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Bison racquet up another dual victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Turkeys spotted running across the highway near Curtis would have been easier to capture than a North Platte tennis victory Tuesday afternoon. That’s how dominant the McCook Bison boys were throughout their 8-1 varsity dual win over those northern visitors...
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Business leader, former mayor named Admiral in Nebraska Navy
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — In a surprise assembly Tuesday morning, Lt. Governor Mike Foley visited VK Electronics of McCook to honor owner Linda Taylor with an admiralship in the mythical Nebraska Navy. Several community leaders and business associates joined Foley in offering their congratulations to Taylor...
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Raymond John Real, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/19/18)
Raymond John Real, Jr. Sept. 24, 1957 - Sept. 19, 2018 HARLINGEN, Texas — Raymond John Real, Jr., 60, formerly of McCook, Neb., died today (Sept. 19, 2018), at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen. Services are pending with Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook...
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Coat Closet victim of changing times
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The coordinator of McCook’s annual coat closet and winter clothing giveaway announced this morning she is discontinuing the event. Barb Ostrum, who has coordinated the coat closet for about 25 years through her position as community services coordinator with Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, says, “Things change. Times change. Donations and participation have both been down for the past several years. And the average age of my volunteers is, oh, I don’t know, 74?”...
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State honors Curtis for innovative housing plan, business growth
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the City of Curtis, Neb. (pop. 896) as the State of Nebraska’s newest Leadership Certified Community (LCC). The city was certified in August 2018 and was officially recognized during the community’s city council meeting on September 12. ...
- New foundation director (Local News ~ 09/19/18)
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'Lawnmower parents' latest disturbing trend
(Editorial ~ 09/19/18)
Earlier this year, we wrote about a trend in England that no doubt raises alarm among certain American parents, who we’ll discuss later. While our school playgrounds all contain UL-approved soft plastic equipment atop ground-rubber flooring, some British school have replaced that with stacks of two-by-fours, crates and loose bricks, mud pits, tire swing, log stumps and workbenches with hammers and saws...
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Cardinals escape Curtis, Broncos rule Paxton
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
CURTIS, Neb. — Coach Diana Klein loves the direction of her Medicine Valley Raiders even though Alma scored a 25-18, 25-11, 25-22 volleyball win Tuesday evening. “If we’d had one more set, maybe it would have been different,” she said as the Raiders took late leads during that final battle to 25...
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Younger Bison spikers top Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
McCook freshman Makynna Cunningham (23) goes for the kill against visiting Cambridge Tuesday afternoon in volleyball action at McCook High School. Also pictured for McCook is sophomore Rachel Patel (25). Though official scores were not obtained before today’s deadline, the Bison JV reportedly won both sets while McCook’s reserves won a three-set match...
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Bulldogs blank McCook softball team
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Haven Rawles homered and North Platte pounced on five McCook errors to secure an 8-0 varsity softball win Tuesday evening. Josie Freeze fired a one-hit shutout to lead the 14-9 Bulldogs’ seventh consecutive win. North Platte ruled a rematch of last year’s B-6 district finals, where McCook beat the Bulldogs twice to earn that Class B state tournament spot...
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McCook golfers top teams at West Wind
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
OGALLALA, Neb. — Both the McCook trio and Dundy County-Stratton outgolfed multiple teams during Tuesday’s Ogallala Invitational at West Wind Golf Course. Only one stroke separated the Bison’s best duo of junior Brooke Stewart (50-54-104) and Kaylie Puckett (48-57-105)...
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Indian spikers stay hot, cool top 20 Central
(College Sports ~ 09/19/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College volleyball team knocked off 20th ranked Central Community College in straight sets Tuesday to stretch the current winning streak to six games. Tuesday’s win came 25-16, 25-20, 25-18 and completes a two-game, straight-set sweep over Central...
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Vap anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/19/18)
50th anniversary The family of Mary and Doug Vap of Aurora, Colo., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 22. They were married in 1968 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Gothenburg, Neb. ...
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