Stories from Thursday, August 5, 2021

There is no doubt that McCook has a sense of pride. Just look at all the people, young and old, wearing McCook Bison shirts and jackets every day of the week; or the Bison Alumni Newsletter, which keeps those near and far connected to their hometown: or the giant M on the hill south of town. (At some point, can we talk about lighting up the M somehow? During a recent vacation, I saw several similar “giant” letters, shining from the hillside during the late-night drives, and was inspired.)...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Economic Development Fund will create a $660,000 revolving loan fund for workforce housing, with loans for new construction, substantial rehab and upper floor housing. Workforce housing is defined as housing affordable to households earning between 60 and 120 percent of area median income (AMI). It targets middle-income workers such as police officers, firefighters, teachers, health care workers and retail clerks, according to the Urban Land Institute. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will have a budget workshop at a special meeting Monday, 6:45 p.m., at the city council chambers at the Municipal Building. City departments will present their budgets and capital outlay requests to the council. Council members may or may not identify their own budget priorities...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A former unit caseworker at the Work Ethic Camp pleaded no contest to unauthorized communication with prisoner Monday and was sentenced to 12 months probation. Kerstan Slater, 31, McCook, was arrested Feb. 25 after an investigation found she had been communicating with a Lincoln Correctional Center prisoner via a cellphone...

McCOOK, Neb. — Commercial building and remodeling was the primary push behind new construction in July. The City of McCook Permit report recorded a total of $653,201 in new construction in July inside city limits and $45,416 outside city limits. Since January, $6.5 million of new construction has been reported for inside and outside city limits...