Employment

Special Projects Coordinator Are you passionate about local news and current events? Do you thrive on variety, live for a deadline, and know your way around both people and pages? We're looking for someone who's curious, adaptable, and committed to good storytelling and community service. We're always working on special sections, niche publications, and creative side projects that fall outside the usual news cycle. Each one needs someone who can chase down stories, design pages, and work with advertisers. If you can do two of the following - reporting, layout, or sales - we'd like to hear from you. If you can do all three? Let's talk today. We're looking for someone who: -Cares deeply about community journalism -Is comfortable striking up a conversation with anyone -Can take ownership of a project from brainstorm to press -Wants to be part of a tight-knit team where individual effort matters Whether you're a reporter with an eye for content design, a designer who likes a good interview, or a people-person who also happens to write, we want to hear your story. Full-time. Benefits. Small-town charm included. Send a resume, writing samples, or just a thoughtful note to publisher@McCookGazette.com. Let us know how you'd help us get the job done - and why you think local news still matters.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - The City of McCook is accepting applications/resumes (both required) for the position of Administrative Assistant for the Police Department. Occupy front desk position for the McCook Police Department and provides a variety of routine and complex clerical, administrative and technical work. Perform a variety of duties including greeting public, directing citizens to the proper police response, clerical, billing, filing, and record keeping. A working knowledge of accounting, data processing, and office practices would be beneficial. Duties include operation of office machines including computer, ten key calculator, standard office practices, as well as daily contact with the public. 40 hour work week. Salary range: $19.56 - $27.11 per hour. Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays. Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance benefits and employer match pension plan. Applicants will need to pass a pre-employment drug screening. Download application at www.cityofmccook.com. Applications/resumes will be accepted online at apply@cityofmccook.com. or at the McCook City Office, 505 West C Street, McCook, NE until 4:00 P.M., until April 8, 2026. All positions of employment with the City of McCook are subject to a Veterans' Preference. EOE/AAE.

THE CITY OF MCCOOK NEBRASKA is now accepting applications/resumes (both required) for the position of FIREFIGHTER/EMT, or FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC or LATERAL FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC in accordance with the McCook Civil Service Act. The city offers an excellent benefit package, aggressive protocols, up-to-date equipment and quality continuing education. The assigned shift is a rotating 24-hour shift. This is public safety work in firefighting and emergency medical response. An employee in this class is responsible for fire prevention and suppression and for providing basic and advanced emergency medical care. Work involves an element of personal danger, and requires knowledge and skill acquired only through specialized training. This position serves under the Shift Supervisor, and the employee exercises considerable public trust in judgement and in application of standard procedures. Applicants must possess high school diploma or equivalent; possess or be able to possess by time of hire a valid Nebraska Driver's License without any record of suspension or revocation in any state; felony convictions or disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven years are not allowed. College level course work in fire science, fire administration or a related field is desirable. A combination of education, training, and experience, which produces the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job and related to the essential functions of the position, is helpful. Applicant must be a Nationally Registered Paramedic and have a Nebraska license at the EMT or Paramedic level upon date of hire. LATERAL FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC candidates shall have a minimum of three years of experience as a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with a fire department with no break in service at the time of application in a comparable system. This is a Civil Service position and requires the applicant to successfully complete a competitive written and agility test. LATERAL FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC candidates are not required to participate in FIREFIGHTER Written Examination and Agility Test. Oral interview with the Civil Service Boad is required. LATERAL FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC MAY BE HIRED AT APPROPRIATE STEP WAGE BASED ON EXPERIENCE. The written test will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. at the McCook Municipal Training Room, 505 West C Street, McCook, Nebraska followed by the agility test for candidates who pass with a 70% or higher. Oral interviews will begin at 1:00 p.m. Base rate salary is based on experience and credentials. Opportunities exist for overtime in addition to the base pay. Application process will close on April 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. To request an application packet, contact Lilia Dimas, Human Resource Coordinator at 308-345-2022 ext. 220 or download off website at www.cityofmccook.com. Mail or deliver applications/resumes to McCook Municipal Building, 505 West C Street, PO Box 1059, McCook, NE 69001 or email them to apply@cityofmccook.com. EOE/AAE.