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Jimmy 'Jim' Webb
(Obituary ~ 12/03/09)
April 9, 1936-Dec. 2, 2009 BARTLEY -- Jimmy "Jim" Webb, 73, died Wednesday (Dec. 2, 2009), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born April 9, 1936, in Phoenix, Ariz., to James and Catherine (Hill) Webb. On May 26, 1952, he married Shirley Atkinson in Raton, N.M. ...
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Apartment building closing
(Local News ~ 12/03/09)
Twenty-two families living in St. Catherine's Apartments in McCook must make other living arrangements by Feb. 1, 2010. By that date, the owner of the half-block-long, four-story red brick building in the 1200 block of West Fourth will close the building that has been home to countless people since the patient and operating rooms, offices and chapel of St. Catherine's Hospital were transformed into apartments in the late 1970s...
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Advocates scrambling to find housing
(Local News ~ 12/03/09)
Twenty-two families in McCook are frantically searching the town for homes to rent after receiving notice that their apartment building, St. Catherine's, the former hospital in the 1200 block of West Fourth, will close by Feb. 1, 2010. Another group of five households is also looking for new digs, as the owners of another apartment complex in McCook have notified renters of their intention to get out of the business...
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Christensen: Water still top concern
(Local News ~ 12/03/09)
The Republican River conflict and threat to the local economy are still top concerns in the mind of voters, State Sen. Mark Christensen said Wednesday. The first-term lawmaker, who recently filed paperwork to run for re-election, said "water has been a huge issue in the district since 2000 and still needs to be finished."...
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Autopsy: No foul play in rural death
(Local News ~ 12/03/09)
Preliminary autopsy results indicate no foul play in the death of a rural McCook man. Red Willow County Sheriff Gene Mahon said this morning it appears there was no criminal activity in the death of Gordan E Huryta, 55, who lived northwest of McCook and whose body was discovered Monday...
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Low-cost rental closing leaves families uncertain
(Editorial ~ 12/03/09)
It's always heart-wrenching to receive bad news around Christmas time, but for 22 households now living in one of the lower-cost rental properties in McCook, the notice that St. Catherine's Apartments would close by Feb. 1 is especially poignant. The apartments were a bargain -- $260 to $310 a month, water, gas and cable TV included -- but the building was only about half full, and we can't blame the owner, who reportedly has been losing money for years despite efforts to maintain and improve the property.. ...
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Enough double talk
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/09)
I want to disagree with Mr. Fagin's opinion of what Dick Trail wrote in his column. There are more voters who agree with Dick Trail than with Mr. Fagin or Ben Nelson. I am just one of the many hard-working tax payers who are getting sick and tired of politicians not listening to the people who pay their salary...
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More to Republican River story
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/09)
EDITOR'S NOTE -- The following was in response to an editorial Tuesday in the Lincoln Journal-Star: The Dec. 1 editorial criticizes irrigators as the cause of water problems in the Republican River Basin. There is much more to the story than what the editorial relates. Yes, irrigators are, in part, responsible for the problem. However, there are other causes as well...
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Lena E. Dack
(Obituary ~ 12/03/09)
Dec. 14, 1917 - Dec. 1, 2009 CULBERTSON -- Lena E. Dack, died Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009, at the McCook Community Hospital in McCook, at the age of 91. She was born Dec. 14, 1917, in Wise County at Norton, Va., the daughter of the late Isaac Edward and Savanah (Graham) Snodgrass...
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Get ready for a 'blue moon'
(Column ~ 12/03/09)
Last night's full moon is the first of two such events for December. When there are two full moons in a single month, the second one, on Dec. 31, is called a "blue moon." The name has nothing to do with the color of the moon on that night. It will be the same color it usually is. The reasoning behind such a name is an event that is lost in folklore...
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Whole-lotta-heart
(Local News ~ 12/03/09)
Jake Weiss tucks the football and heads for a touchdown Tuesday at the football field in Culbertson. Jake suits up every day (rain or shine) and heads for the field with his grandma and biggest fan June McDonald and tells her, "Honk for me when I make a touchdown." He wears uncle A. ...
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McCook boy earns Punt, Pass & Kick trip to Kansas City
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/09)
A McCook youngster will display his football skills in Kansas City this weekend. Noah Hofman has qualified for the regional NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition. Hufman will travel to Kansas City this weekend to compete with four others from the region. The football skills event will be held Sunday morning at Arrowhead Stadium prior to the Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos NFL game Sunday afternoon...
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MCC women's basketball team off to strong start
(High School Sports ~ 12/03/09)
The McCook Community College women's basketball team has taken big steps under the guidance of head coach Benjamin Smith. The Indians have a chance to improve on their win total from all of last season before this season's Christmas break. The MCC women travel to Scottsbluff this weekend for three games in the Colorado-Nebraska Showcase. Coach Smith's squad takes a 6-4 record into the round-robin tournament play...
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Basket full of Naughty
(Features ~ 12/03/09)
Kittens Cali and Stormy enjoy a rest in a bread basket.
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