McCook NewsLocal news for McCook, NE continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.City takes on annual budget Monday- July 4, 2008 The McCook City Council will tackle the 2008-09 preliminary budget at its regular meeting Monday, 7:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/city-takes-on-annual-budget-monday?fromrss=1 New McCook resident guitar tech to the greats- July 4, 2008 If it has strings and you can strum it, chances are Dale Quinty of SqyntAxe Guitar Repair in McCook can repair it.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/new-mccook-resident-guitar-tech-to-the-greats?... Water for Life -- Volunteers work to provide wells for clean water in Haiti- July 4, 2008 "I haven't had the nerve to do it yet, but someday when I make a presentation to a group of people in a restaurant, I'd like to tell the waitress not to serve any water or tea.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/water-for-life-volunteers-work-to-provide-well... Recent Nebraska newspaper editorials- July 3, 2008 The problems that State Auditor Mike Foley uncovered at the Autism Center in Omaha show that the state's system for overseeing its contracts with outside providers is still slipshod.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/recent-nebraska-newspaper-editorials?fromrss=1 Optimist Club still needs help to continue tradition- July 1, 2008 This year's 4th of July McCook Optimists Club fireworks program will include a musical performance by http:www.youtube.comview_play_listp=69FB5A2680202BD1 Tre Sostre.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/optimist-club-still-needs-help-to-continue-tra... Fuel prices have impact on road costs- July 1, 2008 Ever-increasing fuel prices were reflected Monday morning in the bids for the gravel that Red Willow County commissioners will use to cover 600 miles of county roads.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/fuel-prices-have-impact-on-road-costs?fromrss=... College approves new quarter-cent levy- July 1, 2008 After meeting in a closed session, the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors approved a new property tax levy by 7-2. Elizabeth Benjamin and Glenda Hasenauer voted against the tax at the regular board ...http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/07/college-approves-new-quarter-cent-levy?fromrss... Playhouses to help raise funds for Habitat for Humanity- July 1, 2008 The Lucero family has been waiting for fair weather for months on end. The wait may finally be over.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/06/playhouses-to-help-raise-funds-for-habitat-for... The McCook tornado of 1928- July 1, 2008 Eighty years ago this summer, McCook was struck with the worst tornado in the history of Southwest Nebraska.http://www.topix.net/city/mccook-ne/2008/06/the-mccook-tornado-of-1928?fromrss=1 |