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Esther Propp Nowka
(Obituary ~ 06/08/16)
Esther Propp Nowka Jan. 22, 1920 - June 7, 2016 SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- Esther Propp Nowka died June 7, 2016, at the age of 96 at Emerald Court Assisted Living in Scottsbluff, Neb., where she resided the last six years. Esther was born to Henry and Anna Propp on Jan. 22, 1920, in Culbertson, Neb., and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1938...
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Raymond Maxfield
(Obituary ~ 06/08/16)
Raymond Maxfield WAUNETA, Neb. -- Raymond Maxfield, 97, of Wauneta died Saturday (April 2, 2016), at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include children, Jim Maxfield and wife, Connie, of Wauneta and Jeff Maxfield and wife, Kay of Taylorville, Ill.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Merrill Maris and Myra Grimm of Wauneta and Miriam Allen of Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...
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Ron L. Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/08/16)
Ron L. Smith Dec. 9, 1961 - May 7, 2016 OMAHA, Neb. -- Ron L. Smith, 54, of McCook, Neb., died in Omaha on May 7, 2016. He was preceded in death by his mother, Phyllis Smith. Survivors include his father, Paul "Bud" Smith; brother, Randy (Joan) Smith; wife, Heidi Smith and their three children, Katie, Gibson and Gracie...
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Leon Wayne Riepe
(Obituary ~ 06/08/16)
Leon Wayne Riepe Aug. 10, 1932 - June 5, 2016 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Wayne Riepe, 83, of Arapahoe, died Sunday (June 5, 2016), at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1932, at Arapahoe to Benhard C. and Jennie C. (Haussler) Riepe. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1950. ...
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Jerry Dean Warner
(Obituary ~ 06/08/16)
Jerry Dean Warner Aug. 19, 1927 - June 1, 2016 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Jerry Dean Warner, 88, of Beaver City died June 1, 2016, at Holdrege, Neb. He was born to Ralph Newell and Nelle Margaret (Orr) Warner on Aug. 19, 1927, on the family farm east of Beaver City...
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City planning next year's budget
(Local News ~ 06/08/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders began the annual budget process by approving the 2016-17 fiscal year budget calendar earlier this week. The calendar asks for specific City Council budget requests to be presented to city staff by June 20, 2016. The McCook City Council unanimously approved the calendar during Monday's regularly scheduled meeting...
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Post office hosting open house Thursday
(Local News ~ 06/08/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Post Office is hosting an Open House 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday. Postmaster Kelly Lacey said "We would like to thank the community and businesses in our area for your patronage and give you the opportunity to learn more about political mail, advertising, every door direct mail, village post offices, intelligent mail small business tool, contract postal units and online services at usps.com."...
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After 25 years, teacher keeps things in perspective
(Local News ~ 06/08/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Long-time second-grade teacher Cheryl Cunningham has an adage about teaching she's used through the years. "I tell the parents, if you don't believe everything your child tells you about the classroom, then I won't believe everything your child tells me about home," Cunningham said, who retired this year from McCook Elementary after teaching 25 years...
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'Family, Friends, Fireworks' theme for Culbertson parade
(Local News ~ 06/08/16)
CULBERTSON, Neb. -- The annual Culbertson July 4 parade will begin at 10 a.m. that Monday with the theme "Family, Friends and Fireworks." First-place prizes will be given in business, organization, auto, farm and other. Enter the parade by calling Travis Rousselle at (308) 340-8880...
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Wool and steer hide
(Local News ~ 06/08/16)
Garrett Nokes and "Mater," of McCook, have heading duties during team roping at the 49th annual Wilsonville rodeo Saturday afternoon. Nokes and his partner, heeler Matt Wilken of Smithfield, roped their steer in 6.83 seconds, winning the event Saturday. Wyatt Blickenstaff of rural Hendley grabbed handfuls of wool and grimaced, heading across the arena atop "Lamb Chop" in the kids' "mutton-bustin'."...
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Are border beer, Colorado pot the same issue?
(Editorial ~ 06/08/16)
A substance that is crossing the Nebraska state line is legal on one side of the line and illegal on the other. While businesses on one side of the line profit from sale of the substance, law enforcement and social workers on the other are left to deal with the mayhem the substance creates...
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The best viewing time and how to find it
(Column ~ 06/08/16)
There are still three very observable planets in our evening sky. Jupiter off to the southwest just under the belly of Leo, and Mars and Saturn in the southeast almost in the claws of Scorpius, the Scorpion. Best viewing times will be an hour to an hour and a half after local sunset -- sunset for now in Southwest Nebraska/northwest Kansas is just after 8 pm MDT...
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Too late to fix Nebraska's death penalty
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/08/16)
The failed attempts to import illegal lethal injection drugs from India into Nebraska are just the latest in the saga around our death penalty system. Those paying attention are well aware that the system is broken. In that respect, I agree wholeheartedly with the McCook Gazette editorial board, but I also believe they missed a crucial point in the editorial "If state's death penalty is broken, it can still be fixed". ...
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