Stories from Saturday, August 13, 2005

Things sure have changed during the past generation when it comes to the social graces. A good friend of mine, Dan Beers, who lived in McCook before he moved to Missouri with his new bride last year, asked me once why so few people have "class" any more. Granted, style, taste and class have different meanings for different people, yet when we hear those words, most of us conjure up similar definitions and understandings...

Be careful what you wish for ... you may get it. That would have been hard advice to take back when McCook was unfairly passed over for the new state prison four years ago. But if anyone has doubts that the Work Ethic Camp is a better fit for our community, they should take note of the news from Tecumseh, which "won" the prison...

A track hoe smooths out the bank at one of the ponds at Barnett Park. Concrete blocks, foreground, will be placed to stabilize the shoreline under a project financed by the Nebraska Environmental Trust using funding from the Nebraska Lottery and private donations...

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Aug. 8,2005 Mr. John Bingham City Manager McCook, Nebraska 69001 Reference: Information about Red Willow County's proposal for the potential co-location of the Red Willow County Sheriffs Department, County Jail, McCook Police Department, and the McCook Fire Department...

At their regular meeting Monday night, members of the McCook City Council will be asked to award the city's wastewater treatment plant contract to Industrial Process Tech Inc. Three bids were submitted, with IPT as the lowest responsible bidder at $3.10 million...