Stories from Monday, November 9, 2020

DeWITT, Neb. — The Dundy County-Stratton Tigers and Tri-County Trojans will kick off at 6 p.m. for their Class D-1 state football semifinal, Tri-County school officials confirmed this morning. Both teams are 10-0 with one more win sending them to the state championship game at Lincoln's Memorial Stadium on Monday, Nov. 23...

The Coppermill won seven of eight games to earn the McCook YMCA 2020 Adult Co-Ed Softball League championship recently. Champions appear from left. Front row: Kenny Dugger, Scott Smalley, Jeff Holthus, Brian Michaelis and Troy Gonzales. In back are Stephanie Hansen, Kelsey Gillen, Kylie Hyland, Cindy Pohl and Savannah Strauch. Not pictured: Tyler McCarty and Terra Michaelis. All games were played on Sunday evenings at McCook's Jaycees Complex...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — A look at all the top performers in Dundy County-Stratton's 50-24 state quarterfinal conquest of Stanton Friday afternoon: TEAM STATS Rushing yards: Dundy County-Stratton 273, Stanton 219 Passing: Dundy County-Stratton 96, Stanton 83...

McCOOK, Neb. — Several pieces of the puzzle have to come together for a community to grow, and the McCook Economic Development Corp. is seeking some help from Red Willow County to complete one of those pieces — workforce housing. Delivering a quarterly report to the county commissioners, MEDC Executive Director Andy Long asked the county consider a $25,000 pledge toward a proposal to combine grants and local funding to create a $750,000 low-interest revolving loan fund for construction of new housing and substantial rehabilitation.. ...