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No 'win-win' in jail dilemma
(Editorial ~ 09/21/11)
"There's no win-win about any of this," said Earl McNutt, chairman of the Red Willow County Commissioners during Monday's meeting about a major county undertaking. What he was talking about was the legal requirement for the county to house prisoners, a duty that has been performed in a temporary way since 1983, when it was deemed impractical for the county to remodel the old county jail to bring it up to modern standards...
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If the shoe were on the other foot
(Column ~ 09/21/11)
LINCOLN -- There is something of a story within a story when it comes to the story about the state doing a lousy job implementing change in the child welfare system. It was mentioned in passing when details of an audit of the Department of Health and Human Services were recently reported. The audit showed department ineptitude had cost the state millions and millions and millions of dollars...
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Their talent shines
(Local News ~ 09/21/11)
"This Little Light of Mine," a popular children's song from the 1950s and 1960s, seems to describe the art activity held at El Dorado Manor recently. Jaynee Janosek, the activity director, organized an exhibit showing work of some local artists. Marcy Shadley of Trenton had landscape paintings done in oil displayed. ...
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Testing one, two, three
(Column ~ 09/21/11)
Beep, beep, beep. Designed to call the populace to attention, the signature beep, beep, beep of the Emergency Broadcast System soon became just another annoyance in modern life, initially inspiring alarm -- alarm that undoubtedly contributed to an entire generation's fatalistic outlook on life...
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Hitchcock County High School wins honor
(Local News ~ 09/21/11)
TRENTON, Nebraska -- Mike Apple, as both superintendent for Hitchcock County Schools and principal at Hitchcock County High School was doubly pleased to learn that the U.S. Department of Education has selected Hitchcock County High School as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2011...
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'An amazing journey'
(Local News ~ 09/21/11)
Spencer Anderson, riding 11-year-old Remington and packing 2-year-old Snap and 7-year-old Shoshone, rides on East B Street in McCook, Nebraska, about noon Monday. Anderson left Spring Valley, Wisconsin, on July 9, and expects to be in Wiggins, Colorado, in about two weeks. ...
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Trio of new fall sitcoms premiere
(Column ~ 09/21/11)
A number of new sitcoms line the landscape of fall schedules on the major broadcast networks. I have been able to catch a few of them, but not all (I missed this past Monday night's premiere of CBS' "2 Broke Girls," a show I will endeavor to get back to as soon as possible). ...
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Hickert birthday
(Birthdays ~ 09/21/11)
The family of Claudine (Doyle) Hickert of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of her 82nd birthday. She was born Sept. 24, 1929 in Red Willow County. Her family includes her children, Galen Hickert of McCook and daughter Linda Dame and husband Roger, of McCook and seven grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 893, McCook, NE 69001...
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State Patrol warns of credit card scam targeting classifieds
(Local News ~ 09/21/11)
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Nebraska State Patrol is urging citizens to be aware of a fraudulent scam targeting classified ads. Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol received a complaint from a man who ran a classified ad in his local paper several weeks ago. ...
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McCook golf girls keep rolling with team title at Ogallala
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/11)
OGALLALA, Nebraska -- The McCook High School girls golf team kept its winning streak intact with the team championship Monday at the Ogallala Invitational. The Bison girls won the Division I title in the tournament contested Monday at the West Winds Golf Course in Ogallala. McCook recorded a low team total of 344 strokes over the 18-hole event. Scottsbluff was second with a 357, and Sidney finished a distant third with a 369...
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Bison tennis boys lose at North Platte
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/11)
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The McCook High School boys tennis team ran into a veteran squad from North Platte Tuesday, Sept. 20. The Bison dropped a 7-2 decision to the Bulldogs in a dual meet held at the North Platte home courts. "North Platte returned five of six varsity players from last years team, so the guys knew this was going to be a tough dual," said McCook head coach Matt Wiemers. "We got off to a great start, winning two of three doubles matches."...
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Ruppert blast keys Bison softball comeback win
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/11)
It probably took about a split second for players, coaches and spectators at the Jaycees Sports Complex Tuesday night, Sept. 20, to predict that Megan Ruppert's hit was going to clear the fence. Ruppert blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to key a McCook comeback in a 6-3 girls softball victory over North Platte...
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