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McCOOK, Neb. — Lorie Prestes, manager of the McCook Humane Society animal shelter, has issued a response to a Facebook post by former Humane Society board member Karen Storrs, who listed a number of concerns about the shelter’s operations. A Gazette story, with a link to Storrs’ posting, can be viewed here...

McCOOK, Neb. — More than $125,000 in damage to a home and contents was reported in what was initially called in as a chimney fire. The City of McCook Fire Department responded to a reported chimney fire Friday evening, Nov. 8. The initial call was paged out at 5:49 p.m. ...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Former Nebraska Cornhusker Matt Jarzynka showed Loup City and Arcadia again what made him one of Big Red’s most recent walk-on success stories. Yet Jarzynka was showing it in his new task: Dundy County-Stratton’s defensive line coach. “Speed and heart trumped size,” Tiger coaches declared following a terrific 42-30 state quarterfinal win over the D-1 West No. 3-seed Rebels...

McCook, Neb. -- Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska is excited to announce they will be opening a store and donation drop off in January 2020 in the former Sears building. Goodwill is familiar with the McCook community, hosting consistent donation drives for many years and providing Employment and Career Services to individuals living with disabilities since 2012. ...

COLUMBUS, Neb. – Officials from Nebraska Public Power District are warning customers, particularly in the McCook area, that an individual is contacting customers about tree trimming that NPPD is requiring the work to be done and asking for cash payment...

McCOOK, Neb. — On Thursday night on Facebook social media, a former board member of the McCook Humane Society lodged numerous allegations against board operations and the person she calls the director of the humane society's animal shelter. Lorie Prestes, whom former board member Karen Storrs identifies in Facebook comments as the director of the shelter, declined to comment this morning. She said she will consult the humane society's board of directors before responding...

TRENTON, Neb. — A judge in Hitchcock County issued a bench warrant last week for a former Stratton man accused in a plot to harm village officials with an explosive device. Fredrick Hamilton, 53, didn't appear for a scheduled hearing on Thursday, Nov. 7. The judge signed a warrant and revoked Hamilton's bond...

BURWELL, Neb. — It’s not often that 534 passing yards to one results in one final tough defeat. Hats off to old-school Burwell Longhorn football. Even a conservative Republican must admit the Longhorns ran wilder and more effectively than Rush Limbaug's talker during election season...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Transportation has issued a new policy on roadside memorials to allow an immediate family member to memorialize a death resulting from a crash on the state highway system. Immediate family members can now apply for a NDOT produced sign to be erected in a requested location in the State Right of Way as a memorial for two years after installation. NDOT will make every effort to place the memorial sign as close to the requested location as possible...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Council member Gene Weeden sees an off-leash dog park as “one more amenity” to offer McCook residents and those thinking about moving to the community. During a community chat session called “Coffee with a Cop” Tuesday morning at Sehnert’s Bakery, Weeden said so many people have dogs — and especially big dogs. A dog park has been requested for several years, he said...

McCOOK, Neb. — Lorie Prestes, manager of the McCook Humane Society animal shelter, has issued a response to a Facebook post by former Humane Society board member Karen Storrs, who listed a number of concerns about the shelter’s operations. A Gazette story, with a link to Storrs’ posting, can be viewed here...

McCOOK, Neb. -- It’s official. McCook did not win as “Nicest Place in America.” But McCook can still be proud it received Nebraska’s nomination from Reader’s Digest in the annual contest to determine who has the nicest place in the country. Columbiania, Ohio, was named “Nicest Place in America” from the national magazine. The town of 6,000 has focused its efforts on its Main St. Theater, which allows everyone to be a star and symbolizes that no one is left behind...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Council member Gene Weeden sees an off-leash dog park as “one more amenity” to offer McCook residents and those thinking about moving to the community. During a community chat session called “Coffee with a Cop” Tuesday morning at Sehnert’s Bakery, Weeden said so many people have dogs — and especially big dogs. A dog park has been requested for several years, he said...

You know the tune, you’ve probably heard a thousand times without thinking about it much: “Once I was seven years old my momma told me “Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely “Once I was seven years old...” The lyrics of the 2015 song by Lukas Graham progress through life’s milestones -- friends, a wife and children -- ending with hopes at age 60 that his children will visit a couple of times a month...