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Carl 'Butch' Edward Campbell
(Obituary ~ 08/07/09)
June 17, 1943 - Aug. 4, 2009 Carl "Butch" Edward Campbell, 66, died Tuesday (Aug. 4, 2009) at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born June 17, 1943, in Pampa, Texas to Edward E. and Genevieve "Jenny" (Armstrong) Campbell. He graduated from McCook High School in 1962...
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Kermit Lee Carstens
(Obituary ~ 08/07/09)
July 26, 1944 - July 3, 2009 STRATTON -- Kermit Lee Carstens, 64, of Stratton, died Friday (July 3, 2009) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He was born July 26, 1944, at San Diego, Calif., to Cecil B. and Doris E. (Bartlett) Carstens and moved with his family at a young age to his family's farm in Iowa. At the age of nine, he moved with his family to Arvada, Colo., where he attended high school and grew up...
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Norma Sturtevant
(Obituary ~ 08/07/09)
July 6, 1920 - Aug. 4, 2009 WAUNETA -- Norma Sturtevant, 89, died Tuesday (Aug. 4, 2009) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was born July 6, 1920, to Charles M. and Emma L. (Holmes) Loveland. She graduated from Dundy County High School in Benkelman in 1938...
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NRD asks for guidance on tax refunds
(Local News ~ 08/07/09)
The Middle Republican Natural Resources District has asked a District Court judge what to do about refunding property taxes that have been declared illegal. On July 25, the MRNRD in the Republican River Basin filed a petition in Red Willow County District Court and asked for a declaratory judgement on whether the MRNRD has the authority to refund the taxes it collected under LB 701. ...
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My truck's tougher than your truck
(Local News ~ 08/07/09)
Mudders and clunkers rip and tear through the obstacle course of whoop-ti-doos, water traps and ramps during the tough truck competition at the Decatur County Fair in Oberlin Thursday evening. Among the renegades and rebels maneuvering the course were Nate Wright of Gem, Kan., Austin Argabright of Atwood and Don "Reck-a-Ford" Relaford of Oberlin. ...
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Mail-in elections gaining popularity
(Local News ~ 08/07/09)
LINCOLN -- Holding elections in Nebraska doesn't necessarily mean going to polling places to vote. Local special elections conducted exclusively by mail are becoming more common in Nebraska, especially in political subdivisions with smaller populations, according to Secretary of State John Gale...
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Board of Health plans inspections
(Local News ~ 08/07/09)
Several houses in the city will be inspected by the McCook Board of Health Thursday morning, to see if the properties are unsafe or cause a nuisance to the public. The properties to be inspected are at 1303 East B, 309 East 12, 508 E. Second and 307 E. First...
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Cash for Clunkers isn't final answer for car problems
(Editorial ~ 08/07/09)
The Cash for Clunkers program got another lease on life with a $2 billion infusion from Congress, after the first billion dollars disappeared in less than a week, resulting in about 220,000 new car sales. While the program has achieved its goal of selling new cars, while removing older, less fuel-efficient vehicles from the roadways, it isn't the final answer for everyone who depends on cars for income or transportation...
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A better way to watch TV
(Column ~ 08/07/09)
Most people around the country, including those of us in Southwest Nebraska, have three television delivery systems; cable, Direct TV and Dish and each of them delivers their programming essentially the same way through a concept called packaging. They bundle a group of television stations together into different packages, put a price on each of them and the customer chooses the one he wants. ...
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Walk-on documentary worth a look
(Local News ~ 08/07/09)
Nebraska football fans are a proud bunch to be sure, but they take particular pride in the homegrown talent that wears the scarlet and cream on fall Saturdays. Certainly, Husker supporters root for the talented young men who have journeyed to Lincoln with national attention paid to them, but the heart and soul of Nebraska football was, is and likely always will be the walk-on program. ...
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Bortner, Harding engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/07/09)
Lori Bortner of McCook and Patrick Harding of Cambridge announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Robert and Barbara Bortner of rural McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Don and Aneta Harding of rural Cambridge...
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Escher anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/09)
The family of Jerome and Debbie (Berger) Escher are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 30th wedding anniversary Aug. 11. They were married at Assumption of Mary Catholic Church in Herndon. Their family includes son, Jeremy and wife, daughter, Danae of Lincoln; Tausha and fiance Drew Wilson, also of Lincoln, and son, Josh of McCook. They have one grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 308 Pawnee Dr., McCook, NE 69001...
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Escher, Wilson engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/07/09)
Tausha Escher of Lincoln and Drew Wilson of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Jerome and Debbie Escher of McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Gilbert Wilson of Lincoln and Bob and Lanae Fritsch of McCook...
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Kort, McConville wedding
(Wedding ~ 08/07/09)
INDIANOLA -- Kelly Patricia Kort, formerly of Blue Hill and Seth Daniel McConville, formerly of Indianola, were united in marriage April 25, 2009, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola, with the Rev. Thomas McGuire officiating. Parents of the couple are Ken and Tami Kort of Blue Hill and Tom and Denise McConville of Indianola...
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Longmore anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/09)
The family of Stan and LaDonna Longmore, formerly of McCook, is requesting a card shower and will host an open house Saturday, Aug. 15th, 2-4 p.m., in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. The open house is at their home at 2720 Cedarberry Road, North Platte, NE 69101, where cards of congratulations will also reach them...
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Wolfrum birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/07/09)
The family of Leona Wolfrum is hosting an open house celebration Saturday, 2-4 p.m., at the Atwood Good Samaritan Center in honor of her 90th birthday. Cards of congratulation will reach her at 650 Lake Road, Atwood, KS 67730.
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Beckenhauer, Hageman engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/07/09)
Sara Beckenhauer of McCook and Dave Hageman of Albion announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Bill and Jill Beckenhauer of Cozad, formerly of McCook and Jim and Susie Hageman of Albion. The bride-to-be attended University of Nebraska at Kearney receiving both her bachelors and masters in speech language pathology. She is a private speech language pathologist serving the Denver, Colo., metro area...
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Koenig birth
(Births ~ 08/07/09)
Carl and Jill Koenig of McCook announce the birth of their son, Lance Thomas Koenig, on June 12, 2009 at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He has two siblings, Rebecca, 3 and Addison, 1. Grandparents are Tom and Laura Koenig of Torrington, Wyo. and Ben and Ginny Bortner of McCook. Great-grandparents are Gene Bortner of McCook, Betty Wells of Sturgis S.D. and Margaret Koenig of Gregory, S.D...
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Potthoff birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/07/09)
The family of Florence Potthoff is requesting a card shower in honor of her 75th birthday Aug. 15. Cards of congratulation will reach her at 123 West O Street, McCook, NE 69001.
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Wonch, Hall engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/07/09)
Amee Wonch of McCook and Charles Hall of Culbertson, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Rod Wonch of Ansley, Ken and Jody Slingsby, also of Ansley, Lyman Hall of Culbertson and Liz Moffet of Trout, La. Grandparents include Maxine Wonch and Gale and Judy Moody of Ansley...
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Hidy, Vest engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/07/09)
Christina Hidy and Dustin Vest of Virginia Beach, Va., announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Barbara Hidy of Trenton, Bill Hidy of Elkart, Kan., Cathye Austin of Asheville, N.C., and Pat Vest of Meade, Kan. The bride-to-be is a native of Trenton and is employed by Stanley Associates, Inc. in Norfolk, Va. The prospective bridegroom is a native of Meade and is serving in the United States Navy...
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Mihm birth
(Births ~ 08/07/09)
Todd and Traci Mihm of Palos Verdes Estate, Calif., announce the birth of their son, Todd, on April 24, 2009. He was born on his late grandfather's birthday, Larry Mihm, formerly of Indianola. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has two sisters, Claire and Catie. His grandparents are John and Marilyn Herman, Joe and Betty De Leeuw and Betty Mihm, all of Lincoln...
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Doris G. Bauer
(Obituary ~ 08/07/09)
July 24, 1914-Aug. 1, 2009 FRIEND -- Doris G. Bauer, 95, died Saturday (Aug. 1, 2009), at Milder Manor in Lincoln. She was born July 24, 1914, at Friend, to William George and Mattie Elizabeth (Hudson) Scheidt. She attended Friend Public School and graduated with the Class of 1931 and furthered her education by attending Nebraska Wesleyan. At the age of 14 she began to play the organ for the Methodist Church in Friend...
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