UPDATE: The National Guard will conduct testing today and tomorrow in the South Heartland District that includes Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster Counties. It isn’t clear where testing will occur. You’re asked to complete an online registration first at SouthHeartlandHealth.org.
UPDATE: All but 24 Nebraska counties will enjoy looser restrictions beginning today. The Central District Health Department is asking residents not to travel to those counties.
UPDATE: Tuesday is Election Day in Nebraska and on site voting will still take place. Some polling places have been changed so please check with your county. If you have not received an updated polling place it is likely you will still be in your previous location. The polls are open from 8am-8pm. ALSO there will be NO “I Voted Today” stickers handed out as a precaution to keep people safe.
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UPDATE: On Friday morning, UNK coaches and athletic department staff spread out across the community to collect items for Big Blue Cupboard. Area residents did their part by donating enough items to fill three pickup truck beds. Big Blue Cupboard provides UNK students and employees with perishable and nonperishable food items and personal hygiene products. The service is free and confidential.In March and April, Big Blue Cupboard distributed more than 2,300 items and recorded about 500 individual visits.
UPDATE: The Grand Island Senior High Class of 2020 graduation ceremony will be aired live on News Channel Nebraska and streamed online via the Grand Island Public Schools website, YouTube and Facebook pages. The event, which due to safety considerations will be a virtual ceremony, will start at the regularly scheduled time of 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.
The Trails & Rails Museum is asking for essential workers, in Buffalo County, to submit their name, occupation, and a brief paragraph describing how you and your family are coping with the Covid – 19 pandemic. This information is meant to honor and recognize these individuals in our next May/June Buffalo Tales newsletter. Not only will you be recognized in the BCHS bi-monthly publication, but you are also helping them record and preserve these unprecedented times for future years to come.
The Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce had a great response to their first Kolor Kearney book, and since this week is Teacher Appreciation Week and the school year online is coming to an end, the KACC want to celebrate. In this edition of Kolor Kearney, the school mascots or logos of Kearney schools is available. This book has 18 different pages to color. Go here to access the book and for more details.
Mobile food pantries providing free food are offered in the area every two weeks by the Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska in cooperation with the Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha.
Drivers should remain in their vehicles while masked volunteers load groceries.
Food pickups, by appointment only, begin at 9:30 a.m. Call Kyla Martin at 308-440-0153 to set up a time.
The pantries rotate to serve Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Hall, Kearney and Phelps counties.
Future dates include:
– May 15, Pleasanton School, Pleasanton;
– June 12, Phelps County Fairgrounds, Holdrege;
– June 26, Community Action Partnership Food Bank, Kearney.
Hot Meals USA continues to feed those in need, including first responders, amid the coronavirus crisis in Kearney. The organization formed to respond in the wake of disasters has produced about 40,000 meals in the weeks since setting up in the MONA parking lot. If you’re in need and can’t stop by yourself contact the Kearney Jubilee Center to have a meal delivered Monday through Saturday between 11 and 1:30 p.m.
Peace Lutheran in Grand Island is offering Vacation Bible School virtually this summer. Find out more at their Facebook page.
You can keep yourself safe in these times, show your Husker spirit, AND help Nebraska Food Banks. Husker Face Masks are on sale right now at the shop at NRG sister property huskermax.com. The masks are handmade, available in four styles, and will ship in early May. GO HERE: http://www.shophuskermax.com/houndsmax-huskers-mask
NebraskaLand National Bank is celebrating local heroes with the “behind the mask” campaign. Submit a photo and message to thank those working the front lines in healthcare, public safety and others who continue to serve the community for the greater good during the COVID-19 pandemic. NebraskaLand National Bank admires the bravery and appreciates the dedication. Go here to share a message of gratitude along with a photo of your hero.