Stories from Friday, March 19, 2021

McCOOK, Neb. – Cities, counties, and schools will receive a “considerable amount” of money through the State as a result of the latest COVID stimulus package, according to State Sen. Dan Hughes, and cities and counties should target using those funds for infrastructure projects like paving, bridge, and sanitary projects. Sen. Hughes spoke to constituents at Thursday’s Legislative Update...

Greta ‘June’ Kentopp Nothaus Feb. 19, 1945 - March 14, 2021 WAUNETA, Neb. — Greta ‘June’ Kentopp Nothaus, the daughter of Walter Thomas and Violet Stella ‘Dell’ (Seitz) Blankenship, was born Feb. 19, 1945, in Benkelman, Neb., and passed away March 14, 2021, in Wauneta...

85th birthday The family of Jim Moore of Bartley is requesting a card shower in honor of his 85th birthday on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. He was born in McCook, Neb., and has lived in the Bartley, Neb., area his entire life. His family includes children, Vivian (Marlon) Berry of Imperial, Neb., Tim (Diane) Moore of Bartley, Jeff (Robbin) Moore of Bartley, Greg Moore of North Platte, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. ...

There are days when it seems collectively we just don’t have a sense of humor anymore. One of the reasons I enjoy old newspapers is that the editors seemed to find a way to inject humor onto every page. Some examples are simply the personalities of rival editors poking fun at each other, others are fillers that helped close out a page, but I like to think that each paper wanted to make their readers chuckle a bit. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook has been awarded a grant earmarked for swimming pool planning expenses. The city will receive a $12,500 grant from the Civic Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF), for preliminary planning studies toward a potential swimming pool, said McCook City Manager Nate Schneider at Monday night’s regular city council meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook Board of Zoning Adjustment will have a public hearing Monday to consider a variance request from property owners who want to build an attached garage. Shane and Tracy Burkey of 612 W. Second are seeking a variance of the side yard setback requirement for a corner lot, from 10 feet to 3 feet, eight inches...

A McPherson County rancher who saw room for another beef processing company in Nebraska took the bull by the horns and seems to have all his ducks in a row. After reading the North Platte Bulletin’s account (https://bit.ly/3qXnkz3) of Thursday’s announcement, the main question that remained unanswered seems to be the potential workforce impact on our neighbor to the north...

Dear Editor, To the members of the City Council of McCook, Neb.; Concerning the property at Norris and B Street East. The landscaping on both sides of Norris Avenue complements inter each other. It is a beautiful intersection softening the hard exteriors of brick and mortar...