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Bison golfers hit middle of pack
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
R.B. Headley Gazette Sports Editor SIDNEY, Neb. — The McCook Bison can begin their steady improvement following a so-so performance at Tuesday’s Sidney Invitational. Battling what were described as “tough” putting greens, McCook still outgolfed four other teams while placing fifth among nine with a 410 total...
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Harold E. Fleider
(Obituary ~ 08/23/17)
Harold E. Fleider March 28, 1939 - Aug. 21, 2017. CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Harold E. Fleider, age 78, of Cambridge, passed away at his home on Aug. 21, 2017. He was born in Ord, Neb., on March 28, 1939, to Charles and Francis Marie (Bowers) Fleider. Harold went to school in Ord and graduated from Ord High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1957 and served until he was honorably discharge in 1963. Harold continued to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserve for another two more years...
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Cambridge primed to build on 23-10 season
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Last year was fun, but 2017 looks to be even better. At least for Cambride volleyball. The Lady Trojans’ opponents? Not so much...
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Trojans return plenty of leadership from 2016 playoff team
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- If experience factors into team success, Cambridge may be looking at a big season...
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State does best when it goes with the flow
(Editorial ~ 08/23/17)
Travelers who normally see Nebraska’s open spaces as something to be endured on their way to Colorado’s mountains came to appreciate them Monday when it came time to view a spectacular celestial event. Mother Nature obliged, for the most part, delivering clear skies in most locations and definite darkness, complete with 360-degree sunsets, everywhere there was totality...
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Enduring hardship to prosper
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/17)
Whenever I begin craving a root beer float, I think of J. Willard Marriott, the son of a Utah sheep herder. In 1927, he founded a root beer stand in northwest Washington, D.C. At age 18, he was a Mormon missionary on a scorching September day in the early 1920s. He thought to himself, “If I could sell some ice-cold drinks, I could make lots of money.”...
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Hillcrest rolls costs into new, higher rates Nov. 1
(Local News ~ 08/23/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Room rates will go up at Hillcrest Nursing Home, beginning Nov. 1. Hillcrest Board of Trustees unanimously approved the increase at its regular meeting Tuesday. The increase will include the cost of supplies previously charged separately, said Janet Lytton, interim administrator, and affect those in special care units, private rooms or suites, she said...
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Director's death leaves Bison alumni newsletter in search of new champion
(Local News ~ 08/23/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — “We lost a great friend in Randy Andrews,” said Bison alumni newsletter founder Cheri Beckenhauer. “It’s going to be really hard to replace him.” But replace him they must, if the quarter-of-a-century tradition is to continue. Since 1992 graduates of McCook High School have been able to keep up on news from McCook and accomplishments of their fellow alumni through the Bison Alumni Newsletter...
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Nursing home one step closer to using local pharmacy
(Local News ~ 08/23/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Using a local pharmacy instead of one in Omaha, Neb., is almost a done deal at Hillcrest Nursing Home. But not quite. The Hillcrest Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to authorize Janet Lytton, interim administrator, to review a contract with locally-operated U-Save Pharmacy as the prescription provider, and if a cost saving is determined, to approve the contract on behalf of Hillcrest...
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'Livestock Friendly' designation touted
(Local News ~ 08/23/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Good things can happen when Nebraska counties publicly and proudly proclaim that they are “Livestock Friendly.” That’s what Dundy County farmer/rancher Steve Stroup and Red Willow County farmer-rancher Dick Neel told Red Willow County commissioners during a public hearing in the courthouse in McCook Tuesday morning...
- Horse tradin' (Local News ~ 08/23/17)
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Bison hit leaders at Hastings
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
HASTINGS, Neb. – McCook’s 22 total hits against Class B Top 10-caliber Beatrice and Norris were definitely a Bison of two softball showdowns on Monday. Senior Haiden Loop doubled twice, scored three runs and batted in another three against the Norris Titans...
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Eagles, Longhorns both score first diamond wins
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
STAMFORD, Neb. — Blue Hill Bobcats felt the double punch of Southern Valley-Alma and Chase County during Tuesday’s varsity softball action. Both teams earned their first wins of 2017 at the Bobcats’ expense. Southern Valley-Alma toppled Blue Hill, 9-1, with an offense that built a 7-0 lead through four innings...
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Hitchcock County looking to end losing streak on opening night
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/17)
TRENTON, Neb. -- Dusty Gaston is well aware of the streak...
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