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Lindsey Mendenhall, foreground, and Dai Medina add their touches to one of the CCS entries in last Friday’s paint-in at McCook Community College.

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Charles Barnes’ oil painting titled “Dog” took second place and a silver medal at the MCC art show/contest.

CCS senior places at McCook show; teams in paint-in

Despite some weather closures Friday, 16 teams of high school artists competed in the annual McCook Community College (MCC) paint-in competition at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center.

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COVID-19 stats, vaccine suspension alert updates

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) in McCook issued a health alert yesterday (Tuesday) for the COVID-19 Johnson and

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First place Ag Marketing plan team members are, from left, Nickolas Rau, Morayah Cupp and Kambree Meeske.

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Morayah Cupp earned a State Star for her chicken coop business.

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Sr. Parli Pro team members are, from left, Carter Leibbrandt, Kade Anderson, Elizabeth Reeves, Madelynn Hanes, Colin O’Neil, Morel Jurrado.

Imperial FFA wins parli pro and marketing plan at state

The standards have been high for the Imperial FFA program and this year’s competitors met them during last week’s virtual state FFA convention.

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Irrigated land values same as last year

Assessed valuation on irrigated cropland in Chase County for tax purposes will remain the same for 2021 as it was in 2020, according to County Assessor Dotty Bartels.