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Second-hand smoke silences another voice
(Editorial ~ 04/24/08)
Saturday nights were an ordeal for those of us who preferred Elvis Presley or the Beatles to big-band music. If Dad and Mom kept control of the channel knob on the family's single black-and-white TV, it was more than likely tuned to ABC where "The Lawrence Welk Show," delivered a frothy selection of "champagne music."...
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Rawlins County girls take St. Francis track crown
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
ST. FRANCIS -- Rawlins County High School girls track team won the St. Francis track meet Tuesday. The Buffalo boys finished second in the team scores with St. Francis taking the number one spot. Laura Wolters posted a new school record in the 800 meter. Wolters won the event with a time of 2:22.05. Wolters also won the 1600 meter in 5:38.79...
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McCook 7th grade girls, 8th grade boys and girls take on NP
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/08)
McCook's seventh grade girls and eighth grade girls and boys track teams took on North Platte in a dual Tuesday. Madison Chitwood and Devin Jacob led the Bison teams. Chitwood won the 75 meter hurdles with a time of 13.8 and the high jump with 4-05...
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Oberlin golfers finish 12th at Hoxie tournament
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/08)
HOXIE -- The Decatur Community High School golf team competed in the Hoxie Invitational Tuesday. Oberlin finished 12th in the meet and Rawlins County was fifth. "We gained some more experience today," said Oberlin coach Dick Ahlberg. "We played a split squad today."...
- Mad dash around the bases for Marquardt (College Sports ~ 04/24/08)
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Donaldeen 'Donny' Y. Rowe
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Oct. 12, 1927 - April 22, 2008 CAMBRIDGE -- Donaldeen "Donny" Y. Rowe of Indianola died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 80 years old. Donny was born on Oct. 12, 1927, in Rockford, Iowa, to Donald V. and Gwendolyn S. (Crowell) Palmer. She graduated from Rockford High School in 1945...
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Robert K. McEvoy
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Sept. 2, 1924 - Dec. 13, 2007 COLORADO -- Robert K. McEvoy, 83, died Dec. 13, 2007, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo. He was born Sept. 2, 1924, at Benkelman, Neb., to Jack and Anne (Ewing) McEvoy and attended school in Benkelman. He proudly served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy and received his honorable discharge in 1946...
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Judith Ann Weskamp
(Obituary ~ 04/24/08)
Sept. 15, 1942 - April 23, 2008 NORTH PLATTE -- Judith Ann Weskamp, 65, died Wednesday (April 23, 2008) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born Sept. 15, 1942, in McCook to Rueben and Vesta Fern (Harshfield) Weiss. She graduated from high school in McCook in 1960...
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Foundation pledges $2 million to project
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The McCook College Foundation brought the new Events Center at McCook Community College one step closer to reality Sunday evening with the presentation of a $2 million dollar pledge toward the center and the announcement of the Honorary Co-Chairs and Team Leaders recruited thus far who will direct the campaign to raise the funds to complete the project...
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Teacher terminated
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
The McCook Public Schools board of education voted unanimously early this morning to terminate the contract of a special education language resource teacher at the end of the current school year. The board's 6-0 vote -- after a marathon public hearing that started at 6 p.m., Wednesday, and ended at 2:29 a.m. today, followed immediately by a three-hour closed session that lasted until 5:32 a.m., today -- ended Kim Christopherson's employment with the McCook school district effective May 27...
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Ground broken on latest Habitat for Humanity home
(Local News ~ 04/24/08)
It's been a particularly long winter for the Lucero family of McCook, waiting for the ground to thaw and the weather to warm enough to break ground at the lot on West Fairacres. The wait was over Saturday and Jessica Lucero watched the lot preparation with visions of hackberry trees, flower beds and a home to call her own reflected in her shining eyes...
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