Stories from Friday, July 26, 2024

Aren’t these interesting times? Between an assassination attempt and a presidential campaign abandoned, former President Trump named a new VP candidate, J.D. Vance, who deserves a prize for political inoculation. The millennial Vance made himself the hero of his own autobiographical drama while confessing to multiple crimes long before he entered politics. It all seems a bit too perfect, and perhaps it is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will host Mobile Office Hours around the state in coming days. They include 3-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 at the Ed Thomas YMCA in McCook, 901 West E Street. At Mobile Office Hours, Ricketts’ staff will be onsite to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook is asking for your active participation, property owners, in identifying the service line entering your residence. The Water Department has worked diligently this past year to accomplish the EPA’s monumental lead-line service inventory.  The Biden administration introduced the regulation through the Environmental Protection Agency that mandates the removal of lead pipes from water systems across the United States within the next ten years. ...

McCook’s Reid Steinbeck (66, above) appears to be putting the dents in dad Larry Steinbeck’s hit machine during the annual Red Willow County Fair Demoltion Derby Thursday evening. However, age and experience proved better than youthful attacks once again as Larry Steinbeck took first in the Limited Weld demo division. Bison alum Reid Steinbeck settled for second place...

McCOOK, Neb. — The 2024 McCook Football League season has already become history with 12 games played at Weiland Field during an eight-night stretch. The undefeated Eagles and unbeaten Raiders earned MFL championships with all those details appearing in Thursday’s McCook Gazette...

BROKEN BOW, Neb. — There’s no crying in baseball, but a loss today will likely make the McCook National Bank Seniors really angry about this B-6 area baseball tournament. With a win over No. 4 Holdrege, the No. 5-seed MNB boys (21-18 record) would get to play No. 1 Minden at 4 p.m. on Saturday...

On this National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, we pause to honor the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of those who served during the Korean War, a conflict that profoundly shaped our world. As we commemorate the end of hostilities on July 27, 1953, we remember the immense contributions of the brave men and women who fought to defend freedom on the Korean Peninsula...

As Nebraska state lawmakers convene for a special session on property tax reform called by Gov. Jim Pillen, groups are weighing in on the details Pillen has released so far. The governor's goal is to cut property taxes by 40% to 50%, which includes the state taking over funding of K-through-12 schools. A majority of the additional revenue needed would come from higher sales taxes and/or eliminating sales-tax exemptions for around 100 goods and services...