Stories from Friday, August 15, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. - Last week, the Gazette was invited to an event that was initially billed as a “backpack giveaway,” but it was so much more. Officially known as the Annual Backpack and School Supply Giveaway and Resource Fair, the event on Wednesday, Aug. 6, provided students from Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas with a truly impressive range of supplies, services and information...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook City Council will meet for its next regular session on Monday, August 18, 2025, in the Council Chambers. The agenda will open with announcements and recognitions, followed by consideration of the consent agenda. Items on the consent agenda include approval of minutes from the August 4 and August 11 meetings, approval of a one-day closure of the Administrative Office on September 17 for a software upgrade, authorization to seek bids on the PFC Gerald L. ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions ruled on the University of Michigan’s advanced scouting case Friday, with the school facing a series of fines that could eclipse $30 million. The Wolverines avoided punitive penalties such as a postseason ban or the vacating of victories, including during the 2023 national championship season...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska soccer team downed Southern Indiana, 6-0, for its largest season-opening win since 1996 on Thursday evening at Barbara Hibner Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. Five different Huskers scored in the game and Kayma Carpenter notched two goals, including the game-winner and spark for the Big Red just 1:23 into the match. Nebraska moved to 1-0-0 on the season, while the Screaming Eagles fell to 0-1-0...

McCOOK, Neb. — Coach Joe Vetrovsky’s McCook Bison return 17 starters from a Class B state quarterfinal team in 2024. Many more will be busy during Saturday’s 9 a.m. opening scrimmage at Weiland Field. “We are excited to cap off our first week of fall camp with a scrimmage on Saturday,” he remarked. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook YMCA provided more details about their construction plans: “The locker rooms will be closed for construction until further notice beginning on Tuesday, September 2. All belongings and locks must be removed no later than August 30...

I can’t say that I am a regular reader of Daily Kos, but I am when it talks about George Norris. As an editor, I keep a number of ongoing internet searches running for keywords associated with McCook. I call them my “bird dogs,” and George Norris is among those search terms. I was surprised when one of those searches barked at me from an unlikely corner of the web...