Students will grow veggies in 40-foot-long container
LUNA STEPHENS, Lincoln Journal Star
May 1, 2021
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A 40-foot-long shipping container in the parking lot of The Bay will soon be filled with a whole lot of green.
In partnership with Beyond School Bells, The Bay is launching The Greenery, a self-contained hydroponic farm housed in a repurposed shipping container. Members of Beyond School Bells and The Bay gathered with local leaders last week to officially launch the program.
Much like The Bay’s other youth-focused programs, The Greenery is designed to allow students access to engaging, hands-on activities in this case growing food.
South African variant of COVID-19 found in Nebraska
April 16, 2021
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) State health officials say the highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first found in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has now been found in Nebraska.
The first case of the variant was recently confirmed in a Lancaster County resident, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release Friday. News of the discovery of the variant comes as about 524,000, or just over 35% of Nebraskans, have been fully vaccinated by Friday, the agency said.
Everyone 16 and older in Nebraska is now eligible to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.