LINCOLN – Additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Saunders, Washington and Lancaster counties. New cases include: A woman in her 50s from Saunders County who is currently self-isolating. Two Washington County residents - A woman in her 90s and a man in his 70s who is currently hospitalized.…
LINCOLN – Two additional cases of COVID-19 were identified in two Nebraska counties: A woman in her 40s from Dawson County who recently traveled. She is currently self-isolating at home - https://www.trphd.org/. Douglas County also announced an additional travel-related case today. Both local health departments have initiated contact investigations to…
With the hammer of the COVID-19 pandemic coming down hard on Nebraska and the rest of the United States March 9-13, the Nebraska Legislature is trying to figure out what the coming weeks will look like. At a press conference at the Nebraska State Capitol Friday morning, Gov. Pete…
As part of an internal review of State Fair finances, the staff discovered activity that is suspicious in nature and warrants further investigation. The Nebraska State Fair Board has alerted all appropriate state agencies, who are coordinating further investigation. Additionally, The Board has engaged a private firm to conduct further…
LINCOLN – Two additional presumptive positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). DHHS is awaiting final confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in both cases. The fourth person is a woman in her 40s…
https://cip-dhhs.ne.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=JKHEPR4DPR If you are a resident of Madison, Stanton, Burt or Cuming County and have recently traveled to an identified higher risk country for COVID-19, please go to the link above and complete the survey. This was also posted on the Franciscan Care Services Facebook Page on Saturday:…
Fugitives Cody Murphree and Derek Pederson are in custody. They were arrested about 2:45 p.m. on Thursday in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. They were taken into custody in the vehicle they stole from Stanton on Tuesday by a U.S. Marshal task force and Iowa authorities. They are being held…
The number of reported cases of coronavirus or COVID 19 is expected to rise in coming weeks as new equipment is provided to test for the disease. Peggy Prinz Luebbert , a West Point native who works as an Infection Preventionist at Ortho Omaha, says this virus is more…
The Stanton County Sheriff’s office is continuing to ask the publics assistance in locating Cody Murphree, who escaped Sunday from the Thurston County jail and was later observed in Stanton County. Murphree, 26, is now being sought for another incident that occurred at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon…
Early Tuesday morning, about two miles east of Snyder, a two vehicle accident on Highway 91 left 26- year- old Isaac Wilson of Oakland dead . Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen says Wilson was driving his Geo Metro west when he crossed into the eastbound lane, striking a…
