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SV Eagle pinned his way to final
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — The laughs, leadership and last two minutes of his wrestling career showed what Southern Valley’s Chase Becker was all about on Saturday. Becker wasn’t about to quit even as Valentine foe Caleb Long built a big lead in the Class C 120-pound title match...
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Bison completes state medal three-peat
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — McCook coach Nick Umscheid would challenge anyone who questions the awesome strength of senior Kaleb Taylor’s state tournament run last weekend. “Kaleb had probably the toughest road imaginable to get back to winning a state medal,” Umscheid declared after the Bison team leader captured a Class B fourth-place medal for 220 pounders...
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Chase to top: Longhorn stomps all at state
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — No way would the “Parade of Champions” lead to a horrific one-point loss for Aaron Hinojosa this season. The unstoppable force from Chase County rampaged through Omaha just like he did in almost every match of his 48-0 senior season. Broken Bow’s Treyvon Brooks felt the final blast, becoming a two-point takedown victim again and again at the CenturyLink Center...
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Wilma M. Witman
(Obituary ~ 02/19/18)
Wilma M. Witman April 24, 1919 - Feb. 15, 2018 GREELEY,Colo. — Wilma M. Witman, 98, of Greeley passed away Feb. 15, 2018, at Tru Hospice of Northern Colorado. She was born in Bethany, Mo., on April 24, 1919, to Zella (Ballard) and Ramer Tucker. In March of 1924, Wilma’s family moved from Missouri to Hayes Center, Neb., in a Model T Ford. ...
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Rachel Carter
(Obituary ~ 02/19/18)
Rachel Carter OBERLIN, Kan. — Rachel Carter, 94, of Oberlin, formerly of Jennings, Kan., died Thursday (Feb. 15, 2018), at Good Samaritan Society in Oberlin. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carter; parents, Rev. Arthur and Laura Carlton; brothers, Arlyn, Rev. Lawrence, Glen and James Carlton; and three sisters, Zelfa Neill, Harriet Casey and Naomi Carter...
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Buffs, Red Devils qualify five for Kansas State Wrestling Championships
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
GOODLAND, Kan. -- A handful of Gazette-area wrestlers qualified for this week’s Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) State Championships...
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Saturday's Run for RV race
(Community Sports ~ 02/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The annual Race for UV run took place Saturday morning in and around the McCook area...
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Friday recaps: Broncos win wild 82-79 game over DCS, 'Riders get 10th victory
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
Recaps of regular season boys basketball finales across the Gazette area...
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Indians fall four points short in Sterling
(College Sports ~ 02/19/18)
STERLING, Colo. – The McCook Community College men dropped a Region IX road contest Friday to Northeastern Junior College 87-83. MCC fell behind by 10 points a couple times in the first half and trailed at intermission 44-37. The Indians chipped away at the deficit and a Chuol Biel dunk at the 17:16 mark tied the game at 46-46. Another Biel dunk 40 seconds later tied the game at 48-48...
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Trojans, Roughriders, Tigers all medal
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — Class area wrestling results from the state championship meet last week. Class B and C also appear on mccookgazette.com today. Class D Teams: Burwell blasted to the champioonship with 124 points that surpassed Elkhorn Valley’s 88, Mullen 72, Palmer 64 and Oakland-Craig 63...
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Area Class B and C state wrestle results
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/18)
OMAHA, Neb. — A rundown of all the area wrestling results at last weekend’s Nebraska State Championship Meet: Class B Teams: Omaha Skutt captured another championship with 146 points followed by Grand Island Northwest 119, Lexington 99, Hastings 95 and Sidney 95...
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McCook playing host to BRAN riders this summer
(Editorial ~ 02/19/18)
Nebraska has been derided as one of the “flyover states” in recent years, but its reputation as territory to be traversed goes back in time through the days of the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, Gold Rush and even the Fur Trade days. What most of those travelers had in common was the direction traveled, to the West, the West Coast or simply the Rocky Mountains...
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Left for dead
(Column ~ 02/19/18)
Note: 100 years ago, in April 1917, the United States joined England and its Allies in a conflict against the German Army, now known as World War I. This was the first of entire world struggles, “The War to End All Wars.” Unfortunately, this would not be the last of these Worldwide Wars. Before the Armistice was signed in November 1918 some 2 million American servicemen saws service in France. 50,000 of them were killed...
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Education and mass shootings
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/19/18)
Bear with me, as I am about to take off on a journey that may be pedagogical in nature, but is definitely an “idea” about education in general and the value of different disciplines to which children are exposed, inasmuch as the “discipline” and/or “order” to which the pupil, child, person, or human being is subjected to, is as important, if not more important, than the subject matter or language which is to be mastered by the student...
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Muddy conditions offer special challenges for rural firefighters
(Local News ~ 02/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Somehow, a gust of wind must have found a smoldering ember in a tree pile in a pit at Hugh Butler Lake mid-afternoon Sunday and the spreading fire burned several acres of grass and trees. Except for some of those really weedy red cedar trees...
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Annual BRAN ride has McCook stop
(Local News ~ 02/19/18)
Omaha, Neb. — For the 38th consecutive year, Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska is offering bicyclists the opportunity to take part in a week-long bike ride celebration of our state’s scenic beauty. BRAN uses all profits to provide scholarships to Nebraska high school seniors from the host communities to attend Nebraska trade schools, colleges and universities...
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Busy week for MCC campus
(Local News ~ 02/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College embarks on one of the busiest weeks on campus with six home basketball games, fund-raising events for four MCC organizations, the opening of the play “And The Rains Came To Mayfield” and -- weather permitting -- the start of the spring home baseball and softball seasons...
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Junior high basketball tournament takes over MHS
(Community Sports ~ 02/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Eighth grade boys basketball teams from Gothenburg, North Platte and Ogallala battled with the hometown Bison at Saturday's tournament held at McCook Senior High...
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