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Orangemen invade McCook for Bison Homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — They’ve only met twice in recent seasons, but coach Jeff Gross has great memories of both McCook games against strong Beatrice football teams. “Our state semifinal win in ‘05 was one of my all-time favorite games (a 24-17 Bison victory),” Gross recalled. “And three years ago, we beat in the playoffs (14-8) that had Cameron Jurgens. They had (NCAA) Division talent.”...
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Bison golfers improve at Lex, Trojans in top 20
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/18)
LEXINGTON, Neb. — McCook junior Brooke Stewart fired a round of 103, sophomore Kaylie Puckett shot 108 and junior Hannah Goltl 118 during Friday’s Lexington Golf Invitational. The Bison trio all finished top 40 among a field more than 60 varsity golfers competing...
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Bowling rolls on at TJ's
(Community Sports ~ 09/13/18)
Latest results from league action at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Wagner’s Ford 61-29 Pivotal Bowling 54.5-35.5 Stockman’s Feed 50-40 Family Issues 36-45 TJ’s Family Fun 31-59 Maris General Const. 29-61...
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MPCC rodeo team wins in Wisconsin
(College Sports ~ 09/13/18)
RIVER FALLS, Wisc. — The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team set the bar high over the weekend during its first competition of the season. MPCC’s men’s team placed first and the women’s team came in third at the Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo in River Falls, Wis. on Saturday...
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Not 12 anymore? Say it ain't so
(Community Sports ~ 09/13/18)
With every stroke into the water, a tinge of pain shot through my left shoulder. I had avoided the YMCA pool for more than a week but dove in Wednesday morning for a brief workout. At the end of the first lap, my shoulder pulsed with a dull pain but I wanted to see if the discomfort would ease up after I got warmed up...
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Panthers put bite on Bison freshmen, 18-8
(Community Sports ~ 09/13/18)
HERSHEY, Neb. — Hershey took a 12-0 lead through one quarter and held off McCook’s freshmen, 18-8, in football action Tuesday night. The Panthers struck for a 37-yard pass and 40-yard “pick six” interception during that opening period. McCook closed within 12-8 on Cade Cappel’s two-yard run and two-point conversion from Branson McDonald...
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Zoning officials want to redraw map
(Local News ~ 09/13/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County and City of McCook planners are proposing a new map that redraws the outer ring of the city’s two-mile jurisdiction along quarter-section and section lines in the county. The current map shows an undulating circle that delineates the area in which properties are within the city’s planning and zoning jurisdiction. Outside the circle, properties owners are bound by the county’s zoning regulations...
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McCook spikers target home title repeat
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook will come out swiniging with one major goal at Saturday’s home volleyball invitational. “We want to repeat last year’s championship,” coach Audrey Feeney said following a five-set match at Hershey Tuesday night. The Bison (1-3) meet Valentine with a strong Cambridge (7-1 record) or Chase County following...
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Sehnert Challenge aims to nurture local arts scene for future generations
(Local News ~ 09/13/18)
McCook has a long tradition of creating its own opportunities and then building upon those ideas for future generations. And once again, McCook is creating opportunities and looking forward, thanks to the generosity of a former McCook resident, who is also showing her appreciation for a childhood full of arts, music and culture in Southwest Nebraska...
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Cat Pack wins grant for canopy
(Local News ~ 09/13/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Cat Pack, supporters of the McCook Humane Society and its animal shelter, have been awarded a $500 promotional logo event canopy tent to shelter their volunteers and products at fund-raising events. Cat Pack members will “unveil” the new canopy at their booth in Norris Park during McCook’s Heritage Days weekend, Sept. 29 and 30, and erect it again for the shelter’s annual “Dog Day in the Park” Oct. 13...
- Preventing disaster (Local News ~ 09/13/18)
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Keep the river flowing
(Column ~ 09/13/18)
If someone could take a two by four and just whap it upside my face, I honestly think that would feel better than I do right now. Seriously. Any takers? Cause I’ve had it with feeling crappy and like I’ve said before, moms can’t be sick! That’s the rule. ...
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Learn to text if you want to 'talk' with your teen
(Editorial ~ 09/13/18)
A friend likes to joke that he and his wife are going out to look at their phones while they have lunch together. Wait in line for more than a minute, and you’ll probably find your self and queuemates pulling out your smartphone to check Twitter or Facebook, check the news or your bank balance...
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Join the Nebraska voting challenge
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/13/18)
Nebraska, being number-one in Sports, and Fan Support. We want to now be known as number-one in the percentage of eligible residents (in all parties) voting in national elections. In elections starting with the 2018 national elections, we will show our percentage of voters showing up to the polls, will be the highest for our state, and will challenge other states and territories to try to beat us...
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Officials battling 'perfect weed-growing conditions'
(Local News ~ 09/13/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County’s report card for controlling noxious weeds in 2017 is down from 2016, due largely to “a large flush of musk thistle” and “a perfect weed-growing climate.” Timothy Stortz of Holdrege, an inspection specialist with the Nebraska Ag Department’s Bureau of Plant Industry, told county commissioners at their meeting Monday morning the county’s weed department earned 2,843 points of 3,400 possible points for the year 2017, compared to the 3,126 points it earned the year before.. ...
- Eleanor Traphagan (Obituary ~ 09/13/18)
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