Gov. Ricketts, UNMC doctor stress need to continue social distancing as Nebraska reopens By Nancy Gaarder Lee BHM News Service May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 Updated Aug 25, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm(:E9 }63C2D<2 C6@A6?:?8[ E96C6’D 2 C:D< r~'xs\`h 42D6D H:== DFC86 2?5 @G6CH96=> E96 962=E9 42C6 DJDE6> :7 A6@A=6 5@?’E E2<6 A6CD@?2= C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ]k^AmkAm%92E H2D E96 >6DD286 %9FCD52J 7C@> sC] |2C< #FAA[ 49:67 @7 E96 s:G:D:@? @7 x?764E:@FD s:D62D6D 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 |65:42= r6?E6C[ 5FC:?8 2 =:G6 E@H? 92== H:E9 v@G] !6E6 #:4<6EED]k^AmkAm“}@H :D ?@E E96 E:>6 E@ 36 4@>A=246?E[ ?@H :D ?@E E96 E:>6 E@ … 8@ 324< E@ ?@C>2=[” #FAA D2:5] “x7 H6 5@ E92E[ E9:D 5:D62D6 H:== 4@>6 C@2C:?8 324<] %9:D 5:D62D6 5@6D?’E 42C6 :7 H6’C6 2 C65 DE2E6 @C 2 3=F6 DE2E6 @C H92E C6=:8:@FD A6CDF2D:@? H6 2C6]”k^Am kAm#FAA 2?5 #:4<6EED 42==65 @? A6@A=6 E@ D@4:2= 5:DE2?46[ H62C >2D<D 2?5 <66A E96:C 92?5D 4=62?]k^Am People are also reading… 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Lexington wins Good Life Cup CPS reformats after-school and preschool programs, raises tuition Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported State troopers trying to locate man who ran from traffic stop near Overton Gothenburg High School speech team overjoyed with state results Sarah Neben: Learning Adventures Childcare plans culturally diverse summer curriculum TRACK: Cozad boys win team title at Ogallala Geiser family opens hardware store in Lexington Lexington falls to No. 1 Schuyler in Pinnacle Cup Final Gothenburg golf wins home dual over North Platte St. Pat's Priscilla Quill's book launch at Lexington Public Library Lexington YMCA hosts egg hunt Overton boys golf takes third at Hi-Line invite kAmx7 A6@A=6 5@?’E 5@ E9@D6 E9:?8D[ 3FE 368:? 82E96C:?8[ #FAA D2:5 E96 C6DF=E H:== 36 4=62Ci “(6 H:== D66 2 DFC86 2?5 :E 4@F=5 A@E6?E:2==J @G6CH96=> E96 DJDE6>]”k^AmkAmsFC:?8 E96 D9@H[ 2 A2DE@C 492==6?865 #:4<6EED’ 564:D:@? E@ 2==@H =2C86C 4C@H5D 2E 49FC496D E92? 6=D6H96C6[ 8:G6? E96:C GF=?6C23=6 A@AF=2E:@?D]k^AmkAm#:4<6EED D2:5 C6=:8:@FD =6256CD >FDE E6== GF=?6C23=6 4@?8C682?ED E@ DE2J 9@>6]k^Am kAm“xE’D J@FC C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 2D 2 A2DE@C E@ >2<6 DFC6 E96J 5@?’E 4@>6[” #:4<6EED D2:5] “(6 2C6 23D@=FE6=J D2J:?8 E@ E9@D6 7@=<D H9@ 2C6 >@C6 GF=?6C23=6i ‘s@ ?@E 8@ E@ J@FC A=246D @7 H@CD9:A[ DE2J 9@>6]’ ”k^Am kAmp?@E96C G:6H6C 2D<65 23@FE E96 C:D< @7 EC2?D>:DD:@? 7C@> D:?8:?8 2?5 49@:CD] #FAA A@:?E65 E@ 2 72E2= @FE3C62< E92E C6DF=E65 7C@> 2 49@:C C6962CD2= :? (2D9:?8E@?]k^AmkAm“%92E :D 2 A2CE:4F=2C 24E:G:EJ :? E96 H@CD9:A D6CG:46 E92E D9@F=5 36 =@@<65 2E >@C6 42C67F==J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am k9C ^mk9bmkDEC@?8m~FC 36DE DE277 A9@E@D @7 |2J a_a_k^DEC@?8mk^9bm nancy.gaarder@owh.com, twitter.com/gaarder 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Some local churches plan to start in-person services this weekend; others plan to wait longer KEARNEY — The Rev. Dean Hanson may start a trend Sunday in Hazard when he leads church services outdoors. Several Hilltop Mall stores open again KEARNEY — The Buckle has reopened at Hilltop Mall, and so have a half a dozen other businesses. 13 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Two Rivers district HOLDREGE — Two Rivers Public Health Department reported 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, increasing the total to 832 in its seven-… How meatpacking plants, a funeral and a Zumba class fueled Douglas County coronavirus cases In Douglas County, 392 workers in meatpacking plants have tested positive for the virus. Education commissioner weighs in on Nebraska schools potentially opening this fall Students in some districts should be able to open as planned in August, the state education commissioner says. But the pandemic might force ot… Jobless numbers keep growing in Nebraska; 6,555 people file claims On Friday, the government will issue the April jobs report. The unemployment rate is forecast to reach at least 16%, the highest rate since th… Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a White House address 2026-04-09T122029Z_1_LWD113809042026RP1_RTRWNEV_D_1138-IRAN-CRISIS-EXPLOSIVE-MEDIA.MP4 2026-04-09T122029Z_1_LWD113809042026RP1_RTRWNEV_D_1138-IRAN-CRISIS-EXPLOSIVE-MEDIA.MP4 Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, accuses US of breaking ceasefire Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, accuses US of breaking ceasefire Families of Gilgo Beach murder victims express gratitude for Rex Heuermann’s guilty pleas Families of Gilgo Beach murder victims express gratitude for Rex Heuermann’s guilty pleas
Some local churches plan to start in-person services this weekend; others plan to wait longer KEARNEY — The Rev. Dean Hanson may start a trend Sunday in Hazard when he leads church services outdoors.
Several Hilltop Mall stores open again KEARNEY — The Buckle has reopened at Hilltop Mall, and so have a half a dozen other businesses.
13 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Two Rivers district HOLDREGE — Two Rivers Public Health Department reported 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday, increasing the total to 832 in its seven-…
How meatpacking plants, a funeral and a Zumba class fueled Douglas County coronavirus cases In Douglas County, 392 workers in meatpacking plants have tested positive for the virus.
Education commissioner weighs in on Nebraska schools potentially opening this fall Students in some districts should be able to open as planned in August, the state education commissioner says. But the pandemic might force ot…
Jobless numbers keep growing in Nebraska; 6,555 people file claims On Friday, the government will issue the April jobs report. The unemployment rate is forecast to reach at least 16%, the highest rate since th…
