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Eagles, Ravens finish unbeaten in MFL play
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/07)
The Eagles and the Ravens finished the season undefeated at 3-0 and won the McCook Football League championships Thursday night at Weiland Field. The Eagles are the 5th-6th grade champions and the Ravens are the 7th-8th grade champions. The Rams placed second in the 5th-6th grade division with a 2-1 record. The Redskins and Cowboys finished 1-2...
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Koch, Huffman, Murray, Pollmann continue winning tradition at fair race
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/07)
Thursday night's Red Willow County's race at McCook Speedway fulfilled the theme of the fair, which was "The Tradition Continues." The four classes enjoyed some extra money in each of their purses and the A Feature winners also earned the extra perk of receiving 6 1/2 foot tall trophies put together by Mike's Achievement Plus in McCook...
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Topeka paper says Josh Cherry is in a three-way battle at kicker for Kansas State
(College Sports ~ 07/27/07)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- According to the Topeka Capital-Journal, McCook High School true freshman Josh Cherry is in a three-way contest for the No. 1 place-kicker position at Kansas State University. Kansas State head football coach Ron Prince told the Topeka paper that finding a replacement for the graduated Jeff Snodgrass is important, especially now that the NCAA has moved kickoffs back to the 30-yard line...
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Movie Review - The Simpson's Movie
(Weekend Menu ~ 07/27/07)
Movie Review - The Simpsons Movie Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout Run Time: 87 minutes Starring: The voice talents of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer. So The Simpsons finally get a big screen adaptation of the long running Fox television show. Is it worth the LONG wait from when the show debuted? I could argue both ways...
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How many fairs -- Red Willow County or others -- have you been to?
(07/27/07)
"I'm 27, so 27. I was in my mom's tummy for the first one. Mom was in a horse and foal show. She won first place." --Larissa Heskett, 27, formerly of Indianola, now living in McCook. Larissa holds her 9-month-old baby boy Beckett. --- "A lot." --Kallie Kennedy, 13, McCook...
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Warren H. Curry
(Obituary ~ 07/27/07)
Feb. 13, 1922-July 22, 2007 ARAPAHOE -- Warren H. Curry, 85, of Hermitage, Tenn., formerly of Lincoln and Holbrook, died Sunday (July 22, 2007) in Hermitage from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. He was born Feb. 13, 1922, at Holbrook, to Samuel F. and Mena C. (Phillipson) Curry...
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Vogel birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/27/07)
The family of Dan Vogel is hosting a surprise open house celebration in honor of his 75th birthday Saturday, 2-5 p.m., at the Culbertson Fairgrounds Ag Complex.
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Events center gets state go-ahead
(Local News ~ 07/27/07)
If the money can be raised, state officials have given the go-ahead for the construction of a new $9.5 million events center at McCook Community College. At last week's meeting of the Coordinating Commission for Post Secondary Education, the Commission voted to approve Mid-Plains Community College -- Mc-Cook Community College's proposal for construction of the project...
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On the midway
(Local News ~ 07/27/07)
Abby Pinkerman of Omaha, the 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter of LeRoy and Sharon Stevenson of Oberlin, enjoys a merry-go-round ride on the midway Thursday evening at the Red Willow County fair in McCook. Enjoying a faster-moving big-kids' ride is Jessica Premer, 10, of McCook. ...
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New schedule could help cut academic losses
(Editorial ~ 07/27/07)
A little more than two weeks from now, football players will report for practice. A week after that students will be reporting to the classroom. A month or more after that, they'll have recovered most of the academic ground they lost over the summer. Not to mention the month before school got out, which most teachers concede is an educational write-off as well...
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The looming crisis in rural healthcare
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/27/07)
Health care is one of the largest industries in the country, including Nebraska, employing a vast number of workers. Still, many rural communities experience health care workforce shortage problems, with the most severe being in rural health professional shortage areas and medically needy and underserved population groups...
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Celebrate a virtual birthday
(Column ~ 07/27/07)
An e-mail to my sister: Hi, I think I just missed someone's birthday and I think that it might have been one of your children. It might have been your youngest child … no wait you've had another one recently haven't you? How many do you have anyway? I lost count after the first one...
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