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Bartley man charged with murder
(Local News ~ 01/27/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The 18-year-old Bartley, Nebraska, man jailed since Friday in connection with the death of 14-year-old Kailee Nicole Clapp of McCook was charged with first degree murder in Red Willow County Court this morning. Stathis Sebastian Mobley Kirkpatrick of Bartley is also charged with use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, a Class II felony; and tampering with physical evidence and unlawful burial, both Class IV felonies...
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Richard A. Klein
(Obituary ~ 01/27/11)
Jan. 25, 1933--Jan. 25, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Richard Allen Klein, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2011), his 78th birthday, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born Jan. 25, 1933, in McCook, Nebraska, the son of the late Jacob L. ...
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Louis George Solko
(Obituary ~ 01/27/11)
June 14, 1923--Jan. 25, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Louis George Solko, 87, passed away Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2011), at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Louis was born June 14, 1923, in Herndon, Kansas to the late Carl and Anna (Barenburg) Solko. He grew up and attended school in Herndon. ...
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Wesley Fox
(Obituary ~ 01/27/11)
April 30, 1922--Jan. 24, 2011 ELWOOD, Nebraska -- Wesley Fox, 88, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2011), at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. He was born April 30, 1922, on the family farm near Alta, Illinois to Norvin S. and Maymee I. (Case) Fox. He graduated high school in Dunlap, Illinois. He went on to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa and received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture education in 1944. He would teach ag. education classes in Ankeny and Bondurant, Iowa...
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Murder charges filed
(Local News ~ 01/27/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Bartley, Nebraska, man jailed since Friday in connection with the death of 14-year-old Kailee Nicole Clapp of McCook was charged in Red Willow County Court this morning with first degree murder. Judge Anne Paine revoked the $1 million bond for 18-year-old Stathis Sebastian Mobley Kirkpatrick of Bartley, the young man accused of killing the McCook High School freshman on or about Jan. 21, and ordered him held without bond...
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Christensen: Half-cent fuel tax, as is, not solution for road funding
(Local News ~ 01/27/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Roads funding was again a popular topic during this week's Chamber of Commerce conference call from State Sen. Mark Christensen at the Keystone Business Center this morning. After Larry Eisenmenger said the proposed half-cent sales tax on fuel sounded like it was worth considering, Christensen said the hardest part about that was that fuel sales tax had never been dedicated to the state before. ...
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Learning lessons from suffering in our community
(Editorial ~ 01/27/11)
Statewide and even national attention was focused on McCook today, with the funeral for Kailee Clapp and the arraignment of her accused killer, but we hope the central issue isn't lost. A young girl lost her life, her family and friends are suffering a loss that can never be restored -- and the young person who allegedly was responsible for the outrage has thrown his own life away and caused irreparable harm to his family as well...
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CIR reform needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/11)
I was reading the comments in the opinion in Wednesday's paper from the Statehouse Correspondent on CIR reform. I couldn't help but be a little bristled at his remarks concerning one of the many CIR reform bills introduced to the legislature as "draconian."...
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Orion: It's the elephant in the living room
(Column ~ 01/27/11)
I don't necessarily want to keep talking about Orion, but it is kind of like the elephant in the living room, it is awful hard to ignore. These winter evenings Orion is located due south at about 9 p.m. MST. The hourglass shape of two broad shoulders and two knees with a belt and sword hanging from it can't be missed...
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Bison swim team shows improved marks at Scottsbluff
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/11)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska -- McCook High School's swimming and diving teams brought home several medals from the Scottsbluff Invitational. The diving portion of the meet was contested Friday, Jan. 21, while the swimming events were held Saturday, Jan. 22...
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It's OK to cry -- Memorial Auditorium packed for teen murder victim's funeral
(Local News ~ 01/27/11)
It's OK to ask why. It's OK to cry. And it's OK to hope. This was the thrust of the message delivered today by the Rev. Bruce Lester, at the memorial service for 14-year-old Kailee Clapp, while across town, 18-year-old Stathis Sebastian Mobley Kirkpatrick was charged with her murder...
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Legal drama, relationship comedy come off NBC's bench
(Column ~ 01/27/11)
NBC, which has been struggling in the ratings race for the last several years (excluding the runaway success of "Sunday Night Football"), is continuing to try to find a show that will click with audiences. Two new series have joined their lineup: a law drama from one of TV's most-lauded writers, plus a new Thursday night comedy...
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