Stories from Thursday, December 18, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High officials have announced these schedule changes due tothe wind and high profile buses. — McCook swimminmg and diving will not be traveling to North Platte today --working on date for rescheduling. McCook boys and girls bowling will not be traveling to Lexington today rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m...

RENTON, Neb. — Hitchcock County Senior Madysen Carlson signed with Nebraska Wesleyan University to compete in the heptathlon for the women’s Track and Field team. Carlson is a versatile track athlete who currently competes in the triple jump, the long jump, and runs the 200m and the 400m. She has qualified for the State competition in both Triple Jump and Long Jump, earning medals her sophomore and junior years, which caught the attention of Wesleyan’s track program...

McCOOK, Neb. - In a McCook home where nap times and bedtimes set the rhythm of the day, the young artist works in focused stretches — an hour and a half while her 2-year-old son, James, sleeps, then a few more hours at night when her husband, Isaac, takes over parenting duties. The time is limited, but Skyla Hegwood has learned to treat it with discipline. Paintings become finished because she makes them...

At Monday night’s meeting, the McCook City Council approved an ordinance that establishes clear rules governing camping, use of parks and restrooms, protection of sidewalks and rights-of-way, and the handling of personal property in public areas, while allowing limited, regulated camping at Karrer Park through a permit process...

Last Saturday, I stepped outside my kitchen door onto the deck. After just two steps, I turned around and came back to keep from sliding to the ground. A layer of thin ice covered everything, turning roads into slip-n-slides, sidewalks into skating rinks and even handrails into makeshift banana peels...

On Monday, the city announced the launch of the long-anticipated St. Catherine’s hospital/apartment project, an effort to resolve a problem that has lingered for fifteen years and, arguably, a half-century. If anyone missed Tuesday’s Gazette, the project takes the form of a complex public-private partnership involving multiple layers of loans, guarantees, and intricate paper exercises designed to bring the long-vacant property back into productive use...

McCOOK, Neb. — The most recent Men’s League results and top performers at TJ’s Family Fun Center: Men’s Major Chipperfield Ag 83-34 Fullmomentum 81-39 Steve Lytle Fishing 74-46 Hayes Construction 72-48 Kingpins 70-48...

SUTHERLAND, Neb. — The Maywood-Hayes Center girls unleashed a 25-0 second quarter those boys also triuphed over Sutherland Sailors Tuesday evening. Coach Kim Stengel’s team triumphed 59-11 in a nice recovery from losing the Cattle Trail tourney final by only four on Saturday night...

for old people, and winning never gets old. That’s why McCook High girls were cool as the other side of a pillow on Tuesday night when most thought these Bison needed rest. Cool customer just happens to share initials with Cali Crawford as the Bison junior made her own energy drink featuring 11 first-quarter points...

McCOOK, Neb. —The McCook High boys are tied for No. 10 in Class B state power points entiner another weekend where they won’t face any Class B opponents. Coach Joe Imus’ Bison (3-1) are actually still 3-0 against Nebraska high school foes since their one loss was to a Life Prep traveling club team from Wichita, Kan., Saturday evening...

Today Girls wrestling: Area teams at McCook Invitational, 3 p.m. Boys JV wrestling: Area teams at McCook Invitational, 3 p.m. Bowling: Arapahoe at Hastings, 4 p.m. Junior high basketball: Chase County at McCook girls, 4:30 p.m. Reserve basketball: McCook girls/boys at Lexington, 4/5:30 p.m...