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Return MPCC to low cost education alternative
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/09)
Mid-Plains Community College (MPCC) at North Platte and McCook began as educational institutions, where individuals in our 18 county area could learn a trade or prepare themselves for further educational opportunities without the costs associated with traditional four year colleges; a no-frills education for the intellectually mature...
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MCC softball and baseball team prepare for fall scrimmages
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
Grant Strunk/McCook Daily Gazette McCook Community College head coach Liz Jacoby delivers a pitch during practice Tuesday at the Jaycee Sports Complex. The MCC softball team will play at the North Platte Tournament this weekend. Jacoby played college softball at the University of Illinois at Chicago and was part of the team that earned a spot in the 2004 Women's College World Series Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich. ...
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LeRoy James Durbin
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
Dec. 1, 1921 - Sept. 13, 2009 HAIGLER -- LeRoy James Durbin, 87, of Haigler, died Sunday (Sept. 13, 2009) at Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman. He was born Dec. 1, 1921, in Benkelman to Roscoe and Hazel (DeHart) Durbin and moved with his family at a young age. He graduated from eighth grade while at Union, Mo. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Force. He was inducted on Sept. 15, 1942, and received his honorable discharge on Jan. 2, 1946...
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Robert 'Bob' Hancock Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
March 1, 1954 - Sept. 11, 2009 Robert "Bob" Hancock Jr. 55, died Friday (Sept. 11, 2009) at McCook. He was born March 1, 1954, at Council Bluffs, Iowa to Robert and Florene Rose (Nixon) Hancock, Sr. He lived in Morrison, Colo., where he was employed with the railroad as an engineer. He often traveled to McCook with the railroad where he had made many friends...
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Martin A. Kometscher
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
Jan. 11, 1922 - Sept. 14, 2009 INDIANOLA -- Martin A. Kometscher, 87, Lincoln, formerly of Indianola died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at his daughter's home in Lincoln. Martin was born on Jan. 11, 1922, in Lawrence to Henry and Catherine (Kuppenbender) Kometscher...
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Richard 'Dick' D. Lynch
(Obituary ~ 09/16/09)
Jan. 29, 1932 - Sept. 15, 2009 KEARNEY -- Richard "Dick" D. Lynch, 77, formerly of McCook, died Tuesday (Sept. 15, 2009) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in Kearney to Benjamin A. and Mary E. (Gage) Lynch. He was raised in Kearney and attended Kearney High School, graduating in 1950. He then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received his degree in Pharmacy in 1954...
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County eligible for stimulus funds
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Red Willow County is eligible for two federal economic recovery bond financing programs designed to encourage economic development. County commissioners discussed at their weekly meeting Monday the "Recovery Zone Economic Development Bond" and "Recovery Zone Facility Bond" programs that are part of the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009...
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Goats clear way for Prairie Arboretum Study Center
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Instead of Three Billy Goats Gruff, try about 400 nanny goats and their kids. Beginning last week and ending today, goats enclosed in an electrified mesh fence munched their way through a total of about seven acres of brush and weeds near U.S. Highway 83, to prepare the land for a future Prairie Arboretum and Study Center planned by the Norris Institute...
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Groundbreaking celebration
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Officials turning over symbolic first shovelsful of earth in Cambridge, from right, are Tri Valley Health Systems board members Reg Warner, Cathy Kubik, Troy Westadt, Patrick Horwart, Randy Heitmann, Dr. Shelly Kaspar-Cope (representing the medical staff), Bill Minnick, Clark Andrews, Mary Kay Sexton and CEO Roger W. ...
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Republican River Compact compliance options to be presented
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
HOLDREGE -- Brian Dunnigan, director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, will outline options on how Nebraska can comply with the Republican River Compact and Kansas v. Nebraska lawsuit settlement during dry years, Thursday, 1 p.m. at the Holdrege City Auditorium, 421 Grant Street...
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Car seats work best only when properly installed
(Editorial ~ 09/16/09)
Modern passenger vehicles are a marvel of safety engineering, from antilock braking to multiple variable-force deployment airbags, stability control and collision warning radar and built-in radios to seek help when the car's been in a collision. Most cars, however, are safe only for adults without restraints designed to keep children in place...
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Water Catch 22
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/09)
Our first management plan for the Lower NRD was 12 inches. I installed a pivot and went to no-till to meet that, invested $500 per acre plus to install the pivot and update wells. I borrowed the money and set up a payment plan based on a cash flow from irrigated crop yields. Our second management plan was set at 9 inches. We've been blessed with rains in July and August and the irrigators in the Lower NRD have met that goal...
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Nothing but a shadow
(Column ~ 09/16/09)
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ... I have a vague and frightful memory from early childhood, awakening in a strange bedroom with unfamiliar shapes and shadows surrounding me. At first sight, it appeared as though a strong, large person was standing at the foot of the bed, looming over me, intent on harm. ...
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