As we look toward Martin Luther King Jr. Day next week, it is worth remembering how uneasy the holiday's creation was. Although the observance was signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1983, the ...

Elaine W. Parmenter Burgess was born on January 16, 1928, in McCook, Nebraska, to Dr. E. W. Parmenter and Doris Russell Parmenter. She passed away peacefully on December 28, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois ...

McCOOK, Neb. - The McCook City Council will meet on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the city council chambers. After announcements and recognitions, the council will hear from AMGL CPAs and ...

Thomas "Tom" Ellsworth Jones passed away surrounded by loved ones on January 14, 2026, at the Community Hospital in McCook, NE, at the age of 76. Tom was born on April 12, 1949, to parents Donald ...

In early September 2025, as McCook was still absorbing the effects of the imposed WEC/ICE transition, the U.S. Department of Justice formally requested that Nebraska turn over its unredacted voter ...

A towering jungle of color, imagination, and literacy now fills the stairwell of the Oberlin City Library. The Jungle Books, a hand-drawn and hand-painted mural by local artist and educator Ladd ...

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Stratton's boys literally needed every point for a 59-58 overtime victory over always feisty Hitchcock County Tuesday. Visiting Hitchcock (6-5 record) broke a 29-29 halftime tie to lead 40-37 into the ...

Tuesday's tougher contest did not both Maywood-Hayes Center coach Kimberly Stengel following their 51-41 conquest of visiting Maxwell. "The girls have had some fun, competitive games, and we continue ...

A 34-10 first half was more than enough to ignite Chase County's 68-35 conquest of Southern Valley Tuesday night. The Longhorns (5-7 record) are becoming road warriors after surprising once-beaten ...

Southern Valley shook off a late Chase County rally as the Eagle girls still won 45-43 in overtime Tuesday evening. Chase County held S.V. to two fourth-quarter points while erasing a 37-29 deficit.