A new Pew Research Center study, "Americans' Trust in One Another," released this week, confirmed what many have long suspected: trust in others is in short supply. The question at the heart of the ...

Over the years, I have had the privilege of doing many fun activities with our local young people. Sometimes, it is sponsoring prom in the spring, giving me a chance to show off my mediocre dance ...

A fourth grade teacher at St. Patrick School in McCook was visibly shocked Tuesday when she learned she was the recipient of the McCook Area Educator of the Year award. At a special convocation at the ...

McCook Junior High seventh graders Tyler Bethell, from left, Reagan Boyd, James Blomstedt and Kaleb Clause find out how heavy a "Jaws of "Life extrication tool really is, at the McCook City Fire ...

Violet Kautz, Emma Malleck, Mariah Jordan and Adriana Vasquez eagerly round the corner to join the rest of team Community Hospital at Felling Field.

McCOOK, Neb. - During the public comment portion of Monday night's school board meeting, community member Kyle Kunkee addressed the board with concerns about the proposed reintroduction of a school ...

The McCook Police Department has been awarded a highway safety grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT-HSO) to assist in obtaining one mobile radar unit, ...

Dale Mitchem, 86, of McCook, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2025 at Community Hospital in McCook. Cremation was chosen and services are pending at this time. Online condolences may be left at ...

May 13, 2025 McCOOK, Neb. -- Reynaldo "Chapo" Rodriguez Sigala, age 83, of McCook, passed away May 13, 2025, surrounded by his family at his home in McCook. Chapo was born March 2, 1942 in Satevo, ...

Rita Ann Unger Oct. 30, 1947 - April 15, 2025 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Rita Ann Unger, 77, of Los Angeles, passed away on April 15, 2025. She was born on Oct. 30, 1947, in Portland, Ore., to John and ...

Team scores and top six area placers with a "Q" appearing for each Nebraska state qualifier from this D-6 district. GIRLS Teams: 1. Dundy County-Stratton 96, 2. Maywood-Hayes Center 71, 3. Loomis 62, ...

Team scores along with all McCook and area top eight placers from Tuesday's B-6 district track-field meet. State qualifiers feature a "Q". GIRLS Teams: 1. Chase County 105, 3. McCook 100, 3. Sidney 58 ...