Stories from Thursday, November 20, 2025

At Monday night’s meeting of the McCook City Council, City Manager Nate Schneider reminded those in attendance that while the West Central Nebraska Development District (WCNDD) is contracted to review and administer nuisance abatement projects in designated areas, the City of McCook continues to pursue its own abatement efforts...

McCOOK, Neb. — More than 60 protesters from across Nebraska and neighboring states gathered Saturday along Highway 83, about a quarter-mile from the nation’s newest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, to voice concerns over the facility and the closure of McCook’s long-running Work Ethic Camp...

The names of those people who have made a generational impact on McCook and Southwest Nebraska is a long list. Many of them are working day-in, day-out right now to make their mark on the community. And then there are those people who no longer call McCook home but still make an impact long after they are gone...

An employee recently gave me a tremendous gift. It’s a copy of the McCook Daily Gazette dated November 22, 1963. For those of you who recognize the date, be patient. I’m burying the lede intentionally because the newspaper is a time capsule; a mid-century snapshot of McCook preserved in tangible newsprint...

McCOOK, Neb. — Latest bowling results from the Men’s League at TJ’s Family Fun Center as they rolled into this season’s second half recently. Men’s Major Steve Lytle Fishing 25-4 Lickity Splitz 24-6 Git ’Em All 23-5...

KEARNEY, Neb. — Nebraska HS Footballl provides a look at Friday’s Class D-6 state final between 11-0 Garden County and 11-0 Southwest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the University of Kearney. Garden County: With the exception of two wins over Stuart to include the state semifinals, Garden County has made a comfortable trek to Kearney in an attempt to win its first-ever state championship in program history...

BARTLEY, Neb. — Last weekend, coach Christian Arterburn marveled how his Southwest Roughriders likely had more fans than host Red Cloud at their Six-Man state semifinal game. Southwest fan support has been dominant throughout the sports season whether it’s football, volleyball, basketball or most any other varsity point...

Todd Stuart Adams, 69, of Ogallala, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 6, 2025, after battling ALS with courage, dignity, and his trademark humor. Todd was born on July 22, 1956, in Lincoln, NE, and welcomed into the loving family of Mel and Huberta Adams. The family moved to Brule when Todd was four, where he attended grade school. In 1967, his family moved to Ogallala, and he graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1974...