For rural communities to survive and thrive, they need access to many of the same resources larger cities do—groceries, energy, broadband, and health care among them. To address the health care needs of rural seniors, Medicare has numerous special provisions, including a hospital category for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)— facilities with 25 or fewer beds in communities distant from the next-closest hospital.
Two Otoe County residents will receive their degrees during the spring commencement exercises at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Ravin Baker of Nebraska City and Emma Porter of Unadilla will be among 682 spring graduates who will be recognized at commencement exercises at 10 a.m.
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts presents Always Drifting Back by Carolyn Albracht, which opened yesterday (May 9) and will be on display to June 24. A Gallery Talk will be hosted on Thursday, May 19, at 5 p.m. in conjunction with KHN's monthly Third Thursday Artist Talks, 5 to 7 p.m.
The annual Great American Cleanup in Nebraska City took place on Wednesday, April 27, ahead of the Arbor Day festival. Some businesses got a jump on cleaning up by starting on the afternoon of April 26, and 122 volunteers of all ages, including kindergarteners, Scouts, and student council members, took part in the cleanup, which focused on downtown, South 11th Street, Nebraska City's north entrance on Business 75, and city parks. In all, 820 pounds of trash was collected this year.
The Peru State College art department will be hosting its annual senior exhibition in May. The exhibition will feature seven different senior artists.
As Nebraska lawmakers debated the future of Holocaust education in the state this spring, a team from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln developed a multidisciplinary digital humanities research project titled “Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors and World War II Veterans.”
Nebraska’s social studies education standards will be updated to include content on the Holocaust under a bill approved by lawmakers April 13. LB888, introduced by Sen.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is offering an incentive program providing up to $100,000 in student loan payments for bachelor's level registered nurses who agree to work at nonprofits or National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites in federally designated shortage areas.
Seventy-five years after its initial publication, "The Diary of Anne Frank" continues to spark discussion. Lourdes Central Catholic recently hosted a 35-panel exhibit from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam that drew 162 people to the school for a tour led by student docents.