Stories from Thursday, July 10, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — New home construction led the way in June as McCook recorded nearly $1.7 million in building activity within city limits, according to the City of McCook’s monthly permit report. Three new single-family homes accounted for the majority of that figure, totaling $1,182,000 in estimated construction costs...

McCOOK, Neb. – The number of passengers using McCook’s essential air service flights to Denver remained strong in June, even as totals slightly declined from the previous year. According to the City of McCook’s monthly enplanement and deplanement reports, 209 passengers flew from McCook to Denver in June, down from 217 during the same month in 2024—a decrease of 3.83%...

It was fall of 2012. I was a senior in high school and preparing for the next chapter of my life, college. I was determined that I was going to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for physical therapy. I also knew to go through undergrad and graduate school I was going to need a lot of scholarships or “student debt” would be my middle name...

For more than two decades, American leaders of both parties have recognized that broadband is not a luxury but a necessity for rural communities like ours. From the early 2000s, when President George W. Bush’s administration authorized USDA broadband loans through the 2002 Farm Bill, to the massive investments of the Obama administration’s 2009 Recovery Act, the federal government has steadily worked to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. ...

Ken Reynolds, beloved brother and friend, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2025, in Forsyth, Missouri, at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home & Crematory, Branson. Burial with full military honors will follow in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson...

Lainey Rea Marie Haarberg, infant daughter of Keagan and Brittany (Hixon) Haarberg of McCook passed through Heaven’s gates and into Jesus’ arms on Saturday morning, July 5, 2025. Lainey was born in McCook, Nebraska on June 9, 2025. She was greeted at home by the love of her siblings Cooper, Axel, Paisley and Rylee. ...

CULBERTSON, Neb. - Shane Rippen wants to operate a feedlot on his property in Hitchcock County, and by all accounts, he’s doing everything possible to follow the rules. He’s hired the respected engineering firm Settje Agri-Services and Engineering of Raymond, Nebraska—experts in livestock facility design and environmental compliance—and worked closely with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to ensure his plans meet or exceed all state and local regulations. ...