Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Shary Skiles Publisher McCOOK, Neb. - Dr. Tom Osborne’s grandfather had a rough start in life. In the 1870s, he moved from Illinois to western Nebraska with his mother and alcoholic father, along with three siblings. The farm ground that they settled on was not particularly fruitful, and the future did not look bright for the young boy...

McCOOK, Neb. — MNB Bank announced today an agreement has been reached for MNB to purchase Gateway Realty of McCook, Inc. “We are extremely pleased to be able to partner with another long-standing and community-focused business,” stated Brian Esch, President and CEO of MNB Bank. “Randy and Kim Bauer, in addition to the agents and staff, of Gateway Realty have provided tremendous service to our community and we look forward to continuing that dedication to excellence.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — Richard Klug, M.D., McCook family medicine physician, was recently awarded the Outstanding Rural Health Practitioner Award from the Nebraska Rural Health Association. The award was announced at the Nebraska Rural Health Conference, held in April of each year...

I am responding to the McCook Daily Gazette’s editorial on April 25 and a follow up article the next day with comments by McCook’s Public Health Nurse. Both of them as well as I are concerned about the annual occurrence of measles in the USA although this year there have been more cases than usual. The Gazette editors rip social media and, what they call, anti-vaxxers...

Trump critics laughed at the president’s proposal to create a Space Force for only a news cycle or two before moving on to the next issue. The idea did win an endorsement from popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, before he was distracted by sexual misconduct allegations...