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OPD Warns of Dangerous Counterfeit Pain Pills

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 12:00am

Police in Omaha have issued a public warning about counterfeit painkillers circulating in the area that investigators said have led to several overdose deaths in the city.

OPS Ending Remote Learning This Month

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 12:00am

Nebraska’s largest school district will not offer strictly remote learning next school year.

Omaha Public Schools announced last Wednesday that remote learning will end this month.

UNMC Picked for All-Hazards Response Facility Pilot Program

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 5:00am

In a win for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s ongoing Project NExT, Omaha has been selected as a pilot site to develop a federal all-hazards response facility.

The Nebraska congressional delegation announced last week that UNMC and Nebraska Medicine was selected as one of five sites in the U.S. to pilot their surge capacity response program. 

Habitat for Humanity to Build Affordable Housing Development

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 1:00am

The City of Omaha and Habitat for Humanity will partner to build affordable housing on a long-vacant property in north Omaha.

The city demolished the Wintergreen Apartments near 51st Street and Sorensen Parkway in 2006 and took possession of the property in 2007.  The 15.75 acre property was previously considered for storm water control, which is no longer needed, according to a city news release.

Omaha’s 2021 Neighborhood Grants Announced

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:00am

In an effort create and expand pandemic recovery projects, 17 community and neighborhood organizations will receive neighborhood grants totaling $52,722 from the City of Omaha.

Mayor Jean Stothert announced her administration’s 2021 pandemic recovery checklist in January, and it included providing grant funds to address pandemic-related needs, according to a news release from the Mayor’s Office.

Local Planning Board Votes Against Permit For OPPD Solar Farm

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:00am

A local planning commission voted against issuing a permit to allow Nebraska’s first solar power plant to be built west of Omaha.

Last week, the Saunders County Planning Commission voted 5-1 against the permit, which will still ultimately be decided by the Saunders County Board, The Omaha World-Herald reported.

Ex-Dodge County Attorney Receives Probation in Deal On 2nd DUI Case

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:00am

A former Nebraska county prosecutor avoided being charged with a second-offense drunken driving charge, with the prosecutor blaming that decision on a botched investigation by local police.

114-Year-Old Omahan Becomes Oldest Living American

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 5:00am

A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions.

Thelma Sutcliffe of Omaha became the nation’s oldest living person and seventh-oldest in the world on April 17 when Hester Ford, a 115-year-old woman, died in North Carolina, according to the Gerontology Research Group.

Joanne Li Selected As UNO’s New Chancellor

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 1:00am

The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s next chancellor will be the first Asian American to hold an executive leadership position in the state’s university system.

The University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents unanimously endorsed Joanne Li as UNO’s new chancellor last Saturday.

Mixed-Use Development Planned at Civic Auditorium Site

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 2:00am

The former Civic Auditorium will be reborn as a mixed-use development project near 17th Street and Capitol Avenue in downtown Omaha.

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