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April 1, 2020
LAUREL — Students at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge are in the midst of practicing a different way of learning these days. W ith no school because of the Coronavirus, students are being “homeschooled” through a combination of activities.
They use Zoom to communicate with teachers and classmates. This allows teachers at LCC to hold classes and interact with their kids as if they were all in the same classroom together.
April 1, 2020
LINCOLN — Nearly one-third of Nebraska’s 93 counties are now under a State Directed Health Measure.
Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday the state’s fifth CO VID-19 related Directed Health Measure includes Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Sioux counties.
It will be in effect until May 11, unless renewed. The measure limits public gatherings and restricts restaurants and bars.
The first health measures were issued for Cass, Douglas and Sarpy counties March 18 and are in effect until at least April 31.
The Directed Health Measure applies to places such as theaters, churches, houses of worship, gyms, social clubs, salons and social gatherings, including weddings, funerals, concerts and athletic events.
At bars and restaurants, it applies to patrons, not to your workforce. It’s recommended that restaurants and bars should ask their patrons if they can prepare their order for takeout u pon arrival.
April 1, 2020
HARTINGTON — Cedar County’s 911 system was the major topic of conversation March 24 for Cedar County Commission ers. County Emergency Manager Kevin Garvin met with the board to discuss Next Generation 911 which will be an enhanced 911 operation with updated technology and method of operation. “The technology the phone companies use for this today is about 50 years old,” Garvin said after the meeting. “It was never designed to be used with cell phones or V oice over IP technology in mind.”
Garvin said there is a nation-wide initiative to upgrade that infrastructure, “to better utilize technology and better harness the technology we have today.” He said the new system should allow the 911 system to handle cell phone location tracking, text messaging and even video downloads. There are 8-10 area counties that will make up the Next Generation system Cedar County will be included in, he said. Of those, two or three counties will be set up as host counties.
April 1, 2020
LAUREL — The Laurel Community Chamber Club has been working together to come up with tangible ways to support the community of Laurel amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Board members agree that every effort to promote local businesses mus t be taken.
Throughout the month of April, shoppers will have a chance at winning $100 in Chamber bucks when they shop local.
Chamber businesses will have raffle tickets available to be filled out each time you support that business. At the end of t he month, all the tickets will be gathered, and a winner will be chosen. Businesses that are not open for walk-ins will hav e the option to keep track of phone and online customers.
The Easter Egg Hunt is always a huge hit for the community and so cancelling the event was not an option, Laurel Economic Development Coordinator Chris Rasmussen said.
The group came up with a social-distancing, family-friendly option that will be sure to be a fun time for everyone: The Easter Scramble, she said. Local businesses all around the community will have a colored egg with a letter on it placed in their window facing the street.
The letters can be unscrambled to create a special Easter message. Participants will have the entire weekend of Easter to find the eggs and unscramble the message before emailing their responses, which are due no later than Monday morning at 8 a. m.
April 1, 2020
LAUREL — Members of the State Champion Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bear basketball team are beginning to pick up post-season honors. A pair of seniors — Noah Schutte and Ty Erwin — earned several honors.
They were both named as members of the elite Omaha World Herald All State First Team for Class D1, as well as the Norfolk Daily News’ Elite Eight team. The Norfolk Daily News also named Evan Haisch, Cael Hartung, and Austin Hall as members of its Honorable Mention Elite Eight team. The Lincoln Journal Star named Schutte to its All State First Team, and also named him as the Honorary Team Captain. The Lincoln newspaper gave All State Honorable Mention status to Ty Erwin, Evan Haisch, and Cael Hartung.
