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Lorri Sughroue Associate Editor McCOOK, Neb. —A local model railroad club is pulling out all the bells and whistles, literally, for a series of open houses this month. The massive display of trains and scenery, spread across two rooms and assembled through the years by members of The High Plains Model Railroad Club, will be open to the public on Saturdays during the month of December, starting Dec. 4 from 3:30-7 p.m., at 320 Norris Ave...

More details about these Bison will be included in upcoming editions of the McCook Gazette

The British podcast, "Show Yourself Mr. Jasmine!" features more mentions of McCook, according to the producers. "(We) released episode 30 six days ago and we had a talk about the festivities in Norris Park and Google reviews of Old Sarge’s. Our McCook section starts at 15.45."...

The McCook High girls tip off at Imperial against a Chase County team full of experience Friday night. All the Bison names and more details will be featured soon.

McCOOK, Neb. — A Community Hospital official is cautiously hopeful a federal judge’s ruling against a coronavirus vaccine mandate will make a difference. “This is preliminary but a win none the less,” said Troy Bruntz, Community Hospital President & CEO...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — After 69 years with the Johnson family, Johnson Publications, Inc. has new owners.  Brothers Jesse and Lloyd Mullen, doing business as High Plains News North, LLC, have purchased The Imperial Republican, The Grant Tribune-Sentinel and The Holyoke Enterprise (CO). These weekly newspapers are located in southwest Nebraska and northeast Colorado. Included in the sale were three office buildings housing the newspapers...

McCOOK, Neb. — Varsity basketball openers tip off Thursday and Friday leading into the annual Cattle Trail Tournament next week. Several Gazette-area teams are set to compete again in McCook starting one week from today. The tourney moves to McCook’s Graff Events Center for semifinal play on Thursday, Dec. 10...

McCOOK, Neb. — A sexual predator who completes a prison sentence can obtain food stamps and housing assistance, but not someone convicted of selling marijuana. Children on Medicaid who need dental care may have to drive hours for a filling, and dentists willing to care for them may face and extensive audit to ensure that every penny received for the service is spent correctly...

Complete names will appear soon with other details. Remember, the Bison debut at Chase County in Imperial Friday night and play their home opener against Valentine Saturday evening.

You have noticed the incessant television advertising urging all to check in and get all the Medicare benefits possible. Now understand that as a retired veteran Grannie and I receive generous medical benefits due to my previous military service. For us it starts with Medicare but continues with a supplement, paid for with your tax dollars, that covers prescriptions. I too received a flier noting that vision and dental could also be included in our plan...

What value is there in a college education today? Where can a student go today for higher education which isn’t laced with Left-wing propaganda such as Critical Race Theory? Nebraska’s state’s colleges and universities are now devolving at an alarming rate. Many Nebraskans now believe there may be more hope for the Cornhuskers to play in a bowl game this year than for our own colleges and universities to recover their good names and reputations...

I am writing in response to the announcement by Community Hospital to join in a lawsuit related to the COVID vaccine mandate. First, I disagree with the statement by Mr. Bruntz that “this is not about the vaccine...” Of course, it’s about the vaccine and it’s about the attitude that employers do not have the right to tell employees what to do in the workplace. ...

Haigler, Neb. - For eight years, the Haigler Community Foundation has hosted a gun show on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Hundreds of people throughout the tri-state area came to attend the show, shop at the Sunshine Thrift and Christmas Store for holiday bargains, enjoy lunch and participate in the community event held at the Cornerstone Center...