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Roughriders expect 'Rust' to be a state semi challenge
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/25)
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The long game: McCook invests in recreation, development
(Local News ~ 11/13/25)
McCOOK, Neb. - In 1908, William Mulholland saw a dry and struggling Los Angeles and dreamed big enough to bring water from 200 miles away, setting the stage for one of America’s great cities. A generation later, in the 1950s, James Rouse looked at the farmland surrounding growing American cities and saw more than a solution to the postwar housing shortage. ... -
Big Give and meal kits show need to be needed
(Column ~ 11/13/25)
A study about mice has been taking up a lot of my thoughts lately. Yes, mice. But it is the study’s relevance to humans that is important. Known as the Universe 25 Experiment, a series of studies in the 1960s and ‘70s was conducted on mice to observe the effects of a utopian environment with unlimited resources but limited space. It was repeated 25 times to the same exact results; hence the name of Universe 25... -
Noble acts of futility or just optics?
(Editorial ~ 11/13/25)
This past weekend brought word that we have not seen the last of the protests directed at our former Work Ethic Camp. The sponsoring group has not responded to inquiries about the central objective of the demonstration, so we question whether an objective exists at all...
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Sooners, Texas Longhorns tumbling out of playoff chase?
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/25)
Gazette scribbler R.P.R.B. (Regaining Pretty Round Belly) Headley bounced back like a basketball with his 33-13 record last week compared to season-worst 26-17 starting November. The woeful Wisconsin Badgers even delivered R.B.’s upset special, ending a six-game slide with their 13-10 upset over No. 23 Washington...
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Indians' volleyball pair earns All-Region recognition
(College Sports ~ 11/13/25)
McCOOK, Neb. — Two McCook Community College volleyball players have received post-season honors from Region IX. Sophomore Charlee Russick and freshman Leia Young were both named to the All-Region IX South Second team. Russick, outside hitter from Berthoud, Colo., led the team with 193 kills this season to go along with 130 digs, 21 blocks and nine service aces...
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Former Bison foe ignites Huskers blowout of Bluejays
(College Sports ~ 11/13/25)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Britt Prince led four Huskers in double figures with a game-high 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds, as the Nebraska women’s basketball team flew past Creighton 84-50 Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Playing in front of more than 5,000 fans in the late national TV game on FS1, the Nancy Lieberman Award candidate set the tone for the 3-0 Huskers at both ends of the court by adding three assists while helping the Huskers force a shocking 25 Creighton turnovers...
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Allen Strunk
(Obituary ~ 11/13/25)
Past Owner and Publisher of McCook Daily Gazette dead at age 95. He passed away in Las Vegas, NV on November 1, 2025. Allen Duane Strunk was born Dec. 31, 1929, at his parents’ home at 1112 Norris Ave, McCook, NE where he grew up during the Great Depression and World War 11... -
Howard Hackney
(Obituary ~ 11/13/25)
Mr. Howard “Keith” K. Hackney, age 86, of McCook, NE passed away with his family by his side on Monday, November 10, 2025, at his home in McCook. Keith was born on his grandmother’s farm in Oberlin, Kansas on March 23, 1939. He was raised in McCook, Nebraska, where he graduated from McCook High School. He went on to earn a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Milford Votech College... -
Abigail Vigneur
(Obituary ~ 11/13/25)
Abigail Vigneur passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook, on Friday, November 7, 2025, one day short of her 53rd birthday. She was born on November 8, 1972, in Denver, CO and was adopted by Michael Richard and Lois May (Wager) Vigneur. Abigail, known to her family and friends as Abby, enjoyed coloring, the Denver Broncos, and Superheroes, Hulk being her favorite. ...
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