Stories from Tuesday, August 5, 2025

The McCook City Council met in regular session for an abbreviated meeting on Monday evening. Four council members were present; Jerry Calvin was excused. After calling the meeting to order, Mayor Linda Taylor opened the floor for announcements and recognitions, at which time:...

Don’t miss it. Camp Comeca is having its annual Cookout this coming Saturday, the 9th of August. No cost for admission, but free will donations would be appreciated. It will be a fun afternoon with activities or just visiting with friends, new and old. ...

In early June of this year, I interviewed a prospective employee who insisted that McCook “had a terrible homeless problem.” I knew that we had a few folks pass through from time to time, but I had not been aware of anything that would approach “terrible.” A couple of weeks later, in a private setting, I heard a city representative discuss a few homeless folks who inhabit lower downtown. ...

Alma Theresa Fortin Lubbers-Richardson was born on November 7, 1929, in rural Sheridan County, KS, to Adlor (Del) Joseph and Clara Walburga (Robben) Fortin, just minutes before her twin brother, Elmer Joseph Fortin.  Alma passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Community Hospital, McCook, NE, at the age of 95 years, 8 months, and 26 days...

Stephen J. Fisher, age 78, of rural Edison, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at his home. He was born on January 23, 1947, in Longview, Washington to Ralph and Hazel (McKnight) Fisher. Steve attended school at Elwood and Beaver City, and graduated from Beaver City High School with the Class of 1965. He went on and attended Kearney State Teachers College for one year. In 1967, he married LaCreta Johnson, and to this union four children were born; Chad, Treg, Andrea, and Caleb...

Last week, the Gazette revisited the record-setting 1986 flight of Larry and Susie Grant in their Piper Malibu – a single-engine, turbocharged piston aircraft with a pressurized, six-seat cabin. The plane, identified as N4319M, was the first Malibu delivered off Piper’s production line in late 1983 and went on to set several competitive records across North America, Europe, and Africa...