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  • Ricketts issues emergency declaration for COVID-19

    Mar 12, 2020

    As Nebraska continues to take proactive steps to address COVID-19, Governor Pete Ricketts has signed an emergency declaration, so regulatory provisions of state law can be suspended to aid the state’s response. This has also allowed him to issue an Executive Order waiving certain hauling requirements for truckers delivering food and supplies, such as food products to grocery stores. “I am declaring a State of Emergency in Nebraska as we continue to work to be the best prepared state in the nation for COVID-19,” said Governor Ricketts. “All...

  • NSAA suspends practices until March 30

    Mar 12, 2020

    The Nebraska School Activities Association issued the following statement Monday, March 16: Effective Monday, March 16 all NSAA activity practices are suspended until Monday, March 30 and all NSAA activity competitions are suspended until Thursday, April 2. These suspensions may be extended should the conditions warrant. Member schools and student-participants are expected to adhere to the NSAA Constitution and Bylaws and activity manuals during this time. As more information becomes available,...

  • Summerland oversight/board committee to meet Thursday

    Mar 12, 2020

    A meeting of the Summerland Oversight/Board Committee will be held Thursday, March 19, at 3 p.m., at Orchard Public School. Agenda items: 1. Design and budget update for new school 2. COVID-19 discussion 3. County update on roads/permits 4. Board communication for project going forward 5. Adjourn The tentative agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of distribution. A copy of the agenda, reflecting any changes, will be available for public inspection at the administrative offices during normal business hours. This agenda may be...

  • Best defense against Corona - or any -virus: Wash your hands

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Mar 5, 2020

    At some point, most people have experienced sniffling, aching, coughing, stuffy head and fever associated with the human coronavirus. But symptoms of the common cold differ from COVID-19, a new or novel disease not previously seen in humans. Here's what is known, according to Dr. Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard Medical School: • COVID-19 first appeared in Wuhan, China, on Dec. 8, 2019; • Officials assumed the virus was caused by zoonotic - animal to human - tra...