The Cato Institute's Adam Michel offered some timely holiday reading this week, turning his attention to the 15-cent fee tucked into the cost of every live Christmas tree sold in the United States.

Here we go again. A single shooter, then a father and son using personal guns to kill and/or injure crowds of people: Brown University in Rhode Island and the Hanukkah (or Chanukah) celebration in ...

Gayle Lewis Kircher was born October 27, 1929 to Albert and Ola (Elms) Kircher on the family farm in rural Red Willow County, Nebraska. He lived a life characterized by dedication, hard work, and a ...

Fred H. Gleason, 75, of Kearney, died December 9, 2025, at C.H.I. Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, December 22, 2025, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in ...

Diana Underwood, a longtime resident of Lexington, passed away Monday morning, December 15, 2025 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 73 years of age. Cremation was chosen. Burial in Memorial ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska State Board of Education President Elizabeth Tegtmeier said misappropriated funds distributed through the state's school aid formula were the primary topic of discussion at ...

McCOOK, Neb. - No McCook property tax or sales tax dollars will be used to purchase the long-stalled St. Catherine's Hospital property, City Manager Nate Schneider told council members. The second ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Monday night's epic meeting of the McCook City Council was, in fact, a series of meetings contending with matters ranging from establishing blighted property status to regulating the ...