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New owners take over historic Hayes Center newspaper

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette - Jan. 31, 2025

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — It’s never too late to start a new chapter in life. Just ask Bob and Gypsy (Carolyn) Emerick, who recently moved from Denver, Colo., to southwest Nebraska and have found themselves as the new owners of a 140-year-old newspaper. ———- Top photo: Gypsy and Bob Emerick pick up a batch of […]

New owners take over historic Hayes Center newspaper

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette -

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — It’s never too late to start a new chapter in life. Just ask Bob and Gypsy (Carolyn) Emerick, who recently moved from Denver, Colo., to southwest Nebraska and have found themselves as the new owners of a 140-year-old newspaper. ———- Top photo: Gypsy and Bob Emerick pick up a batch of […]

Archived: Pandemic delays toxicology tests in deaths of city employees

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette - Sep. 11, 2020

Toxicology reports from the city of McCook’s waste water treatment plant accident are still pending. Two city employees, Ken Keslin, 43, and Larry Dicke, 65, were found dead inside the city’s wastewater treatment facility on Sept. 6. Due to toxic gases and hazardous material inside the facility, McCook Fire and Rescue and the Red Willow […]

Archived: Pandemic delays toxicology tests in deaths of city employees

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette -

Toxicology reports from the city of McCook’s waste water treatment plant accident are still pending. Two city employees, Ken Keslin, 43, and Larry Dicke, 65, were found dead inside the city’s wastewater treatment facility on Sept. 6. Due to toxic gases and hazardous material inside the facility, McCook Fire and Rescue and the Red Willow […]

Archived: Landowners, officials testify about multi-million dollar NCORPE project

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette - Sep. 20, 2019

It was standing-room only at a hearing Thursday at McCook Community College, where state senators of the legislature’s Nebraska Natural Resource Committee heard testimony about NCORPE land in Lincoln County. Five state senators on the Natural Resource Committee were present at the hearing, with three – Joni Albrecht, Dist. 17 Suzanne Geist, Dist. 25 and […]

Archived: Landowners, officials testify about multi-million dollar NCORPE project

Lorri Sughroue, McCook Daily Gazette -

It was standing-room only at a hearing Thursday at McCook Community College, where state senators of the legislature’s Nebraska Natural Resource Committee heard testimony about NCORPE land in Lincoln County. Five state senators on the Natural Resource Committee were present at the hearing, with three – Joni Albrecht, Dist. 17 Suzanne Geist, Dist. 25 and […]