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Notable locations in McCook: Red Willow County Fairgrounds (A), Kelley Park (B), Westview Plaza (C), Perry Grain Company Elevator (D), Heritage Hills Golf Course (E), McCook (F), Frank Lloyd Wright House (G), Brooks Hall (H), Museum of the High Plains (I), Museum DAR (J), True Hall (K), Wrightstone Fine Arts Building (L), Tipton Building (M), George W Norris Home (N), Wigwam Student Center (O), McMillen Hall (P), Walsh-Brady Hall (Q), Von Riesen Library (R), Barnett Hall (S), McCook Public Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in McCook include: Saint Albans Episcopal Church (A), Christian Science Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Cornerstone Fellowship Church (D), Peace Lutheran Church (E), Our Saviors Lutheran Church (F), Kingdom Hall of Jehovas Witnesses (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Memorial Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Kelly Creek West Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: East Kelley Creek (A), West Kelley Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in McCook include: Senator George Norris State Historical Site (1), George William Norris Historical Marker (2), Elks Ball Park (3), Elks City Park (4), Felling Field (5), Weiland Field (6), Norris Park (7), Jaycees Ball Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: McCook Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in McCook and their reported violations in the past:
MCCOOK, CITY OF (Population served: 7994, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-2005)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-17-1998), Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: Referred for Higher Fed Level Review (MAR-31-2004), Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004), Fed Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-02-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: Referred for Higher St Level Review (MAR-31-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-20-2005)
- 22 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-01-2005 and JUN-16-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2005)
BUFFALO BILL PARK #2 (Address: 2108 Blake, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-21-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-06-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-06-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-20-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-1996), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-26-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2003)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUN-26-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1994), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
WILLOW SPRING MARINA (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-22-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-31-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Notification, Public - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-1998)
- Notification, Public - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-22-1997)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  9.4% | | Whole state: |  9.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
McCook compared to Nebraska state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Airports |
1 | $2,495 | $29,940 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $14,110 | $28,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $18,093 | $31,017 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $7,397 | $22,191 | 2 | $3,033 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,328 | $15,936 | 20 | $1,160 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $13,149 | $31,558 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
1 | $1,683 | $20,196 | 3 | $2,059 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $7,419 | $22,257 | 4 | $2,081 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $39,000 | $31,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $7,182 | $21,546 | 1 | $255 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $13,565 | $27,130 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $9,000 | $27,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
8 | $16,087 | $24,131 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $5,672 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $14,345 | $43,035 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
70 | $164,852 | $28,260 | 36 | $14,260 |
McCook government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $1,329,000
Parks & Recreation: $178,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $305,000
General: $254,000
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $884,000
General - Other: $867,000
Parks & Recreation: $725,000
Police Protection: $641,000
Regular Highways: $617,000
Water Utilities: $584,000
Fire Protection: $428,000
Central Staff Services: $397,000
Sewerage: $359,000
Financial Administration: $306,000
Welfare - Other: $143,000
General Public Buildings: $61,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $345,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,329,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,216,000
Water Utilities: $214,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $131,000
Other, NEC: $113,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,814,000
Interest Earnings: $259,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $177,000
Regular Highways: $90,000
Welfare - Other: $86,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Water Utilities: $63,000
Police Protection: $35,000
Fire Protection: $24,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Central Staff: $18,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $18,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Sewerage: $4,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,964,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $584,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $586,000
All Other: $422,000
General Support: $308,000
- Tax - NEC: $1,107,000
Total General Sales: $975,000
Property: $591,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,847,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000
5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,356 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Nebraska average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,896 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.76% | | Nebraska average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in McCook:
- KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KNGN (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: KANSAS NEBRASKA GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KOOQ (1410 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in McCook:
- KRKU (98.5 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KIOD (105.3 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN MCCOOK LLC)
- KICX-FM (96.1 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KSWN (93.9 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN-MCCOOK, L.L.C.)
- KFNF (101.1 FM; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around McCook:
- KSNK (Channel 8; McCOOK, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- K44FN (Channel 44; MCCOOK/CULBERTSON, NE; Owner: NEBR. ED. TV COMMISSION)
- K32BY (Channel 32; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION)
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