MPS Bond Issue 2025

Operations Still Expected “Imminently,” According to Pillen McCOOK, Neb. (October 28, 2025) — Governor Jim Pillen confirmed Tuesday that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in McCook will not open this week as previously announced. The site, located at the former Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in northeast McCook, had been slated to begin operations on Saturday, November 1, following federal inspections and security upgrades. However, during a call

The suit asserts the Governor has exceeded his authority under state law LINCOLN, NE – Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng has issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by Nebraska Appleseed on behalf of former State Senator DiAnna Schimek and thirteen residents of McCook, Nebraska , to prevent Governor Jim Pillen’s unauthorized attempt to repurpose Nebraska’s Work Ethic Camp into a large-scale ICE detainment camp.  The plaintiffs in the case asked for a temporary inj

McCOOK, Neb. — In a live interview Wednesday morning on KICX High Plains Radio, McCook Public Schools Superintendent Grant Norgaard...

August 13, 2025 McCOOK Neb. — Voters have rejected a proposed $42 million bond to build a new junior high school and fund other facility...

By Adrienne LaBay “The building is settling.” McCook, Neb. - It’s a phrase many heard more than once during recent tours of McCook...

McCook Neb. — With ballots arriving for the $42 million McCook Public Schools bond proposal, voters are once again deciding whether to...

McCook, Neb. - McCook Public Schools (MPS) officials are urging residents to see the junior high for themselves before voting in the...