Stories from Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A lineup of all McCook Bison sporting events at high school and junior high levels leading into state football playoffs during November. Saturday McCook High football scrimmage at Weiland Field, 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 Golf: McCook in varsity quad at Cozad, 2 p.m. Softball: McCook at Gothenburg, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball: McCook Varsity Jamboree, 5 p.m. Football: Sports drink scrimmage at Weiland, 7 p.m...

For the first time in program history, the Texas Longhorns own the No. 1 spot in the preseason AP Top 25 rankings, beating out No. 2 Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998. No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Clemson and No. 5 Georgia round out the top five...

McCOOK, Neb. - The Red Willow County Commissioners are looking for $386k to cut. That’s the amount needed to stay within the 5.17% cap imposed by the state under LB 34. It’s estimated that it will take $500k to avoid the dreaded pink postcard, mandated for tax increases over 2%. As of Monday morning, the latter seemed unlikely...

Mike O’Dell McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. - The Gazette recently featured stories about an aircraft speed record that was enabled by the McCook airport and staff. The article chronicled both the initial record-setting flight in 1986 and the return of both the pilot and the aircraft in late July...

McCOOK, Neb - To kick-off the school year, Youth Change Reaction and the McCook Optimist Club are teaming up for Cars Under the Stars at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 15. Disney’s Remember the Titan’s will fill the big screen, located near the grandstands at the fairgrounds...

McCOOK, Neb. - On the eve of a pivotal bond election, the McCook School Board held a brief and largely routine meeting Monday evening, reviewing annual policies and preparing for the start of the new school year. The meeting opened with public comment from a McCook resident who voiced concerns about district policies related to allegations against a junior high teacher. ...

Most folks agree that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) put McCook, Nebraska, on the map in 1882. Most would also agree that McCook’s central location—a natural division point between Denver and Lincoln—made it an ideal midpoint for passenger traffic, while the short jog from Lincoln to the cattle markets in Omaha boosted freight business. ...

It’s official — both the McCook and Cambridge school bond proposals have gone down to defeat, and by strikingly similar margins. In McCook, the final count reads 1,124 “yes” votes to 1,929 “no” votes out of 3,053 cast — about 37 percent in favor and 63 percent opposed. In Cambridge, the results landed in the same ballpark, with 280 in favor and 482 against, roughly a 37-to-63 split as well...

A few huge college football games to note as the playoff chase begins in less than two weeks. Aug. 23: No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland. Aug. 30: No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State Aug. 31: No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami Sept. 6: No. 14 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma...

Robert “Bob” C. Ault left for the cosmos on July 31, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on April 26, 1952 in Cambridge to Robert E. and Hazel Ault. Bob spent his early childhood in Bartley before moving to McCook. Some of his favorite memories were summers spent in Indianola with his Aunt Carrie and Uncle Bud Stiffler—who loved him like their own. ...

Elaine Arlene Miller “Nana,” age 91, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on April 25, 1934, in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Glenn and Ilene Slater Sager. She had been a resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 2018, moving from Oberlin, Kansas...

Joetta Glanzer of Holbrook, will celebrate her 80th birthday on August 31, 2025. She was born on August 31, 1945. The children of Joetta Glanzer would like to honor her with a card shower. Cards of congratulations may be sent to: Joetta Glanzer 72452 Rd. 417...