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Elaine "Ellie" Soukup
(Obituary ~ 06/02/26)
WAUNETA, Neb. – Elaine (Ellie) Joyce Soukup passed away on May 30, 2026, at Wauneta Care and Therapy... -
L. Jean Sughroue
(Obituary ~ 06/02/26)
McCOOK, Neb. – L. Jean Sughroue ascended into heaven on Saturday, May 30, 2026,... -
Doris Stritt
(Obituary ~ 06/02/26)
OMAHA, Neb. — Doris Stritt of Indianola passed away at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday, May 30, 2026...
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MEDC awaits St. Catherine’s grant award
(Local News ~ 06/02/26)
McCOOK, Neb. - In a conversation with Amanda Engell, Director of Housing Development at the McCook Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Engell updated the Gazette on progress at the St. Catherine’s Hospital/Apartment project. Engell reported that the MEDC is still waiting to hear whether St. ... -
Council approves $26M bond issue
(Local News ~ 06/02/26)
Mike O’Dell McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook City Council on Monday approved the issuance and sale of up to $26 million in Municipal Improvement Bonds, completing the final phase of a financing strategy that has funded construction of the city’s youth sports complex and related infrastructure improvements...
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A pilot’s view of UFOs
(Column ~ 06/02/26)
Oh, for the big hubbub and uproar of President Trump releasing the classified documents of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). People with long-term access to those files are now reported as mysteriously disappearing. We see all sorts of “experts” getting on TV to relate what they know but can’t explain to the viewers...
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The dead person rule
(Editorial ~ 06/02/26)
Although George Washington famously wore his Virginia militia uniform to the Second Continental Congress as a way of saying, “Pick me,” he at least had the decency to act surprised when he was selected to serve as commander in chief of the Continental Army...
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Southwest's Six-Man 'Player of the Year' leads Nebraska All-Stars
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/26)
CHADRON, Neb. — Nebraska took advantage of several short-field situations and allowed just one touchdown while dominating Wyoming 46-6 in the 15th annual 6-Man Football All-Star Game played Friday night at Chadron State College. The win was Nebraska’s sixth in the last seven years and gives the Cornhusker State a 9-6 lead in the all-time series...
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McCook Rebels roll to 9-0 shutout of Sensations
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/26)
KEARNEY, Neb. — The McCook Rebels 14-and-under scored a 9-0 win over Sensations-Wright on Saturday with Kinzley Morgan pitching five shutout innings. Morgan struck out nine, walked only two and surrendered one measly hit in a stellar softball performance...
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Phelps Medical dissects FCB in 15-1 victory
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/26)
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Dale Littell
(Obituary ~ 06/02/26)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Dale R. Littell, 85, passed away on May 24, 2026,...
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