Originally the town was named McCue after Basil M. McCue of Hastings, Nebraska who was the organizer of the Garden City Gulf & Northern Railroad.
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.