Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Dear editor, I hear nearly every day public television ads blaming President Obama for our national debt. Here are the totals from after these presidential terms: Reagan, $2.8 trillion; Bush, $4.3 trillion; Clinton, $5.7 trillion; Bush, $10.4 trillion;...

It had rained a half inch the night before. The tires glistened wet with dew as we taxied to the end of Lynn's beautifully groomed buffalo grass runway. The engine checked out fine and the capable pilot just ahead of me powered up for takeoff. An increasing rumble until the wheels cleared the grass and we were airborne into clear cool morning air. ...

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McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, is not obligated by law to maintain a graveled road in a subdivision northeast of McCook. Also, trying to maintain his policy of treating everyone equally, commission chairman Earl McNutt made a motion, seconded by fellow commissioner Steve Downer, not to accept a petition from Calabria Subdivision residents requesting that the county take over their road as a county road maintained at county expense...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Plans and designs for the voter approved Municipal Facility are close to being finalized, according to McCook City Councilman Mike Gonzales. "We are getting really close and making sure nothing was missed," said Gonzales, Monday evening, during the McCook City Council's semi-monthly meeting at council chambers...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Health officials have declared an "Extreme Heat Alert" throughout much of the American Midwest until 9 p.m. CT, Wed., July 20, as temperatures are expected in excess of 100 degrees. Extremely high or unusually hot temperatures can affect your health. ...

An old gas station sign purchased at the Frances and V.W. Sauvage auction in Oberlin, Kansas, auction Saturday brings back memories of cheap gas -- years and years ago. How many years ago? The sign, tied into the back of the pickup with a garden cart, blue wheelbarrow and black plastic fish pond, proved to be popular with fellow drivers on the highway between Oberlin and McCook, as passing cars honked, a couple truckers blasted their air horns and even a motorcyclist gave it a "thumbs-up." The sign will be donated to complement the display of old cars at the Museum of the High Plains in downtown McCook.. ...

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