZAD -- The season came to an end for the McCook National Bank Seniors baseball team with an 8-1 loss to Holdrege Thursday night in the consolation finals of the Nebraska Class B Area 6 Tournament at Cozad. McCook, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, finished the season with a 24-18 record...
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Schnell extends lead at Nebraska Amateur
(Other Sports ~ 07/28/06)
Brandon Crick still in second place ELKHORN -- University of Nebraska golfer Brady Schnell will take a four-shot lead into Friday's final round of the Nebraska Amateur after shooting under par for the third straight day. Schnell shot one-under 71 at Indian Creek in Elkhorn Thursday, running this three-round total to a 10-under 206...
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David Murray Jr. makes triumphant return to McCook Speedway Thursday
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
The Red Willow County Ag Society sponsored the races Thursday night and put on a special to entice more cars in the pits. While the numbers were not what were hoped, they did pull in drivers from Eastern Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Texas. David Murray Jr. of Oberlin, Kan., Zach Schultz of North Platte and John Huffman of McCook took home the big checks and the 52-inch tall trophies as rewards for winning the A Features...
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Nova Carolyn Dailey
(Obituary ~ 07/28/06)
July 6, 1907-July 26, 2006 STRATTON -- Nova Carolyn Dailey, 99, died Wednesday (July 26, 2006) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born July 6, 1907, to Axel E. and Mary Ann (Weller) Danielson, while her parents were visiting family in Dorchester. She attended school in Stratton and was a member of the graduating class of Stratton High School in 1927...
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NCA All-Star Basketball Games: Waid Vontz gets chance to shine for Blue Team
(High School Sports ~ 07/28/06)
LINCOLN -- Cambridge's Waid Vontz just demonstrated he had some football left in him by scoring three touchdowns and being named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the recent Nebraska Shrine Bowl All-Star Game. Monday night, Vontz hits the hardwood as a member of the Blue Team at the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Boys Basketball Game...
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Redskins, Ravens capture McCook Football League titles
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/06)
The Redskins and Ravens are the 2006 McCook Football League champions with 3-0 records. The Redskins won the grade 5-6 division and the Ravens captured the grade 7-8 division. The Eagles went 2-1 in Grade 5-6, followed by Rams 1-2 and Cowboys 0-3. The Raiders went 2-1 in Grade 7-8, followed by Chiefs 1-2 and Colts 0-3...
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Straub anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/28/06)
The family of Ray and Bernice (Deaver) Straub are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married July 31, 1946, in Colby, Kan. Their children are Linda Wolfe of Hays; Pam Van Eaton and husband, Steve, of Monument, Kan., and Tami Suiter and husband, Brian of Lincoln. They have eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 707 Price, Oakley, KS, 67748...
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Creations by 'Colors'
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
Kids gather around an eight-foot-tall balloon statue created by "Colors da Clown" at McCook National Bank Tuesday morning. Colors will generate smiles and paint faces at the Red Willow County Fair in McCook, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., through Saturday, on the fairgrounds in McCook. ...
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College in position to recruit tech-savvy students
(Editorial ~ 07/28/06)
Mid Plains Community College officials have their work cut out for them, and they know it. While personal, face-to-face contact with guidance counselors or teachers remains the most important factor in determining where a student will go to college, Mid-Plains marketing and enrollment specialists know they are dealing with a different audience than they were 20, 10 or even five years ago...
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Gun benefits
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
I read your comments concerning the new Nebraska law permitting citizens to be safe and defend themselves using lethal force if necessary, with a bit of amusement. You cite one sheriff's experience in Ohio as a predictor of your future. However 45 states besides Ohio have a law allowing people to carry a gun. ...
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Illegal lobbying
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
Sir, I just read your article regarding the so-called "justified concerns" of police over the passage of the new Concealed Weapons law. I would like to point out that the concerns of police agencies has no bearing what so ever on the laws of the state of Nebraska. Police officers are PUBLIC SERVANTS. They work for the people of Nebraska...
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Fire chief responds
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham clarified several points made in an Open Forum letter earlier this week. He said $6,000 was budgeted for two laptop computers, and remains in the budget, not $12,000 as listed in the letter. In addition, an administrative assistant position questioned by one councilman has been in place five years, and discussion was over combining the position with others. ...
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Election letter policy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/06)
Regarding letters about candidates and other election issues: A. Letters from candidates will not be published from the time a person files for office until the day after the election, unless the letter is about a non-election topic and considered of unusual importance to the public dialogue regarding topics of current topical interest...
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The 'coolest' kid
(Local News ~ 07/28/06)
Jordan Stroup of Benkelman cools off Cade Duvel, of Max, at the Dundy County Fair Friday afternoon. As temperatures crept up to 100+ degrees, Cade was probably the coolest kid on the fairgrounds in Benkelman. Looking on, with a grin on his face, is Devon Bolio, also of Benkelman...
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