City of McCook

McCOOK Neb. - Construction of new homes is expected to begin within weeks after the McCook City Council/McCook Community Development Agency unanimously approved the R Perry Redevelopment project. R. Perry Construction Inc. submitted a proposal to redevelop the project site adjacent to the Heritage Hills Golf Course. The project will consist of 3 single-family dwellings, each approximately 1,280 square feet, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms with an attached garage...

McCOOK, Neb. — Executive sessions on property litigation and strategy for land purchase for a sports complex are the last items on the agenda for Monday’s McCook City Council meeting. It begins at 5:30 p.m. in the municipal building, 505 West C. Final approval of water and sewer rate hikes are also on the agenda...

McCOOK, Neb. — While residents in parts of McCook have been troubled by discolored water the city has moved to reassure citizens that despite its appearance, the water remains safe for use. In an announcement made on Monday, the City of McCook Water Department addressed the issue by implementing a policy of flushing fire hydrants on a complaint bases...

McCOOK Neb. - Two local business owners expressed opposition to a potential occupational tax on games of skill at Monday’s City Council meeting. Nick Nothnagel, owner of N-stant Convenience and Hi Times Liquor, and Robert Hall, owner of the Bottle Shop, Spirit Shop, and Dr. Feel Good, shared their concerns on the tax...

McCOOK Neb. - There was no discussion before approving the consent agenda at the McCook City Council meeting on Monday. The consent agenda included Resolution No. 2024-03, which proposes amending the rates for the ambulance service operated by the City of McCook. The rate increase is based on comparing the current government reimbursement rates to the current customary charge. To keep the reimbursement rates at their maximum level. The changes include:...

McCOOK Neb. — The McCook City Council will have costly increases to consider at the upcoming council meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024.  The consent agenda includes Resolution No. 2024-03, which proposes amending the rates for the ambulance service operated by the City of McCook, Nebraska...

McCOOK, Neb. — When we think of libraries, a flood of memories washes over us — the hushed whispers, the creaking shelves, and that unmistakable scent of well-worn books. The McCook Public Library, catty-corner from Norris Park, continues to uphold this tradition while embracing the digital age...

McCOOK, Neb. — In an effort to ensure safe and reliable natural gas service for residents in McCook, Nebraska, Black Hills Energy has announced a proactive initiative to upgrade natural gas meters in the area. Starting this March, residents may notice Black Hills Energy crews working in neighborhood alleyways as part of this upgrade project. Approximately 529 residential and commercial meters serving customers in and around McCook will be replaced...

McCOOK, Neb.— The City of McCook plans to begin crack sealing various streets in the community on Monday, March 11, weather permitting. It should take roughly two weeks to complete, weather permitting. The contractor will be Shelco Construction out of Elsie, Neb. Officials ask that citizens remove any vehicles, including trailers, that are parked on the following streets beginning Monday morning March 11 by 7 a.m.. The order of streets will be determined by the contractor...

Council hears updates on pool, property McCOOK, Neb. - City Manager Nate Schneider provided updates on several key projects, including the new city pool and property concerns within the community at Monday night's regular meeting of the McCook City Council...

McCOOK, Neb. - The city of McCook is taking a significant step towards addressing its housing shortage with the commencement of North Pointe, a new residential development. This initiative follows a 2020 housing study conducted by the McCook Economic Development Corp., which identified a pressing need for more housing options in the area...

McCOOK, Neb. — A consultant is recommended major increases in water rates to keep up with inflation and other factors. At Monday’s City council meeting, PFM Financial Advisors LLC representative Mather Stoffel CFA recommended a proposed rate hike, scheduled to take effect in May 2024, of 8.5% increase in water charges, followed by subsequent increments in October and annually through October 2026. Additionally, there’s a proposed 7.5% rise in fees for wastewater services...

McCOOK Neb. — At its upcoming Monday meeting the McCook City Council is expected to recommend the Department of Transportation accept the proposal from Denver Air Connection to operate 12 nonstop round trips per week from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Denver International Airport for a 2-year contract as recommended by the Airport Advisory Commission. ...

McCOOK Neb. - A group of avid disc golf enthusiasts in McCook has recently gained approval to move forward with the construction of a new disc golf course in Barnett Park. The proposal, which has been in the works for several months, received overwhelming support from the City of McCook’s Parks Advisory Board following a presentation by the dedicated team on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024...

Johnson Services has been working to clean and video the sewer mains of McCook. They have been hanging yellow door tags on each home that have been going by.

McCOOK Neb. - There was a full house showing support for the consideration of the McCook Parks Advisory Board to construct a Disc Golf Course in Barnett Park leading to a unanimous approval. The City Council heard from David Brewster and Kaleb Taylor regarding the installation of a Disc Golf Course at Barnett Park.  ...

McCOOK Neb - The McCook City Council will consider a recommendation from the McCook Parks Advisory Board to construct a Disc Golf Course in Barnett Park and approve the bid of $80,828 by Deveny Motors to purchase two new Dodge Durango Pursuit Vehicles for the Police Department...

McCOOK, Neb. — A detailed explanation of the city’s annual audit and three executive sessions highlighted Monday’s meeting of the McCook City Council. Marcy Luth, a representative of AMGL CPA’s and Advisors spoke with city officials via zoom, indicating the city was in good financial shape, with a perennial caveat that the small staff required extra vigilance to ensure proper segregation of accountability...

McCOOK Neb. — The McCook City Council is scheduled to convene on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss various matters concerning the city’s ongoing projects and initiatives. During the meeting, the council will review several items on the consent agenda. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook is eligible for a $100,000 planning grant for projects related to McCook’s downtown Creative District. Organizers Ronda Graff and Matt Sehnert spoke at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, requesting that the council approve resolution No. 2024-01 authorizing the city staff to submit a letter of intent to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF) for preliminary planning purposes...

McCOOK Neb. — Interim Police Chief Kevin Hodgson has officially become McCook Police Chief, City Manager Nate Schneider announced at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Hodgson has been a member of the force since 2006 and graduated from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Va., in 2016...

McCOOK, Neb. - During the latest McCook City Council meeting, Chris Miller from Miller & Associates presented a comprehensive Facility Plan Summary for the Proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrades. The council unanimously voted to allow city staff to submit the completed Facility Plan to USDA-RD for funding consideration, with an estimated cost of $13,436,500...

McCOOK, Neb. — Plans for McCook’s sewer plant are among items on the agenda for the McCook City Council meeting Monday night. Convening at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, the council will hear a presentation by Miller & Associates on the completed Facility Plan Summary for the Proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility upgrades and consider submitting the completed Facility Plan to USDA-RD for funding consideration...

McCOOK Neb. – Nearly $700,000 in expenditures were approved without questions or discussion as a part of the consent agenda at Monday’s McCook City Council meeting. All bids were the lowest responsive or best bids. Expenditures include awarding a $248,054.70 contract to Midlands Contracting of Kearney for the sanitary sewer and water main extension in the McCook Business Park Phase II, $41,738 for one pickup truck, $90,962 for two other pickup trucks to Wagner Ford, $41,093 for an SUV to Wagner Toyota, and $278,000 to Nebraska Machinery for a loader for use by the Solid Waste Department.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Several major expenditures are included in the consent agenda at Monday’s meeting of the McCook City Council. The meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in the Municipal Building at West Fifth and C, may also include an executive session regarding potential litigation...

McCOOK, Neb. — Interim Police Chief Kevin Hodgson is drafting a proposed ordinance to allow utility terrain vehicles modeled after those in North Platte and Norfolk, but city officials would prefer guidance from the Legislature. North Platte hasn’t had many problems with UTVs, but the practical use of them in McCook would be complicated by the fact they can’t be operated on highways, officials told City Council members at Monday night’s regular meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — An update on the idea of allowing UTVs — utility terrain vehicles — to operate on city streets is among the items on Monday’s City Council agenda. The council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers in the municipal building, 505 West C Street in McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. — Most people will clean up their messy property if asked nicely, the director of a regional development agency told the McCook City Council Monday evening. The secret is “fostering local pride in appearance” and making sure each property gets a “fair and impartial review,” Amber Kuskie, executive director of the West Central Nebraska Development District said...

McCOOK, Neb. — Approval of bid specifications for four new vehicles and utilities for the Business Park Phase II expansion are among items for the McCook City Council’s meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers in the Municipal building. Bids for the business park sanitary sewer and water main extension project will be opened at 2 p.m. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — A consultant favors McCook updating its comprehensive plan before approving a proposed solar farm, but developers would like officials to approve special exceptions to zoning rules already in place so that materials that may take two years to arrive can be ordered...

McCOOK, Neb. — A consultant will deliver its analysis of an application for a special zoning exception for a solar installation northwest of McCook at a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council on Monday. Marvin Planning Consultants will be on hand to explain its memo and answer questions at 5:15 p.m. Monday at the City Council chambers, 505 West C in McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. — Bright, vibrant colors have been selected to make McCook’s new swimming pool attractive to families, and final plans have been approved so that construction can start next week, City Council members learned Monday night. The project is on track to be completed by Memorial Day 2024...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City Council meets Monday, Oct. 2 at the City Council Chambers to go over an operation budget increasing by 94% and a liquor license for a new taproom. Asked about the increase in the operations budget, City Manager Nate Schneider said “The total operating budget includes both enterprise and general fund expenses. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook property taxpayers will have a chance to hear an explanation for the need to raise the city budget by more than 2% at a “pink postcard” hearing tonight. The hearing will be 6 p.m. in the staff training room at the city municipal building...

McCOOK, Neb. — A public hearing is set for Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, regarding the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the Elevate Wellness Project. The Community Development Agency needs to approve the Amendment. This project is set to use TIF money within the City of McCook, so a Redevelopment Plan must be entered by the developer and the CDA. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Elevate Wellness and Physical Therapy is planning to construct a new facility just west of Southwest Nebraska Dental Center on West J Street with the help of tax increment financing. Elevate opened in February 2021, and has grown “exponentially” owner Emily Young, PT, DPT, CLC told the McCook Planning Commission during a hearing on Monday night. ...

McCOOK, Neb, – The McCook Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on a proposed tax increment funding project to expand a health and wellness facility. The board meets 5:15 p.m. Monday in the City Council chambers in the Municipal Building at West 5th and C...

McCOOK, Neb. — A major water project in south McCook is a demonstration of the city’s effort to maintain and improve its water system. Utilities Director Pat Fawver outlined a major water project underway in south McCook. Fawver said, “This is just a continuation of what we have already done down there, and with this project, they are probably two more away from having all of south McCook replaced including transmission lines.” Jerry Calvin wanted to let the citizens of McCook know this is a “big deal” and they hear the community’s concerns about on the water quality issue.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Higher property values mean the city levy will stay steady while still bringing in more money to keep up with inflation. Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the City Council will be asked to approve on final reading a budget that includes a nearly $1.9 million tax request, up 13% from about $1.7 million last year...

McCOOK, Neb. – “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt. As citizens think about the future of the town and dream of a new ball field, new pool, roads with no potholes, and water that is finally clear — unfortunately, these things cost money...

McCOOK, Neb. — No action will be taken, but the McCook City Council will discuss a zoning change to allow a 55-megawatt AC solar electric generating facility covering about 551 acres of land northwest of McCook. Consultant Keith Marvin will help the council review the application via Zoom at Monday’s meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. Brice Barton of 39 North, representing McCook Solar LLC, will be present at the meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. – Inclusive playground and lack of volunteers and donations highlight the McCook City Council preliminary budget workshop. Joyce Anderson and Lorie Prestes from the McCook Humane Society met to discuss increasing the contract amount the city pays for animal services...

McCOOK, Neb. – The McCook Planning Commission heard a request Monday night from a company that wants to build a solar farm within the area outside the city limits but still controlled by city zoning. McCook Solar LLC, one of two companies proposing solar farms, is requesting a special exemption for an alternative energy project, an allowable special exception, within McCook's extraterritorial jurisdiction territory...

McCOOK, Neb. — A request for funding from the McCook Humane Society and a proposal for an all-inclusive playground in Kelley Park are on the agenda for a McCook City Council budget meeting. It is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers in the municipal building at West Fifth and C streets...

McCOOK, Neb. – The McCook City Council meeting turned up the heat in the closing minutes when the topic turned to “Is it a grant or is it a loan” for the NDED Rural Workforce Housing award that was earmarked for the Saint Catherine’s Project. The historic yet rotting building is owned by Adam Mac Investments LLC, and according to Phil Lyons of McCook, they are not authorized to do business in Nebraska. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will hear a request to allow ATVs and UTVs on city streets. Maggie Repass submitted a “topic for consideration” for Monday’s City Council agenda. The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the municipal building at West Fifth and C in McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook Water Department is repairing a leaking valve on West 15th and 0 Street today. The intersection of West 15 and 0 will be blocked off to through traffic from 6:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Customers on West 0 Street from West 16" to West Fairacres and all of West Fairacres will experience water outages from 7:30 a.m. unti1 4 p.m...

McCOOK, Neb. – The City Council met Monday night to advance McCook Business Park Phase II. Prior to the meeting, Freedom Festival chairman Jamie Mockry presented a $3,000 check that the Freedom Festival raised during a fundraiser to the Police and EMT for emergency and tactical equipment...

McCOOK, Neb. — More action to expand McCook’s business park and a housing project on the north side of town is on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting of the City Council. Public hearings will concern designating land destined to become the McCook Business Park Phase II as “blighted and substandard.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — The city is working hard to keep up with the water demand and maintain quality as temperatures climb toward the century mark. “Early this morning we were pumping 4,000 GPM for 2½ hours,” Utilities Director Pat Fawver told the Gazette Wednesday. With a normal flow of around 2,200, the increased flow stirred up sediment on both sides of town, he said...

McCOOK, Neb. — A homeowner escaped injury but a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation and released when a home received extensive damage Monday afternoon. Responding to a number of 911 calls, firefighters arrived at 204 West 10th shortly before 3 p.m. to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the front of the home...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City Council gave the go-ahead to an 11th-hour plan to salvage part of the municipal pool bathhouse, but only if it doesn’t interfere with the construction of the new pool, and doesn’t cost taxpayers any money. Retired architect Randy Stramel, who has been working with Chad Graff as part of the Norris Institute plan, hopes to move part of the fasçade a short distance south of its current location, to create an entryway arch to the new pool...

McCOOK, Neb. – A request to preserve part of the bathhouse façade as part of the McCook Municipal Pool project is on Monday’s meeting of the City Council. A request by Chad Graff to move part of the facade is on the agenda for the meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the municipal building...

McCOOK, Neb. — Looking to the future Monday, the McCook City Council took action to address the housing shortage, boost the economy by securing a potential site for more industry and fulfill the long-term goal of the construction of a municipal pool...

McCOOK, Neb. — A presentation from Paul Grieger with D.A.Davidson regarding the upcoming swimming pool infrastructure improvements on the 6.7-million-dollar McCook Municipal Swimming Pool, and the third and final reading of zoning change of rezoning of business park expansion from Agricultural to industrial heavy on third and final reading...

McCOOK, Neb. - It’s been nearly three years since former senator Ben Nelson made a $500,000 donation to kickstart the Birdella Nelson Technology Center in the McCook Public Library, and the project is growing bigger than ever. The Birdella Nelson Endowment for the library was started in honor of Ben Nelson’s mother, Birdella, with the vision of “providing additional opportunities to the community, with an emphasis on local youth and access to technology through new equipment and programming,” says the McCook Community Foundation Fund (MCFF) in partnership with the McCook Public Library. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — After again hearing neighbors’ concerns and changes in plans to mitigate some of those concerns, McCook city councilors approved on second reading the rezoning of agricultural land to heavy industrial to make way for expansion of McCook’s Business Park...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Public Works Cemetery Department is asking that all decorations and flower receptacles at the cemeteries be removed by Wednesday, June 7. After Wednesday, the city will remove any remaining decorations.

McCOOK, Neb. — Approval of a final subdivision agreement between the city and the McCook Economic Development Corp. and changing zoning from agricultural to industrial heavy for the McCook Industrial Park Phase II is among items on the City Council agenda Monday...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two were injured and one was transported to another hospital following a collision between an SUV and semi Wednesday. According to the McCook Police Department, at approximately 4:59 p.m. the McCook Public Safety Center received a 911 report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries at West J Street and US Highway 83/...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook stayed busy during the Holiday weekend with storm-related incidents and calls. On Friday, May 26, the City of McCook Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at 9:06 a.m. approximately four miles north of McCook. This was one of 11 calls that the fire department responded to on Friday, including a structure fire on West J Street that caused damage to a basement area and exterior wall...

McCOOK, Neb. – Following a public hearing with no public input, the McCook City Council approved the rezoning of property housing the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department from Residential medium Density to Business Commercial District. Located at 404 West 10th Street, SWNPHD requested the change so that they could “upgrade and expand with the services we provide in an efficient and economical manner”...

McCOOK, Neb. – The close net community of homeowners along Ravenswood Road pled with the McCook City Council to save their small slice of heaven from future industrial development at Monday’s public hearing and council meeting, In the end, the development won out, but not without some promises that alternative solutions may be considered at a future point in time...

Armor coating project set to begin around city this week McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook has been informed by the contractor that the armor coating of city streets will begin either the afternoon of Tuesday May 16 or the morning of Wednesday May 17, weather permitting...

McCOOK, Neb. — Opponents of a plan to annex land to expand McCook’s business park have one more chance to make themselves heard Monday night. Following a hearing on a request to rezone the property from agricultural in industrial heavy, the City Council will consider on the third and final reading a voluntary annexation of land owned by Perry and Vicky Case east of the current business park and north of Ravenswood Road...

McCOOK, Neb. — It is time to sign up for the McCook City Library’s Summer Reading Program. Our theme this year is “All Together Now.” The last day to sign up is Friday, May 26. Stop in the library and get your children signed up, any questions call 345-1906...

McCOOK, Neb. — Many residents had an unpleasant surprise when they turned on their water faucets Monday morning. And some people may have been inappropriately accused of failing to flush the toilet after doing their business. Both occurrences provided plentiful fodder on social media networks...

McCOOK, Neb. — Thanks to inflation, McCook will still have a great new swimming pool, but may not have everything originally planned, City Manager Nate Schneider told the City Council Monday night. City officials and the pool committee are working with Omaha engineers Lamp Rynearson and Carrothers Construction Co. of Paola, Kan. to set a guaranteed maximum price, which 20% inflation has pushed from an originally planned $6 million to $7.2 million...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s potential for economic development got a major boost with a first step for expanding the city’s industrial park. City Council members gave unanimous approval to the voluntary annexation of a little more than 32 acres of land east of the existing industrial park in southeast McCook and north of Ravenswood Road...

McCOOK, Neb. — Officials are hopeful an “albatross” that has been hanging around the city’s neck for more than a decade can be dealt with while providing affordable workforce housing. City Manager Nate Schneider told City Council members Monday night that the city has a three-year window to use a $1 million grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for the owner to refurbish and rehabilitate the structure or for the city to demolish the former St. ...

As the weather gets warmer, residents won’t be able to cool off in a city pool, but the City Council will get an update of the effort to provide one in future years, as well as a new ballpark complex. Shoppers will begin kicking in an extra 0.5% on their local purchases Saturday to pay for the project...

LINCOLN, Neb. – COVID recovery money will help McCook deal with two looming issues — what will happen with the former St. Catherine’s Hospital and if McCook attracts more jobs, where will the workers live? McCook will receive $1 million of the $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded Monday by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to 12 rural communities...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Police Department is notifying citizens that the week of March 27-31 is severe weather awareness week in Nebraska. As part of severe weather awareness week, civil defense sirens will be activated at 10 a.m. Wednesday as a routine test of the system...

McCOOK, Neb. — Zoning and subdivision regulations will be updated in a new comprehensive plan for the city. The McCook City Council unanimously approved a Request for Proposals for consulting services for a new comprehensive plan for the city, that includes updated zoning and subdivision regulations for the city...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Pool Committee will meet with the engineer and construction manager to work out details for a construction contract for a new pool. Andy Smith, an engineer with Lamp Rynearson, the engineering firm the city is working with, will contact pool committee members for a joint meeting with the construction manager, said McCook City Manager Nate Schneider in his update of the pool and ball park projects at the regular city council meeting Monday night...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve on second reading a 6% increase in water and sewer rates, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at city council chambers at the Municipal Building. If approved on Monday, the rates will have one more reading before they go into effect. The increase is based on a recommendation from PFM, a financial analysis firm that annually reviews the cash flow at the city’s water and sewer departments...

McCOOK, Neb. — Construction of the city pool could start later this year and wrap up by 2024. City Manager Nate Schneider gave an update on the city pool and ballparks Monday night at the regular city council meeting. The city’s construction manager at-risk selection committee recommended to the city council Carrothers Construction Company, L.L.C. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council approved Monday night a contract and the bid of $231,751 to replace obsolete electronic equipment that operates the water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant and golf course lift stations. One bid was received by the city to replace the SCADA (system/supervisory control and data acquisition) equipment. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will get $10,760 as its share of $200,000 that is being distributed from the ACE revenue return program. The Nebraska Choice Gas program selection period will run from April 6-26 this year, when customers can choose rate and pricing options. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook will get $10,760 as its share of $200,000 that is being distributed from the ACE revenue return program. The Nebraska Choice Gas program selection period will run from April 6-26 this year, when customers can choose rate and pricing options. ...

McCOOK, Neb. —  The McCook City Council will be asked to approve increasing water and sewer rates by 6%, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers in the Municipal Building. If approved, the increases will have two more readings before going into effect. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Building was slow but steady last month in the city, according to the City of McCook February building report. A total of $134,675 in new construction/plumbing/mechanical was done in the city last month, led by three roofing/deck jobs at $70,500...

McCOOK, Neb. — Both enplanements and deplanements at the City of McCook airport were up in February compared to last year. Since June, Denver Air has been the federally subsidized essential air service carrier at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. It offers daily flights to and from Denver, Colo...

McCOOK, Neb. — Based on the recommendation from the city’s Park Advisory Board, the McCook City Council agreed Monday night to take down the rocket slide in Kelley park Two of the five council members were absent Monday night, Councilmen Gene Weedin and Jared Muehlenkamp. Their absences were unanimously excused by the remaining three council members, Mayor Linda Taylor and Councilmen Jerry Calvin and Darcy Rambali...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council unanimously approved a $29,875 quote for new entryway signs to be located at each entrance to the city. The quote, good only until the end of February, was submitted by Tri City Signs of Grand Island, Neb. As the project is less than $30,000, formal bidding was not required...

Council asked to approve entryway signs, removal of ‘rocket slide’ McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to remove the “rocket slide” at Kelley Park and to accept the proposal and quote for four city entry signs, at its regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers at the city Municipal building...

McCOOK, Neb. — Compared to similar-sized cities, the City of McCook's per capita costs on average are lower, according to a CPA whose company recently audited the city’s financial statements. Financial highlights from a recent audit were presented Monday night at the city council meeting via zoom, by a representative of AMGL CPAs and Advisors...

McCOOK, Neb. — City staff is working on two grants and having discussions with a bonding company concerning a new city swimming pool and ballpark improvements. City voters approved in November 2022 to increase the McCook city sales tax from 1.5% to 2%, with the additional .5% going to a recreational bond to help pay for a city swimming pool/ballpark projects...

McCOOK, Neb. —Old Sarge’s Bar is changing hands so a public hearing was conducted Monday night at the regular McCook City Council meeting, so the liquor license for the new owner can be forwarded to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The public hearing was for the approval of the application from Old Sarge’s Bar Inc., for Class "IB" License (Beer, Wine Distilled Spirits, On Sale, and Beer Off only) under the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, to be located at 114 W. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook City Councilman Jerry Calvin voiced concerns Monday night at the regular council meeting about a loan made in 2015 to the Clary Subdivision. Calvin referenced a McCook Growth Fund (LB 840) loan status report presented Monday night at the meeting by the McCook Economic Development Corp. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Compared to similar-sized cities, the City of McCook's per-capita costs on average are lower, according to a CPA whose company recently audited the city’s financial statements. Financial highlights from a recent audit were presented Monday night at the city council meeting via zoom, from a representative of AMGL CPAs and Advisors...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two new firefighters were hired recently at the city fire department, one a second-generation firefighter. Nate Renner of McCook started with the department Jan. 5, said City of McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham at the start of Monday’s city council meeting Monday. His father, Steve Renner, is a long-time firefighter with the city. Nate is taking EMT classes to become a certified paramedic and will graduate in May...

McCOOK, Neb. — Illuminated entryway signs for the city could be completed later this year. The McCook City Council heard details Monday night of the four, monument-style signs that would be placed on the east, west, north and south entrances to the city...

McCOOK, Neb — The McCook City Council will be brought up to speed on what’s going on with city entry signs, at the regular meeting on Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the City Council chambers at the City Municipal building. The council has allocated $30,000 of city sale tax revenue to the entrance sign project. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council unanimously approved revising an ordinance concerning how much of public funds can be spent on meals. The council approved on first reading to use of the federal per diem rate in the city ordinance, “Miscellaneous and Travel Expenditures” under authorized expenditures, instead of the $ 30-a-day meal allowance. ...