Sickness has caught up with the McCook Swim and Dive team but the boys managed to hang on for first place against friendly-rival North Platte at their dual Thursday. The girls only have four swimmers ...

McCook Junior High's eighth-grade boys split against two great rivals this week as coach Joel Arterburn reports: "On Tuesday night, the A team lost a close game to Ogallala 52-46. Scoring: Bently ...

Every team's goal is to play its best basketball in February and the McCook High girls are clearly getting close. After playing 14-3 Holdrege with three on Tuesday, the Bison caught 11-win Minden at ...

The Chase County boys improved to 8-9 this season with a 61-44 victory at Holyoke, Colo., Thursday evening. Chase led from start to finish, building basically a decisive 35-17 advantage before the ...

McCook's seventh-grade basketball boys were ready for a trip to Dundy County-Stratton as the team won 40-32 on Tuesday. The Bison overcame their slow start, only trailing 11-10 until Colton Foster ...

McCOOK, Neb. - For the first Coffee Talk of 2026, the Gazette met with Ruby Collins and Samantha Daniel of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension offices, ...

This week, we met with Ruby Collins, an entomologist based at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln Extension office in Red Willow County for our monthly "Coffee Talk." She is a remarkable professional, ...

Douglas Lee Wacker, age 67, of Culbertson, Nebraska, passed away in Reno, Nevada, on January 17, 2026. He was born on November 24, 1958, in McCook, NE. Doug is survived by his partner, Kathryn Denise ...

Carol Anne Samway was called to her heavenly home Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the age of 88. Carol was born June 19, 1937, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Walter and Irene (Meyer) Reher. Carol ...

McCook High's wrestling boys host their annual dual tournament on Friday starting at 2 p.m. in the Graff Events Center. Coach Nick Umscheid provids some more details: "We have a good field of teams ...

Oh, those McCook girls took 14-3 Holdrege down to the final shot before falling 44-41 in Tuesday's Southwest Conference tournament quarterfinal game. Junior Cali Crawford continued her sizzlin' ...

Somebody hit the "turbo button" on Tuesday's McCook-Minden basketball game and some may still be wondering how this happened Tuesday night. The Bison put ESPN legend Chris Berman's "fastest three ...