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VALENTINE, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors will conduct a hearing on the purchase of a McCook property for student housing and then consider the actual purchase. The hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday at the new campus in Valentine...

Firefighters and demo derby judges rush to help Donald Ray Hunt whose car caught fire during competition at the Red Willow County Fair demolition derby in McCook Thursday evening. Hunt was transported to Community Hospital in McCook and then transferred to a hospital in Lincoln, where he is being treated for burns to his arm, hands, shoulder and back. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook Fire Department in conjunction with Community Hospital is offering free training to anyone interested focusing on the basics of recognizing and treating severe bleeding. The approximately 90-minute course is available to the general public, businesses, or any group with a desire to learn bleeding control basics. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The man seemed frustrated even before he sat down. He said he’d had to take time off work. Exasperated, he stacked and straightened his pile of papers. He was ready to fight. Everyone took a deep breath. And then the man protested — loudly and adamantly — the valuation of the house he owns in McCook. ...

A two-week-old infant who was properly restrained in a carseat in the center back seat of an SUV escaped injuries in a head-on collision that sent the child’s mother to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon. The Nebraska State Patrol reported Ariel Knosp, 23, McCook, lost control of the SUV on a curve in the road .7 mile south and 2.9 miles east of McCook on Road 714, crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a semi driven by Billy Thornbrugh, 40, Stratton. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Summer Molitierno can’t wait to see the look on people’s faces when they taste Galaxie’s Ice Cream for the first time. “They’re in for a real treat. It’s rich ... it’s creamy ... it’s delicious,” says Summer, who is joining with her husband, Tom, and their family to open a sweet shop called Galaxie’s at 208 West First Street in McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. — Plans to relocate a West 2nd Street house have been moved up to next week and are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The homeowner is asking citizens to avoid parking vehicles along the moving route and expect minor delays in accessing homes. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- City staff indicated earlier this week there was still time for last minute budget requests from City Council members, follow-up discussions seem to indicate few, if any new requests are coming. "As far as any kind of requests, I think I have some requests from council members, if there are any additional requests anybody wants to make, I guess let us know as soon as possible. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Pedestrian traffic along U.S. Highway 83 is on the rise, at least according to one McCook resident who is concerned with the lack of sidewalks along the busy roadway. Mike Roth visited with city staff about the issue during Monday’s meeting of the McCook City Council. Roth was following up on a request he made in June to look into the sidewalks along U.S. Highway 83...

McCOOK, Neb. — It’s time again for the Annual Bison Boosters Hamburger Feed, Thursday, Aug. 17 prior to the football scrimmage. On the menu are hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, chips, cookies and drinks, 6 to 7:30 p.m. for a free-will donation to support the McCook High School athletic programs. The Scrimmage is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Weiland Field...

Teenagers are lazy, narcissistic and self-centered, according to one article. It’s not a checkout line tabloid, and it’s not talking about the kids next door. It’s a 1968 Life Magazine cover story, and the teenagers it referred to are Baby Boomers, the generation which has had more influence on society than any other for the past few decades...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The McCook Police Department and Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office are receiving grant funding assistance for in-car camera systems, according to Fred Zwonechek, administrator for the Nebraska Department of Transportation Department...

McCOOK, Neb. — A Colorado man pulled over for traffic violations last fall and subsequently arrested on a felony drug charge and other violations was ordered to pay more than $1300 in fines during a sentencing hearing in Red Willow County District Court earlier this month...

Competitors descended on the Red Willow County Fairgrounds Tuesday afternoon, busily registering and displaying exhibits for judging this week. Among them, from left, Korey and Colton Sedlacek transport their submissions in the home environment, woodworking and small engine categories. Carnival preparations are underway, Tuesday afternoon, for the 2017 Red Willow County Fair in McCook. The carnival is open today through Saturday, 6:30 p.m. to close...

McCOOK, Neb. — At their weekly meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County commissioners authorized the raises for 2017-18 for 35- and 40-hour-a-week and part-time county employees. Commissioners are in the very beginning stages of writing next year’s budget, and chairman Earl McNutt worried out loud about how changes in the county’s health insurance program will affect the county’s budget. “I don’t know what the budget can stand,” he said...

McCOOK, Neb. — When the Nebraska State Patrol busts a meth lab, it’s required by state law to inform the owner of record that there may be hazardous substances or hazardous waste on the property. The patrol also has to tell county officials. At their weekly meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County commissioners received a list of chemicals found at the bust of a suspected clandestine drug lab at a rental house on West 15th in McCook in early June...

McCOOK, Neb. — Thatcher Skolout wasn’t sure if he would like the welding class he signed up for during his junior year of high school. A chance to work on a custom grill, however, quickly put those uncertainties to rest. Less than two years later, Skolout, 19, cites that moment as being the first step that led him to starting his new business called Skolout Custom Grills...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook water treatment plant is repaired and keeping up with demand, however, the city is asking residents to continue every other day watering for the time being. “We are holding our own. We’re not by any means getting ahead, but we are managing to produce enough water every day,” Utilities Director Jesse Dutcher told the McCook City Council last night. ...

BEAVER CITY, Neb. — A representative of U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith’s office is hosting a mobile office in Beaver City next Tuesday, July 25, at the Furnas County Courthouse. The event is intended to allow Third District residents to discuss federal issues directly with one of Smith’s staff members and take advantage of other services available through his office. The mobile office is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CDT) at the Furnas County Courthouse, 912 R Street in Beaver City...

A serene setting pairing comfortable temperatures with partly cloudy skies at McCook’s Barnett Park earlier this month is unlikely to be replicated in the coming days. A slight chance of thunderstorms is forecasted today followed by temperatures in excess of 100 degrees for the remainder of the week. Thunderstorms are forecasted to return this weekend...

KEARNEY, Neb. — A second person has died as a result of an accident in Red Willow County in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 9. Holly Myers, 19, of Horace, Kansas passed away Saturday as a result of injuries suffered when the pickup driven by Aaron Jones, 23, of Cambridge, lost control a rolled on Road 399 a few miles east of Indianola...

Kelly Tidyman of the “Where’s My Beer?” team tries to convince a steer to enter a trailer during the ranch rodeo that, along with a gospel concert, closed out the Hitchcock County Fair Sunday afternoon. In the background, a teammate penned another steer. A member of the XA Cattle Co. of Moorefield roped a steer, preparing to “brand” and “doctor.” Eleven teams competed during the afternoon, highlighted by kids’ mutton busting and steer riding...