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Sally M. Bennett
(Obituary ~ 07/19/10)
May 25, 1933-July 15, 2010 NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Sally M. Bennett, 77, died Thursday (July 15, 2010), at her home at Lake Maloney. She was born May 25, 1933, to Walter and Julia "DeEtte" Kronquest Bachman in North Platte. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1951...
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Anna L. Hilton
(Obituary ~ 07/19/10)
Oct. 4, 1911-July 16, 2010 ELWOOD, Nebraska -- Anna Hilton, 98, died Friday (July 16, 2010), at the Elwood Care Center. She was born Oct. 4, 1911, in Lexington to Adolph and Henny (Seehusen) Rickertsen. She attended Lexington High School where she graduated in 1929...
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Alumni find confession good for the soul
(Local News ~ 07/19/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- It has been said that confession is good for the soul. If true, then a lot of souls from McCook High School's gloried past are feeling pretty good today. In one example of a true confession, Dick Budig, MHS Class of 1956, has provided explicit details of exactly how, if not why, he and fellow classmates planted bull snakes in the girls' restrooms in the then-brand new high school building. ...
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If only those old timbers could talk
(Editorial ~ 07/19/10)
An archeological discovery at Ground Zero serves as a reminder of much more than the history of Manhattan Island. It's a reminder of just how young our country is -- even out here on the plains, where modern history started much later. Workers building a new World Trade Center uncovered a 32-piece of a wooden vessel from the 1700s. ...
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John Wooden, the Wizard of Westwood
(Column ~ 07/19/10)
In June 2010, the sports world and America lost one of its greatest coaches, and one of its finest gentleman, when John Wooden of UCLA passed away at age 99. Wooden retired from coaching basketball at UCLA after the 1975 season, but he never was very far out of the public's eye, and its admiration. Over the years, whenever there was discussion about the greatest coaches ever, regardless of sport, Wooden's name was sure to be prominently mentioned...
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Federal government must not bully communities on immigration
(Column ~ 07/19/10)
A battle is brewing between the federal government and our communities over illegal immigration, and the field of play is far from fair. Because the federal government has failed to secure our borders, state and local governments are acting in good faith to protect our communities by passing local immigration laws. ...
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Turbulent times launch South American journalist's career
(Local News ~ 07/19/10)
Miguel Antonio Nell and his wife, Elsa Homos, have been visiting old friends and meeting new acquaintances for the past couple of weeks. Miguel, who was a McCook High School exchange student from Uruguay, returned to McCook for the Bison 2010 Reunion over the 4th of July weekend...
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MNB Seniors can't find momentum entering districts
(High School Sports ~ 07/19/10)
The McCook National Bank Seniors hoped to use four scheduled games last weekend to help build momentum for the upcoming Class B Area 6 District Tournament. The Saturday, July 17 games against Chappell were cancelled, then McCook dropped a pair of tough losses to Lexington in action Sunday, July 18, at the Jaycees Sports Complex...
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Juniors heat up in Area 6 Legion tournament
(High School Sports ~ 07/19/10)
LEXINGTON -- The McCook First Central Bank Juniors faced an uphill battle after losing its opening-round game Thursday, July 15, at the Class B Area 6 district tournament in Lexington. After the 11-6 loss to Shelton-Gibbon to open the double-elimination tournament, Coach Austin Larson's team faced a simple task -- win six straight games in five days to advance to the Class B State Juniors Tournament at O'Neill...
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Gulf oil hero from St. Francis?
(Local News ~ 07/19/10)
St. FRANCIS, Kansas -- A St. Francis man says he's the "mystery plumber" who designed the device which successfully shut off the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Joe Caldert told the Christian Science Monitor that he felt people needed to know that "an average buy" submitted something that helped...
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