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Reviving a downtown legend
Reviving a downtown legend
Stacie Sandall
McCOOK, Neb. -- Slow and steady wins the race--or in this case, the pastry race. Three months in, Lucy's Bakery and Cafe of McCook has been banking on that philosophy with the confidence that this post-Sehnert's era bakery will stick around. "We try not to get too far ahead right now. It's just about getting everything set up, getting everything in...
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    City sees drop in job applications
    McCOOK, Neb. — The number of applications for McCook city employees has declined over the last few years, and the reason is still a mystery. City of McCook Human Resources Coordinator Lilia Dimas...
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    Army National Guard sergeants Billy Straub and Brant Scherbarth watch on as Tristen Watts, senior, (floor left) and Dominic Hixon, junior, take on a pushup challenge during the Spring Job Fair at...
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    McCook approves revised pool fee structure (4/7/26)
    McCOOK, Neb. - A simplified schedule of swimming pool admission fees has been approved by the McCook City Council. An ordinance amending the city code was introduced, and City Manager Nate Schneider...
  • When privacy yields to power (4/7/26)
    As children of the Cold War, we Boomers grew up with a clear, if over-simplified, understanding of the world. The nations of the Eastern Bloc possessed the capacity to destroy us, and that fact alone...
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  • Years of faithful service (3/31/26)
  • Vickers urges renewed conservation focus (3/27/26)
  • Bread giveaway thrives in third year (3/27/26)
  • McCook JV tennis girls put 19-0 on Lexington (3/26/26)
  • Third District hopeful urges family-focused growth (3/26/26)
  • A heritage of civic exchange (3/24/26)1
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  • Bison golf boys deliver 24-stroke win over Indians (4/9/26)
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    JoAnn Ward (4/9/26)
    PALISADE, Neb. — Jo Ann Ward, age 92, of Palisade, NE passed away at her home in Palisade on Tuesday, April 7, 2026...
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    ELKHORN, Neb. — Delores May (Besack) Wiemers was born on February 3, 1945,...
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    HASTINGS, Neb. — Nancy Powell, 77, of Hastings, Neb., passed away March 19, 2026,...
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    Schultz 60th (3/13/26)
    Please Join us in celebrating the 60th Wedding Anniversary of our parents Arvene and Judy (Walker) Schultz open house Saturday, April 4, 2026 Linden Court “Great Room” 4000 W Philip,...
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    Evaline Hershberger (4/7/26)
    McCOOK, Neb. — Evaline Joyce Hershberger was born in Sedalia, Colorado, on May 20, 1931,...
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    Craig Sides (4/7/26)
    KEARNEY, Neb. — Craig “Pat” Sides, age 72, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE on April 4, 2026...
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    Joan Stevenson (4/7/26)
    McCOOK, Neb. — Joan Marie Robison Stevenson, age 96, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2026,..
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  • Editorial: Locally sourced fundraising works (4/3/26)
    Mike O'Dell
    A perennial editorial ritual of mine, usually at the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, is to rant about the value of shopping locally. I like to remind readers of the economic power that...
  • Editorial: Parsing (the) rest of your day (4/2/26)
    Mike O'Dell
    For a couple of years now, I have noticed many people, particularly in the service sector, saying, “Have a good rest of your day.” The phrase tortures me. There is something profoundly unsettling...
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Sale Date: Tue. April 28 & Wed. April 29 Time: 10:30 am CDT Person having sale: Dan Eiler Estate Location: Day 1 Auction Location: At the farmstead located 1m north of hwy 36 on co rod 49 (north at JD Dealership) Oberlin KS Day 2 Auction Location: Gateway Civic Center, Oberlin, KS Main items for sale: Tractors, skid steer, trailers, pickup & ATV, farm machinery, livestock equipment, shop equipment & more. 470+ AC cropland & grassland - Decatur County, KS Auctioneer Co. Farm & Ranch...
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Dental Hygienist, McCook, NE. Fill in or part-full time. $43-48/hr based on experience. Benefits based on days. $1000 hire bonus after 90 days for part-full time. 308-345-1510 email resume tobiasdental@gpcom.net
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - The City of McCook is accepting applications/resumes (both required) for the position of Administrative Assistant for the Police Department. Occupy front desk position for the McCook Police Department and provides a variety of routine and complex clerical, administrative and technical work. Perform a variety of duties including greeting public, directing citizens to the proper police response, clerical, billing, filing, and record keeping. A working knowledge of...
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