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Bison golfer hits best on Duster course
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/18)
HOLDREGE, Neb. — Even a defending state gold champion could barely shake the “heat” coming from Gabe Vielma’s clubs Wednesday. Vielma sent shots rocketing all over Holdrege’s home course while pursuing Aurora top golfer Caleb Badura. The Class B 2017 champ built a four-stroke lead, but Vielma’s fantastic “two” on hole No. 8 ignited an excellent day-long battle...
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Hinze signs with Iowa Western
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/18)
McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook distance runner Steven Hinze has worn out a lot of shoes...
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So excited to graduate
(Column ~ 04/26/18)
Two and a half more weeks … Two and a half more weeks and I’ve officially raised a high school graduate and honestly, it seems like she’s turned into an adult overnight. ' Just all of the sudden, we’ll be talking and she’ll say some sentence that makes her sound so much more mature and she talks about her future plans all the time and what all she wants to achieve. ...
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Longhorns taste Hershey title sweep
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/18)
HERSHEY, Neb. — Chase County’s girls and boys both won team championships at the Mike Troxel Track/Field Invitational on Monday. South Loup finished second in both title races. Seniors Jack Bauerle and Will Kuenne were double event champions for the Chase boys...
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'Plogging' for years without even knowing it
(Community Sports ~ 04/26/18)
There are many reasons to exercise inside the YMCA. You don’t have to worry about the weather, except maybe on the drive there. It is safer, because the person lurking next to you is your own child who is ready to leave. And if you decide you are done, you simply hop off the treadmill rather than running two miles back to your car...
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Indians unleash 20 hits in road rout
(College Sports ~ 04/26/18)
NORFOLK, Neb. -- Sophomore Jake Sanford (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) doubled three times and homered Wednesday to lead McCook Community College to a 13-4 win over Northeastern Community College. Sanford, who will play baseball next season at Division 1 Western Kentucky, doubled in the first, fourth and eighth innings and banged a two-run home run in the ninth inning to pace the 20-hit McCook attack...
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Bison tennis girls trounce through Kearney
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/18)
KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook junior Kassidy Michaelis remained a No. 1 singles unbeaten force at 21-0 while leading the Bison dual victories over Kearney and Kearney Catholic on Wednesday. The Bison delivered 6-3 victories against both foes with senior Haley Potthoff improving to 14-4 at No. 2 singles...
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Heritage Men's Golf League tees off
(Community Sports ~ 04/26/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Heritage Hills Men’s Golf League season teed off Wednesday night and here are standings though one week. A League Old Sarge’s 20 Samway/Barnett’s 19 Golight 19 Studio 205 19 First Central...
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More money not always key to citizens' happiness
(Editorial ~ 04/26/18)
Can money buy happiness? It depends on whom you ask and what criteria you use. The United States, for example, has some of the richest people in the world, but is only the 18th happiest, according to a GOBankingRates here. Americans make an average annual wage of $46,467, have an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent...
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Corrections chief: Safety is top priority
(Local News ~ 04/26/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Attending the noon meeting of the McCook Rotary Club, Scott Frakes, Director of Corrections, told the group that the mission of the corrections department was to keep people safe. “We keep each other safe, keep the inmates safe, and keep the public safe.” Since 93 percent of those who are incarcerated will return to live outside the prison system at some point, the ultimate goal is to transform the lives of inmates so that communities are safe...
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Felony charge added to dogs, bomb
(Local News ~ 04/26/18)
TRENTON, Neb. — The Stratton man accused of having too many dogs and possessing an explosive device will now also face felony criminal mischief charges in Hitchcock County District Court. During a preliminary hearing in Hitchcock County court Wednesday morning, Judge Anne Paine declared that county attorney D. Eugene Garner presented sufficient evidence of damage to hear charges of criminal mischief against Fred Hamilton, 51, of Stratton, in district court...
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Deadlines approaching for state primary elections
(Local News ~ 04/26/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Deadlines are approaching for voting in the Nebraska-wide primary election on Tuesday, May 15. According to the office of the Secretary of State: Monday, April 30 is: The postmark deadline for mailed-in voter registration; The last day voter registrations can be completed online...
- Convenience, liquor, distributor businesses join chamber (Local News ~ 04/26/18)
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