Stories from Thursday, August 7, 2025

McCOOK, Neb. — A large-scale emergency drill took place Tuesday, August 5, bringing together over 50 participants from multiple local agencies to test and strengthen coordinated emergency response efforts in Red Willow County. The exercise, which began at 4:00 p.m., was led by Community Hospital’s Emergency Management Director, Stacey Aguilar...

HASTINGS - McCook has been selected as one of five communities in Nebraska to be part of a new program aimed at community renewal and youth retention, the Revitalize and Thrive initiative. In addition to McCook, the other Nebraska communities are southeast Omaha, Cozad, Auburn and Seward, which will all participate in an innovative partnership focused on community revitalization and retention of their young people...

The season for the McCook Aquatic Center comes to an end Wednesday, Aug. 13. The outdoor facility is wrapping up its first full season after opening in July 2024. For more than 80 years, the original McCook pool operated in the same location until it was replaced with a modern pool...

Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) proposal to send Americans rebate checks funded by tariff revenue—outlined in Kiplinger’s July 30 article, “Tariff Stimulus Checks Coming? New Proposal Seeks Tax Rebates for U.S. Workers”—raises a familiar set of questions: Will it work? Who benefits? And perhaps most importantly, what do we really know about stimulus checks?...

Judith (Judy) Elaine Musick was born on November 21, 1945 in Benton, Illinois. Judy was laid to rest on August 7 in Kingman, Arizona. As an infant, Judith was given to friends of her mother to be raised as their child. When she turned 12, she discovered that she was from a different family and returned to the Pent home. In fall of 1963 she married William Eberhardt in Orient, Illinois...