Stories from Wednesday, August 19, 2020

McCOOK, Neb. -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is partnering with the school districts in the nine-county health district to develop plans for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the schools, but seeks help from parents as well.  Measures are in place to quickly identify and isolate symptomatic students or staff, and then identify others who were in direct contact with them, according to Myra Stoney, SWNPHD director...

Junior quarterback Quade Myers (9) and the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers have a Class D-1 No. 4 state ranking from Lincoln Journal-Star football writers today. The Tigers ripped through 10 foes last year (10-2 overall) while reaching last year's state semifinals where they lost at Burwell. The Burwell Longhorns are ranked No. 3...

This past week we concluded our final days of the 106th Legislative session. We should have been done in the middle of April, but because of COVID, we finished on August 13. Some of the highlights of the last 17 days of the session were the passage of LB1107 and LB814. ...

NORFOLK, Neb. –- The sun is shining on the City of Norfolk as it will be the latest Nebraska municipality to become part of Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) SunWise Community Solar program. There will be an added aspect of the project for NPPD with the installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be tied to the solar array as a demonstration project...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Today, Janell Anderson Ehrke, CEO and Founder of GROW Nebraska, presented to a group of McCook area businesses on a USDA grant they received to help McCook area businesses develop a digital marketing plan. GROW Nebraska’s USDA grant allows them to work with McCook, Sidney, and Alliance businesses for no charge to provide training, coaching, technical assistance, and free Google AdWords advertising...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — First it was Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, unable to call upon what was one of the best defenses in the league. Then came LeBron James and the Lakers, clanging 3-pointers off the rim to provide a steady sound in a mostly empty gym...