Area News
DCS Homegrown Harmonies Competes at GINW Gold Rush Show Choir Event
Fourteen teams, hundreds of spectators, and one small but mighty group making a big impression on the stage. Homegrown Harmonies, Dundy County-Stratton’s High School Show Choir, competed in the Grand Island Northwest Gold Rush Show Choir Invitational on Saturday, February 3rd. Homegrown Harmonies, which consists of 7 students, competed against Class A and B high…
Read MoreTAP Stands Strong after Two-Decades of Community and Agriculture Betterment
Twenty years ago, in March, the switch to power up the Trenton Agri Products (TAP) Ethanol Plant was flipped. What a phenomenal success story it is. It’s a story that goes well beyond the Trenton Agri Products operation. It’s about how this agriculture-based business has brought some stability and breathed new life into a struggling…
Read MoreSaturday Night Dinner and Dance At Weight Buffet Features Benkelman Native
The Weight Buffet will welcome home Benkelman Native, Steve Main and the Bases Loaded Band this weekend for its Valentines Day event. Bases Loaded, one of the best variety dance bands you will ever hear, is coming to Benkelman Saturday Night to the Weight Buffet Valentines Event. Their emphasis is on strong 3-part vocal harmonies…
Read MoreNana Beall’s Sweet Treats
Tina Beall’s love of freeze-dried Skittles has led to a unique Dundy County business. Nana Beall’s Sweet Treat takes store bought candies and then freeze dries them, making them into a new type of candy. In the beginning, Tina bought a freeze dryer to start making the tasty treat for herself, and then she started…
Read MoreStratton Mainstay Family Business Closing
Ending over 70 years of quality business service in Stratton by the League family, League Builders will close their doors in Stratton on December 31. The League Builders Era began when Roy League returned home from the Korean War in 1951 and went to work for the Lionberger Lumber Company. In 1976, Roy and his…
Read MoreDCS E-Sports Provides Activity Opportunity Beyond Athletics
One of the fastest growing school activities in Nebraska is E-Sports and Dundy County Stratton has a team. The Dundy County Stratton Board of Education approved the school joining the Nebraska Schools E-sports Association, or NSeSA, last fall and DCS E-Sports team had their first competition in late November. The NSeSA was formed about four…
Read MoreRecall Petitions Filed Against Two Trenton Village Board Members
Following a year and half of contentious issues, including the closure of the El Dorado Nursing home, and the letting go of former Village Clerk Wendy Frakes McKain, two Village of Trenton Board Members, Cindy Borges and Phil McDonald, now face recall petitions. The recall petition has been filed by Richard Frakes of Trenton. Frakes…
Read MoreDCS Gets First Round Win
The DCS Tigers Football team won their first round Class D2 playoff football game in Benkelman against Elm Creek 38 to 6 Thursday. The Tigers move on the second round where they are seeded #3. The 16 teams that won their round games were reseeded for the rest of the playoffs based on their wildcard…
Read MoreUPDATE: Largest Nebraska Pick 5 Jackpot Ever Claimed By Benkelman Player
A player from Benkelman, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed a $370,000 Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot, the largest jackpot in the game’s 28 year history. The winning ticket was purchased at Kwik Stop #24 at 1417 A St. in Benkelman. The ticket contained one quick pick play for the October 3 through October 9 drawings,…
Read More$370,000 Nebraska Pick 5 Winning Ticket Sold in Benkelman
One lucky player who bought a Nebraska Pick 5 ticket for the Monday, October 9 drawing is holding a ticket worth $370,000. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Monday’s Nebraska Pick 5 draw matched all five winning numbers for the $370,000 jackpot. The ticket was sold at Kwik Stop #24, 1417…
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