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Betty Lou Adkins
(Obituary ~ 06/01/16)
Betty Lou Adkins Nov. 11, 1941 - May 29, 2016 DANBURY, Neb -- Betty Lou Adkins of Danbury passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was 74 years old. Betty was born on Nov. 11, 1941, to parents, Charles and Mary (Tutor) Murray in Chisholm, Minn. She received her GED in 1987...
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Tiffany Jannette Burks
(Obituary ~ 06/01/16)
Tiffany Jannette Burks April 20, 1980 - May 31, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Tiffany Jannette Burks passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 36 years old. Tiffany was born on April 20, 1980, in McCook to parents, Robert and Shirley (Robarchek) Dike. She graduated from McCook High School with the Class of 2000, where she was a member of the flag core...
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Albert Clair Penrod
(Obituary ~ 06/01/16)
Albert Clair Penrod Jan. 2, 1926 - Dec. 22, 2015 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Albert Clair Penrod, 89, died Dec. 22, 2015, in Springfield, Mo. He was born Jan. 2, 1926, to Albert F. and Opal Penrod. He graduated from Beaver City High School in 1944. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the Merchant Marines in 1945 and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was honorably discharged...
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Cora Adeline Perkins
(Obituary ~ 06/01/16)
Cora Adeline Perkins ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Cora Adeline Perkins, 90, died Dec. 30, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger C. Perkins; and siblings, Verna Ester Wells, Verle Ellis Hardenbrook, Dorothy Louise Dunlap, Eber Eugene Hardenbrook, and George Lee Hardenbrook...
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Area students make dean's list at Hastings
(Community News ~ 06/01/16)
HASTINGS, Neb. -- Hastings College has announced the Dean's List for its spring 2016 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0, on a 4.0 scale, and be registered for full-time course work...
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Local teens will compete for rodeo crown
(Community News ~ 06/01/16)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Contestants have been announced for the Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant, June 12-15 in North Platte. Contestants from across the state will vye for the crown of Miss Rodeo Nebraska. Those competing for the title of Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska crown, in the teen division, are:...
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High school officials reassigned
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Jeff Gross, the assistant principal at McCook High School, will be bumped up to principal next year. Gross will act as interim principal for the 2016-17 school year and will continue to coach the high school football team, according to information supplied to news agencies by McCook Public School Superintendent, Grant Norgaard...
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Sales tax take lowest since 2010
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Revenue from McCook's 1.5 percent sales tax is at its lowest point in six years, according to city reports through the first half of the fiscal year. The City of McCook collected $1,221,157 from the tax during the first six months of the 2015-16 fiscal year, falling short of the prior year by more than $116,000 and missing budgeted revenue by $6,203. ...
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Pioneer cemetery renewed
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
BARTLEY, Neb. -- "Crisp blue skies. Six-foot-tall red native grasses. Tangled brush so thick you get lost! Tombstones hidden, some fallen over. Others about ready to topple." That's how Kathy Hansen described a pioneer cemetery nestled along the banks of Dry Creek northwest of Bartley before she and her corps of volunteers worked to return respect and reverence to the burial place of settlers, homesteaders, immigrants, prairie farmers ... Nebraska's earliest settlers...
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Events draw attention to multiple sclerosis
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A free-will donation motorcycle ride in conjunction with a multiple sclerosis walk day is set for this Saturday at Norris Park and next weekend a national run in support of the cause will pass through the area. The "MS Walk Day" is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with breakfast available. Registration for the third annual motorcycle "Ride for MS" will follow at 9:30 a.m. and departure for Bird City, Kan., will be at 10 a.m...
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Rodeo action
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
Bullfighter Aaron Bethel moves in to distract the bull during bull-riding action in the past at the Wilsonville Saddle Club's annual Wilsonville rodeo. This year's rodeo -- the 49th annual -- will be Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. both days, in the arena on the south side of Highway 89. Organizers plan mutton busting and steer riding for the kids. Junior queen contestants and the new royalty will ride in the rodeo's grand entry. The rodeo parade will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m...
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It's because of a soldier ... Curtis dedicates new veterans memorial
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
CURTIS, Neb. -- It's because of a soldier ... It's because of a soldier that the people of Curtis could gather together, wave American flags and enjoy a long weekend celebrating with family and friends. It's to a soldier that the same community said "thank you," erecting a monument to honor those who have defended their country and those who have paid the ultimate price to secure and preserve its freedoms...
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Rural Futures Institute intern here this summer
(Local News ~ 06/01/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Rural Futures Institute is excited to announce a unique partnership with McCook called the Serviceship Program. Through this partnership, a 3-week summer course has been developed followed by an 8-week summer internship. Students are sent to communities in pairs to live, work, and play in their assigned community for the duration of the program. ...
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Emotional state plays important part in driving
(Editorial ~ 06/01/16)
Someday perhaps we'll all be whisked to work by self-driving cars immune to human problems. Until then, we have to do our best to arrive safely despite the failings of the weakest link in the chain -- the human driver. The Nebraska State Patrol is again conducting its "100 Days of Summer" initiative, with extra enforcement each day between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the most dangerous months of the year...
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Saturn takes the center stage
(Column ~ 06/01/16)
Mars has had its turn on center stage, now we give our attention to probably the best looking of all of the planets, Saturn, the ringed one. Friday, June 3, Saturn will be at opposition, or opposite the Sun in our night sky and possibly the brightest for the year. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise and thus will be up all night for our viewing pleasure...
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What is MS?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/01/16)
The annual MS Walk and 3rd Annual MS Motorcycle ride is Saturday, June 4. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Norris Park with the motorcycle ride registration at 9:30 a.m. and the ride to begin at 10 a.m. with lunch at Bird City, Kansas. For those of you who aren't sure what MS is we will summarize what it is...
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