Author Archives: Mark Vail
Waverly School Board Member Recall Fails
A recall effort of a Waverly School Board member has failed. Andy Grosshans was the target of the recall after the board gave superintendent Cory Worrell power to make emergency decisions like closing...
Jan 12, 2022
RTC Staffer Arrested
Sarah Nelson Torsiello, an assistant warden at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC), was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol today for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat....
Jan 12, 2022
Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported for the Weekend
1,253 positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Lancaster County Saturday through Monday with 1 additional death; a man in his 60s who was hospitalized and vaccinated. The risk dial remains in the red ...
Jan 11, 2022
Nomi Health COVID-19 Testing Now By Appointment
Beginning Monday, January 10, 2022, the Nomi Health testing site at Gateway will provide tests for those who have pre-registered on https://nomihealth.com/nebraska/and have secured an appointment. Whe...
Jan 10, 2022
Vaccination Clinics Scheduled for the Week
307 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Lancaster County Friday and 2 additional deaths; a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s who were both hospitalized and vaccinated. That brings the total nu...
Jan 10, 2022
Wind Chill Advisory Through Noon Thursday
Bitterly cold temperatures coupled with gusty northwest winds will result in wind chill indices dropping into the 20 to 30 below range through noon today. Thus, a wind chill advisory is in effect unti...
Jan 06, 2022
4 COVID-19 Deaths Reported Wednesday in Lancaster County
551 COVID-19 cases were reported in Lancaster County Wednesday along with another 4 deaths. A man in his 50s who was unvaccinated, a man in his 60s who was vaccinated, a woman in her 60s who was vacci...
Jan 06, 2022
Inmate Missing from CCC-Lincoln
An inmate is missing from the Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (CCC-L). Christian Crawford was assigned to remove trash from the building Tuesday afternoon. He did not come back inside and was s...
Jan 05, 2022
Wind Advisory Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday Morning
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebr...
Jan 04, 2022
798 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Friday through Monday in Lancaster County
The surge in COVID-19 cases is becoming more evident in the most recent daily data from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Deparment. LLCHD reported 644 cases Friday, Saturday and Sunday with another...
Jan 04, 2022