Body Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is working with state public health officials on plans for the recently approved COVID-19 vaccines.

Body Considering the kind of year that 2020 has been, receiving a Boil Water Notice the week of Christmas shouldn’t come as a surprise. Arapahoe residents were notified on Saturday, December 19th of the detection of E.

Body Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you as we wrap up this very difficult and strange year. Hopefully the year ahead is a better one. The new year and another session of the Unicameral Legislature will be upon us soon.

Body Depending on where you live, it looks like we may not have a “picture perfect” white Christmas this year. It seems fitting given the many things about 2020 which were not what we imagined, let alone “perfect.”

Body Christmas and New Year’s Day are welcome opportunities to slow down, connect with loved and look forward to 2021. As we approach the year’s end, I am thankful for the many sacrifices Nebraskans have made in 2020.

Body By now, we’ve all heard the good news about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Each of them is roughly 95-percent effective against COVID-19, and they have both been approved by the FDA.

Body Kathryn Nadine Van Meter, age 88, of Cambridge, Nebraska passed away at the CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on December 14, 2020. She was born in Sheridan County, Kansas near East Saline, to Willard and Lula (Bunch) Hilburn.

Body Graveside Services for Donald K. “Don” Paulson will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Craig Cemetery at Craig, Nebraska with Reverend Wes Hafner officiating. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.

Body Janice Marie Schmeeckle(Brown) was born September 26, 1948 to Wallace and Reva Brown(Geer) in Holdrege NE, and departed this life on December 20, 2020 at her home in Elwood after a battle with cancer.

Body B.J. Morris, age 77, of Stamford, Nebraska, departed this life on Monday, December 14, 2020, at home surrounded by his wife and two daughters. He was born on March 6, 1943 near Honey Lake, Missouri to Burnnie J. and Sylvia Muriel (Wilmoth) Morris.