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McCOOK, Neb. — Commissioners approved a new video and audio security system for the Red Willow County Courthouse Monday, and heard updates from the McCook Economic Development Corp. and Noxious Weed superintendent. After Chief Deputy Joe Koetter presented bids for the security system, commissioners voted unanimously to accept a bid of $10,648 from Intellipro Security of Sioux Falls, S.D. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church have a new pastor and priest-in-charge to lead the ministry programs for their congregations. Lisa Mensinger was offered her first call as a minister in December 2020 and began preaching in January 2021. The two churches have been collaborating to share the expenses of a minister since 2014...

Dozens gathered in McCook’s Memorial Park Cemetery Thursday to pay tribute to late County Judge Cloyd Clark by planting a bur oak from the unique Burr Oak Canyon in Hitchcock County. “Cloyd always made me feel as though he appreciated what I did and the world needed more of it. ...

McCOOK, Neb. - McCook native Garrett Nokes will be posthumously honored with a President’s Award at McCook Community College’s commencement ceremony May 7. Nokes was a coach for the Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team from the fall of 2014 until his passing in February of this year. He made a tremendous impact on both the team and the college during that time...

DONIPHAN, Neb. – Zach Hinze of Republican River 4-H defeated Kahne Packer of 5 Clovers 4-H in a shoot-off to win the junior high competition in the 51st Cornhusker Trap Shoot on Thursday. Hinze and Packer each had broken 97 of 100 clay targets at 16 yards earlier in the day at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association home grounds. In the shoot-off, Hinze hit all 25 targets, while Packer missed one...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council Monday night seemed amiable to a request to donate or sell land to McCook Habitat for Humanity but first wanted to know all the demolition costs the city incurred on the property. Kent Been, McCook Habitat for Humanity coordinator, asked Monday night at the regular city council meeting about the possibility of the non-profit buying or using abandoned property on West Fourth for a possible house...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — McCook High's girls delivered some clutch wins along with career bests while winning the Southwest Conference team title on Saturday. Junior Shawna Wilkinson ran a career-best 58.58 seconds to edge Cozad's Makaia Baker (58.87) om a close 400-meter race. She also outran Jordan Hughes, who ran her fastest time of 1:02.43 but could only finish third for runner-up Ogallala...

You may have noticed that local and far-flung employers are having a real hard time finding employees. The food industry which provides so many entry-level positions seems especially hard hit but they are far from alone. The problem seems to be the generous, federally mandated, unemployment benefits that seem to keep being extended and extended. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Since the mid-1980s McCook Community College’s Family and Consumer Sciences department (FACS) and the Child Development Center (CDC) have been educating infants through college students in the lower level of Walsh Brady Hall. That space is getting a complete remodel this summer...

Dear Editor, The Nebraska State Board of Education (NSBE) has submitted for public review and commentary a proposed set of eight health standards from the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). Two – ‘Human Growth & Development’ and ‘Social, Emotional & Mental Health’ – are cause for alarm; because I’ve seen this plan in action before …...

You may have noticed that local and far-flung employers are having a real hard time finding employees. The food industry which provides so many entry-level positions seems especially hard hit but they are far from alone. The problem seems to be the generous, federally mandated, unemployment benefits that seem to keep being extended and extended. ...

The news this morning is that Lori Lightfoot (D) Mayor of Chicago has implemented a new directive for her police department. Now a policeman has to call and get his supervisor’s permission before pursuing the suspected perpetrator of a crime. See a gun-wielding perp running from holding up a convenience store and the cop has to get his boss’s permission before chasing after the criminal. That should really work out well...

Dear Editor, I write to you regarding Mike O’Dell’s column dated April 23, 2021. The Governor’s Office has long enjoyed a collegial and transparent relationship with media organizations across Nebraska. The pandemic over the last year provided members of the press with unprecedented, direct access to the Governor and his team. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — Commissioners approved a new video and audio security system for the Red Willow County Courthouse Monday, and heard updates from the McCook Economic Development Corp. and Noxious Weed superintendent. After Chief Deputy Joe Koetter presented bids for the security system, commissioners voted unanimously to accept a bid of $10,648 from Intellipro Security of Sioux Falls, S.D. ...