Stories from Tuesday, September 9, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High runners reached career bests and junior high won a race championship in Saturday’s Minden Cross Country Invitational. The Bison made great stides during just their second competition this season. Coach Tom Sughroue provided these insights as his 28th season continues to gain momentum...

McCOOK, Neb. — Staying focused and committed right through Friday afternoon made the difference early on a Saturday morning for McCook’s softball girls. “We really picked it up at practice yesterday (Friday), and I think it showed how hard we worked in this game today,” senior Gracey Cornelsen said following one terrific 4-3 tournament victory over Gering Saturday morning...

McCOOK, Neb. - Last month, the community spoke, and the school board listened. Community members expressed feeling overtaxed, and in response to another no vote, Business Director Jeff Gross said his goal with the current budget is to “be really conservative right now.”...

McCOOK, Neb. - The County will join the West Central Nebraska Development District (WCNDD), but has no plans or mechanisms in place to mount a nuisance abatement campaign. That was the pledge from Randy Dean and Ted Gans at Monday morning’s meeting of the Red Willow County Commissioners...

That our community would even ask the question says something about our character.

Dear Editor: Many others and I are doing our patriotic duty since President Trump declared a national emergency at the border. That means the Governor should fund that emergency, such as a detention center, as in the past history of this country. The Vietnam War and this detention center in our country have shown division. Congress needs to declare a national emergency to keep everyone united, as World War II showed us...

The U.S. Navy’s worldwide sea power commitments require the availability of at least 11 aircraft carrier strike groups. Our 11 aircraft carriers barely meet deployment needs due to world-wide flareups, transit times, routine maintenance, emergency maintenance, and in-port replenishment...

Your old guy columnist is pondering a recent family problem with the current drug problems in our beloved United States. Pictures on TV show a massive explosion in a fast-moving boat reportedly carrying several thousand pounds of precursors for making drugs, like fentanyl, headed for the United States. The boat and its eleven occupants, now deceased, had departed from Venezuela and reportedly were members of the MS13 gang or cartel...