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Bite the other side of the apple
(Column ~ 08/23/16)
Last week the McCook City Manager presented next year's budget to the Council and gave them the heads up that revenues might be a little short. His solution was to increase the property tax levy by 3 cents or so. Whoa that is biting off the wrong side of the apple. ...
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Lincoln project proves going green no easy task
(Editorial ~ 08/23/16)
We've watched with interest Lincoln's project to recover methane gas from the city's landfill and turn it into electricity. It seems like a good idea since the federal Clean Air Act requires the gas to be collected from a series of wells and purified anyway. The recovered methane is then sent to the Terry Bundy Generation station, where it's turned into power for Lincoln Electric System customers...
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David Dale Huegel
(Obituary ~ 08/23/16)
David Dale Huegel Dec. 26,1942 - Aug. 19, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. --David was born in 1942 to Maxine (Galbraith) and Ernest Royal Huegel in Waukegan, Ill., where his father was stationed at the Naval Base during World War II. His parents later divorced and Maxine returned to her hometown of Fairbury, Neb. ...
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Joan Osler
(Obituary ~ 08/23/16)
Joan Osler IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Joan Osler, 86, died Sunday (Aug. 21, 2016), at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Neb. Survivors include her husband, John of Imperial; children, Susan Hanson and husband, Steve of Elsie, Amy Hemje and husband, Clark of Adams, Neb., Scott Osler and wife, Debra, of Elsie, Doug Osler and wife, Jody, of North Platte, and Bill Osler and wife, Gail, of Aurora, Colo.; brother, Philip Fredrickson and wife, Hedy of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.. ...
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Remember when
(Community News ~ 08/23/16)
The McCook High School marching band greets President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he stopped in McCook in 1956, one of his campaign stops on the train, the "Eisenhower Special." The picture was sent to the McCook Gazette by Matt Wilson of Hastings, Neb., formerly of McCook, who recently helped a friend pack and found this and three other pictures taken at the same event. ...
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Cloud spoils Indian debut
(College Sports ~ 08/23/16)
The 2016 McCook Community College volleybal campaign didn't start the way first-year coach Hayley Kobza would have liked Monday night, with the Indians falling to Cloud County Community College of Kansas in four sets...
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Punt, Pass & Kick hits McCook on Sept. 11
(Community Sports ~ 08/23/16)
Youngsters who like to play football will have an opportunity to show their pigskin skills Sunday, Sept. 11, when the McCook Optimists host the 2016 Punt. Pass & Kick competition...
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Bison girls drop tight two on road
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/16)
McCook's five-run, last at-bat comeback fell one hit short as the Norris Titans won 7-5 Monday night at Hastings...
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County needs nearly $1 million to balance budget
(Local News ~ 08/23/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Red Willow County's budget clerk told county commissioners Monday morning to call him if they need anything before the next discussion of the budget in a week. "Ahhh," said commissioner Earl McNutt, in his deep, understated drawl, "All we need is a million dollars."...
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New student union, 90th anniversary party, new teachers greet McCook college students
(Local News ~ 08/23/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A new and improved student union, a new wave of teachers, positive trends in student retention, and a 90th anniversary celebration highlight the start of the fall semester at McCook Community College. The major renovations this year to the student union -- and in the past couple years at Brooks Hall -- are all part of Mid-Plains Community College's Master Facilities Plan...
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Gov. Ricketts, State Sen. Hughes here Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/23/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraskans will have an opportunity to be face-to-face with Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Wednesday, Aug. 24, when the 52-year-old, first term chief executive comes to McCook for a Town Hall meeting at the Keystone Business Center...
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