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Anna Mae Leggott Wade
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Anna Mae Leggott Wade June 28, 1924 - Feb. 17, 2015 ELWOOD, Neb. -- Anna Mae Leggott Wade, 90, died Tuesday (Feb. 17, 2015), at Elwood Care Center. She was born June 28, 1924, at rural Clifton, Illinois, to James Thomas and Susan Catherine (Elbert) Leggott. In 1935, she moved to Nebraska with her parents and eight brothers and sisters. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1942...
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NCTA, Cambridge High School sign pact
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
Cambridge, Neb. -- Agriculture classes at Cambridge will soon ease the transition for students going from high school into college thanks to an agreement recently signed by school officials. Administrators from Cambridge High School and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture inked the multi-level agreement for dual credit courses on February 9 at the CHS school board meeting...
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Cyber-bullies put hunters on the defensive
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A Nebraska legislative committee heard testimony this week in support of a bill intending to make cyber-bullying a crime. The testimony caught at least one legislator by surprise with regard to the victims of the offense, Nebraska hunters...
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NRD offers to pay Frenchman to send water for study
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
HAYES CENTER, Neb. -- The Middle Republican Natural Resources District will offer the Frenchman Valley Irrigation District $18 an acre foot to run irrigation water down the canal in a one-year study of groundwater recharge. The proposal, with a cap of $150,000, passed 9-2 at a MRNRD board meeting Feb. ...
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Less-lethal weapons offer more options
(Editorial ~ 02/19/15)
The Ferguson, Missouri, officer who left his job because of last year's killing of Michael Brown probably won't be sued by the federal government, but the Justice Department may sue the entire police department if it doesn't change tactics Washington sees as "racially discriminatory."...
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The best day of my life
(Column ~ 02/19/15)
My first baby turns 15 years old this week. I've admitted before that every year her birthday rolls around, my happiness is masked by a sadness that I wish wasn't there but it always is. Every birthday, I take a minute to just stare at her hair, her hands, her eyes and reflect back on how much she has changed in a year...
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Robert (Bob) David Stensvad
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Robert (Bob) David Stensvad Aug. 21, 1940 - Feb.18, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Robert (Bob) David Stensvad, 74, of McCook, died Feb. 18, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was a kidney cancer survivor since 2009, but succumbed to Stage 6 renal failure and congestive heart failure...
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Donald Dale Frick
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Donald Dale Frick Feb. 20, 1929 - Feb. 17, 2015 DOWNS, Kan. -- Donald Dale Frick of Downs, Kansas, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. He was 85 years old. Don "Breezy" Frick was born Feb. ...
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Fred L. Weber
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Fred L. Weber Oct. 16, 1921 - Feb. 18, 2015 CULBERTSON, Neb. -- Fred L. Weber, 93, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 18, 2015, at Great Plains Region Medical Center in North Platte. He was born in Minsk, Russia, on Oct. 16, 1921. His parents were refugees from the Bolshevik Regime. ...
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