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Retreat and Rejoice
(Column ~ 11/24/15)
It was the familiar sound of the bugle sounding retreat. I stepped from my car and came to attention facing the flag. Then came the familiar strains of The Star Spangled Banner". I held a salute as did everyone else at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma when the flag was lowered at the end of the duty day. It was a time of introspection as this old veteran flashed memories of my time proudly serving in uniform...
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A new twist on an old favorite
(Community News ~ 11/24/15)
The McCook High School drama class will present "Oz," Monday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The one-act play by Don Zolidis, under the direction of drama teacher, Amanda Davidson, follows Beth, reeling from her sister's death, finding perseverance and finally acceptance as she journeys through a world suspiciously resembling the film classic, "The Wizard of Oz." Admission to the play is a free-will donation. ...
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Corn yield high, slowed by moisture
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
GRANT, Neb. -- Corn harvest proceeded slowly but yields are good, according to Strahinija Stepanovic, cropping systems extension educator in Perkins, Chase and Dundy counties. Slowed by wet conditions, corn harvest started mid-September with picking high-moisture corn and some farmers are still trying to get it out of the field...
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Cambridge sculptor creates 'Our Canteen Lady' to honor volunteers of World War II
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Cambridge artist Sondra L. Jonson's original bronze, "Our Canteen Lady," was unveiled Sunday in the preview opening of the Prairie Arts Center, 416 N. Jeffers in North Platte. The structure was built as a post office and later housed Mid Plains Community College classrooms and offices...
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Culbertson couple lighting Christmas lights for the final year
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
CULBERTSON, Neb. -- The Coreys have celebrated Christmas with thousands of visitors since 2007. They've rolled out miles and miles of strings of lights and choreographed hundreds of Christmas songs with the lights that turn on and off, dim, fade, blink, shimmer and dance...
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Christmas Toy Box event open to children of area
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The 39th annual "Christmas Toy Box" gift giveaway will be Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m., in McCook's Memorial City Auditorium at West Fifth and C streets. New and gently-used toys, games, dolls and bikes will be accepted starting Friday and through the week preceding the giveaway...
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Community Hospital employees 'Can the CEO' for the McCook Pantry
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
McCook, Neb.--Right before the holidays, Community Hospital employees "canned" their administrator, Jim Ulrich, President & CEO. In this case, the timing was good as the employees brought 463 pounds of canned food and $81 to pile on his desk. The food was donated to the McCook Pantry and off his desk so Ulrich could, instead of being "canned," get on with business at hand. ...
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Clary Village filling up, taking applications
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Four of the eight duplex units planned for the construction as part of the Clary Village senior housing development are completed and tenants are already moving in. The four duplexes provide eight residential units and have welcomed five tenants in recent months, with applications being processed for the other three, according to McCook Economic Development Corp. Director Rex Nelson...
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Driving attractive, but use caution this holiday
(Editorial ~ 11/24/15)
We've noticed several friends planning long trips over this week's holiday. While the weather could be dicey for Thanksgiving Day itself, and again on the final return-home day Sunday, it might not be a bad holiday to travel. That's especially true if you're driving, since gasoline is cheaper than it's been any time since 2008...
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Betty Jo Olney
(Obituary ~ 11/24/15)
Betty Jo Olney Sept. 22, 1924 - Nov. 24, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Betty Jo Olney, 91 of McCook died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Betty Jo was born on Sept. 22, 1924, to Rudolph and Hazel (Kersey) Sell. Two years later her brother, Bob, was born. The four of them lived on the Sell family farm at Huntley, Nebraska, until 1938. At that time they moved to Stamford where the family ran "Rudy's Place," a café - card hall- pool room...
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County board opens bids for phones
(Local News ~ 11/24/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- At their weekly meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners accepted four bids for a new phone system and cabling in the courthouse and sheriff's office. Although the sheriff's office phone system is just a little more than a year old, Commissioner Earl McNutt said a phone system must be interconnected and provide security between the new jail/sheriff's office and the courthouse...
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