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June 29, 2017 Leave a comment
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANTELOPE BOONE BOYD BUFFALO BURT BUTLER CEDAR COLFAX CUMING CUSTER DAKOTA DAWSON DIXON DODGE DOUGLAS GARFIELD GOSPER GREELEY HALL HAMILTON HOLT HOWARD KNOX MADISON MERRICK NANCE PHELPS PIERCE PLATTE POLK SARPY SAUNDERS SHERMAN STANTON THURSTON VALLEY WASHINGTON WAYNE WHEELER YORK
June 25, 2017 Leave a comment
PATRIOT GUARD ESCORT RIDE FOR COLONEL KIRK SLAUGHTER 
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For those who want to participate in escorting Col Kirk R Slaughter home here are the details…
* he arrives in Omaha Monday at 12:22 – Delta flight 662.
* If you are riding from Lyons/Decatur area, riders are meeting @ the Decatur mini mart @ 10:15
* If you want to meet at the airport, there will be a riders meeting at the parking lot close to the airport. Meeting place is approx. 1/2 mile south of Eppley. Parking lot is on the WEST side of Abbott Drive, right near the 2 hotels. 11:20
*We escort Kirk to the Pender Nebraska funeral home
*visitation is Tues 4-7 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lyons Nebraska with a wake starting at 7:00.
*funeral is Wednesday at Lyons Decatur Northeast High School
You do not have to ride a motorcycle to escort him home! EVERYONE is welcome!!!
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June 16, 2017 Leave a comment
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 339 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HARRISON POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ANTELOPE BOONE CEDAR COLFAX CUMING KNOX MADISON PIERCE PLATTE STANTON THURSTON WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, BLOOMFIELD, COLERIDGE, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CREIGHTON, CRETE, CROFTON, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, ELGIN, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FREMONT, HARLAN, HARTINGTON, LA VISTA, LAUREL, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD, MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, NELIGH, NIOBRARA, NORFOLK, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, OSMOND, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PENDER, PIERCE, PLAINVIEW, PLATTSMOUTH, RANDOLPH, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STANTON, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TECUMSEH, TEKAMAH, VERDIGRE, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAUSA, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
June 13, 2017 Leave a comment
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Burt County in east central Nebraska... Southeastern Wayne County in northeastern Nebraska... Cuming County in northeastern Nebraska... Thurston County in northeastern Nebraska... Eastern Stanton County in northeastern Nebraska... * Until 900 PM CDT * At 823 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wayne to 3 miles southeast of Pilger to near Clarkson, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Wayne, West Point, Wakefield, Wisner, Pender, Walthill, Winnebago, Beemer, Bancroft, Pilger, Rosalie, Thurston, The Highway 15 And 32 Junction, 10 Miles West Of West Point, The Highway 9 And 51 Junction, Omaha Reservation, 8 Miles South Of Wayne and Winnebago Reservation. This includes the following highways... Highway 275 in Nebraska between mile markers 93 and 123. Highway 75 in Nebraska near mile marker 171. Highway 77 in Nebraska between mile markers 164 and 172. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
June 13, 2017 Leave a comment
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 325 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HARRISON IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BOONE CEDAR COLFAX CUMING MADISON PIERCE PLATTE STANTON THURSTON WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON LANCASTER SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COLERIDGE, COLUMBUS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FAIRBURY, FREMONT, HARTINGTON, LA VISTA, LAUREL, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD, MISSOURI VALLEY, NORFOLK, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, OSMOND, PAPILLION, PENDER, PIERCE, PLAINVIEW, PLATTSMOUTH, RANDOLPH, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STANTON, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
June 13, 2017 Leave a comment
Weather permitting, milling and asphalt work is scheduled to begin June 15 on Highway N-32 from the N-32 and US-77 junction to Tekamah, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.
Motorists can expect lane closures. Flaggers and a pilot vehicle will direct traffic through the work zone. Work is anticipated to be completed in early July.
June 9, 2017 Leave a comment
Advance Pierre Foods, Inc., a Portland, Maine establishment, is recalling approximately 54,699 pounds of chicken products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products could contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
The chicken tenders with sea salt and ground pepper and premium entrée Traditional Sage raw breaded dark meat chicken items were produced on various dates from February 14 to May 24, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-276” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to food service locations in California, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The problem was discovered on June 6, 2017, when they company received notification from an ingredient supplier that the bread crumbs the company received and used in the recalled products potentially contained undeclared milk.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify theircustomers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.
Media with questions about the recall can contact Laura Phillips, at (513) 381-8347 or foodservice vendors can contact Tracy Cochran at (580) 616-4390.
Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
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