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Bison ready to play in Tiger 'jungle'
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/18)
HASTINGS, Neb. — The big “H” on Hastings helmets might as well mean “hit me!” because McCook Bison plan on doing a lot of that Friday night. “We are healthy and ready to go,” coach Jeff Gross declared about his newest Bison state title hopeful team. “It is time to play a game!”...
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Bison kick off as Class B No. 3 team
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook Bison are only trailing the two teams to beat them last year in the Lincoln Journal-Star state football opening Class B rankings. The Bison are No. 3 with defending champion York No. 1 and finalist Omaha Skutt Catholic at No. 2...
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Enthusiasts bring popular new sport to Southwest Nebraska
(Editorial ~ 08/23/18)
Anyone who thinks there’s nothing to do in a small town has probably never lived in one. Small-town folk know how to make their own fun. At the slightest hint that you’d be willing to volunteer for a community activity, you’re likely to find yourself busy every night of the week...
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Stay connected ... and don't blink!
(Column ~ 08/23/18)
A long time ago I was introduced to a wonderful woman who took on the job of raising a child pretty much because we met at the hospital, and they wouldn’t let her leave me. Just like most of us I was the perfect child so my mother had to borrow misbehaving stories from the neighbors to tell her friends about me; If you believe that I have bridges for sale….cheap. ...
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La La Land
(Column ~ 08/23/18)
As I scroll through social media and see all these posts from young moms who are taking their babies to Kindergarten, it makes me think about my own babies and how distinctly I remember each of their first days of school all those years ago. Their little ones, with those sweet faces and big smiles and the moms posting how it’s breaking their heart how fast they’ve grown, just takes me back and I empathize with all of them...
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John Monasmith
(Obituary ~ 08/23/18)
John Monasmith ARAPAHOE, Neb. — John Monasmith, 82, formerly of Imperial and Wauneta, Neb., died July 26, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Arapahoe. Survivors include children, Callene Monasmith, and wife, Mo Haddock, of Anchorage, Alaska, Mike Monasmith of Sacramento, Calif., Matt Monasmith and wife, Kimberly, of Ada, Okla., Mark Monasmith and wife, Marcella, of Salt Lake City, Utah; sisters: Joan Mathews and husband, Boyd, of Imperial and Fern McCoy of Arapahoe and one grandson...
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Creating the American Dream
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s tree rebate program encourages the planting of trees. Any town looks friendlier with an abundance of trees. And what “Great American Dream” of home ownership does not include a house sheltered by trees?...
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City hopes residents wake up to Kentucky coffeetree
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — As of Monday, Aug. 27, McCook residents can purchase and plant trees eligible for rebate through the fall season “2018 Tree Rebate Program” sponsored by the City of McCook and the city’s Tree Advisory Board. Trees purchased before Friday, Nov. 23, following all the tree board’s guidelines, may be eligible for the rebate program...
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Proposed MPCC budget up $1M
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors is proposing a budget $1 million higher than last year. Meeting Wednesday in North Platte, the board agreed to publish a proposed total 2018-19 budget of $42,315,104, including general fund expenditures of $26,852,913 and capital fund expenditures of $5,154,509...
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New hours for Mobile Pantry in Bartley Sept. 22
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
BARTLEY, Neb. — The hours of the Mobile Pantry food distribution in Bartley in September will be different than Pantry events in the past. The Mobile Pantry truck of the Food Bank for the Heartland, Omaha, plans a a one-day distribution in the Bartley Community Hall on Saturday, Sept. 22, and shoppers can arrive between noon and 2 p.m., rather than mid-morning. Volunteers are asked to come at about 10-10:30 a.m...
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County commissioner hears encouraging words in Washington
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We are all in this together. I came away with this feeling after attending a conference held by the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs on Aug. 16, 2018. The Nation’s capital was hot and humid and full of people. We rode planes, trains and automobiles and did a lot of walking...
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Don't forget these in the fall shuffle
(Community Sports ~ 08/23/18)
While we may be elbow deep in fall sports right now, we should not forget that there are other opportunities available for kids at the YMCA. For example, high school swim teams don’t start practice until November, but the YMCA youth swim leagues will kick off their first practices right after Labor Day...
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Bison host tennis tourney on Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/18)
McCook High’s tennis players are preparing for their opening duals in Kearney Friday afternoon. On Saturday, they host their own Bison Invitational with several Class B and area teams scheduled to compete. First matches are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. More about the Bison are featured in today’s Fall Sports Preview...
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Inmate escapes from Work Ethic Camp
(Local News ~ 08/23/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. – At approximately 8:18 p.m. tonight, Christian Reinke (#87265) escaped from the Work Ethic Camp in McCook. The Nebraska State Patrol and local law enforcement have been notified. The facility has been secured and an emergency count conducted. All other inmates have been accounted for...
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