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Dean Losey Skiles
(Obituary ~ 09/11/12)
Dean Losey Skiles June 7, 1936 - Sept. 10, 2012 DANBURY, Nebraska -- Dean Losey Skiles was born on June 7, 1936, in Omaha and was adopted by Howard and Auryl Skiles, Lebanon, when he was three months old. Dean grew up in Lebanon, attended school there until he was in the 11th grade, when he transferred to the Danbury High School. ...
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Harold Allen
(Obituary ~ 09/11/12)
Harold Allen BENKELMAN,Nebraska -- Harold Allen, 95, former resident of Benkelman, died Monday (September 10, 2012), at the Goldcrest Retirement Center in Adams, Nebraska. A Celebration of Life will be Thursday, 1 p.m. (MT) at the United Methodist Church of Benkelman, with the Rev. Shelia Taylor officiating...
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Mildred Sughroue
(Obituary ~ 09/11/12)
Mildred Sughroue Feb. 21, 1911 - Sept. 10, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Mildred Sughroue, 101, died Monday (Sept. 10, 2012), at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook.
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On the record
(Local News ~ 09/11/12)
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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Concert association announces 2012-13 schedule
(Community News ~ 09/11/12)
McCook, Nebraska -- The McCook Concert Association has announced the 2012-13 season performances. The four concert series will begin with the tandem of pianist Rich Ridenour and comedian/violinist Steve Brook on Oct. 26, 2012. Irish songwriter, pianist, comedian and vocalist Cahal Dunne is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2012, and he will be followed by pianist, entertainer Peter Simon on March 5, 2013...
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Slumber of indifference
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/12)
Editor: To those who value life and liberty -- has the recent eruption of vicious acts of violence in our nation shaken your soul yet? Or what will it take to awaken us from our slumber of indifference? Why this continual shift towards evil in our society?! (Are the causes of this national plummet really that difficult to perceive?) Even the man in the White House has been shown stating that "our nation needs to do some soul searching"!...
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Failing religion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/12)
It does not matter who you choose as your favorite teacher: Moroni -- Mormon; Muhammad -- Islam; Jesus -- Christianty; Moses -- Judaism. If you do not follow that they taught, you have failed religion. You are judged according to what you understand in order to receive your final grade in school...
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Speak up now
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/12)
A local conservative businessman told me yesterday that a global attempt to spread the wealth around would bring about starvation for everyone. I don't know much but I'm old enough to recognize that communism and socialism didn't work well for Russia and Cuba...
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Political junkie
(Column ~ 09/11/12)
Today is the anniversary of the day that the Radical Muslims declared war on us the United States of America. The specter of the second airliner being flown into the World Trade Center, replayed time after time on TV -- that scene is engraved in minds for the rest of our lives...
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Impact of drought felt more keenly by livestock producers
(Editorial ~ 09/11/12)
Increased consumption is one way we can all help.
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Visual Styles exhibition at MCC through Oct. 1
(Local News ~ 09/11/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- On loan from the Museum of Nebraska Art, the exhibition "Visual Styles" is on display at the Wrightstone Fine Art Gallery on the McCook Community College Campus. This exhibition showcases all styles and media from the permanent collection from the museum of Nebraska art and runs through Oct. 1...
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Kiplinger Arena provides unique venue
(Local News ~ 09/11/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The producer of the "Roper Apparel & Footwear Barrel Futurity," for the first time ever at the Kiplinger Arena in McCook, Nebraska, is proud of the "unique opportunity" that her barrel racing event brought to McCook. The futurity (for horses five years old and younger); the derby (for horses six years old and older); and the youth, amateur and open competition attracted 350 horses and their riders, along with their family and kids, friends and fans who, said futurity producer Lynn Kohr, "stayed and shopped and ate and did their laundry" in McCook during the three-day event Aug. ...
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Hillcrest woes add up to an increase in county budget
(Local News ~ 09/11/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The $812,200 increase in Red Willow County's tax request for 2012-13 can be attributed almost entirely to the cost of keeping prisoners and to the Hillcrest Nursing Home financial bailout. County commissioners approved the county's new $24.1 budget during their weekly meeting Monday morning, and budget assistant Dan Miller explained the $811,921 increase in the tax request...
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School board approves $22 million budget
(Local News ~ 09/11/12)
Long-range goal to reduce levy coming to fruition
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