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Look out, Lincoln, it's Tiger town again!
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
BARTLEY, Neb. — The highs and lows of a district final were on full display at Bartley Friday night. Dundy County-Stratton's Haylee Davis leaps into the air while teammates McKinzie Baney and Jaylin Brown (31) both celebrate a 46-43 victory over North Platte St. ...
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One 'wobbly' dive costs Bison senior at state
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
LINCOLN, Neb. - Although the season didn’t end as well as McCook coach Jon Graff had hoped, he was still pleased with the performance of his lone diver at the Nebraska State Championship Dive Meet on Thursday. Erik Graff finished his senior year with his third straight appearance at the state meet at the Denaney Center in Lincoln...
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Nora K. Powell
(Obituary ~ 02/28/20)
Nora K. Powell June 4, 1955 – Feb. 24, 2020 OMAHA, Neb — Nora K. Powell, 64, of Omaha, died Feb. 24, 2020. She was born June 4, 1955. She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Leota Jordan. Survivors included son, Jordan Powell and brother, Randy (Darla) Jordan...
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Corey anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/28/20)
60th anniversary The family of Gerald Joseph and Rosemary (Moran) Corey of Culbertson, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, March 7, 2020. They were married in Malad, Idaho in 1960. They raised their family in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Rosemary was a school teacher and Gerald owned a diesel electric generator service company. ...
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Funk anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/28/20)
65th anniversary The friends and family of Dan and Marilyn Funk of McCook are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, March 6, 2020. Their family includes son, Michael Funk (wife, Janet) of Choctaw, Okla., and two grandchildren, Matthew and Rachel Funk. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 201 Apache Drive, McCook, NE 69001...
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Glaze birthday
(Birthdays ~ 02/28/20)
90th birthday The family of Luella Glaze of Curtis, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 219 Crook Ave., Curtis, Neb., 69025.
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Egle birthday
(Birthdays ~ 02/28/20)
80th birthday The family of Patricia (Sramek) Egle of Stratton, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Cards and memories will reach her at 612 County Ave., Stratton, NE 69043.
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Lauer, Crick engagement
(Engagement ~ 02/28/20)
Lauer, Crick Bailey Dawn Lauer and Brandon James Crick, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of bride-to-be are Ron and Deb Lauer of McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Jeff and Beth Crick of McCook...
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Omaha paper chronicles 1920s McCook
(Column ~ 02/28/20)
I written about the Omaha Daily Bee newspaper and its influence in Nebraska. If you go to www.chroniclingamerica.gov and bring up the Omaha Bee in the advanced search box, by entering McCook in the phrase box, you will find around 7,000 pages of results. ...
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Youth and patience must be served with Huskers
(Community Sports ~ 02/28/20)
oln has become a tour stop for too many college football players during recent seasons, according to Husker Insider Sean Callahan. “It’s the attrition of players who’ve left the program that really stands out. We’ve seen 37 who left (in coach Scott Frost’s era), eight since the 2019 season,” Callahan said during his annual visit to McCook Monday evening...
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Longhorns advance; Broncos and Trojans' seasons end
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
BRADY, Neb. — Chase County was equally lethal from inside or outside the three-point arc while earning a C-2 subdistrict championship Thursday night. The Longhorns hit eight three-pointers and eight other field goals, more than enough to fight off Gothenburg by a 50-40 final count...
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Five girls' teams play state qualifiers tonight
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
Five Gazette-area girls basketball teams play district finals tonight: C1-8: Chase County vs. Wahoo at Kearney High, 7:30 p.m. D1-5: Maywood-Hayes Center vs. Diller-Odell at Adams Central, 6:30 p.m. D1-7: Cambridge vs. Pender at GI Northwest High School, 7 p.m...
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Tenacious Tigers sink Sailors to reach district final
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton’s defense was so dominant that Sutherland scored nearly half of its 20 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night. The result? A 52-20 victory which sends these 20-win Tigers (20-4) roaring into district finals play next week...
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Buffs beat Eagles but S.V. moves on to finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/20)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — What better way to wipe out a playoff defeat than making state just 48 hours later? The Southern Valley Eagles have earned this chance Saturday evening. Despite falling 49-44 in Thursday’s D1-9 subdistrict final against Elm Creek, coach Taylor Fincher’s Eagles will play Heartland (15-7 record) in a D1-6 district final at Kearney Catholic High School...
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Ordinance changes on City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 02/28/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Much like its last meeting, the McCook City Council will consider amending several city ordinances, this time on abandoned vehicles, nuisance abatement and notices for budget hearings, at its regular meeting Monday night, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers in the city Municipal Building...
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MPCC steer wrestler pursuing richest rodeo
(College Sports ~ 02/28/20)
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Mid-Plains Community College steer wrestler is vying for the biggest paycheck of his life this week. Wynn Schaack, of Wall, S.D., is working his way up the ranks in the semifinals of RFD-TV’s The American - the world’s richest one-day rodeo...
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Library staff gets Makerspace training to help patrons be creative
(Local News ~ 02/28/20)
LINCOLN, Neb. — City of McCook librarians trained on science, technology, innovative and creative learning tools, machines and kits in Lincoln Wednesday and Thursday, preparing for the installation of a “Library Innovation Studios Makerspace” in the McCook library in late March and early April...
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MPCC to break ground on Imperial Campus expansion March 13
(Local News ~ 02/28/20)
IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Community College will break ground on its Imperial Campus expansion March 13. The public is invited to attend the ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. (MT) at 1324 Broadway St., in Imperial. Refreshments will be provided. The MPCC Imperial Campus provides the Chase County region with both traditional and non-traditional classes, business and targeted industry trainings and a variety of avocational and recreational courses...
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Inevitable problems on horizon for DNC
(Column ~ 02/28/20)
In the German language, there is a wonderful word that, until recently, I thought had no equivalent in English. “Schadenfreude” (shaa·duhn·froy·duh) is described in the Oxford dictionary as “pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.” As it turns out, we do have an English equivalent in “epicaricacy,” but that’s just not as catchy. ...
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Made her day
(Local News ~ 02/28/20)
Dear Editor, This letter is to say Thank You to the two young ladies that were going into a local feed-type store and actually offered to load some feed for me into my explorer. I haven’t had anyone offer to help me since my much younger, “better looking” days, and am happy to say that these young women made my day!...
- Rolland Stevens (Obituary ~ 02/28/20)
- Eugene Morris (Obituary ~ 02/28/20)
- Alana De La Durante (Obituary ~ 02/28/20)
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