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Frederick 'Fred' John Allen
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
Frederick 'Fred' John Allen Nov. 20, 1940 - Nov. 30, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- Frederick " Fred" John Allen, 74, died Nov. 30, 2014, at his home in McCook. He was born Nov. 20, 1940 in Iowa City, Iowa, to Dale and Catherine (Kost) Allen. He was raised in West Branch, Iowa, and graduated from West Branch High School in 1958. He lived in Iowa, Oregon and Wisconsin during his life before spending his later years in Nebraska...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 12/19/14)
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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Quality, Selection, Value, Service are hallmarks of family business
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Nebraska - Looking back over 34 years of doing business in the Tri-State Region, the Samway family and the staff at Samway Floor Covering & Furniture is joining in a great big "Thank You!" to customers. "Larry and I couldn't have picked a better place to settle than McCook, Nebraska, in the heart of the Golden Plains Region of Southwest Nebraska, Northwest Kansas and Eastern Colorado," said Carol Samway, who remains in daily contact with the business that she and her late husband, Larry, established in 1981.. ...
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Humane Society puzzled over missing Yellow Labradors
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A number of yellow Labrador retrievers or yellow Lab-mix dogs have come up missing recently, and their disappearance is a concern to officials at the McCook, Nebraska, Humane Society Animal Shelter. With a call that shelter director Lorie Prestes received Wednesday morning, there are seven dogs missing. Communities affected are Indianola, Danbury, McCook, Trenton and Benkelman...
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Police warn drivers to lock vehicle doors
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department issued a reminder Friday asking citizens to avoid leaving holiday gifts, or other items of value, in unlocked vehicles. Chief of Police Isaac Brown said reports of purses and Christmas presents stolen from parked vehicles tend to increase during the holiday season. The thieves often target parking lots as well as vehicles parked overnight in residential areas...
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Health Department director on agenda for commssioners
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County Commissioners will receive and consider a recommendation from the Red Willow County Health Board for a new director of the department Monday. Meeting at 9 a.m., commissioners will also consider the 2015 Community-Based Juvenile Services Aid grant application and the six-county memorandum of understanding with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska...
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Hospital wins excellence award
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
DENVER -- Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence announced that four organizations were selected by its panel of judges as the 2014 recipients of the RMPEx Awards for Excellence, with one earning the Peak Award, the highest RMPEx honor for performance excellence...
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Coffee with a cop and a few firemen
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
Two of McCook's newest firefighters joined Fire Chief Marc Harpham for Coffee with a Cop at McDonald's Tuesday morning. The group fielded questions from area residents such as why they became a firefighter and what their long-term goals were, while offering additional insight into some of the challenges today's emergency responders face on a regular basis. From left, firefighters Steve Yager, Tyler Neff and Harpham visit with Duane Tappe of McCook and other locals during the meeting...
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Council OKs Keystone bond recall
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook City Council will refinance some of the debt for the Keystone building to save about $25,000. The council authorized the early redemption and reissuances of several hundred thousand dollars in revenue bonds, Monday evening...
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'For unto us a child is born'
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
The Holy Family sits serenely on a Norris Avenue island in McCook, Nebraska. The new double-sided display added to the community's Santa Claus Lane was envisioned and created by members of the Altar Society of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with Anne Kennedy as artist and Roger Siebrandt as carpenter. ...
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First Central Bank letter campaign nets $2,270 for Pantry
(Local News ~ 12/19/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- First Central Bank McCook's goal as the McCook Pantry's sponsor is to communicate to as many people as possible that the Pantry needs the support of everyone in order to be there for those who really need the help. The McCook Pantry serves a large area -- from Benkelman to Edison and Curtis to Danbury -- 20 communities in all...
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Fleetwood Mac and more
(Column ~ 12/19/14)
Over 14,000 fans packed every nook and cranny of the Pepsi Center in Denver last Friday night to see the Fleetwood Mac concert and the result was magical. Various iterations of the band have been around since 1967 but the current line-up is the band most of us are familiar with; Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and, after a 16 year hiatus away from the band, Christie McVie. ...
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Latta, Farrell engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/19/14)
Latta, Farrell Katie Louise Latta and Christian David Farrell of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Mark and Kathy Latta of McCook, Nebraska. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Patrick and Leigh Farrell of McCook...
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Gatewood birth
(Births ~ 12/19/14)
Marshal James Gatewood Jacob and Pam Gatewood of Mead, Nebraska, Jacob formerly of Culbertson, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Marshal James Gatewood, born Non. 6, 2014, at Omaha, Nebraska. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches long. ...
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Hot ticket items sold in the 1800s
(Community News ~ 12/19/14)
Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society Who was selling what in 1884? According to an ad in the McCook Tribune, the B & M Pharmacy had wine and liquors which "will be sold only in cases of sickness, and then only on Physician's Prescription." Included in their ad was: "Doctor's Choice, America's Finest Five Cent Cigar!"...
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Donald Elvis Bethel
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
Donald Elvis Bethel Dec. 25, 1925 - Dec. 16, 2014 LEBANON, Neb . -- Donald Elvis Bethel, 88, of Lebanon, Nebraska, died Dec. 16, 2014, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Graveside inurnment with military honors will be Saturday, May 23, 2015, 11 a.m. at Wilsonville...
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