Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Friday evening. The $19 billion relief program will provide support to farmers and ranchers, and the food supply chain, to ensure “every American continues to receive and have access to the food they need.” CFAP will use the funding and…
The 16,381 initial unemployment claims last week are a 39 percent drop from the peak of 27,054 the previous week. However, that current number is still 1,962 percent higher than before coronavirus. Put another way, the 16,381 claims reported last week is 15,613 claims above the weekly average for 2020…
COVID-19 Case Updates Nebraska As of April 14 at noon, the current case numbers for Nebraska are: 871 positive tests — 10, 486 negative tests — 18 deaths Nebraska numbers include negative results from NPHL and commercial labs. Both state and local health departments are testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of…
The Yonts Water Conference is full of information about water in the North Platte Valley of western Nebraska – how a huge surface-water irrigation project developed more than a century ago; the groundwater that it generates, now a major source of water for irrigation and other uses; how water is…
Gov. Pete Ricketts spent just under one hour Monday afternoon speaking with members of the media and providing an update on Nebraskas response to the Coronavirus outbreak. One of the major talking points was the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRMNpbNsVe8 The governor also touted Public Health Week…
Gov. Pete Ricketts, UNMC Dr. James Lawler, Nebraska Department of Economic Director Tony Goins and Nebraska Small Business Association District Director Leon Milobar discussed the latest on COVID-19 in Nebraska. Below are the video highlights covering each topic from today’s briefing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOuQPCiBChg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPKqZtjpCCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUMpjcM2HQ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWd27VxVIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvz9eopNkH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mHfRYfbFCk https://youtu.be/5JLbIxNH_IU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEcF9I0r40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2egG2Q5zOA…
On Tuesday afternoon, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts spoke to reporters on the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic and its latest impact on the state. First, he says new Directed Health Measures are in effect for Nebraska, including here in the Panhandle, and gave an update on Nebraskas test rate…
Nineties country hitmaker Joe Diffie passed away Sunday in Nashville of complications from the COVID-19 coronavirus. He was 61. It was only Friday that his family announced through his publicist that Diffie was sick. So far, they haven’t released any details or arrangements, simply asking for privacy. The much-revered traditionalist broke onto the…
The first and second deaths related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today. The first death was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions from Douglas County. He had contact with a known COVID-19 case out of…
The Douglas County Health Department says a man in his 50s has died as a result from the Coronavirus. Officials say the man also suffered from serious underlying health conditions and is the first COVID-19 death in Douglas County, as well as in Nebraska. DCHD officials say the man had…
