Coming off its first win of the season, the Clinton Red Tornado football team (2-3, 2-0) continued to find success, as it took down the Bridge Creek Bobcats (1-4, 0-2) Friday 40-20 in Blanchard.

• Donating used items to charity is a great way to find a new home for your old things, get a tax deduction and help a worthwhile nonprofit raise funds. But some items are not acceptable for donation, so it’s best to ask before you drop off. In general, there are four categories of goods that are very difficult to donate and should either be recycled or sent to a landfill. Mattresses and box springs, for example, are difficult to donate, since it is illegal in most states to refurbish or resell beds, for sanitary reasons. Used electronics have become very difficult to give, since prices have come down and functionality is constantly and rapidly evolving. It’s best to take old electronics to stores like Best Buy, where they are collected and recycled.

Gary Bender uses his truck’s clamp to remove the trunk and remaining limbs of a dead tree Monday afternoon after being cut down in McLain Rogers Park.