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Huskers stop in McCook as coach, AD, former QB visit
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — One question will have to wait for all those Nebraska fans in McCook who met football coach Mike Riley Tuesday afternoon. “Will we win the (Big Ten West) division?” was one of the first to fly from this Red Willow Faigrounds crowd. “Hold that one!” Riley said while throwing out another big smile...
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Jerry Lee Vrbas
(Obituary ~ 05/10/17)
Jerry Lee Vrbas Sept. 30, 1946 - March 26, 2017 ATWOOD. Kan. — Jerry Lee Vrbas was born Sept. 30, 1946, in Colby, Kan., to James and Genevieve (Heble) Vrbas. He grew up in Atwood, Kan., where he attended Sacred Heart grade school and graduated from Atwood High School in 1964...
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Raiders take over Cattle Trail golf
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/17)
CURTIS, Neb. — Medicine Valley golfers went 1-2-3 to win their Cattle Trail Tournament at Arrowhead Medows Golf Course on Tuesday. Sid Schultz (87) rolled to the individual title by four strokes over Raider teammates Joseph Chancellor and Sheldon Johnsen (91)...
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Grasshoppers grab first win, Muckdogs dominate
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/17)
Felling Field – The Roberts Farms Grasshoppers grabbed an early lead on its way to an 11-6 victory over The High Plains Podiatry Clippers on Tuesday. Gabe Roberts was the ringleader of the first inning rally by slamming an rbi single in the middle of the scoring spree...
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Run for state awaits Bison on Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/17)
OGALLALA, Neb. – McCook’s trip to Omaha takes a crucial detour through Ogallala for the B-6 district track and field meet on Thursday. Girls GNAC champ Emily Jacobs leads the 800-meter run at 2:24.23 ahead of Gothenburg’s Kayla Weyers (2:24.34). Junior Holli Thomas is third and Jacobs fourth entering the 400-meter run...
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Felling Field games rained out
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/17)
The McCook Majors Divison was supposed to resume action tonight with a doubleheader at Felling Field. However, rainy weather today has caused a postponement. Ruggles Angus Cardinals (0-1) and McCook Masonic Bodies Phillies (0-2) will pursue their first wins at a later date. First Central Bank Tigers (1-0) and O’Brien Electric Royals (1-0) were also postponed...
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FBI's, nation's future depends on Trump's next move
(Editorial ~ 05/10/17)
FBI Director James Comey was speaking to field agents in Los Angeles Tuesday when he noticed television graphics announcing he had been fired. He chuckled, finished the speech, left the room and didn’t return. We assume the FBI paid for his flight back to Washington...
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Any dog can bite
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/10/17)
Dog owners often tell our carriers their dog won’t bite, however, what they may not realize is their dog is trying to protect them; they see a uniformed carrier as someone who is invading their territory and their protective instincts kick in. The truth is any dog can bite and all attacks are preventable through responsible pet ownership...
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Losses may total $1 million
(Local News ~ 05/10/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Public power companies may have sustained up to $1 million in damages in the April 30 blizzard that roared in and out of Red Willow and Furnas counties on 60-mile-an-hour winds and dumped a heavy, wet snow that brought down power lines and snapped off power poles...
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Emergency response prepared; not needed
(Local News ~ 05/10/17)
Response prepared, not needed McCOOK, Neb. — With 20 to 40 vehicles stranded along snow-packed and icy Highway 25 between Trenton and Atwood during the April 30 blizzard, McCook was the closest town that could have provided refuge for what might have been 160 or so people...
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Special 'Our Lady of Fatima' observance set this weekend
(Local News ~ 05/10/17)
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Parishioners at St. Germanus Catholic Church in Arapahoe will celebrate 100 years of the “Our Lady of Fatima” apparitions with a pilgrimage walk and special Mass this weekend. The St. Germanus church in Arapahoe is bordered on the northwest by a shrine to “Our Lady Of Fatima.”...
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Board OKs hiring of seven teachers
(Local News ~ 05/10/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Seven new teachers were hired Monday night by the McCook Board of Education, including a husband and wife team. Cory and Cynthia Degnan of Ulysses, Kan., were hired for junior high science and Central Elementary, respectively. For the past 12 years, Cory taught sixth through eighth-grade earth science at Kepley Middle School in Ulysses and also fifth grade math and science at Sullivan Elementary from 2012-16. ...
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Additional teacher may be needed for junior high choir
(Local News ~ 05/10/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — A surge of junior high students in choir may necessitate the need for a part-time choir teacher at Central Elementary. The number of choir students at the junior high is now at 104, with 60 in band. In high school, there are 67 in choir and 73 in band said Teresa Thomas, McCook Board of Education activities committee chairperson...
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