I was very disappointed that a majority of the Grand Island City Council voted to end the mask mandate later this month instead of extending i…
A Grand Island Public Schools’ Early Learning Center classroom will be closed the rest of the week due to positive COVID-19 cases.
The inclement weather and Grand Island Utilities Department’s rolling blackouts have led the city of Grand Island to close some of its buildin…
BFor the second week in a row, the Central District Health Department jurisdiction had a COVID-19 positivity rate of 28%.
On Thursday, Feb. 4, I got my first shot for the virus. I got along really well, but that isn’t why I am writing this letter.
A huge thank you to the Central District Health Department, Fonner Park and CHI Health St. Francis for the efficient and well organized event …
On Friday, up to 34 Walnut Middle School staff members who requested to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the voluntary Grand Island Public Schools and Central District Health Department COVID-19 vaccination program will receive their first dose.
The Central District Health Department said it may be 5½ months before area educators will receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The number of COVID-related deaths in the three-county area rose this week from 122 to 128. Of that total, 102 deaths have been in Hall County, 16 in Hamilton and 10 in Merrick.
The Central District Health Department will start giving COVID-19 vaccinations to people at least 90 years old this week, and would like to he…
Central District Health Department has received a $10,000 gift from JBS USA for developing an educational campaign focusing on the safety and …
Our Central District Health Department is now saying the coronavirus curve is “flattening” when in fact the coronavirus cases count has droppe…
While the COVID-19 curve appears to be flattening, the Central District Health Department says precautions still need to be taken heading into…
Grand Island Public Schools’ Ombudsman program will transition to remote learning for the next two weeks after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Central District Health Department officials are encouraging people to gather around the computer, rather tha…
At a community update Friday morning — broadcast on GITV, the city’s public access channel — Teresa Anderson said there have been 3,468 cases since the pandemic began. Of these cases, there have been 2,371 recoveries and 67 deaths. This week, she said, there have been 181 new cases — 599 in the past 14 days.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Central District Health Department’s three-county area are increasing and the health director says it coul…
Grand Island Public Schools has temporarily moved a classroom at Dodge Elementary to at-home learning after positive COVID-19 test results.
The Central District Health Department reports that four deaths this month in its three-county jurisdiction have been related to COVID-19.
The Central District Health Department’s COVID-19 risk dial has moved into the severe — red — category.
Central Nebraskans will see changes at restaurants and indoor gatherings with a new directed health measure that takes effect Wednesday.
The Central District Health Department will offer no-cost flu vaccinations to approximately 10,000 students in preschool through 12th grade — …
Here are questions as a taxpaxer and parent that I am asked.
Central District Health Department warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at Riverside Golf Club events
Anyone who attended events at Riverside Golf Club recently may have been exposed to COVID-19.
The Central District Health Department and Aksarben Stock Show has advise of potential COVID-19 exposure at last weekend’s Aksarben Stock Show…