Stories from Thursday, August 15, 2024

McCOOK, Neb. — – The YMCA of McCook is excited to launch the community phase of a transformational capital campaign to renovate and expand its current facility. The YMCA of McCook has been serving Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas since 1926 in the areas of Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. ...

McCOOK Neb.- McCook City Council had its annual Budget Workshop during a special meeting on Tuesday.  City Manager Nate Schneider said, “The big thing for us is the wage study. We got our wage study back and have a different set of rules we must follow.” The city’s pay scale needs to be comparable to that of other communities similar in size. “We were towards the bottom end in some areas, so we have to make those adjustments,” Schneider said. ...

If you wonder if McCook is on the move, just look at all the things happening or that are in the works. There is the new city pool, which remains open for another two weeks on the weekends. There are new events, including Third Thursdays through October, bringing shopping, music, food and fun to Norris Avenue and Cars Under the Stars drive-in theater, which is showing Pixar’s “Up” Saturday night at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. ...