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Schlager follows brother's footsteps, signs with CSU
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/17)
McCOOK, Neb. -- When the time came to pick a college, Zach Schlager didn’t hesitate...
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Done for the night
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/17)
Stay in and enjoy the fireplace, southwest Nebraska, because one remaining basketball game has been postponed due to icy weather. The Dundy County-Stratton girls will not host rival Wauneta-Palisase for a rematch of the Cattle Trail Tournament title game on Dec. 9. This contest was officially postponed this afternoon...
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Weather wipes out Bison, M-HC hoops tonight
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/17)
Icy winter weather has postponed both McCook Bison and Maywood-Hayes Center basketball games tonight. The Bison were playing a doubleheader at Broken Bow while MH-C was in Paxton Pre-Holiday Tournament games. No rescheduled dates have been set. Wauneta-Palisade girls at Dundy County-Stratton was still scheduled tonight at today’s press deadline...
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Mark Lester Seybold
(Obituary ~ 12/21/17)
Mark Lester Seybold July 9, 1960 - Dec. 18, 2017 BENKELMAN, Neb. — Mark Lester Seybold was born to Bill and Dottie Seybold on July 9, 1960, in Stratton, Neb. He passed in Kearney, Neb., on Dec. 18, 2017, at the age of 57. Mark attended grade school in Wilber, Neb., until moving to Benkelman in 1973, where he finished his schooling. ...
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Duane Lashley
(Obituary ~ 12/21/17)
Duane Lashley Aug. 27, 1936 - Dec. 1, 2017 CORVALLIS, Ore. — Duane Lashley passed away on Dec. 1, 2017, peacefully, with his family by his side. Duane was born in McCook, Neb., on Aug. 27, 1936. He married his high school sweetheart, Lyl Crocker, and they moved to Corvallis soon after. ...
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Longhorns split Hershey duals
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/17)
The Chase County wrestlers split Tuesday’s Hershey Triangular. The Longhorns defeated Kimball 39-18 and lost to the host Panthers 42-36. Caine Haarberg was the only Longhorn to defeat wrestlers from both schools. The 195 wrestler defeated his Kimball and Hershey adversaries by falls...
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Plan to maintain rather than gain
(Community Sports ~ 12/21/17)
With Christmas just a few days away, I have achieved a major accomplishment: I haven’t baked, created, or made a single Christmas candy or cookie. The cookie cutters are still on the top shelf, untouched since last December. The peanuts are still waiting to be turned into peanut brittle. And the Hershey kisses are only unwrapped to be eaten immediately instead of topping the peanut butter cookie...
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Bison golfer escapes dangerous start, joins MCC
(College Sports ~ 12/21/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — The opportunity to even play golf is something McCook High School senior Gabriel Vielma was not able to risk just two years ago at his home in Venezuela. “It just wasn’t safe,” said his mother Kristin (Townsley) Vielma. “With everything going on there, is was just too dangerous.”...
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Donations will pay for brick sculpture Kiplinger tribute
(Local News ~ 12/21/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — The brick sculpture memorial for Tom Kiplinger, the McCook cowboy who donated funds over 14 years to build roping arenas on the Red Willow County Fairgrounds, will be financed with donations from members of the public who want to show their appreciation for what Kiplinger has done to promote and support his hometown, even past his death...
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Firm outlines framework for pool decisions
(Local News ~ 12/21/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — City leaders were introduced to the engineering firm tasked with researching swimming pool construction options earlier this week and received a breakdown of how the process would work. The firm chosen by the Swimming Pool Committee, Larkin Aquatics, is the same project manager used in recent years to design and construct a new swimming pool in Oberlin, Kansas...
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Master Gardener Classes start Jan. 16
(Local News ~ 12/21/17)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Are you yearning for spring and the growing season? Beat the winter doldrums by attending Nebraska Extension Master Gardener classes starting Tuesday, Jan. 16 in North Platte in person at the Extension Office at 348 W. State Farm Road, or delivered online to citizens in surrounding counties who do not have a Horticulture Extension Educator...
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Curtailing a classroom epidemic
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/21/17)
Dear Editor, Looking back at 1981, it truly was a trying time for our family. One spring day, my youngest son, Dan, woke up with a splitting headache. He usually was an active 111⁄2-year old. I contacted North Ward School where I taught the fourth grade and asked them to arrange for a substitute teacher. Then I drove him to the McCook Clinic. He was running a temperature and was nauseated when I turned several corners en route to the clinic...
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Sierra Club has integrity NPPD lacks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/21/17)
The recent letter “ Sierra Club: NPPD going nowhere fast “ does serve to show the enthusiasm this organization has for wind energy. It does, however, fail to show the integrity this organization has in its zeal to promote wind energy. I am referring to their opposition to the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) R-Project. This is a proposed 224-mile 345kV high voltage transmission line sited to pass through the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills...
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Opposes LR6, favors balanced budget
(Column ~ 12/21/17)
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. A topic of debate recently has been Legislative Resolution 6. LR 6 will again be before the legislature this session. The resolution calls for Congress to hold a Convention of the States to propose amendments to the U.S. ...
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MPCC students design soybean thresher
(Local News ~ 12/21/17)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A new project at Mid-Plains Community College could have an impact on farmers across the state. Students in Jared Daily’s Introduction to Engineering Design class are designing a small soybean thresher for UNL’s West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte...
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