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Rug-ged Samway Floor team completes league title repeat
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
Samway Floor Covering and Furniture decorated the diamond with 19 runs en route to a 19-9 win over Swollen Goat in Thursday night’s McCook YMCA Co-Ed Softball tournament championship game. Top-seeded Samway (above) repeated last year’s clinching win also over top challenger Swollen Goat. Registrations are underway for the YMCA Fall Co-Ed Softball League. Check the ‘Y’ website for more details...
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Bison tennis camp aces a 23rd consecutive year
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Bison tennis summer program came to a close on Thursday. Camp Director and McCook High School tennis coach Matt Wiemers was pleased with the summer program and saw continued development throughout the summer session. The summer program consisted of three weeks of fundamentals and instruction, followed by two weeks of league play...
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Commissioners hear more property tax protests, begin work on annual budget
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Like years previously, a number of property owners tried to make the case for lower taxes at Monday’s meeting of the Red Willow County commissioners. This year, a group of them owe their property tax protest argument to this spring’s fires that destroyed many acres of crop and grassland, not to mention several houses and many outbuildings...
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Governors meeting set for MCC on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Meeting in McCook on Wednesday, the Mid-Plains Community College governors will be asked to waive one requirement so an architectural firm can be used for an electrical building on the North Campus of North Platte Community College. The firm, Wilkins Architecture Design Planning, had already provided qualification documents for planning the East Campus renovation for McCook Community College...
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Stephen “Steve” Clark
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Stephen “Steve” Clark Feb. 11, 1950 - July 17, 2022 McCOOK, Neb. — Stephen “Steve” Clark, age 72, of McCook, passed away at his home on July 17, 2022, surrounded by family. He was born in McCook on Feb. 11, 1950, to William “Bill” G. and Glora P. (Scott). Steve attended and graduated from McCook High School in 1968. He then attended Kearney State College for a brief time...
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Devona J. Gilliland Sellers
(Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
Devona J. Gilliland Sellers WILBUR, Neb. — Devona J. Gilliland Sellers, 86, formerly of Curtis, Neb., died Friday (July 15, 2022), at the Wilber Care Center. Private burial will be at Fort McPherson National Veterans Cemetery, Maxwell, Neb. Visitation is Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte, Neb...
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MCFF welcomes local college student as Summer Hometown Intern
(Community News ~ 07/19/22)
Ronda Graff McCook Community Foundation Fund McCOOK, Neb. — For the third summer in a row, the McCook Community Foundation Fund is working with a local college student as part of the Summer Hometown Internship program. Between graduating from McCook Community College in May and continuing her education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall, Chasity Samaniego is in the middle of her internship with MCFF...
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Ex-Husker retires to end 'turbulent' NFL career
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Four-time Pro Bowl and former Nebraska Cornhusker guard Richie Incognito has retired after a turbulent 15-year NFL career. Incognito announced the decision Friday at the headquarters of the Las Vegas Raiders. The 39-year-old played his final three seasons with the Raiders. He also had two stints with the Buffalo Bills and spent time with the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams...
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Taking it to the streets: a lineup of 3-on-3 champs
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Champions were everywhere during a busy Saturday of basketball in the annual McCook Big West Street Fest 3 on 3. A look at all the top placing division teams: BOYS Third-fourth grade: 1. Sidney, 2. McCook ThunderDogs. Fifth-sixth grade: 1. McCook Calves, 2. Nats...
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No. 5-seed MNB Seniors start area play on Friday
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
GOTHENBURG, Neb. — The McCook National Bank Seniors can only move up when they meet Holdrege to start B-6 area playoff baseball on Friday. MNB (0-15 record) is seeded fifth among the five teams competing while Holdrege (7-10) holds the No. 4 spot. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. Friday in Gothenburg...
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Sales tax a' comin'
(Column ~ 07/19/22)
Our McCook City Council is in the process of deciding whether to raise our local sales tax another half-cent to build a new swimming pool. Yes the question will have to go for a public vote in the upcoming election so the choice will eventually be made by you the voter...
- Pool design OK’d, wording for ballot needed by Sept. 1 (Local News ~ 07/19/22)
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New sign marks 3 corners
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
HAIGLER, Neb. — The 3 Corners Site where Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas meet and Devil’s Gap has new Signage in the field west of Haigler. For many years, locals knew how to get to the site through country roads and pastures..but travelers along the Golden Rod Highway 34 did not...
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Good vs. evil in Ukraine
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/19/22)
I would like to address a question I get a lot: Why did you go to Ukraine? As most people know I am a retired US Army Colonel with numerous combat deployments over my thirty-six years of service. I have a lot of experience with war. I became frustrated watching and reading the endless news reports of artillery and rocket attacks on what seemed to be primarily civilian targets. ...
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Eleven in competition for Red Willow County Rodeo royalty
(Local News ~ 07/19/22)
McCOOK, Neb. — Eleven contestants are vying for Red Willow County Rodeo royalty titles this year, competing in speech, modeling, interview, test and horsemanship. The inside portion of the pageant will be in the Heritage Senior Center at 9 a.m. Saturday, followed by horsemanship at the college warm up arena. The pageant is open to the public to attend...
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Imperial trounces through Tri County, Pender at 'C' state
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/22)
CREIGHTON, Neb. — They started Class C state with a seven-run first and scored seven times during Monday’s final three innings. It’s all added up to two big Imperial wins entering tonight’s huge winner’s bracket Legion baseball game with Malcolm. If the Horns (25-3 record overall) triumph tonight, they’ll be just one victory from a Class C state finals spot on Thursday...
- Paul E. Sprenkle (Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
- Patsy A. Most (Obituary ~ 07/19/22)
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