About 15 members of the Cambridge Lions participated over 2 different days to paint parking lines at Cope Family Dentistry...

More than six weeks into the school year, area schools are dealing with their first cases within their day-to-day operation, but, so far at least, protocols for how to handle those situations have held and kept the buildings safe and operational.

The COVID-19 Community Risk Dial for the week of October 5th is orange, meaning residents of southwest Nebraska have a high risk of contracting COVID-19. The risk level was raised due to an increase in community spread across several counties and higher demand on the healthcare system.

The year 2020 has brought about many unexpected changes in day-to-day lives. This has also had an effect on businesses including our area meat processors. From a surge in people looking to stock their freezers and an uptick in consumers wanting to buy locally grown and processed meat, area lockers have made a few changes.

BERTRAND - In similar fashion to a week two matchup with Blue Hill, the Southern Valley football team found itself in a large hole midway through the second of Friday’s contest at Bertrand. But armed with the confidence of that comeback win in week two, the Eagles turned the trick once again.

BENKELMAN - Battling perhaps the top team in the State, the Hi-Line football team proved to be overmatched on Friday as they fell to the hosting Dundy County-Stratton Tigers, 52-0. DCS scored on their second play to go up 8-0 and the Bulls struggled to get much going offensively the entire night.

STAMFORD - With a pair of victories Monday at the Subdistrict C-10 Tournament, the Southern Valley/Alma softball team captured the subdistrict championship at Bill Dunkhas Memorial Park in Stamford. The No.

ALMA - Facing what was likely a must-win situation to keep playoff hopes alive, the Arapahoe football team delivered Friday with a 28-6 win at winless Alma, stopping a two-game skid and getting back to .500 at 3-3.