McCook News

Cracking in the embankment caused a sinkhole in a dam north of McCook, and water continues to be released from the lake behind it while officials try to decide what to do next.

The McCook engineering consulting firm of Miller and Associates resigned effective Monday morning as Red Willow County's roads superintendent.

Red Willow County commissioners will discuss the county's lawsuit to recover loan funds from Pawnee Aviation during their weekly meeting Monday morning.

Nebraska lawmakers worried aloud on Friday that reducing next year's school-funding plan by $32 million might cause local districts to raise property taxes at the same time residents are pleading for relief.

The Middle Republican Natural Resources District Board of Directors met November 10 at the Curtis Memorial Community Center to discuss, among many other items of official business, the proposals presented last month that address the State's ability to stay in compliance with the Republican River Compact, in particular, the three option proposal ...

Harry Strunk was not outwardly a religious man. Yet he readily admitted that he had been the recipient of events that, if not miracles, were beyond the ordinary.

Nebraska is considering shutting down irrigation in the Republican River Basin as a last resort, to make sure enough water gets to Kansas in dry years, but natural resources districts in the basin are considering strategies to avoid that option.

City Clerk Lea Ann Doak administers the oath of office to Mike Gonzales, who accepted appointment to the City Council to fill the position left vacant by the death of Colleen Grant.

Elissa Leander, left, and her sister, Becca, are coming to McCook Christian Church, 507 West B Street, Nov.

The city has received six applications for the open seat on the McCook City Council, including those from former council and school board members.

It would cost about $2.2 million to renovate and update the former West Ward Elementary building in McCook into a useable facility for city offices, the police station and fire department.

Sounds of Thanksgiving will resonate through the historic Fox Theatre in McCook when an accomplished pianist from East Hampton, N.Y. returns to his Southwest Nebraska roots to present a celebration concert.

Extension educators have planned Cattleman's Day and Trade Show events for Mon., Nov.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to send engineers to Hugh Butler Lake in southwest Nebraska to determine what caused the hole.

Jerry Vap of McCook has announced that he will seek a second full term on the Public Service Commission.

Denver,Colorado-based voice actor and theatrical sound designer Rick Reid puts on a brief but "hare" raising performance in a McCook, Nebraska community theater production of "Harvey" by Mary Chase this week.

The creation of a $70,000 bronze sculpture honoring Sen. Ben Nelson will get under way, with the approval Monday night by the McCook City Council of an agreement with the artist.

Sadly, our community lost one of its most ardent supporters this past week. Councilwoman Colleen Grant represented what is best about local government.

Another vacancy on the McCook City Council has occurred and the council will start the process to fill it, at its regular meeting Monday, 7:30 p.m., at City Council Chambers in Memorial Auditorium.

In the early 1920s, a young, beanpole of a man used to fly into McCook, out of Bird City, Kan.