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Chalkin' up league championships
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the Spring Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball 9-Ball and Masters Pool Leagues. Roger Lewis from Trenton earned the 1000 lifetime matches played milestone certificate in 8-Ball...
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Alliance takes two from MNB Seniors
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Kaleb Taylor crushed a home run and DJ Gross ripped five hits, but Alliance was too clutch throughout its doubleheader sweep of McCook National Bank on Saturday. Tied 1-1, the visitors unleashed an eight-run sixth inning that finished their 7-5, 9-1 afternoon at McCook’s Jaycees Complex...
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Juniors have quick stay at state tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/18)
COLUMBUS, Neb. — An 11-0 start was certainly not the reservation for a long First Central Bank stay in this year’s Class B Legion Juniors State Tournament. The Juniors (21-10 final record) made a spirited rally from 11 runs down but fell short 12-7 against ETC Knights from Elkhorn Saturday afternoon...
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Childhood 4-H influences led to career for new extension educator
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
McCOOK — Red Willow County’s newest extension educator is an example of the life-changing influence that 4-H can have on the career choices of members. Born and raised an hour north of New York City — in Westchester County — Katherine “Kat” Caswell became involved in 4-H at a young age, inspiring her to major in agriculture in college and to pursue employment in the ag field following graduation...
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Car enthusiasts drool over entries at annual Crazy Days Car Show
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The “Best of … “ the second annual Crazy Days car show in downtown McCook Saturday ranged from one 1930 Ford Model A to two 1969 Chevy Camaros. Somewhere in the “middle” was Brandon Kibbee’s 1949-51 “Ford-ish” rat rod wrecker fashioned from two of his grandpa’s wheat trucks...
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Southern visitor
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
Joy Molcyk suspected police dispatchers thought she might have been drunk when she called in a report of an armadillo in her yard on West First in McCook late Sunday night. She turned out to be completely sober, however, and McCook police officers took the animal into custody and released it near the Republican River...
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Charter schools positioned to offer needed competition
(Editorial ~ 07/16/18)
You’ve probably heard the advertisements touting public schools in Nebraska, and we do have something of which to be proud. Nebraska students consistently score high in standardized tests, and our per-pupil costs are reasonable, especially when the challenges of geography and population are taken into account...
- Fern Maxine Reiners (Obituary ~ 07/16/18)
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