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McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Councilman Jerry Calvin stopped by Taco John's 21⁄2 years ago, in a hurry to get to a meeting. When Jerry got his order, Taco John owner Randy Harper asked him, in essence, "Do you want a restaurant with that?" Jerry said Randy asked him, over his all-time favorite menu item, a taco burger, "Have you ever thought of buying this restaurant?"...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sentencings in Red Willow County District Court in McCook on Jan. 7, 2019, were: — Eric Schiltz, 37, of McCook/Oakley, Kan., on Nov. 5, 2018, entered pleas of "no contest" to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a Class 4 felony, and driving under suspension, a Class 3 misdemeanor. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — An incident in McCook involving a school bus and rake in May 2018 is the impetus behind a new bill Sen. Dan Hughes has introduced to the Nebraska Legislature. LB 143 will be heard on Wednesday at the Judiciary committee hearing and would make it illegal to intentionally throw, propel or drop a dangerous object at a moving vehicle on a highway. Penalties would start at a misdemeanor and increase to a felony, depending on the amount of damage or bodily injury caused...

TRENTON, Neb. — A second arrest has been made in connection with the murder of a Culbertson man in August 2017. Samantha Bell, also known as Samantha Strohm and Samantha Bell-Mason, 33, of McCook, is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, a Class 2 felony, and first degree murder, a Class 1A felony, in the death of 49-year-old Todd E. Miller on Aug. 16, 2017...

You’re wise enough not to buy a bridge in Brooklyn, or sign a deed for ocean front property in Arizona – but siphoning vast sums from the public treasury for a quixotic enterprise? Well, damn, let’s git er done! When it comes to “cheap renewable green energy,” there is no free lunch from the whirling blades of a wind turbine – but plenty of hot air to push this expensive unreliable pipe dream into the stratosphere...

At a commissioners' meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County District 3 commissioner Cayla Richards studies the 2018 annual weed report that county weed superintendent Bill Elliott will forward to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture/Bureau of Plant Industry by January 31. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve a $50,000 loan from the McCook Economic Development Corp. and discuss enacting permits / rental fees for companies installing under or above ground cables, at the regular council meeting Monday, 6:30 p.m. at City Council chambers at the McCook Municipal building...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Junior Paxton Ross delivered an incredible 46 points for the Cambridge Trojans to highlight three area teams’ RPAC tournament wins on Saturday. The East No. 5 Trojans crushed No. 4 Alma, 77-49, which begins defense of their historic first RPAC tourney title earned last season...

MCCOOK, Neb. — Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the daughter of Larry and Linda Richards of McCook, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for 2019. She was recognized for creating medical devices for low-resource settings and will be honored with the other 18 inductees for 2019 in Washington D.C. on May 1. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors honored eight students from McCook High School at their January meeting held at Brookdale. The Student of the Month Program began in October and is designed to show students that community involvement extends beyond the classroom. ...

You’re wise enough not to buy a bridge in Brooklyn, or sign a deed for ocean front property in Arizona – but siphoning vast sums from the public treasury for a quixotic enterprise? Well, damn, let’s git er done! When it comes to “cheap renewable green energy,” there is no free lunch from the whirling blades of a wind turbine – but plenty of hot air to push this expensive unreliable pipe dream into the stratosphere...

When railroaders and merchants first came to the new town of McCook in the early 1880s, there was ample evidence that American Bison had populated this area in huge numbers in earlier times. One of the most visible signs of the Bison's presence were the wallows which were evident for many years near what is now one of McCook's busier intersections: Norris Avenue and J Street...

The National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) and the Nebraska Coaches Association (NCA) announced the advancement of 14 coaches and an athletic director as finalists for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association national coach of the year...

It’s hard to believe that a favorite coffee stop, Ivanhoe’s Donut Shop, has been closed since 1996, 23 years ago. We remember owner Ivan Schmid visiting the newsroom every year, asking us to publicize one of his favorite causes, the Farmers Market that gave gardeners and other home business people a chance to share their bounty with neighbors...

McCOOK, Neb. — An incident in McCook involving a school bus and rake in May 2018 is the impetus behind a new bill Sen. Dan Hughes has introduced to the Nebraska Legislature. LB 143 will be heard on Wednesday at the Judiciary committee hearing and would make it illegal to intentionally throw, propel or drop a dangerous object at a moving vehicle on a highway. Penalties would start at a misdemeanor and increase to a felony, depending on the amount of damage or bodily injury caused...