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McCook Rebels 14 and under squad wins state prep title; Next up: State tournament
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
The McCook Rebels 14 and under fastpitch softball team won the championship last weekend at the Rebels State Prep Tournament. The Rebels went 3-1-1 for the weekend. In pool play on Saturday, the Rebels tied the North Platte Sensations team 0-0. Kaylee Samway had two strikeouts and four walks...
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McCook Junior B's sweep Gothenburg
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
The McCook Junior B's American legion baseball team swept both ends of a doubleheader from Gothenburg Wednesday night at Jaycees Sports Complex. McCook won the opener 2-1 and the nightcap 11-6. The Junior B's improved to 15-11. In the first game, McCook scored both of its runs in the bottom of the second inning and Gothenburg countered with a single tally in the top of the third...
- Tyrone Sellers, top defensive end in Nebraska, chooses KU (College Sports ~ 07/03/08)
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MFL equipment checkout is Monday night
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
The McCook Football League will be having equipment checkout from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Weiland Field. Checkout will be on the northwest side of the stadium. The league is still accepting registrations for the 2008 football season. All registrations will be accepted up until checkout for all grades...
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Sports Nightly Crew appearing at the Bieroc
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
US 93.9 (93.9FM) will be bringing the Sports Nightly crew to broadcast live from the Bieroc from 6-9 p.m. This is the radio crew who broadcast all the Nebraska Husker games. This should be a fun evening and we invite you to come join us and meet the voices behind the microphone; chat with them and maybe get an autograph...
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Robert C. Hidy
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
May 16, 1927 - June 22, 2008 SUN CITY, Ariz. -- Robert (Bob) C. Hidy, 81, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Hospice of the Valley in Sun City, Ariz., after a short battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1927, in Trenton, Neb., to Connie and Leah (Rodgers) Hidy. He attended country school north of Trenton...
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Jerry Lee Bradley
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
Sept. 24, 1936 - July 2, 2008 Jerry Lee Bradley of McCook, Neb., died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. He was 71 years old. Jerry was born in Culbertson, on Sept. 24, 1936, the son of Harold J. and Goldie V. Matson Bradley. He attended the Culbertson Public Schools, and lived in this area all his life...
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Bernard Frank Korte
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
Jan. 30, 1918 - July 1, 2008 ORLEANS -- Bernard Frank Korte, 90, formerly of Orleans, died Tuesday (July 1, 2008) at Harlan County Health Systems in Alma. He was born Jan. 30, 1918, on the family farm west of Orleans in Harlan County to Herman William and Anna Marie (Knobbe) Korte. He received his education at St. Mary's Catholic School in Orleans...
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Movie Review - Hancock
(Weekend Menu ~ 07/03/08)
Movie Review - Hancock Starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. Hancock is the story of a drunken superhero who manages to mess things up as he saves people. Soon the entire city wishes Hancock would just stop helping as he causes lots of damage the city has to pay for. Hancock saves a public relations man and to return the favor, he vows to turn Hancock's image around and make the city cheer him on...
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More headaches for beef industry
(Editorial ~ 07/03/08)
We hope the folks in charge of promoting beef have a good supply of aspirin; their job must be quite a headache. After 41⁄2 years of being banned by an overblown mad cow scare, U.S. beef was in the process of returning to the South Korean market...
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Beyond reason
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/08)
Believing I am of sound mind and normal intelligence, I still struggle with the rationale (other than money) of having 13 days for an individual to legally discharge fireworks from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. to celebrate a national holiday. I've long had the impression that Independence Day, Labor Day, New Year's Eve, etc., were all one day in duration -- not 13! Be grateful for these days and consider celebrating the remainder of the associated days in your heart, not in everyone else's earshot...
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Need horse sense
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/08)
I have just read that the US Government, friend to us all, is considering killing off a bunch of mustangs to help deal with budget restraints. Seems not to long ago, about a year, the government did away with the killers who bought horses for meat value...
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Settling down for some summer viewing
(Column ~ 07/03/08)
I am starting to get the itch. With the evening temperatures warming it makes staying outside longer in the evening a distinct possibility. The itch to grab the binoculars and head out for an evening of viewing is really getting strong. Especially now that the Milky Way is coming into position for some optimum viewing...
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'Brain Drain' takes on local issues
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
McCook -- Thursday in the Wigwam Student Union on the McCook Community College Campus, a number of McCook's young adults were given the opportunity to discuss their community priorities during the Brain Drain, a group forum cosponsored by McCook Economic Development Corp., McCook Community College and McCook Main Street...
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Water for Life -- Volunteers work to provide wells for clean water in Haiti
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
By SHARY SKILES Publisher "I haven't had the nerve to do it yet, but someday when I make a presentation to a group of people in a restaurant, I'd like to tell the waitress not to serve any water or tea. Nothing to drink. People would really complain, but maybe they would understand a little better why I'm doing this."...
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Looking in the mirror
(Column ~ 07/03/08)
Most people, when they take the time to look in the mirror, spend a lot of time scrutinizing their appearance. For some people, it's their hair. For others, it's their figure. Most people, when they look in the mirror and find something that they don't like, will spend inordinate amounts of time trying to fix it -- and if it's something that they can't fix, they will spend hours fretting about it. ...
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Lois Eckhart
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
Jan. 2, 1915-July 3, 2008 OBERLIN -- Lois Eckhart, 93, died Thursday (July 3, 2008) at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. She was born Jan. 2, 1915, in rural Norcatur, Kan., to Charles A. and Elizabeth (Rachow) Eckhart. She was raised on a farm southwest of Norcatur and attended Prairie Hill Rural School District No. 46 and graduated from Norcatur Rural High School in 1933...
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