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On the banks of the Republican
(Column ~ 01/18/17)
When settlers first came to McCook they had dugouts on the banks of the Republican. Whoever came up with the name Fairview for the early McCook settlement must have been talking about the view from those banks, a view that is drastically different today. ...
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Before condemning richest, check out your own lifestyle
(Editorial ~ 01/18/17)
Perhaps we should be outraged by the Oxfam report that the six richest people on earth own as much combined wealth as the poorest half of the earth's population. Outraged, but not surprised. According to a 2014 World Bank study, while poverty is on the decline globally, two-thirds of the world's poorest people live in India, China, Nigeria, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Things picking up in the Legislature
(Column ~ 01/18/17)
Things are beginning to pick up here in the legislature. There has been a lot of discussion regarding changes to the rules, appointment of senators to special committees, and additional bill introductions. As of last Friday, 430 bills and three legislative resolutions have been introduced by senators. I am anticipating many additional bills will be introduced during the last two days of bill introduction. Committee hearings will begin next week...
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Slick bricks
(Local News ~ 01/18/17)
Amos Moses trots across bricks that wear a cold, ghostly image of ice after freezing rain fell in McCook Sunday and Monday. The City of McCook spread salt on the downtown area's brick streets starting mid-morning Sunday, and Nebraska Department of Roads trucks sprayed deicer the state highways. ...
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Broncos, Warriors blast hoops foes
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/17)
AXTELL, Neb. -- Junior Parker Ehrke caught fire with six of seven shooting and 15 points to spark Arapahoe's 63-29 trouncing of Axtell Tuesday evening. Junior classmate Jacob Pruitt followed with 14 points and sophomore Gentry Anderson tossed in 10 to continue the 7-7 Warriors' recent success...
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Falcons, Longhorns rule girls hoops
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/17)
PAXTON, Neb. -- With 10 Falcons hitting shots, it was truly a double-team effort for the Hitchcock County girls during their 51-31 win at Paxton Tuesday evening. Hitchcock's second five was just as productive as the starting five. The Falcons broke from a 9-9 tie with their 21-point second quarter...
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Cougars fight off MCC women
(College Sports ~ 01/18/17)
MCCOOK -- Jaleesa Avery scored nine of her game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Western Nebraska Community College picked up a 63-58 Region IX South sub-region win over McCook Community College Tuesday in McCook. While Avery tallied 16 points, Melisa Kadic buried clutch back-to-back 3-pointers in the third period. Kadic finished with 11 points while sinking three 3-pointers...
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Bison pairings set for SWC
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/17)
akers will be McCook's first goal when Southwest Conference Tournament basketball tips off next week. The Bison are seeded sixth among eight girls teams and will play a Monday 6 p.m. quarterfinal at No. 3-seed Cozad. Cozad conquered McCook in a previous meeting last month...
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Sweet revenge for Bison boys vs Lex
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/17)
Few could light up the scoreboard or lift his teammates' spirits faster than what Clayton Stevens delivered Tuesday evening. "He's a great kid, fun to be around and his t eammates love him," McCook coach Jeremy Yilk proclaimed about the Bison junior. "And they've never lost faith in him."...
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McCook girls light up win from long distance
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Deep thinking was the secret to McCook's 49-39 victory over Lexington Tuesday night. "Finally," coach Scott Leisy said about his team's long-range vision. Bison guards JoAnn Neel and Robin Grigg could scrap right with the Minutemaids...
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Ricketts: Local spending restraint vital
(Local News ~ 01/18/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts looks to be continuing his fight for property tax relief this legislative session and hinted this morning he was going to need support on a local level to avoid offsetting taxation shifts. Declining tax revenues are causing a ripple effect for the state's budget, leading to Gov. ...
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Soup contest Friday
(Local News ~ 01/18/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- MNB Insurance will defend the title of the People's Choice in the second annual McCook Rotary Club Soup-R-Bowl competition to be held Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout downtown McCook. They will be competing with twelve other organizations for the most delicious bowl of soup, all to raise funds and food for the McCook Pantry...
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Wall of Fame
(Local News ~ 01/18/17)
Wallis Marsh's family joins him as he is inducted into the McCook High School Wall of Fame during half-time of the boys game with Minden Friday night. Taking part in the presentation, from left, are MHS Principal Jeff Gross, Jack Marsh, Deedee Marsh, Julia Marsh, Wallis Marsh and MHS Alumni official Steve Clapp. ...
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Pantry donation
(Local News ~ 01/18/17)
McCook Pantry representatives, from left, Dennis Allacher, Dorothy Henton, and Fran Allacher, receive a donation from Memorial United Methodist Church representatives, Patty Keene and Alice Harpst. The church donated proceeds from its Christmas Eve services offerings to the Pantry. The church has three services on Christmas Eve, a 5 p.m. children's service, a 7 p.m. candlelight service, and an 11 p.m. communion service. Offerings at the three services totaled $4,459.28...
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