As Nebraskans brace for another season of hail, wind, and sirens in the night, we find ourselves asking a now-familiar question: why does it cost so much just to stay protected? A new report from ...

Dear Editor, Memorial Day weekend is quickly approaching us once again. The McCook American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts and a number of community volunteers will be setting out flags on our ...

I've been tickled by a reader's comment. The nice lady told me that her husband too took great pride in his efforts to make straight rows when he planted corn. She always told him that there was more ...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook City Council moved briskly through a short agenda Monday evening, May 19, approving two proclamations, a series of routine financial items, and an amendment to the city's ...

Amber Norton of McCook has been a fighter since the day she was born. Arriving 10 weeks premature, she has faced more medical challenges in her 24 years than most face in a lifetime. Yet she's plowed ...

Ron Frerichs, 67, of McCook, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Cremation was chosen and Ron's wishes to have no formal service are being honored by his family. Online condolences may be ...

Kent and Sandra Osterhoudt, who passed way seven months apart in Arizona, will be reunited in death on their wedding anniversary, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery ...

Crystal Dawn Ward, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing home in McCook on May 19, 2025, at the age of 88. Services are pending at this time with Carpenter ...

May 15, 2025 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Patricia Arlene (Heiser) Snyder, age 94, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. She was born on Dec. 13, 1930, in Lincoln, ...

Ely Dec. 29, 1929 - May 17, 2025 McCOOK, Neb. -- Erma "Laverna" (Kotschwar) Ely passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 95 years old. Laverna was born on ...

It's something you don't think about until you have to: pest control. Whether it's termites in the walls, mice in the attic, or ants in the kitchen, pest problems demand quick and effective action.

Hitchcock County's golfers worked across breezy Lake Maloney Golf Course and secured another Class D state team spot Monday afternoon. Junior Brayden Melchert fired 77 for the only golfer among 17 D-5 ...