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Wilma Ardeane Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Wilma Ardeane Hamilton Aug. 22, 1929 - Sept. 16, 2015 BELLA VISTA, Ark. -- Wilma Ardeane Hamilton, 86, Bella Vista, Arkansas, formerly of Oberlin, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Wilma was born in Goodland, Kansas, on Aug. 22, 1929 to Harley C. and Bessie I. (Brinker) Horner. She graduated from Goodland High School and Fort Hays State College...
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Hamrick anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/22/15)
50th anniversary The family of Joseph and Cheryl (Burns) Hamrick of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower and hosting a reception in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 24. They were married in 1965 in San Diego, California, in the Marine Depot Chapel on base. ...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 09/22/15)
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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City hires new building inspector
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The City of McCook will welcome a new building inspector in the coming week and city leaders expressed their excitement with the new hire Monday evening. Barry Mooney accepted the position and brings nine years of experience as the building inspector in Russell, Kansas, according to City Manager Nate Schneider...
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Heritage Days kickoff Wednesday
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The annual Heritage Days celebration will kick off with a chamber mixer at McCook National Bank at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Participants in the 2015-16 Southwest Nebraska Leadership Institute class will coordinate a silent auction during the mixer, featuring paintings created to raise funds for next year's retreat trip to Lincoln, Nebraska...
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Burlington Route Historical Society plans visit to High Plains Museum
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The annual Heritage Days celebration will kick off with a chamber mixer at McCook National Bank at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Participants in the 2015-16 Southwest Nebraska Leadership Institute class will coordinate a silent auction during the mixer, featuring paintings created to raise funds for next year's retreat trip to Lincoln, Nebraska...
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Church takes 'Faith in Action' to streets Oct. 4
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Walking the talk is something the McCook Christian Church will do with its "Faith in Action" on Sunday, Oct. 4. Open to anyone in Southwest Nebraska who would like to volunteer, "Faith in Action" project teams will spend all day out in the community, helping meet the needs of individuals...
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McCook Life Chain Oct. 4
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- On Sunday, Oct. 4 from 2:30 -- 3:30 p.m. a Life Chain will be formed along "B" Street in McCook, Nebraska. Life Chain is a peaceful witness of Christians and pro-life individuals praying for our nation, leaders and any involved with abortion in an effort to bring back respect for life...
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Molly, the therapy dog
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Fifth grade social studies students at Central Elementary School in McCook, Nebraska, get acquainted with "Molly," teacher Sharon Bennett's German shepherd who became a registered therapy dog this summer. Sharon said that "Scholastic News" had a feature article on service dogs and therapy dogs, so she brought Molly to school so that students could get first-hand knowledge and experience with a therapy dog. "Kids loved it," Sharon said...
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Annual Pantry food drive Sunday
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Sixty to 70 McCook, Nebraska, Senior High students -- members of the school's "Fellowship of Christian Athletes" -- will canvas the community Sunday afternoon, gathering donations of food to help the McCook Pantry refill its freezers and cupboards before winter sets in...
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Paine/pain
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Demolition derby drivers inflict "pain" upon each other during a demo derby in 2014. The McCook, Nebraska Heritage Days "Clean-Up Demolition Derby" will be Saturday, at 7 p.m. in front of the grandstand on the Red Willow County fairgrounds in the 1500 block of West Fifth. ...
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Put any VW fines to work on productive research
(Editorial ~ 09/22/15)
Columnist Dick Trail, who writes about his love of aviation on this page today as he does on many Tuesdays, has probably heard of the advice one flight instructor supposedly gave his student about what to do in case of an engine failure at night: As the powerless plane glides toward the earth, turn on the landing lights. If you don't like what you see, shut them off...
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A chance roosting at Roosterville
(Column ~ 09/22/15)
One of my aspiring students found an airplane that he was interested in buying, a older but really nice Cessna 182 in the Kansas City area. We hopped into one of Red Willow Aviation's airplanes to fly down to look. Our destination the Liberty, Missouri airport. 0N0 in aviation parlance...
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Special nights planned at Graff Events Center
(Community News ~ 09/22/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A trio of upcoming promotions at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center on the McCook Community College campus will honor community members as well as raising money and awareness for a cause. "Bison Night" is set for Tuesday; "Chamber Night" Oct. 1 and "Pink-Out 2015" scheduled for Oct. 5. Also free popcorn nights are set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 2...
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Antiques identification
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Jennings, Kansas auctioneer and antiques appraiser Bob Jones will be a guest at the Museum of the High Plains in McCook, Nebraska, during the community's annual Heritage Days Weekend Celebration. On Sunday, between 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., visitors can bring their antiques and collectibles to Jones for identification and appraisal; each appraisal, up to five per person, will cost $5. ...
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