Community Hospital Health Foundation Supports Rehabilitation with Grant for BlazePod Agility System

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McCook, NE—Community Hospital Health Foundation is excited to announce a grant awarded to enhance physical therapy services through the purchase of a BlazePod System. These innovative tools are designed to improve agility, reaction time, and overall physical performance. Initiated by Ryan Hardin, Community Hospital Physical Therapist, this engaging therapy equipment will primarily be utilized by the Community Hospital Rehabilitation Center’s physical therapy team, with potential applications in occupational therapy as well.
Justin Chancellor actively engages with BlazePods during a physical therapy session, utilizing the innovative tap-and-response system to improve agility, reaction time, and overall rehabilitation progress.

Preventing HPV-related cancers

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Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) encourages parents and young adults to know if they are protected from HPV. Human Papillomavirus or HPV is a common virus that can cause cancer later in life.

MPCC announces Fall President’s List

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A total of 116 students qualified for the President’s List during the 2024 fall semester at Mid-Plains Community College. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

Lebanon News

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LEBANON NEWS January 27, 2025 If you don’t like the weather we’ve had these last few days, you’re just too hard to please! Close to 60 degrees in late January!?! There is a chance of rain/snow and cooler temps by the time you read this. We’ll for sure take the moisture!

Furnas County Sheriff ’s Calls January 20-26

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January 21 – Disturbance at trailer, sounds of occupant slamming and breaking things, Arapahoe January 23 - 21 year old male causing disturbance at residence, Wilsonville; Fraud – ex-wife took out student loan in his name, Edison January 24 – Female subject dropped off at hospital by ex who came back several times acting erratic and driving around the parking lot and ER entrance erratically, Cambridge; Text toll booth scam from Massachusetts, Arapahoe; Report of near head on between SUV and large truck January 25 – Adult male left home and made statements of self-harm later returned home, Holbrook; MIP and Procuring, Cambridge

MPCC releases Fall Dean’s List

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A total of 154 students qualified for the Mid-Plains Community College Dean’s List during the 2024 fall semester. To make the list, students had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours of college-level courses and maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 – 3.89 on a 4.0 scale.

Cambridge ACADECA season results

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The Cambridge Academic Decathlon students finished a successful seaon bringing home a collective total of 25 bronze medals, 17 silver medals, and 15 gold medals. Results for each student are as follows: Briar G - Literature - 1 gold, 1 silver; math - 2 bronze; music - 1 bronze Colton G - Art, 1 silver; lit - 1 silver; math, 1 gold; SS - 1 silver, 1 bronze; science - 1 gold, 1 bronze; Silver medalist for very small school scholastic west division EJ V - Art - 1 gold; Econ - 1 gold; Lit - 1 gold; Math - 1 gold; Music - 1 silver; SS, 1 gold; Science - 1 gold; Gold medalist for very small school scholastic alternated west division Katie F - Art - 1 silver; Econ - 1 silver; Lit - 1 silver; Math - 1 gold; Music - 1 bronze; SS - 1 bronze; Bronze medalist for very small school varsity alternates west division Jaysek W - Econ - 1 bronze; Math - 1 bronze; Music - 1 bronze; SS - 2 bronze; Science - 1 gold, 1 bronze; Bronze medalist for very small school varisty west division Jensyn W - Econ - 1 silver; Lit - 1 gold, 1 silver; Math - 1 bronze; SS - 1 silver; Science 1 bronze Sean P - Art - 1 silver; Math - 1 silver; Music - 1 silver JoLie F - Math - 1 bronze; Music - 1 bronze Gavin G - Art - 1 bronze; Lit - 1 silver; Math - 1 bronze; Science - 1 gold; Silver medalist for very small school honors alternates west division Danica E - Art - 1 bronze; Lit - 1 bronze; Math - 1 bronze; Music - 1 bronze; Science - 1 gold Other members of the 20242025 team were: Erin J, Mileeya M, Paytin S, Rachel H, Savannah P, Trev B, Brooklyn H, Hailey E, Henry S, Joslyn H.