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Vera Nicholson Sellers
(Obituary ~ 07/16/12)
Vera Nicholson Sellers Feb. 8, 1920 - July 11, 2012 SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska -- Vera Nicholson Sellers, 92, formerly of Hayes County, Nebraska, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff. Funeral services will be held July 19, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, Nebraska, with burial at Fort Mc Pherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska...
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LeRoy Allen Muirhead
(Obituary ~ 07/16/12)
LeRoy Allen Muirhead Jan. 5, 1930 - July 14, 2012 ALMA, Nebraska -- LeRoy Allen Muirhead passed away at his home in Alma, Nebraska, peacefully in his sleep with family around him on July 14, 2012. He was born Jan. 5, 1930, the first child of Maurice and Clarise (Thiesen) Muirhead, in Decatur County, Kansas, during the Great Depression and dust storms...
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Gene T. Files Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/16/12)
Gene T. Files Sr. June 14, 1928 - July 9, 2012 OBERLIN, Nebraska -- Gene Tunny Files Sr. was born June 14, 1928, in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of Chester and Edythe (Wolford) Files. He passed away Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin, Kansas, at the age of 84...
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On the Court Record July 16, 2012
(Other Record ~ 07/16/12)
This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. ------ Police activity Activity log...
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New schedule for county fair
(Local News ~ 07/16/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- There are several changes to the 4-H contests and show schedule that will be happening at the Red Willow County Fair this year, according to Mary K. Warner, Extension Educator. One of the first changes will be with the shooting sports events. The BB Gun, Air Rifle, Air Pistol and Air Rifle Silhouette Contests will be in the Kiplinger Arena on Saturday, July 21 starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Small Bore Contest at the City Firing Range north of the Airport...
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Burton's Bend Festival lineup announced
(Local News ~ 07/16/12)
HOLBROOK, Nebraska -- Jazz, bluegrass, gospel, country music and much more will emanate from the stage at the third annual Burton's Bend Music Festival, scheduled for Aug. 10 and 11, at the Central Plains Development Center in Holbrook. Festival director Christine Whipple from Arapahoe indicates that the range of genres this year is even wider than previous years, "but the thing that always stays the same is the "fun factor," said Whipple. ...
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Application from above
(Local News ~ 07/16/12)
Art Blythe of Oxford, Nebraska, a pilot for Sides Aerial Application of Bartley, Nebraska, sprays a fungicide for corn root worm beetle Saturday on a Bartley-area field bordered on the south by an old, weathered farmstead building.
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Program aims to create affordable housing
(Local News ~ 07/16/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Economic Development Corp. has several more homes preparing to hit the market as part of their purchase, rehab, resell program. The program has successfully targeted area homes that have sat vacant for many years, typically in a dilapidated state that results in neighborhood eyesores which bring in extremely low property taxes to the community. ...
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What to do if the next missing teenager is yours
(Editorial ~ 07/16/12)
A missing teenager is not unusual, but more than a year after another missing teenage girl story turned out tragically different, it's not surprising the amount of attention Friday's case received in Southwest Nebraska. It was heartening to see the amount of concern that area residents had for a local family, and interesting to once again see the role the social media played in raising awareness and updating residents on the situation...
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Real Mayberrys
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/16/12)
Dear Editor, Despite Mike Hendricks' usual liberal put-downs of tradition and American ideals, most small towns of the 1940s and '50s really did resemble the fictional town of Mayberry. After all, Mayberry and its denizens were patterned after Mount Airy, North Carolina, by Andy Griffith, where he was born and grew up...
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Feeding crocodiles
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/16/12)
One penny doesn't buy much. As a child, I looked forward to buying penny candy. You can't do that any more. Our trillions of dollars of national debt is quite frightening. The cost of living increases constantly. First Timothy 6:10 of the New Testament states that "money is the root of all evil."...
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Amelia Earhart
(Column ~ 07/16/12)
July, 2012 marks the 75th year of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, at the time, the world's foremost woman in aviation in 1937. Ms. Earhart, who was already the holder of most of the records for women in aviation, was attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in an airplane. ...
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Belva Earnest
(Obituary ~ 07/16/12)
Belva Ernest STRATTON, Nebraska -- Belva Ernest, 76, of Stratton, died Saturday (July 14, 2012), at the Dundy County Hospital. Services are Thursday, July 19, 2 p.m. at Stratton United Methodist Church. Visitation is at the church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon...
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