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McCook JH wrestlers compete at Holdrege
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/06)
HOLDREGE -- The McCook Junior High School wrestling team competed at Holdrege Tuesday against Cozad, Gothenburg, Holdrege and Minden. The team also competed against North Platte Adams, North Platte Madison and Lexington the week before at North Platte Adams...
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St. Pat's boys squads fall to Oberlin
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/06)
OBERLIN -- The McCook St. Patrick's boys basketball A and B teams started their season with games at Oberlin Monday. Both Irish teams fell to the Oberlin squad, ending the day 51-22 in the A game and 28-17 in the B game. "We played about as well or better than I expected for our first game," said St. Pats coach Rod Gaston. "We played well in all phases of the game except scoring. We had a lot of good shots and many of them touched all parts of the rim but didn't fall in."...
- Area volleyball players honored on RVL squad (High School Sports ~ 11/16/06)
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Alma Laura (Unger) Ackerman
(Obituary ~ 11/16/06)
Dec. 20, 1909 - Nov. 15, 2006 Alma Laura (Unger) Ackerman, 96, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2006) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 20, 1909, in the Ash Creek Community south of Indianola in Red Willow County to Frederick and Emma (Tilgner) Unger. She was baptized at St. John's Ash Creek Lutheran Church and was also confirmed there in 1926. She attended school in Ash Creek and Red Willow...
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Duane 'Pete' Steinbeck
(Obituary ~ 11/16/06)
Jan. 7, 1930 - Nov. 14, 2006 PALISADE -- Duane "Pete" Steinbeck, 76, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2006) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born Jan. 7, 1930, northwest of Imperial to Richard and Mary (Bernard) Steinbeck. The family moved to Benkelman, where he attended school. They later moved south of Wauneta, where he assisted on the family farm...
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Robert Donald Klug
(Obituary ~ 11/16/06)
Feb. 5, 1933 - Nov. 14, 2006 OMAHA -- Robert Donald Klug 73, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2006) in Omaha. He was born Feb. 5, 1933, in Omaha. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella of 51 years, and a son, Donald James Klug. Survivors include his son, Richard Klug and wife, Pamela of McCook; one daughter, Kathryn M. Delano of Omaha; and three grandchildren...
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Hangin' of the greens
(Local News ~ 11/16/06)
City employee Lirin Yost fastens a Christmas decoration along Norris Avenue Tuesday, in preparation of the coming holiday season. Crews from McCook Public Power also helped in putting up the estimated 100 decorations along city streets. The KFNF Christmas Light parade is scheduled for Nov. 25 at 6:00 p.m., that will start at Norris Park and move down Norris Avenue...
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River project promises to restore balance
(Editorial ~ 11/16/06)
Roger Stockton is director of the Southwest Nebraska RC&D, but at times he must feel like a circus performer. That's because he, his agency and the Natural Resources Districts with which they are cooperating are walking a tight rope. On one side is Kansas and the possibility it could demand the share, at all costs, of the Republican River Water to which it is entitled...
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