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Irla C. Sutton
(Obituary ~ 07/25/12)
June 13, 1919-July 17, 2012 ARVADA, Colorado -- Irla C. Sutton, 93, died July 17, 2012 in Arvada, Colorado. She was born June 13, 1919, in Stratton, Nebraska, to Irl Dodson and Ruth Ransom. Her father died shortly before her birth and she was later adopted by Elmer Ranson when he married her mother...
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Honor Business
(Business ~ 07/25/12)
Members of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce, Cordials and friends gathered recently to present Longnecker Jewelry, 314 Norris Ave., with honor business of the quarter.
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VFW auxiliary changes meeting time
(Features ~ 07/25/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- VFW Post 1652 Ladies Auxiliary met with seven members present. The meeting was called to order by President Krystal Downing. The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved...
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Ward named department vice president at convention
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
PALISADE, Nebraska -- Jo Ann Ward, member of Palisade John L. Sullivan Unit 318, Department of Nebraska, was elected Department Vice President for the year 2012-13 at the convention held in Kearney, June 29-July 1. Escorting Jo Ann for the installation service on Sunday, July 1, was Palisade's Commander Richard Alan Baxter...
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Sunday concert in the park
(Features ~ 07/25/12)
The Ball Brothers will appear in concert at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, in Norris Park. According to their website, "when it comes to the Ball Brothers, forget what you know about other 'gospel quartets.' Because this unique group stands in stark contrast to many preconceived notions regarding traditional quartet music, the Ball Brothers have found life 'outside of the box.' Tenor vocalist, Andrew, states, 'We're a younger group and we're a different kind of group. ...
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KNGN has new weekend voice
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Patrick Macumber wonders now what took him so long, but he finally heeded his folk's frequent encouragements to pack up the family: wife, Ami, sons Hayden, 12, and Patrick, 8, and daughters, Rogue, 6, and Rhilee, 3; and move to McCook, from the high mountain community of Show Low, Arizona...
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Church construction
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
Earth moving and compacting machinery has transformed the parking lot of the McCook Evangelical Free Church into a construction zone. The church is building a 525-seat sanctuary with space for additional functions.
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Board to tour facility, consider use of empty space
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Mid Plains Community College board of directors will tour the nearly-completed McCook Community College Events Center and consider plans for using the space it will free up. The board will tour the new facility at 5 p.m., and go into its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the Weeth Theater on the MCC campus...
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Nursing home board sees progress, worries about rumors, bad press
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Hillcrest Board of Trustees members commended nursing home staff for pulling together in what has become a stressful time for everyone involved in the county owned nursing home. During a regularly scheduled meeting, Tuesday evening, board members also expressed frustration with recent news reports and rumors that had some staff members unnecessarily questioning their job security and worried that paychecks might not be received...
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A little advice ...
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
Judy Malone of Palisade, Nebraska, provides some encouraging advice to a Red Willow County 4-H'er during project judging in the exhibit hall on Tuesday evening. Today's events include the Coyote Country Music Showdown at 6:30 p.m. in the Kiplinger Arena. ...
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Don't let hot weather keep you from enjoying the fair
(Editorial ~ 07/25/12)
Hot weather and the Red Willow County Fair always go hand in hand, but the fact that we're looking forward to Thursday's "cold front" coming through with "only" 94-degree high temperatures predicted indicates just what kind of year it's been. Still, no summer would be complete without taking in the fair, supporting 4-Hers and other exhibitors who have put in months of hard work on projects, enjoying a stock car race, rodeo, concerts, seeing old friends and making new ones...
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Drought coming with a vengeance
(Column ~ 07/25/12)
Drought is no stranger to Nebraskans. But this time, exacerbated by extreme heat, wind and wildfires, Drought 2012 has already become the subject of one of the largest disaster announcements ever from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. It is also the subject of bloggers, jokes and prayer chains...
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Believing just isn't enough
(Column ~ 07/25/12)
James warned the first generation of believers in James 2:19 that even the demons believe, "and tremble." Those of this generation -- 2,000 years in the making yet just as new to faith as was that first generation -- also must give heed to his warning and discover what lies beyond simple belief...
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It's a kids' project
(Column ~ 07/25/12)
Although Rex Nelson is executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corp., he notes that he was acting on his own when he went before the McCook City Council in support of building a skatepark. "I'm doing it on my own time, with a lot of help from my very capable wife and several other adults," Nelson said, but younger folks are taking the lead...
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Demo man
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
Wendell Peters of P&G Excavation, McCook, Nebraska, dumps brush that he ripped out between three houses to be demolished north of the Red Willow County courthouse in McCook, making way for construction of the county's new $5.1 million, 24-bed jail and law enforcement center. ...
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Old-time harvesting, farming demonstration Aug. 12
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- Anyone interested in old-time farming and harvest methods will want to mark Sunday, Aug. 12, on their calendar, according to organizers of the Fourth Annual Bum Malleck Memorial Threshing just south of Indianola. This year's event will feature threshing with steam power, plus perhaps the largest display of working Rumly tractors in Nebraska...
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'Leaning on Jesus'
(Local News ~ 07/25/12)
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet sings "Learning to Lean on Jesus," the most requested Blackwood Brothers song, during a concert in McCook, Nebraska, Monday evening. While all the original 1934 Blackwood Brothers quartet "have been called to heaven," the legacy is carried on by, from left, Wayne Little, Jimmy Blackwood Jr., baritone Billy Blackwood, bass Butch Owens and (not shown) pianist Mike Hammontree...
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Leone Frenzen
(Obituary ~ 07/25/12)
BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Leone Frenzen, 103, a longtime resident of Benkelman, died Tuesday (July 24, 2012) at her home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. (MT), Friday, at the Zion Lutheran Church of Benkelman, Nebraska with the Rev. George Matthews officiating. Interment will follow at the Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Nebraska...
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