Most folks agree that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) put McCook, Nebraska, on the map in 1882. Most would also agree that McCook's central location--a natural division point between ...

For the first time in program history, the Texas Longhorns own the No. 1 spot in the preseason AP Top 25 rankings, beating out No. 2 Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since ...

McCOOK, Neb - To kick-off the school year, Youth Change Reaction and the McCook Optimist Club are teaming up for Cars Under the Stars at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 15. Disney's ...

McCOOK, Neb. - The Red Willow County Commissioners are looking for $386k to cut. That's the amount needed to stay within the 5.17% cap imposed by the state under LB 34. It's estimated that it will ...

A few huge college football games to note as the playoff chase begins in less than two weeks. Aug. 23: No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland. Aug. 30: No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio ...

The trio of Michael Graham, Riley O’Brien and Blaze Powers brought home a silver medal. They faced off against two teams from Beatrice beating the first team and losing in a close match to the gold ...

Mike O'Dell McCook Gazette McCOOK, Neb. - The Gazette recently featured stories about an aircraft speed record that was enabled by the McCook airport and staff. The article chronicled both the initial ...

A lineup of all McCook Bison sporting events at high school and junior high levels leading into state football playoffs during November. Saturday McCook High football scrimmage at Weiland Field, 9 a.m ...

Last week, the Gazette revisited the record-setting 1986 flight of Larry and Susie Grant in their Piper Malibu -- a single-engine, turbocharged piston aircraft with a pressurized, six-seat cabin. The ...

In late July, the Pew Research Center released a report telling us, to some degree, what we already know. Americans are split, but Pew took the research further and found a few details that aren't so ...

HASTINGS - McCook has been selected as one of five communities in Nebraska to be part of a new program aimed at community renewal and youth retention, the Revitalize and Thrive initiative. In addition ...

HOLDREGE, Neb. - Retirement isn't everyone's cup of tea. Faced with the prospect of a life filled with leisure activities like bridge or golf, 84-year-old Betty Sayers chose something a bit more ...