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BY USDA | March 2, 2021
Courtesy of USDA Rural Development.
LINCOLN, NE March 1, 2021   Rural Nebraska communities in FEMA declared disaster counties have utilized $1.3 million of the $2.2 million provided by USDA for disaster recovery. These funds may be used for non-disaster projects also. The grants are available through the Community Facilities Program.
A sample of the funded projects include emergency type (siren, firetruck, ambulance, pumper truck, sheriff mobile and computer equipment, police vehicle, police department body cameras), electronic signage, dump truck, public works and utility truck, new auditorium equipment, and renovations to essential community facilities.
More than 100 types of projects are eligible for Community Facilities funding. Eligible applicants include municipalities, public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally recogni
SIDNEY, NE — Valentine s Day in 2021 provided the perfect opportunity for couples to stay inside and snuggle up as outside several temperature records were set. According to the National Weather
Panhandle COOP recently presented a very generous $5,000 donation to United Way of Western Nebraska (UWWN). The donation is a corporate donation and includes a match of the COOP employee’s payroll deduction giving to United Way of Western Nebraska in all of the chapter’s service areas. UWWN is currently funding 29 local programs serving families [.]
Nebraska residents 18-64 are encouraged to sign up for the COVID vaccine at https://vaccinate.ne.gov. The Spanish version will be coming soon. It is not first-come, first-served and people will have a chance to schedule appointments when it is their turn and vaccine is available. If you are under 65 and have registered on the Panhandle [.]