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Bison girls hitting B-6 diamond today
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/18)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Don’t let the seventh seed among eight teams or seven wins all season mislead you. The No. 7 McCook Bison beat No. 2 Gering, 7-3, just five days ago and will be fired up for today’s B-6 district tournament rematch. “We’re playing pretty good ball - it’s anyone’s game,” coach Jason Cochran remarked about his 7-19 Bison entering today’s 3 p.m. CDT playoff opener at Gering’s Oregon Trail Park. “It’s not who has the best record, it’s the team that is playing the best that day!”...
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'Allure of the Apron' set for Norris Home
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — 4-H’ers will model vintage aprons in a special presentation called “The Allure of the Apron,” Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m., at the Sen. George Norris Home, 706 Norris Ave. in McCook. Attendees will be offered a cup of tea and tasty scones, and hear the history of the aprons. A $3 donation would be appreciated. Seating is limited; call Dawna Bates at (308) 340-2772 to make reservations...
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New owner-manager at helm of Brown's Shoe Fit Company
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The oldest retail shoe store in Southwest Nebraska has a brand new owner-manager. Josh Danielson, who began greeting customers at Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. in McCook just nine days ago, is already getting that hometown feeling. “Everyone I’ve met has been super nice and helpful,” Danielson said...
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Vault artist's work combines parents' carpentry, quilting
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — Teresa Honeycutt of rural McCook can trace her artistic talents to her mother — a musician, quilter and seamstress — and her father — a carpenter and builder. Teresa’s “Star Gazers” geometric wall art and her “Old Glory” American flags are featured in “The Vault” through October at the McCook Art Guild in downtown McCook...
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Hitchhiking cat returned to owners, in North Platte
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — A black cat that turned up at the Gazette last week probably has a story to tell, but the cat, dubbed “Inky” by staffers, is keeping mum. The very friendly black cat followed circulation accounting clerk Anita Lytle and editor Bruce Crosby through the back door last Thursday and made himself at home, greeting staff members as they came to work and warming himself in the sun pouring through the big south windows...
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What to expect when you're expecting — teenage girl edition
(Column ~ 10/04/18)
Just a few tidbits of what to expect for those moms with little girls that will eventually grow up into teenage girls, the stuff they left out in the pregnancy books: Okay, so not quite a child rearing book for the shelves of Barnes and Noble, but just a few warnings for ya.... Wish you the best!...
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Sex scandals worth noting, but can we dial them back a bit, please?
(Editorial ~ 10/04/18)
Political discourse is reaching new lows in America. The latest example is Jimmy Kimmel’s guest appearance by porn star Stormy Daniels, who had a chance to chose the appropriate mushroom as a reference in her alleged encounter with now-President Donald Trump...
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Bison tennis hits middle of pack
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/18)
KEARNEY, Neb. — McCook’s JV tennis team tallied 31 points to place sixth among 10 squads competing in Kearney’s JV Invitational. No. 1 doubles Joel Gray and Nick Wolvin won four of five matches for third place which led the Bison. They swept matches over Kearney Catholic and Lexington. Their only loss was 9-7 vs. Class A Grand Island...
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Latest bowling bests at TJ's Family Fun
(Community Sports ~ 10/04/18)
Latest results from league action at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Pivotal Bowling 99.5-79.5 J&L Construction 98.5-77.5 Stockman’s Feed 96-84 Family Issues 90.5-77.5 Five Loners 88.5-84.5 Maris General Const. 87-93...
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Heritage Days Race final results
(Community Sports ~ 10/04/18)
McCOOK, Neb. — The annual tradition continued Saturday with the YMCA/Parker Heritage Days road race, which kicked off a busy Saturday of activities. The race began and ended near Norris Park and is the eighth of 11 events on the Republican River Fitness Series, which is a collaboration between the YMCA and Community Hospital...
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Dusters down but out to test mighty Bison
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/18)
HOLDREGE, Neb. — The purple tornado’s showing up on McCook radars this week and coach Jeff Gross knows better than to overlook classic Holdrege Duster names like “Melroy” flying around Keifer Field. “The thing about Holdrege is they’ve stepped up and given us good games even when they maybe don’t have good records,” Gross said while looking ahead to Friday night’s rivalry renewal. ...
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