Stories from Monday, October 5, 2020

The McCook High tennis boys won Saturday's GNAC tennis tournament in Scottsbluff for third consecutive title beginning with a historic first in program history during 2018. From left are freshman Nathaniel Mille, sophomore Joel Miller, senior Lincoln Michaelis, junior Isaac Hinze, sophomore Evan Humphrey and freshman Lincoln Michaelis. ...

McCook High senior Joslyn Dwyer hopes her putt reaches its right destination during today's B-4 district golf tournament at Heritage Hills. Watch for results along with more photos in Tuesday's McCook Gazette and at mccookgazette.com.

McCOOK, Neb. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Red Willow-Frontier County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Kennth Carriker today announced Frontier County is now authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres due to drought. Frontier County joins Hitchcock and Hayes and Lincoln Counties which were approved earlier in September for emergency haying and grazing provisions...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A total of 187 people were tested at a special TestNebraska event Tuesday, conducted after a meeting between Community Hospital and local first responders and medical personnel indicated concerns over an uptick in recent COVID-19 cases in the area...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The COVID-19 Community Risk Dial for the week of October 5th is orange, meaning residents of southwest Nebraska have a high risk of contracting COVID-19. The risk level was raised due to an increase in community spread across several counties and higher demand on the healthcare system...