The McCook High School Class of 1970 recently celebrated its 55th reunion. Class members gathered to reminisce, share memories and mark more than five decades since graduation. Front row: Cathy Reid ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Olivia Johnson and her daughter, seventh-grader Alexandria Murillo, are proving that compassion can start small and still reach far. Together, the two founded The Kindness Crew, a local ...

Yet their 400 team score left the Bison four strokes short of a Class B team spot. They finished top five but only three B-1 teams advanced to state in champion Omaha Duchesne (316), runner-up ...

Clairene Weimer, a former longtime resident of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025 at the Wauneta Care and Therapy Center. She was 90 years of age. Cremation was chosen and services ...

Roger Lee Taylor was born on July 24, 1935, in Dunlap, Iowa to Maurice and Edna (Allen) Taylor. He lived a life characterized by commitment to family, service, and community involvement. Roger ...

David Lee Ferguson, a cherished family man and respected community member, passed away on August 17, 2025, at the age of 77 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Born on April 30, 1948, in McCook, Nebraska, to ...

TRENTON, Neb. - The mood was both somber and expectant as community members gathered at the Trenton Community Development Commission (TCDC) building in Trenton, Monday afternoon, for a public hearing ...

McCook coach Nick Umscheid provided some insight following an eighth-grade Bison home football game against Ogallala on Tuesday at Weiland Field. "The game yesterday was a slugfest between the two ...

As the latest government shutdown drags on, the older among us are experiencing a sense of déjà vu. We've seen this before--during both Democratic and Republican administrations--and after years of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Dundy County-Stratton leads the Class D-1 state power points race, but other area teams have slipped a bit entering this weekend’s contests. McCook (5-1 record) went down two spots, ...

McCOOK, Neb. - At this week's Monday meeting, the McCook City Council approved a proclamation designating Oct. 5-11 as Fire Prevention Week. McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham addressed the council ...

Janice Marie Elliott was born in Stratton, Nebraska on April 22, 1944 to Dors "Duke" and Eris (Smith) Marquardt. She graduated from Culbertson High in 1961. Janice married Robert Don Elliott on August ...