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BEAVER CITY, Neb. — An Oxford man will be sentenced for one county of child abuse, a Class 3A felony, after accepting a plea deal in the sex trafficking case in Furnas County. Jacob Cramer, 22, will be sentenced at 1:15 p.m. July 8 in Furnas County District Court. Under the plea deal, a charge of first-degree sexual assault was amended to the lesser charge...

McCOOK, Neb. — Four teachers were hired by the McCook School Board Monday night. The McCook School district determines salaries on a “step” schedule, based on years of teaching combined with continuing education. Base salary starts at $37,450. The board unanimously approved contracts/salaries for: Tyler Jedlicki for industrial arts, BA (bachelor of arts), three years, $40,821; Rachelle Kotschwar for the Developmental Learning Center, BA, one year, 36 hours, $44,191; Trevor Hoins for sixth-grade math, master of arts plus nine, six years, $54,303; and Marisa Hoins, fifth-grade special education, master of arts plus nine, three years, $49,247.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook School Board president is not in favor of new health standards proposed by the Nebraska Department of Education. McCook School Board president Tom Bredvick told the McCook Gazette Monday night at the regular school board meeting that said changes in curriculum are usually done on the administrative/superintendent level and board members usually don’t vote on those issues. ...

McCOOK, Neb. –– The controversial National Heritage Area proposal and cleaning up property lines scrambled by the 1935 flood were among topics for Monday’s meeting of the Red Willow County Commissioners. Dale Cotton of McCook Army Air Base Historical Society spoke in support of the National Heritage Area proposal, an idea opposed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and others concerned about government overreach...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Observers across the state are taking notice of what southwest Nebraska teams are achieving this spring season. The Nebraska Track-Field Coaches Association proved this point with both McCook Bison squads, Chase County’s girls and Dundy County-Stratton’s boys all ranking top five among their respective classes this week...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Some 9,300 Southwest Nebraskans have received the COVID-19 vaccine, and 74 deaths have been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department district. The department received 1000 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 200 doses of Johnson & Johnson last week, but today authorities have paused administration of the latter over concerns about a rare and severe type of blood clot diagnosed in a Nebraska resident...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook High's girls finished more than 50 points ahead of top challenger Gothenburg while winning the 11-team Broken Bow Invitational in track and field on Friday. Team scores, top eight McCook placers and all Bison girls’ PRs during the Broken Bow Inviational on Friday. More will be featured in Tuesday's McCook Gazette and at mccookgazette.com...

An interesting article in the Gazette last week reviewed a discussion of the spending of the recent largess of a Cares Funding grant to our local District 17 School District. I wasn’t present and can only comment on the reportage of the Gazette’s Associate Editor...

McCOOK, Neb. — All systems are go at the Innovation Studio at the McCook City Library. Postponed from last year due to the pandemic, state-of-the-art technology tools will be available to the public in the library’s basement. This includes a 3-D printer, laser cutter, embroidery/sewing machine, camera/video green screen kit, Lego robotics kit and more. “These machines allow the community to experience technology they can’t get anywhere else,” said Jodi Crocker, library director...

McCOOK, Neb. — Future upgrades at the McCook School District include installing a portion of a drainage line at Weiland Field. McCook School Board member and facilities committee chair Teresa Thomas reviewed topics from a recent meeting for the McCook School Board Monday night...

An interesting article in the Gazette last week reviewed a discussion of the spending of the recent largess of a Cares Funding grant to our local District 17 School District. I wasn’t present and can only comment on the reportage of the Gazette’s Associate Editor...

Dear Editor, Having relatives in McCook and Red Willow county, I was relieved to read the McCook Gazette article: “County health department opens COVID-19 shots to 18 and above” (March 26 issue). This is a welcome relieve to the various phases and stages of prioritization of ‘who’ gets the vaccine ‘when’.  I was fortunate to get my first Moderna shot on January 20th, with my second shot about three weeks later.  In my own individual case, I had a bit of a reaction to the first shot; but, had no reaction to the second. ...

Dear Editor, At the most inopportune times, my Peruvian wife will mispronounce an American phrase – as for instance: the custom of lowering Old Glory to half staff. In Spanish, the phrase is “media asta;” But, until I corrected her pronunciation, she would say “we are lowering the flag to half-assed” – which would invariably leave me LMAO. Considering how the tradition is presently practiced, I may seriously advise my wife to again use her erroneous expression...

BEAVER CITY, Neb. — An Oxford man will be sentenced for one county of child abuse, a Class 3A felony, after accepting a plea deal in the sex trafficking case in Furnas County. Jacob Cramer, 22, will be sentenced at 1:15 p.m. July 8 in Furnas County District Court. Under the plea deal, a charge of first-degree sexual assault was amended to the lesser charge...

Dear Editor, 4/10 A.D. 2021 I read in your paper about the fair city of Hayes Center and it being the “Sanctuary City for the Unborn: Bravo! Well done! I like it I love it, I wamt same more of it! The fine citizens of Hayes Center can rest easy tonight, Resurrection Eve, knowing that no innocent helpless baby is being brutally murdered as they sleep...