As of March 28, 2024, a total of 97 measles cases were reported by 18 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland,
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Alliance Experiences Partial Eclipse
The city of Alliance experienced a brief period of darkness as it played witness to a partial solar eclipse on April 8. While the
‘They had Lost Everything’: Nebraska Museum Tells Stories of Japanese-Americans During Dark Chapter
By Lori Potter Flatwater Free Press GERING – Chadron rancher Sharon Hagihara Bartlett walked the nearly empty, grass-covered grounds of the Amache National Historic
PPHD Healthy Families Home Visitation Program Receives Reaccreditation
Healthy Families in the Nebraska Panhandle has been reaccredited as a provider of high-quality home visiting services to pregnant families and families with infants
Construction of Canal Tunnels Could Begin in Fall
The 2024 Yonts Water Conference, on April 10, hosted representatives from the Goshen Irrigation District and HDR Engineering, who presented an update on the
Governor Issues Disaster Declaration for Panhandle Counties
Governor Jim Pillen has issued a disaster declaration in the aftermath of a severe storm that resulted in high winds and blizzard conditions on
First Half Property Taxes Due April 30
Box Butte County Treasurer Valery Bell reminds residents the first half of the 2023 real estate taxes and personal property taxes are due April
Master Gardener: 4-H Youth Invited to Plant Sugar Beets
By Laurie Ziterkopf Nebraska Extension Master Gardener April 15 – Special Agronomy Project 2024, Sugar Beets, from Nebraska Extension and 4-H. The project gives
Don’t Forget to Register for Nebraska Soil Health School
By Nicole Heldt, Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC Dryland cropping systems will be the focus of the April 24 Nebraska Soil
Tourism Industry Awards Presented
CHADRON – Chadron State Park, Randy Kane and Carrie Frahm were announced as the award winners for the second annual tourism industry honors April