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McCOOK, Neb. — Although he’s new in town, Jeff Blomstedt’s recent move to McCook felt like a homecoming for the Doctor of Dental Surgery. That’s because Dr. Blomstedt is returning to Western Nebraska after serving patients in Farmington, N.M. for the first two years of his dental career...

McCOOK, Neb. — A new McCook business will be born early Monday morning, June 18, when a breakfast and barbecue eating place opens in the brick building on the west side of the Norris Avenue and A Street intersection. To be known as 308 Smokehouse, the corner cafe will serve breakfast from 5 a.m. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The Sears Hometown Store of McCook will celebrate its grand opening Friday and Saturday with discounted prices, giveaways, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Prices — which will be discounted an additional 10 percent — will be in effect throughout the entire 18 hours of the grand opening celebration, which will begin at 9 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday and last until 6 p.m. each day...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — As a caterpillar goes through a metamorphosis to become a butterfly, so “Hair Company” in downtown Cambridge has morphed into “Flyaway Market: Home, Heart, Hair.” Nine years ago, Linda Jones opened Hair Company, offering her services as a hair stylist in a building that her husband, Patrick, remodeled over three months...

McCOOK, Neb. — Mother and son Ginger Cash and C.J. Franke are serious about the savings they can offer customers in their new “New for Less” shop. Most of their merchandise is priced at less than half of retail, but if that’s still not low enough for you, they encourage you to negotiate with them...

McCook Area Chamber of Commerce members and friends welcome Robin Campbell, left, and Mandi Hamilton-Rakes of Volume Salon, 521 Norris Ave. Ste. 1, into the business community. The full-service hair salon is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., phone (308) 345-1145...

KEARNEY, Neb. – The GROW Nebraska 2018 MarkeTech Conference on March 15 in Kearney recognized the Central Plains Foundation, which repurposed the former public school in Holbrook after it closed in 1992 and helped with the establishment of GROW Nebraska...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Tourism Commission has announced that the stops that will be part of the 2018 Nebraska Passport include Loop Brewing Company in McCook. The Passport inspires Nebraskans and tourists to travel the state collecting stamps to earn prizes, while also supporting Nebraska’s tourism destinations...

McCOOK, Neb. — Jade and Bill Lesko have breathed new life into an old downtown McCook building, repairing and renovating it from top to bottom and side-to-side, preparing to drop within its restored walls an expanded version of their popular eating establishment, "Citta' Deli."...

McCOOK, Neb. - A McCook-based hot tub dealer has received national recognition for exceptional sales performance. Blaine Budke, the owner of Hot Tub Brokers, traveled to California in January to receive the 2017 Silver Award at the Cal Spas sales conference in Pomona. The award recognized Hot Tub Brokers' sale of 87 hot tubs in the last half of 2017...

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Leaders from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and Mississippi State University signed a cooperative agreement Wednesday designed to train workforce entrants for the midwestern state’s burgeoning poultry industry. The newly-developed program includes three semesters at NCTA in Curtis, Neb., and a semester at MSU’s Department of Poultry Science. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Hometown Family Radio, together with presenting sponsor CTE Construction, is holding the BIG Show this weekend, Feb. 3 and 4. More than 70 new and returning vendors are expected to be at the show, held at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds in the Alice, 4-H, and Community Buildings. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free...

OBERLIN, Kan. — McPherron Skiles & Loop CPAs has merged with the accounting firm of Jessica Bremer CPAs LLC located in Oberlin Kansas. Bremer was employed by McPherron Skiles & Loop prior to her move back to her hometown of Oberlin to pursue her CPA license. According to MSL partner, Doug Skiles, “We are happy to have Jessica back on board with us to continue managing the Oberlin office, and we are excited to work with Jackie Neff and JoAnn Schuler...

McCOOK, Neb. — KNGN Radio supporter and board member Judy Schow finds it comforting that with the radio station’s new FM capabilities, she’ll be able to fall asleep listening to music and radio programming that so deeply touches her heart. When the Federal Communications Commission approves the radio station’s application for its new FM translator station and new equipment is installed, KNGN will be able to broadcast 24 hours a day, “not just dawn to dusk,” Judy says. ...

A new industrial and commercial repair company was welcomed to McCook this morning during ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the Keystone Business Center. The new business, McCook Mechanical Services LLC, is owned by Mark Griffin, center with scissors, and his wife, Catherine, an archeologist with the U.S. ...