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DCHD Offers Drive-Thru Clinic for Shots

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 2:00am
A pop-up vaccination clinic is shown at Millard North High School organized by the Douglas County Health Department. (DCHD)

To further the fight against COVID-19, the Douglas County Health Department is offering a drive-thru vaccination clinic.

The vaccination site is Lot D on the north end of the CHI Health Center Arena, and it will serve people for any dose in the vaccination series.

The dates of the clinics are:

Virtual Discussion Brings Together 3 State Investigators

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 12:00am

Movement in Omaha for Racial Equity will hold a virtual community conversation called “Oversight, Accountability, Transparency: How can state government support racialized and low-income communities?”

Stothert Addresses Public Concerns About Omaha Public Library

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/15/2021 - 5:00am

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert said she has no plans to privatize the Omaha Public Libray system as a whole nor the W. Dale Clark Library downtown in particular.

Stothert’s comments came unprompted toward the end of an introductory press conference naming Matt Kuhse Omaha’s new city attorney last week.

Matt Kuhse Named Permanent Omaha City Attorney

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 5:00am

Matt Kuhse is the new Omaha City Attorney, Mayor Jean Stohert announced at a news conference last Thursday.

Kuhse had served in the position on an interim basis since December 2020 and succeeds Paul Kratz, who retired after 23 years.

Kellogg’s Cereal Plant Workers, Including Omaha, Go on Strike

Published by Derek Noehren on Sat, 10/09/2021 - 5:00am

Work at all of the Kellogg Company’s U.S. cereal plants came to a halt Tuesday as roughly 1,400 workers went on strike, but it wasn’t immediately clear how much the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company’s other iconic brands would be disrupted.

The strike includes plants in Omaha; Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee.

Irish Dancers, Buddhist Lions Entertain at ILC Fundraiser

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/08/2021 - 4:00am
The Linh Quang Lion Dance Troupe performs at Stinson Park, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2021. Find more photos on page 3 and a gallery at omahadailyrecord.com. (David Golbitz/Daily Record)

The Immigrant Legal Center called its recent 2021 Food Truck World Tour fundraiser a great success.

The annual event, held for the first time at Aksarben Village’s Stinson Park, drew a record crowd Sept. 26.

Archbishop Decries Politicization of Truth at Red Mass

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 5:00am
Archbishop George J. Lucas delivers his homily during the annual Red Mass at Creighton University’s St. John’s Church, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (David Golbitz/Daily Record)

Creighton University celebrated the start of the new judicial year with its Red Mass on Monday.

The ceremony, led by the Rev. George J. Lucas, archbishop of Omaha, was held at St. John’s Church on Creighton’s campus. It was the first in person Red Mass since 2019. Last year’s event was held online due to the pandemic.

Omaha Women Sue for Right to Be on Birth Certificates

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 4:00am

Two Omaha women sued the state’s public health agency on Monday after it denied their request to list both of their names as parents on their children’s birth certificates.

Omaha Landlord Sentenced to 2 Years Probation

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 12:00am

An Omaha landlord has been sentenced to two years’ probation days after being found guilty of only four of nearly 90 counts accusing him of keeping an apartment complex in such squalid conditions that tenants had to be evacuated.

Kay Anderson was sentenced last Thursday. As part of his probation, he will be required to maintain all of his properties pursuant to municipal codes.

Xchange Summit to Share Metro Health Report Card, Mental Health Discussions

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:00am

The Xchange Summit is a free virtual event on Wednesday featuring a session on the regional plan for mental well-being and on the metro area health report card.

The event is targeted at medical, health and wellness professionals but is open to the community, such as human resource professionals.

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