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Local Residents Among Several Awarded Iowa Health Care Association Foundation Scholarships
A few local residents who want to advance their health care education to work in long-term care received scholarships last week from the Iowa Health Care Association Foundation. Scholarship recipients include current long-term care employees, as well as high school students, veterans, and Iowans in rural communities wanting to join...
Underwood flies back from 5-run hole, returns to title game
(Carroll) -- It took a memorable comeback, but Underwood baseball is one step closer to finishing their story as state champions. A year after falling in the state title game, the Eagles nearly missed out on the chance for redemption, but a feverish rally overshadowed their slow start in an 8-7 win over Chariton in a Class 2A state semifinal Thursday afternoon on KMA-FM 99.1, putting Underwood (29-2) back in the state final.
Emily’s 6 First Alert Forecast - Stretch of 90s continues into the weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Our stretch of hot days continues... highs once again reached into the 90s and that is where they will stay for the foreseeable future. The smoke that we’ve been dealing with lately will thankfully improve, however. As a ridge that is currently pulling in smoke...
Survey shows continued decline in rural economy
OMAHA, NE – The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has declined for an eleventh consecutive month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weak agriculture commodity prices and declining exports contributed to weakness in the economy. He says, “China, for example, their economy’s just moving sideways to down, and that means...
The improbable return of ‘the beer that made Omaha jealous’
In a time before Prohibition, tiny Wilber, Nebraska, produced something nearby metropolis Omaha envied. Today, more than a century later, Wilber is trying to make Omaha jealous again. In its heyday, the Wilber Brewing Company produced 40,000 barrels of beer per year, and almost all of it was consumed by...
Nebraska Fog Advisory: Dense Fog to Lift by Mid-Morning, Clear Skies Expected
Omaha, NE – Dense fog will envelop northeast Nebraska this morning, reducing visibility significantly. The National Weather Service Omaha/Valley advises motorists to exercise caution, turn on low-beam lights, and drive slowly. The fog is expected to lift by 9-10 a.m. According to the National Weather Service, clear conditions will...
See Iowans’ Surprising Top Choices for Property Protection
Iowans have shown a quirky twist in their perception of property crime lately. Despite an overall 12% drop in worry, The latest Safewise State of Safety survey has folks chirping about a 7% uptick in actual incidents—putting more locks on their concerns at 29%, up from 27% last year.
Teamwork can help save the lives of Iowa patients in cardiac arrest
Teamwork can help save the lives of Iowa patients in cardiac arrest. As an emergency physician in an academic medical center, Peter Georgakakos, DO, can list many jobs on his email signature, including assistant clinical professor, medical director of his school’s emergency medical services learning resource center and medical director of the county ambulance service.
Scattered shower and storm chance not quite gone
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - A slow-moving cold front will still be close enough to provide a rain chance today. We’ve seen pockets of showers and a few storms this morning, though they are generally widely scattered. This chance continues today, with some uptick in activity possible during the afternoon near peak heating. Temperatures reach the 80s yet again. Friday follows a similar path, though the risk for new shower and storm development will likely start to shift south of the Iowa-Missouri border.
KMAland Sports Schedule (7/25): Underwood baseball in state semifinal
(KMAland) -- Underwood baseball plays in a state semifinal on KMA-FM 99.1 to headline the state baseball and softball tournament schedule for Thursday. Check out the full slate below. STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE. Class 2A Semifinal: Underwood vs. Chariton, 4:30 PM (at Carroll) On KMA-FM 99.1 with Trevor Maeder. Class...
Long-acting HIV treatment to be offered in greater Nebraska
Thanks to a recently received grant, the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Specialty Care Center will team with the Nebraska Medicine Grand Island Health Center to provide long-acting, injectable HIV treatment to patients in greater Nebraska. “Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy, which was first approved for use in 2021, allows patients to come into...
Agriculture Builders visit UNMC for summer tour
Agriculture Builders of Nebraska Inc., a nonprofit that supports agriculture in Nebraska, including the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recently held its summer tour and meeting at UNMC. The group held a day of ABN reports, meetings and presentations at the medical center July...
New faculty spotlight: Mark Cheney, MD
Mark Cheney, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC. Title and department at UNMC: Volunteer associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC College of Medicine. What drew me to anesthesiology: Pharmacology and physiology were among my favorite subjects during medical school. I looked for the specialty that applied these best, which led me to anesthesiology.
Iowa Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program Now Available in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) In response to this year’s severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Iowa, the State of Iowa has initiated the Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program for Pottawattamie County. This program is for individuals whose homes were significantly damaged, destroyed, or deemed uninhabitable in counties covered by a Presidential...
6 First Alert Weather Day: Long stretch of summer heat intensifies Monday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Monday begins a stretch of more intense heat and humidity weather with highs in the mid to upper 90s! We’ve made it a 6 First Alert Weather Day to mark the start of this long, hot stretch which likely continues into Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in St. Louis and neighboring counties. All told, the lawsuits name 56 alleged abusers. The suits seek unspecified damages. Among those named is Omaha Archbishop George Lucas. He is accused of abusing a teenage boy at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in the late 1980s. Lucas strongly denies the allegations, saying in a statement that he has never had sexual contact with another person.
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