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I want to thank this community for a childhood that taught honesty, awareness, and sacrifice for fellow man. This was a wonderful community in which to grow up. The invitation came from out of the blue. You are invited to the dedication of a large brass plaque recognizing all Air Force Academy graduates that flew the KC-135 over the Vietnam War...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A McCook bakery is among five Nebraska VR partners received awards for their role in creating inclusive workplaces and advocacy for disability employment during a ceremony October 8th at the Nebraska State Capitol. The 2019 Disability Employment and Inclusion Awards highlight the successful partnership between Nebraska VR and the businesses and communities they serve. ...

It’s Homecoming Week at McCook Senior High, with the all-school pep rally at Norris Park on Wednesday. Leading the student body to the park was the MHS band and once at the park, MHS principal Jeff Gross started things off by rallying the crowd. Captains of the various athletic teams took to the stage along with high school cheerleaders, shown with the “Bison” mascot, Baylor Winters. ...

COZAD, Neb. — After a decision by the Kansas-Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church to put the property up for sale, supporters of Camp Comeca near Cozad hope to find a way to continue operating the camp as an independent Christian ministry...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — McCook’s softball girls took on playoff pressure and threw it out like a pair of blue fish socks from their Rebels Blue days. “Those were pretty ugly,” Bison seniors Brolin Morgan and Kori Uerling agreed on Tuesday. So was McCook’s previous visit to Gothenburg before B-9 subdistrict playoff week...

McCOOK, Neb. — An ADA accessibility ramp to Bolles Canyon, along with a pergola, will be funded 100% by a McCook couple in honor of their late son. The McCook City Council unanimously approved Monday night the request from Dave and Lucy Lines of McCook to construct a concrete, eight-foot wide ADA ramp from the existing walking trail down to Bolles Canyon and a 12-foot by 20-foot pergola in the canyon...

McCOOK, Neb. — Red Willow County commissioners discussed the deteriorating condition of a county bridge on a minimum maintenance road during their weekly meeting Monday morning. The wooden bridge, along the Red Willow-Hitchcock county line southwest of the Perry elevator west of McCook, "should be considered for replacement," according to a recent inspection that rates the bridge a "4" out of a possible "10."...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Having access to quality, reliable and affordable childcare is not simply a “mom” issue according to Marti Beard, Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Programs with Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. Lack of quality childcare effects employers, economic development, retention and attraction of a young workforce to a community, and the future success of those children in school and society, Beard told those gathered at Sehnert’s Bakery Tuesday for Coffee with a Cop...

NTV news anchor Seth Denney, above keeps the crowd amused and engaged with stories of his high school basketball days at a Fields of Faith event Wednesday night at Weiland Field in McCook, Neb., sponsored by the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. ...

I want to thank this community for a childhood that taught honesty, awareness, and sacrifice for fellow man. This was a wonderful community in which to grow up. The invitation came from out of the blue. You are invited to the dedication of a large brass plaque recognizing all Air Force Academy graduates that flew the KC-135 over the Vietnam War...