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Margaret (Cemer) Gaunt (Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Margaret (Cemer) Gaunt Oct. 3, 1934 - Oct. 25, 2019 TRENTON, Neb. — It is of great sadness that the family of Margaret Lucile (Cemer) Gaunt announces her passing on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the age of 85 years, at Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, surrounded by family... -
Franklin D. Carroll (Obituary ~ 01/07/20)
Franklin D. Carroll Jan. 6, 1933 - Dec. 18, 2019 FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Franklin D. Carroll, 86, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Fort Collins. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Marilyn (Englert) Carroll; his sister, Norma Carroll; his children, Laurie and her husband, David Hasenburg, Lisa and her husband, Dan Green, and Mark and his wife, Jodi Carroll; along with nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren... -
Warriors, Falcons finish in tourney's top five
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/20)
PLEASANTON, Neb. — Hitchcock County champion Keegan Shuler and two Arapahoe finalists powered their teams to top five finishes at the Ken Keaschall Invite last weekend. Heavweight Levi Kerner captured his 20th win of the season for Arapahoe and Wyatt Jenkins reached 19-3 at 152 pounds...
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Red Devils lose 41-40 OT skirmish (High School Sports ~ 01/07/20)
OBERLIN, Kan. — The Decatur Community (Kan.) Red Devils led through three quarters only to lose a 41-40 overtime skirmish with Oakley Monday evening. Senior Anna Carter’s 11 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots kept the Red Devils (4-4 record) a point or two in front of those 4-4 Plainswomen... -
Raider rips nets for 23 points, but Cardinals prevail
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/20)
ALMA, Neb. — The Alma Cardinals overcame 23 points and 13 rebounds from Medicine Valley’s Acelyn Klein to score a 44-37 home win Monday evening. Alma (6-3 record) trailed 11-4 through one quarter but finally broke away from visiting Med Valley (3-5) with a 12-6 final period...
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Fitness Challenge underway, RRFS sets race dates (Community Sports ~ 01/07/20)
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 Republican River Fitness Series. We had hundreds of participants, logging thousands of miles in 2019. And we are looking forward to a great 2020, which will have a few changes: The website is updated with all the race information for 2020. Please visit www.republicanriverfitnessseries.com to check out the dates and register... -
Bison journey reaches C-1 No. 7 Bow tonight (High School Sports ~ 01/07/20)
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — They just shared a season-best 19 assists which set up 19 points more than their previous season best of 2019-20. Now the McCook High girls must ignore what can seem like a 19-hour journey where one of their season’s best tests await:... -
City Council approves HVAC specs for library
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Library Director Jodi Crocker expressed relief at the upcoming HVAC improvements scheduled this year at the library. Speaking after the regular McCook City Council meeting Monday night, where the council approved drawings and specs for HVAC repair work that will be done at the library, Crocker said although there is heat at the library, it has to be regulated manually so some areas of the library don’t get too warm...
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McNutt reelected commissioner chair (Local News ~ 01/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County’s District 1 representative, Earl McNutt, of McCook, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the county’s board of commissioners Monday morning during the commissioners’ first meeting of 2020. This will be McNutt’s 17th year as chairman of the three-member board of commissioners... -
Joint task force formed, few answers about drones (Local News ~ 01/07/20)
BRUSH, Colo. -- Little new information about drone sightings resulted from a closed door meeting of state and local law enforcement agencies and the Federal Aviation Administration Monday. “Still have no answers but diligently working on finding out who is responsible for the drones,” read a statement from the Chase County Sheriff’s Office... -
Landowner assistance available for phragmites, red cedar, Russian olives (Local News ~ 01/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest Weed Management, with the Hayes and Hitchcock County Weed Departments, will have a public meeting to inform landowners of programs to remove eastern red cedar, russian olive trees, salt cedar and phragmites from property in Hayes and Hitchcock Counties. The meeting will be held on January 22, 2020 at the the TCDC Building, 406 E 1st Street, Trenton, Neb., beginning at 7 pm CDT... -
Time for failing to wear a seatbelt to be a primary offense
(Editorial ~ 01/07/20)
Always trend-setters, the Italians had an unusual taste in fashion a number of years ago. Shirts with a black stripe across the front, extending from the left shoulder to the right hip, were a hot seller. That’s because the polizia were enforcing one of the world’s first mandatory seat belt laws. Scofflaws could risk their lives and escape detection by purchasing one of the above-mentioned shirts...
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Thank you, Jimmy Carter
(Column ~ 01/07/20)
Yes I know the proper title is Former President James Earl Carter, Jr. Democrat. I mean no disrespect but the present embroilment in the Middle East can be laid right at the feet of our former president. He had a chance to change the vector of history but through inaction we now have the heightened tensions we see minute by minute on the current news...
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Schmick's Market announces sale
(Local News ~ 01/07/20)
McCOOK, Neb. — The Schmick family has announced the sale of Schmick’s Market in McCook to Gary’s Superfoods of North Platte and Broken Bow. A Facebook posting today reads as follows: “McCook, Neb., changed the trajectory of the Schmick family when we came here in 2005 to chase a dream of owning our own grocery store! We all moved into one house and worked our tails off to bring the best hometown, family owned grocery we could to the folks of McCook. ...
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Dr. Donal H. Morgan (Obituary ~ 01/07/20)