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Karrer Park on path to reopen
Karrer Park on path to reopen
Mike O'Dell
McCOOK, Neb. - The City took an important step toward the reopening of Karrer Park at Monday night's meeting of the McCook City Council. The Council passed an ordinance setting standards for camping, usage and permissible activities at public properties to ensure "safety, order, and appropriate use of public spaces."...
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    Community effort creates inclusive space (1/9/26)
    IT HAS BEEN SAID that it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a community to let those children play. Thanks to some local women, with help from a large number of sponsors and city...
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    2026: A community looking forward (1/9/26)1
    McCOOK, Neb. - It is at this time of year, when governmental bodies are on hiatus and the news tends to be slow, that media organizations often look to the future and make a few chance predictions....
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    Decades of service recognized in MNB leadership changes (1/8/26)1
    McCOOK, Neb. - The Board of Directors of MNB Financial Services, Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of Brian Esch to President and Chief Executive Officer of MNB Financial Services, Inc. Brian...
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    City steps in to tackle hospital cleanup (1/8/26)1
    Mike O’Dell McCook Gazette After 15 years of trial and error by a series of private owners, the City of McCook is taking steps toward mitigating one of the community’s more vexing problems. To move...
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  • 2025: A year in the national spotlight (1/2/26)
  • Strong numbers, curious labels (12/31/25)
  • January First Tuesday announced (12/31/25)
  • New year brings five new state laws (12/31/25)
  • Rethinking resolutions (12/31/25)
  • A plain-language look at taxes (12/30/25)2
  • McCook woman accused in $1.2M cattle transaction (12/26/25)
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    FRIDAY Area teams Gothenburg 78, McCook 46 Hitchcock County 54, Wauneta-Palisade 45 Cambridge 61, Southwest 56 Arapahoe 55, Medicine Valley 12 Maywood-Hayes Center 64, Paxton 43 Familiar foes Broken Bow 73, Valentine 37 Ogallala 64, Cozad 20 Alma 62, Norton, Kan., 21...
  • Bison and area boys basketball scores from weekend (1/12/26)
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    Barbara Schneider (1/6/26)
    Barbara Schneider October 22, 1934 – December 18, 2025 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Barbara Ruth Andrijeski, age 91, was born in rural Hitchcock County to Francis (Frank) Andrijeski and Ida Miller Andrijeski....
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    Virginia “Ginny” Bortner (1/6/26)
    Virginia “Ginny” Bortner April 9, 1955 – January 2, 2026 McCOOK, Neb. - Virginia “Ginny” Bortner was surrounded by her family when she passed away at the homeplace north of McCook on Friday morning,...
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    Donna Christianson (1/2/26)
    Donna A. Kolbo Christianson of Cozad passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Nebraska Heart Hospital in Lincoln. Donna was born on July 12, 1945 in Lexington, Nebraska to Morris “Tag” and...
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    Joyce Jesse's 80th birthday (12/30/25)
    Joyce Jesse celebrates her 80th birthday on January 8. Friends and family are invited to flood her mailbox with cards of birthday wishes! Warm thoughts will reach her at Joyce Jesse, 37966 Dr. 715,...
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    Joanne Dueland 90th Birthday (12/19/25)
    Joanne Dueland celebrates her 90th birthday on December 31st. To make this event truly unforgettable, her family is asking friends and community members to flood her mailbox with cards. If you have a...
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    Arlene Newcomb (12/31/25)
    Arlene Newcomb, 93, of Bartley passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Highland Park Retirement Community in McCook. Arlene Marie Gramm was born on the family homestead north of Bethune, Colorado...
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    Mark Heskett (12/30/25)
    Mark E. Heskett of McCook, NE passed away Friday, December 26 peacefully at home. He was 76 years old. He was born in McCook on July 6, 1949, the eldest child of Melvin & Mary (Jones) Heskett. He...
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    Dear Editor, Israeli billionaire tech entrepreneur and Cato Networks co-founder Shlomo Kramer argued on last Monday’s episode of CNBC’s Money Movers that, in the age of AI, the U.S. government must...
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Sale Date: Sat. Jan. 24 Time: 10:00 am Person having sale: Shirley Sawyer & the Late Don Sawyer Location: 4-H Building Red Willow Co. Fairgrounds McCook Main items for sale: Guns, Western Sculptures, Collectable's, Tools & Misc., Collectable Toy Cars & Trucks Auctioneer Co. Youngs Auction Service See Big Nickel: 1/9/26
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