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Bison girls outpunch Haymakers
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/16)
Slap happy never felt better than when junior Haiden Loop exchanged high fives with all those delighted softball teammates Tuesday night... -
Trojans tested at triangular
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/16)
Tayler Sayer's 65 paced the Cambridge High varsity golfers who played a nine-hole triangular at Holdrege on Tuesday.
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Red Devils drop first pair
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/16)
The Decatur Community Red Devils tipped off their volleyball season against perennial Kansas power Hoxie and dropped two sets Tuesday night.
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Local talent performing at Nebraska State Fair
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- A number of local talents are among the contestants and performers at the Nebraska State Fair Galaxy of Star Talent Search this weekend. They include 2015 Mega Star Winners Major Minor 3 -- Tyler Rambali, Shelby Stevens and Riley Rambali, plus contestants in the 13-1 Shooting Stars category Morayah Cupp, Vocal, Champion; Off Season Duo -- Phalen Sanford & Aubrey Frederick, Group Vocal, Benkelman; 19 and over Novas Christopher "Dozer" Lewis, Vocal, McCook and Mason Harouff, Vocal, Culbertson, and one of this year's top three original songwriting contestants, Riley Rambali, McCook, with "Where is Jesus.". ...
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$45K for security glass considered for new city budget
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Just prior to the McCook City Council approving a second reading budget which featured the first property tax hike in more than a decade, stemming from what city leaders describe as a budget shortfall of more than $100,000, city staff asked for funding to install bullet resistant windows in the main lobby of the Municipal Center...
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Building relationships with students is key, say new teachers in McCook
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
McCOOK, Neb. -- It was a volleyball coach/science teacher that inspired Camrie Gregg to take up teaching. "She had a huge impact. I liked the way she could get kids to work for her and the kids really respected her," said Gregg, who will start her teaching career at Central Elementary this year, teaching fourth grade... -
Is reciprocity an option for U.S. immigration law?
(Editorial ~ 08/31/16)
After spending the primaries touting a "deportation force" and vowing to have Mexico pay for construction of a wall on the U.S. southern border, Donald Trump is reconsidering his stance on illegal immigration. He made a quick trip to meet President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico today in preparation for a major immigration speech in Arizona...
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The 'Stinger Stars' in the tail of Scorpius
(Column ~ 08/31/16)
One would not normally think of a diving board in reference to celestial matters; however, for grins and giggles, we are going to do so. The "Stinger stars" at the end of the tail of Scorpius could provide a nice diving board into other celestial objects. For instance, Shaula and the Lasath are the "Stinger stars" in the Scorpius tail. They look like a nice pair of double stars, but nothing could be further from the truth...
