Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2024

CULBERTSON, Neb. - The Culbertson Community Improvement Program (CIP) will host an event at the Hitchcock County Fairgrounds’ Ag Complex Building on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities will include a holiday vendor and craft show, a model train display, a soup lunch, a hot cocoa bar, and a Children’s Craft Time organized by the Culbertson Public Library...

President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter, has reignited a timeless question: Are the powerful and privileged held to a different standard of justice than the average citizen? For some, the pardon epitomizes the inequities in the legal system, where the well-connected can escape consequences others would face. For others, it underscores how legal scrutiny can be wielded as a political weapon, targeting individuals not for their crimes but for their affiliations...

McCOOK, Neb — New construction permitted in McCook for Nov. 2024 rings in at $4,896,217, according to the City of McCook monthly permit report. The majority of that figure, $4.7 million reflects costs for a new residential property to serve Community Hospital, $11,00o as residential remodeling, $2,500 for mobile homes, $1,500 in plumbing/mechanical and $71, 317 categorized as “other” that includes roofing and decks...