McCook woman elected to cultural endowment board

01/08/10 OMAHA --The Nebraska Cultural Endowment (NCE) recently elected four new members to its board of directors and one new member to the NCE advisory council.

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Linebacker gets new start

10/09/09 Chad Benkelman planned to play football and get an education at Chadron (Neb.) State College.

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Annual food drive Saturday

09/29/09 The McCook Pantry plans its annual fall food drive Saturday. Pantry volunteers report that 735 McCook and area families have been served by the Pantry so far this year. Usage of the Pantry has increased over the past four years, from 5,500 people served in 2005 to 6,629 people served in 2008.

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Thelma G. Desmond

09/22/09 Thelma G. Desmond, 96, of Lexington, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood.

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Fog Settles In Eastern Colo., Western Kan., Neb.

09/02/09 Dense fog has settled over parts of eastern Colorado and western Kansas and Nebraska, reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less in some areas. The National Weather Service has issued a fog advisory until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Colorado towns affected include Yuma and Wray.

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Stout Beats Storms and Stock Cars at Lincoln County Raceway

08/18/09 Although there was some trepidation about the skies, the show at Lincoln County Raceway was able to completed on August 15 about twenty minutes before the storm hit the fairgrounds.

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More than $2.5 million for energy efficiency improvements received by rural Nebraskans

08/14/09 LINCOLN -- Seventy-four Nebraska recipients have been selected to receive $2,556,363 in loans and grants as announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week. The funds will make energy efficiency improvements.

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Myers Back in Winner's Circle at Lincoln County Raceway

08/10/09 Despite just coming off of a full moon, most everything lined up well for a good night of racing at Lincoln County Raceway August 8. The temperature was not too hot for the fans, the track rolled in well for a decent surface for the drivers, and the races were completed by 10 PM for everyone.

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Ex-Mapco exec David Roach dies

08/01/09 David Arthur Roach, retired executive vice president of Mapco, died Thursday. He was 90.

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