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McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook native’s $5 million dollar estate gift served as a happy surprise for the community earlier this year and empowered local organizations to dream bigger than ever before through the generosity of a man who kept to himself while going above and beyond for the place he loved...

JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — A Colorado man with McCook ties and caught the fishing bug in Southwest Nebraska has landed a bass so big it even impresses Texans. Matt Carlson and his family were in Texas on Feb. 17 for his son’s hockey tournament when he caught the 13.29-pound fish in the 20,000-acre O.H. Ivie Lake in central Texas, a lake on many fishermen’s bucket lists...

McCOOK, Neb. — Filmmaker, Tobiah Powell and his wife Maribel, wrote, directed and produced a film entitled “Stanton” alongside Omaha resident and brother Trevor Powell set on their family farm in Stanton, Neb. The film is set to debut at Carver Cinemas theater in McCook on Sept. 30...

Where political matters are concerned, I have grown accustomed to reading about problems and situations that are entirely out of line with my personal experience. I can usually chalk those disparities up to regional differences or political calculations. Those don’t bother me, but I become concerned when financial news doesn’t reflect my reality...

KANSAS CITY, Kan — Air Force veteran Hunter Uhland from Atwood, Kan., was handed the keys to a new Kubota tractor by NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain Sunday during a special ceremony at the Kansas Speedway before the start of the Hollywood Casino 400...

McCOOK, Neb. — State Sen. Danielle Conrad will be the featured speaker at the annual George Norris Breakfast Friday, Oct. 13, as part of the Heritage Days celebration. Her presentation on the Unicameral Legislature will begin at 7 a.m. at McCook Christian Church...

McCOOK, Neb. — A public hearing is set for Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, regarding the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the Elevate Wellness Project. The Community Development Agency needs to approve the Amendment. This project is set to use TIF money within the City of McCook, so a Redevelopment Plan must be entered by the developer and the CDA. ...

She was born during the Roaring Twenties, lived through the crash and depression of the Dirty Thirties, and experienced the distant effects of World War II while three of her siblings served overseas. She has lived through 17 presidents, numerous cataclysmic events, and has seen new inventions become things of the past. The little girl amazed by an occasional airplane flying over her childhood home, grew up to watch a man land on the moon...

McCook Police officers tend to a box trailer that overturned at West Third and R as a storm blew through Thursday afternoon. Kelley Creek was running bank full this morning, and geese enjoy fresh rainwater in Barnett Park, part of which is closed off because of flooding. ...