Area sees four cases of whooping cough
The Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has confirmed four cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in southwest Nebraska.
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High school’s 3-point shooting gains Booster Club $850 donation
Success in Chase County’s varsity basketball 3-point shooting last season resulted in an $850 donations to the Longhorn Booster Club from Pinnacle Bank in Imperial.
Little Sunshine school-aged kids who donated school supplies to Chase County Schools include, from left, Truman Olsen, Tatum May, CCS Elementary Principal Becky Odens, Beckett Richmond, Knox Paisley, Emalyn Olsen, Briella Exum and Maura May. Not pictured—Grayson Owens, Hayden Worth, Hadley Worth and Lexi Stanley. (Johnson Publications photo)
Students donate school supplies to youths in need
At the start of the summer, school-aged students at Little Sunshine Preschool & Daycare developed a business plan to raise money for people in need.
First West Nile case confirmed in area
The first human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) nine-county health district, which includes Chase County.
URNRD gets 29 bids to retire irrigated ground in area
Landowners submitted a total of 29 bids to the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, offering to permanently retire irrigated acres.