City of McCook

McCOOK, Neb. — Last year, Bob and Kenalou Evers of FamilySearch in Salt City City, Utah, captured 4 million images containing information invaluable to anyone researching family genealogy. Recently, in McCook alone, during the first week they worked here, the couple shot 30,000 images, or photographs, of pages and pages and pages of records from storage rooms at the Red Willow County Courthouse...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council got its first look at the 2018-19 budget Monday night, with no increase proposed for the city’s property tax levy. City Manager Nate Schneider said the budget was focused on replacing equipment for maintenance purposes, that have been put off for several years due to budget constraints and also for improvement projects in the city...

McCOOK, Neb. — A nearly $1 million project at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport will begin in 2019. Airside concrete pavement, concrete panel replacements on runways and taxiways, crack sealing and painting is estimated to cost $953,295,with 90 percent funded through a federal grant and 10 percent, or $95,330, funded by the city...

McCOOK, Neb. —Over $300,000 in new building took place in the City of McCook in July. The majority of that was a new commercial office building at $280,000. Other building included a commercial remodel at $5,000; demo of a house, $8,900; roofing/decks, $27,205; fences, $4,499; carports, $4,710; signs, $2,000; and egress windows, $1,000...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will be spraying for mosquitoes on Wednesday beginning around sun down, weather permitting. Although the chemical used is not harmful to people or pets, if you have any concerns please stay indoors. Please remove any standing water or unwanted vegetation on or around your property...

McCOOK, Neb. — A “haunted house” tour advertised on Facebook at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook will not materialize. According to the event posted by “Simplyghost.com” on Facebook, “the first ever paranormal investigation” of St. Catherine’s Hospital was set for two nights, Aug. 17 and 18, and sponsored by “ParaGeezers.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Unexpected delays in the construction of a new hotel in McCook has led to a new tax increment development bond issued for the project. Holiday Inn and Suites, being constructed on U.S. Highway 83 and H Street, is being developed by McCook Lodging LLC. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — If you see a blue flag on your lawn, don’t be alarmed. That’s because it’s identifying a water valve or curb stop that the city and the company, GIS Workshop, are locating for the city’s GIS web page. It’s part of the data collection that will begin the end of the month mapping locations in the city for water/sewer mains, fire hydrants and other information...

McCOOK, Neb. — Striking while the iron is hot, the McCook City Council will be asked to approve two contracts regarding the GIS web page for the city, at the regular council meeting Monday night, 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the McCook City Municipal building...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council approved all the items on the consent agenda Monday night without comment, including one with a $25,000 price tag. That’s the fee for a 10-year permit recently renewed for the Class I nonhazardous deep injection well at the sewer plant. The well disposes of the waste from the water treatment plant...

McCOOK, Neb. — Although no formal vote was taken, the McCook City Council Monday night appeared in agreement to use city funds in hiring a specialist for the city’s GIS web page. The cost, estimated at $70,000, would be split with the McCook Economic Development Corp. City Manager Nate Schneider said Monday night that Andy Long of the MEDC is favorable to the cost sharing, using LB840 funds...

McCOOK, Neb. — In order to avoid the many 4th of July activities, the City of McCook will be spraying for mosquitoes tomorrow morning Tuesday July 3, 2018, beginning prior to dawn, weather permitting. Although the chemical used is not harmful to people or pets, if you have any concerns please stay indoors...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will discuss approving $70,000, split with the McCook Economic Development Corp., to pay for a specialist to collect data for the city’s GIS (geographic information system) website. The council’s input on this will be at the regular McCook City Council meeting, Monday, July 2, 6:30 p.m. at the council chambers in the Municipal Building. If a consensus is reached, an action item on this will be placed for the July 16 council meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council has until June 29 to submit their requests for next year’s budget. This year’s budget will be tight, as it was last year’s, said Mayor Mike Gonzales this morning, so city council requests are usually minimal. Last year, an ambulance for the fire department and a vehicle for the police department were nixed from budget requests, he said...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council tentatively approved a small housing subdivision north of the city, but wants to keep the county in the loop every step of the way. City council approval is needed as the subdivision, requested by Dwight Gallatin of McCook, is outside the city but within the city’s two-mile zoning radius. The council approved the request, contingent on Red Willow County approval...

McCOOK, Neb. — Police and sheriff’s officers responded to a McCook home after a 911 caller said he was hiding in a closet after intruders had entered his home. When they arrived at that address, however, the residents knew nothing about the call. It may have been an attempted “Swatting,” a false report of a hostage or other situation that brings a strong police response...

McCOOK, Neb. — A request for a new subdivision and a schedule concerning the budget is on tap for the McCook City Council at its regular meeting Monday night, 6:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers in the city municipal building. The public hearing for citizen input will open the meeting, on the request from Dwight Gallatin of McCook to create a minor housing subdivision, prospectively named Dwight Gallatin Subdivision...

McCOOK, Neb. — An agreement approved between the City of McCook and a local engineering firm has paved the way for the reconstruction of Park Avenue. The McCook City Council approved unanimously Monday night at the regular meeting an agreement between the City of McCook and W Design Associates, for design and construction engineering services concerning Park Avenue. The repair will start from Kelley Park Drive to Norris Avenue and Sioux from Park Avenue to 175 feet east...

McCOOK, Neb. — A McCook property owner is requesting to build a minor residential subdivision along a country road within the city’s limits. The McCook Planning Commission will have an open hearing Monday, 5:15 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, for public comment on the request from Dwight Gallatin to create the subdivision abutting the north side Road 716, approximately 2,200 feet east of U.S. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The owner of a local investment company has been given the green light to build a new office building. After the public hearing Monday night at the regular council meeting, the McCook City Council voted unanimously to approve a special exception for a professional office to be built at 311 W. Third, sought by Edward Jones/Sharleen Riemenschneider and landowner, Bradley E. and Sharleen R. Riemenschneider...