ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ðə tˈaʊn wʌz nˈeɪmd mə kjˈuː ˈæftɚ bˈeɪzəl ˈɛm. mə kjˈuː ʌv hˈeɪstɪŋz, nəbɹˈæskə hˌuː wʌzðɪ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈɑːɹdən sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌlf ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd.
Originally the town was named McCue after Basil M. McCue of Hastings, Nebraska who was the organizer of the Garden City Gulf & Northern Railroad.