Stories from Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The McCook Community College men’s basketball team lost to Lamar Tuesday at home in double-overtime 72-63. “I thought we played hard enough to win this game but I don’t think we played tough enough or smart enough to win it,” said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl...

A roundup of the available girls' high basketball scores from Tuesday with more appearing in the next McCook Gazette edition: Hitchcock County 53, Dundy County-Stratton 37 Trailing 12-9, the Falcons went on a 30-13 flight through those middle quarters to take control. They earned their fourth win this season...

McCOOK, Neb. — The full McCook City Council and all but one member of the Airport Advisory Commission heard pitches from five airlines vying for the Essential Air Service contract for McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. The airlines, including current carrier Boutique Air, communicated with the two groups Tuesday night in the upstairs training room at the McCook Municipal Center...

McCOOK, Neb. — Shoppers came through in a big way for this year’s Salvation Army bell ringing campaign, dropping nearly $20,000 in the red buckets to support the organization’s charitable work. Sponsored locally by the Red Willow County Ministerial Association, $19,545.38 was collected over the 17 days of the drive, according to Traci Taylor, who is in her 10th year of coordinating the effort...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook finished 2021 with $10.5 million in new construction, plumbing and mechanical. Of that amount, $8.02 million was inside city limits and $2.50 million outside, according to the City of McCook monthly permit report. New commercial construction inside city limits in December totaled $120,000 and outside city limits, $420,000...

McCOOK, Neb. — Commercial airline passengers flying out of the McCook Airport to Denver, Colo., in 2021 increased by over 50% from the prior year, according to the City of McCook enplanement/deplanement numbers. Boutique Air is the federally subsidized airline provider at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport and offers daily flights to and from Denver...

As many of you know, this is my 8th and final year in the Nebraska Legislature. I’m amazed by how quickly time has gone by. As I enter my final session, barring any special session, there are some things I have yet to accomplish and we will get into those a little bit later. ...

For the second straight game, the McCook Community College women posted dominating second and third quarters to fuel a win. On Tuesday that formula resulted in a 67-53 win over Lamar Community College in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. “It’s nice to pick up a Region win, that was a huge positive for us, but we have to shoot the ball better,” said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett...

Nebraska stood toe-to-toe with No. 25 Illinois, but the Fighting Illini used a 12-2 run in the final four minutes to stave off the Huskers, 81-71 at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night. In a tightly contest battle, neither team led by more than five until the final stretch after Nebraska pulled even at 65-all on a pair of Bryce McGowens' free throws with 3:57 left. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The McCook Economic Development Corp. was among four nonprofits to recently receive a Housing Study Grant from the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. The MEDC received $5,760 in the grant and will provide $12,240 in matching funds to pay Hanna:Keelan to update its 2013 local community housing study...