By TENA L. COOK, CSC Marketing Coordinator

CHADRON – Chadron State College has announced its annual Scholastic Contest will now occur in the fall semester, rather than the spring semester. The event, which traditionally draws hundreds of high school students from Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado to compete in dozens of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.csc.edu/scholastic/test/info.php" target="_blank">academic tests</a>, is set for Nov. 9, 2022.

Scholastic Contest committee co-chairs, Dr. Jamie Hamaker, associate professor in Business and Dr. Tara Hart, associate vice president for Enrollment Management, met with key administrators as they planned to change the date.

“CSC is proud of the Scholastic Contest, and area schools love it and want to be a part of it. We want to provide an academic opportunity for their students to come and compete.&nbsp;These students are high academic achievers,” Hart said.

Hart said as the Scholastic Committee thoroughly evaluated the event, they looked for untapped opportunities.&nbsp;

“We felt like if there was ever a time to consider shifting Scholastic Day this was the year,” Hart said. “We needed to do our due diligence so we reached out to all the high schools that had expressed interest in coming this spring. We were able to have a dialogue with some and ask what time of year would be best for their students.&nbsp;We want to&nbsp;serve them and their students better with activities.”

Considerations for establishing the new date included avoiding timing conflicts with high school athletic events, FFA, and&nbsp;ACT and SAT dates.

“We want the students to experience campus life. We're planning hands-on activities and reaching out to faculty who are designing and providing tests. We’d also like to see if faculty and staff would do various demonstrations,” Hart said.

The committee is considering a CSC student panel and&nbsp;sessions by CSC students such as, what it means to be an NCAA II student-athlete and what it is like to be a student leader.

“In addition to having fun hanging out in the Student Center, we really want the high school students to better understand what it means to be part of CSC student organizations and see the variety of options available here.&nbsp;I love it when we educate any students, teachers or counselors about what we do and not only that we are an affordable institution with a high-quality education, but what it means to access higher education, in general,” Hart said.

By TENA L. COOK, CSC Marketing CoordinatorCHADRON – Chadron State College has announced its annual Scholastic Contest will now occur in the fall semester, rather than the spring semester. The event, which traditionally draws hundreds of high school students from Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado to compete in dozens of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.csc.edu/scholastic/test/info.php" target="_blank">academic tests</a>, is set for Nov. 9, 2022.Scholastic Contest committee co-chairs, Dr. Jamie Hamaker, associate professor in Business and Dr. Tara Hart, associate vice president for Enrollment Management, met with key administrators as they planned to change the date.“CSC is proud of the Scholastic Contest, and area schools love it and want to be a part of it. We want to provide an academic opportunity for their students to come and compete.&nbsp;These students are high academic achievers,” Hart said.Hart said as the Scholastic Committee thoroughly evaluated the event, they looked for untapped opportunities.&nbsp;“We felt like if there was ever a time to consider shifting Scholastic Day this was the year,” Hart said. “We needed to do our due diligence so we reached out to all the high schools that had expressed interest in coming this spring. We were able to have a dialogue with some and ask what time of year would be best for their students.&nbsp;We want to&nbsp;serve them and their students better with activities.”Considerations for establishing the new date included avoiding timing conflicts with high school athletic events, FFA, and&nbsp;ACT and SAT dates.“We want the students to experience campus life. We're planning hands-on activities and reaching out to faculty who are designing and providing tests. We’d also like to see if faculty and staff would do various demonstrations,” Hart said.The committee is considering a CSC student panel and&nbsp;sessions by CSC students such as, what it means to be an NCAA II student-athlete and what it is like to be a student leader.“In addition to having fun hanging out in the Student Center, we really want the high school students to better understand what it means to be part of CSC student organizations and see the variety of options available here.&nbsp;I love it when we educate any students, teachers or counselors about what we do and not only that we are an affordable institution with a high-quality education, but what it means to access higher education, in general,” Hart said.

Chadron Scholastic Contest moves to fall

The Alliance Police Department will be holding a&nbsp;Police and Citizens Advisory Board Meeting on March 22&nbsp;from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center in the Theater Room.

This meeting is open to the public and the APD encourage everyone to attend. 

This is a great opportunity to learn about their Strategic Plan and what is going on at the police department.&nbsp;

By Panhandle PostThe Alliance Police Department will be holding a&nbsp;Police and Citizens Advisory Board Meeting on March 22&nbsp;from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center in the Theater Room.This meeting is open to the public and the APD encourage everyone to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn about their Strategic Plan and what is going on at the police department.&nbsp;

APD to hold Police and Citizens Advisory Board Meeting at Knight Museum

POST PODCAST: Coffee Talk 3/21/22

By Sherri Fry,&nbsp;Mission Store Board of Directors

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all the people who volunteer to keep this store going. We couldn’t do it without you.

The Alliance Mission Store would like to share some facts with you, all of our volunteers, all of our customers, and the people who donate to our store because you all mean so much to us.

First and foremost – we are very thankful for your donations and your business. We just wanted the public to know that we are a “different type of business” than your ordinary businesses here in Alliance. Unlike other stores in Alliance, we operate on an all volunteer staff. Therefore we have a small amount of overhead. Since we are all volunteer it is hard to compare us with other stores in Alliance. We are all very thankful for the businesses in Alliance that employ people. This keeps Alliance going strong. Out of the monies earned from selling items at the store, we pay for the heat, air conditioning, lights, and building maintenance, and numerous sanitizer products. After that, the money is saved to be given away during our grant program for the year.

The Alliance Mission Store is a blessing for all those who have been helped by its mission, but to run the Mission Store is a process in itself, more so than simply hanging clothes in the store. Since Covid, the way we sort all items has changed. We now have a Board Team that sorts through everything and puts it in containers to be hung or put out by our great volunteer groups, alleviating anything that is broken or chipped. Clothing is presorted to help with identifying broken zippers, missing buttons, etc. Things are wiped off, cleaned up and in some instances sprayed with sanitizer. 

So where does this unusable clothing go? 

We purchased a new very large baler that is located at the back of the store in the sorting room. We make up large 6’x6’ bales of clothing that cannot or does not sell in the store within a certain period of time. Keep Alliance Beautiful (KAB) helps us stack the bales upstairs in the back room and in the sorting room by the dock until we have enough for a semi to come and recycle them. We sell them by the pound to various buyers to be recycled once again. Some buyers send them overseas and some keep them elsewhere in the U.S. All monies received from the selling of the bales goes into the bank to be given in grants right here in Box Butte County.

Our Mission is to provide opportunity to --

*Accept donated clothing and household goods

Just an FYI for all of you who donate “Holiday” items…we have a special team that sorts &amp; saves those type of items to be put out for sale during that specific holiday time.

We receive a lot of books and we have a special group of volunteers that sort the books by category and some are even alphabetized by author. Of course, not all books can be saved for months…our books are rotated regularly after bag days and are again recycled through several other entities here in Box Butte County. (Bag Days are a certain price for a grocery bag full of your choice of items. These days are the 2nd Saturday and the last Thursday of each month). 

The Mission Store is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All organized, non-profit groups are eligible for funds through the Mini-Grant Program. This program starts each year on September 1st and runs to October 15. Anyone wanting to apply for a grant, may come into the store and ask for a grant application at the front desk beginning Sept. 1st. One of our main rules for grants is that you cannot use the money to pay someone’s wage.

In 2021 we awarded $62,935.00 in grants throughout Box Butte County.

 Again, thank you Box Butte County and beyond for your donations to our store.

By Sherri Fry,&nbsp;Mission Store Board of DirectorsThank you from the bottom of our hearts to all the people who volunteer to keep this store going. We couldn’t do it without you.The Alliance Mission Store would like to share some facts with you, all of our volunteers, all of our customers, and the people who donate to our store because you all mean so much to us.First and foremost – we are very thankful for your donations and your business. We just wanted the public to know that we are a “different type of business” than your ordinary businesses here in Alliance. Unlike other stores in Alliance, we operate on an all volunteer staff. Therefore we have a small amount of overhead. Since we are all volunteer it is hard to compare us with other stores in Alliance. We are all very thankful for the businesses in Alliance that employ people. This keeps Alliance going strong. Out of the monies earned from selling items at the store, we pay for the heat, air conditioning, lights, and building maintenance, and numerous sanitizer products. After that, the money is saved to be given away during our grant program for the year.The Alliance Mission Store is a blessing for all those who have been helped by its mission, but to run the Mission Store is a process in itself, more so than simply hanging clothes in the store. Since Covid, the way we sort all items has changed. We now have a Board Team that sorts through everything and puts it in containers to be hung or put out by our great volunteer groups, alleviating anything that is broken or chipped. Clothing is presorted to help with identifying broken zippers, missing buttons, etc. Things are wiped off, cleaned up and in some instances sprayed with sanitizer. So where does this unusable clothing go? We purchased a new very large baler that is located at the back of the store in the sorting room. We make up large 6’x6’ bales of clothing that cannot or does not sell in the store within a certain period of time. Keep Alliance Beautiful (KAB) helps us stack the bales upstairs in the back room and in the sorting room by the dock until we have enough for a semi to come and recycle them. We sell them by the pound to various buyers to be recycled once again. Some buyers send them overseas and some keep them elsewhere in the U.S. All monies received from the selling of the bales goes into the bank to be given in grants right here in Box Butte County.Our Mission Statement is as follows:Our Mission is to provide opportunity to --*Accept donated clothing and household goods*Recycle to others*Help those in need*Foster community volunteerism*Respond to emergenciesJust an FYI for all of you who donate “Holiday” items…we have a special team that sorts &amp; saves those type of items to be put out for sale during that specific holiday time.We receive a lot of books and we have a special group of volunteers that sort the books by category and some are even alphabetized by author. Of course, not all books can be saved for months…our books are rotated regularly after bag days and are again recycled through several other entities here in Box Butte County. (Bag Days are a certain price for a grocery bag full of your choice of items. These days are the 2nd Saturday and the last Thursday of each month). The Mission Store is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.All organized, non-profit groups are eligible for funds through the Mini-Grant Program. This program starts each year on September 1st and runs to October 15. Anyone wanting to apply for a grant, may come into the store and ask for a grant application at the front desk beginning Sept. 1st. One of our main rules for grants is that you cannot use the money to pay someone’s wage.In 2021 we awarded $62,935.00 in grants throughout Box Butte County. Again, thank you Box Butte County and beyond for your donations to our store.

Alliance Mission Store thanks all volunteers 

At approximately 3:35 p.m. on March 20 a Dodge Ram truck was traveling northbound on Highway 385, near Kansas Street, when it was struck by a Nissan Altima.

The crash left the Nissan in the east ditch on Highway 385.&nbsp;

"No life-threatening injuries were reported," Nebraska State Patrol Spokesman Cody Thomas said. "The driver of the Altima was cited for failure to yield the right of way and no insurance."

The Alliance Police Department, Alliance EMS, Alliance Volunteer Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol assisted with this accident.&nbsp;

By KALIN KROHE Panhandle PostAt approximately 3:35 p.m. on March 20 a Dodge Ram truck was traveling northbound on Highway 385, near Kansas Street, when it was struck by a Nissan Altima.The crash left the Nissan in the east ditch on Highway 385.&nbsp;"No life-threatening injuries were reported," Nebraska State Patrol Spokesman Cody Thomas said. "The driver of the Altima was cited for failure to yield the right of way and no insurance."The Alliance Police Department, Alliance EMS, Alliance Volunteer Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol assisted with this accident.&nbsp;

No life-threatening injuries in Highway 385 crash in Alliance

Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.

Average life expectancy around the world has doubled in the last two hundred years, from about 40 years to 80 years, with the bulk of that change occurring long before we had effective cancer treatment or cardiac catheterization. Before the 20th century, infant and childhood death was extremely common due to infections spread by contaminated water and food. It is estimated that through most of human history nearly half of children died before adulthood, almost entirely due to infections.

Armed with the new knowledge of germ theory, societies in the late 1800’s began instituting early public health interventions such as sewage management, water treatment, milk pasteurization, and garbage collection, which resulted in rapid decreases in death from food and water borne infections, and thus increased population wide life expectancy.

Later, widespread use of vaccines for many fatal diseases led to enormous improvements in the health and longevity of populations across the globe. Try to imagine a world in which almost everyone is affected by the death of children due to polio, measles, smallpox, tetanus, the list goes on. That these deaths are now extremely rare or eliminated altogether is nothing short of a modern miracle, and we ought not take it for granted.

Antibiotic use has exploded since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, and the proper use of antibiotics continues to help us prevent early death due to infections that might have been fatal left untreated. Modern science has led to effective treatments for even the most challenging infections such as tuberculosis and HIV.

Modern medicine uses abundant, wonderful technologies and treatments which help us extend lives and reduce suffering of our individual patients. But statistically, no fancy new development is likely to have the quantitative impact on human society that compares to those early public health measures. As a society, we would be careless to forget the worth of our public health institutions which have helped us thrive and double our average life expectancy.

Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc® team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org and on Facebook featuring On Call with the Prairie Doc® a medical Q&amp;A show celebrating its twentieth season of truthful, tested, and timely medical information streaming live on Facebook most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central.

By Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D.<figure>
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 </figure>Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.Average life expectancy around the world has doubled in the last two hundred years, from about 40 years to 80 years, with the bulk of that change occurring long before we had effective cancer treatment or cardiac catheterization. Before the 20th century, infant and childhood death was extremely common due to infections spread by contaminated water and food. It is estimated that through most of human history nearly half of children died before adulthood, almost entirely due to infections.Armed with the new knowledge of germ theory, societies in the late 1800’s began instituting early public health interventions such as sewage management, water treatment, milk pasteurization, and garbage collection, which resulted in rapid decreases in death from food and water borne infections, and thus increased population wide life expectancy.Later, widespread use of vaccines for many fatal diseases led to enormous improvements in the health and longevity of populations across the globe. Try to imagine a world in which almost everyone is affected by the death of children due to polio, measles, smallpox, tetanus, the list goes on. That these deaths are now extremely rare or eliminated altogether is nothing short of a modern miracle, and we ought not take it for granted.Antibiotic use has exploded since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, and the proper use of antibiotics continues to help us prevent early death due to infections that might have been fatal left untreated. Modern science has led to effective treatments for even the most challenging infections such as tuberculosis and HIV.Modern medicine uses abundant, wonderful technologies and treatments which help us extend lives and reduce suffering of our individual patients. But statistically, no fancy new development is likely to have the quantitative impact on human society that compares to those early public health measures. As a society, we would be careless to forget the worth of our public health institutions which have helped us thrive and double our average life expectancy.Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc® team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org and on Facebook featuring On Call with the Prairie Doc® a medical Q&amp;A show celebrating its twentieth season of truthful, tested, and timely medical information streaming live on Facebook most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central.

Prairie Doc Perspectives: Historic impact of public health

By Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

Lincoln, Neb. –&nbsp;An inmate who went missing last month from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested in Scottsbluff. Authorities say they located&nbsp;John Nereson #211183 while investigating a report of someone living near a storage center. Scottsbluff police arrested him on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Nereson disappeared on February 24, 2022 after leaving CCC-L and walking toward a bus stop. His sentence started&nbsp;on February 18, 2020. Nereson was sentenced to eight years to 12 years on multiple charges out of Scotts Bluff County that include assault on an officer using a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, use of deadly weapon to commit a felony, fifth offense driving under the influence and driving while on a revoked license. He has a tentative release date of June 26, 2025 and a parole eligibility date of June 26, 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

CCC-L is one of two community custody facilities operated by NDCS. Community custody is the lowest custody level and the least restrictive facility. Inmates are allowed to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services with prior approval and without direct supervision.

By Nebraska Department of Correctional ServicesLincoln, Neb. –&nbsp;An inmate who went missing last month from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested in Scottsbluff. Authorities say they located&nbsp;John Nereson #211183 while investigating a report of someone living near a storage center. Scottsbluff police arrested him on Thursday, March 17, 2022.Nereson disappeared on February 24, 2022 after leaving CCC-L and walking toward a bus stop. His sentence started&nbsp;on February 18, 2020. Nereson was sentenced to eight years to 12 years on multiple charges out of Scotts Bluff County that include assault on an officer using a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, use of deadly weapon to commit a felony, fifth offense driving under the influence and driving while on a revoked license. He has a tentative release date of June 26, 2025 and a parole eligibility date of June 26, 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CCC-L is one of two community custody facilities operated by NDCS. Community custody is the lowest custody level and the least restrictive facility. Inmates are allowed to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services with prior approval and without direct supervision.

Missing inmate arrested in Scottsbluff 

By Box Butte County Republican Party

&nbsp;Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City is a candidate for UNL's District 7 Board of Regents. District 7 is comprised of the western 45 counties of Nebraska, reaching from the Colorado/Wyoming line to the eastern edges of Holt and Harlan counties. She will be in Alliance Monday, March 21, for a meet and greet at 7:00 pm at Gallery 3, 316 Box Butte Ave. This is a great opportunity to hear her reasons for running and to ask questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

By Box Butte County Republican Party&nbsp;Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City is a candidate for UNL's District 7 Board of Regents. District 7 is comprised of the western 45 counties of Nebraska, reaching from the Colorado/Wyoming line to the eastern edges of Holt and Harlan counties. She will be in Alliance Monday, March 21, for a meet and greet at 7:00 pm at Gallery 3, 316 Box Butte Ave. This is a great opportunity to hear her reasons for running and to ask questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

UNL District 7 Board of Regents candidate to visit Alliance March 21

WALLACE, Neb.-Wildfires are a fact of life on the Nebraska plains, and with dry conditions forecasted, fire officials want the public to know what they can do to help.

On March 23, local fire departments and retired fire Marshal Ralph Moul will discuss actions the public can take to help in the event of a wildfire.

The event will be held at the Wallace Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

-How to stay safe around fire -How to protect your property -Ways to assist fire departments in pasture/field fires -What the community can do to assist in large fires

The event is free and open to the public.

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 </figure>By SCOTT CARLSONWALLACE, Neb.-Wildfires are a fact of life on the Nebraska plains, and with dry conditions forecasted, fire officials want the public to know what they can do to help.On March 23, local fire departments and retired fire Marshal Ralph Moul will discuss actions the public can take to help in the event of a wildfire.The event will be held at the Wallace Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.Some of the topics discusses will be:-How to stay safe around fire -How to protect your property -Ways to assist fire departments in pasture/field fires -What the community can do to assist in large firesThe event is free and open to the public.

Former Nebraska fire marshal, fire depts. to discuss how public can help with fires 

From the National Weather Service-North Platte

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 1000 AM CT/ 0900 MT is the State of Nebraska Tornado Drill.  NWS North Platte will be sending out the TEST warning as a Routine Weekly Test on NOAA Weather Radio as well as social media and NWS Chat.

NWS North Platte urges everyone to take this opportunity to practice your sheltering plan as if this were an actual warning. If this were a real warning, you should move a basement, an interior room, or a tornado/storm shelter if available. We also urge you to review your plans, practice your plans, and have multiple ways to receive severe weather watch and warning information.

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 </figure>From the National Weather Service-North PlatteWednesday, March 23, 2022 at 1000 AM CT/ 0900 MT is the State of Nebraska Tornado Drill. NWS North Platte will be sending out the TEST warning as a Routine Weekly Test on NOAA Weather Radio as well as social media and NWS Chat.NWS North Platte urges everyone to take this opportunity to practice your sheltering plan as if this were an actual warning. If this were a real warning, you should move a basement, an interior room, or a tornado/storm shelter if available. We also urge you to review your plans, practice your plans, and have multiple ways to receive severe weather watch and warning information.

Nebraska statewide tornado drill scheduled for March 23

LINCOLN, NEB.&nbsp; — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have completed a special enforcement operation designed to maintain safe roadways on St. Patrick’s Day.

“On St. Patrick’s Day or any other day, it’s always important to have a sober driver lined up if you’ve been drinking,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Alcohol plays a factor in approximately one of every three fatal crashes in Nebraska. Using a designated driver, a rideshare, a cab, or safe ride program makes your ride home safer for you and everyone else on the road.”

During the St. Patrick’s Day effort, troopers arrested three people for driving under the influence and issued citations for speeding (66), open alcohol container (8), minor in possession of alcohol (3), driving under suspension (8), no seat belt (3), and improper child restraint (1). Troopers also performed 63 motorist assists throughout the day.

This effort was made possible thanks in part to a grant for $11,800 from the Nebraska Department of Transportation – Highway Safety Office.

By Nebraska State PatrolLINCOLN, NEB.&nbsp; — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have completed a special enforcement operation designed to maintain safe roadways on St. Patrick’s Day.“On St. Patrick’s Day or any other day, it’s always important to have a sober driver lined up if you’ve been drinking,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Alcohol plays a factor in approximately one of every three fatal crashes in Nebraska. Using a designated driver, a rideshare, a cab, or safe ride program makes your ride home safer for you and everyone else on the road.”During the St. Patrick’s Day effort, troopers arrested three people for driving under the influence and issued citations for speeding (66), open alcohol container (8), minor in possession of alcohol (3), driving under suspension (8), no seat belt (3), and improper child restraint (1). Troopers also performed 63 motorist assists throughout the day.This effort was made possible thanks in part to a grant for $11,800 from the Nebraska Department of Transportation – Highway Safety Office.

Troopers complete St. Patrick’s Day Campaign

A total of 131 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, learned about their residency assignments today during an event at the Baxter Arena in Omaha. &nbsp; The 2022 Main Residency Match® -- referred to as Match Day,&nbsp;is an annual rite of passage for medical students - a day when students across the country learn where they will train for the next three to seven years, depending on the medical area of their choice. Students are matched through a computer program to align their preferences for residency programs in order to fill the thousands of training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals.

Forty percent of UNMC students are staying in Nebraska for their training, and 54 percent matched in primary care, which includes family medicine, internal medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.

Nationally there were 39,205 residency positions, the largest number on record.

The UNMC medical students, slated to graduate in May, are listed below by their hometown, name, specialty and location of residency assignment.

ALBION&nbsp;Tiffany B. Truong, Western Michigan Univ Stryker School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Kalamazoo, MI

AURORA&nbsp;Elizabeth Marie Morris, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Drew Charles Thompson, Grand Strand Reg Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, Myrtle Beach, SC

BEATRICE&nbsp;Lauren Howell Barnts, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, OBGY, Edinburg, TX

BELLEVUE&nbsp;Conner James Beyersdorf, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE, Case Western/University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Radiology-Diagnostic, Cleveland, OH

CHADRON&nbsp;Ashtyn Nicole Nelson, Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Kalamazoo, MI; Paige Elizabeth Phillips, Texas Tech University Affiliates, OBGY, Amarillo, TX

COLUMBUS&nbsp;Derek Wayne Lahm, UNMC, Ophthalmology, Omaha, NE; Stacie Noll Skaff, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NE

ELKHORN&nbsp;Sravani Singu, Thomas Hospital-AL, Internal Medicine, Fairhope, AL

FAIRBURY&nbsp;April Rose Vonderfecht, UNMC, Family Medicine-Grand Island, Omaha, NE

FREMONT&nbsp;Taylor Ann Doescher, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE

GORDON&nbsp;Brenton M. Bussinger, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NE

GRAND ISLAND&nbsp;Courtney Megan Cahoy, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Child Neurology, Chapel Hill, NC; Lane Ross Uhing, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Internal Medicine, Rochester, MN

HASTINGS&nbsp;Grant Duane Starkey, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE

HOLDREGE&nbsp;Jacob Thomas Pfeifer, UNMC, Urology, Omaha, NE

KEARNEY&nbsp;Andrew C. Cannon, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Path-Anatomic and Clinical, Rochester, MN; Alexander Richard Cantral, WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Marietta, GA; Thomas W. Connely, Central Iowa Health System, General Surgery, Des Moines, IA; Megan Sue Hunke-Lomax, UNMC, Family Medicine-Grand Island, Omaha, NE; Jacob Thomas Kingsley, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Victoria McKinney, University of Utah Health, Psychiatry, Salt Lake City, UT

LINCOLN&nbsp;Matthew Joseph Baier, University of Missouri-KC Programs, Emergency Medicine, Kansas City, MO; George Daniel Blankenau, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Alexandra Rose Fiedler, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE, Gabriel Reed Garbin, UNMC Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Austin Taylor Gibson, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Dalton David Hegeholz, University of Utah Health, General Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT; Rafael Shane Herrera, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Ian Thomas Lagerstrom, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Surgery, Bethesda, MD; Ryan James Mikus, UNMC, Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NE; Thomas Edward Schroeder, Duke University Medical Center, Urology, Durham, NC; Taylor Kay Thieman, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Transitional, Sioux Falls, SD, UNMC, Dermatology, Omaha, NE; Megan Nicole Yank, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Emergency Medicine, Madison, WI

MEAD&nbsp;Abby Marie Adams, St Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO

NEBRASKA CITY&nbsp;Melissa Marie Davison, UNMC Clarkson Family Medicine, Omaha, NE

NORFOLK&nbsp;Scott Marin Benson, University of Texas Med Branch, OBGY, Galveston, TX; Nathan Douglas Richling, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE

NORTH PLATTE&nbsp;Collin James Pieper, Campbell University, Transitional/Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton, NC

OGALLALA&nbsp;Devin Andrew DeLuna, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Transitional, Sioux Falls, SD, UNMC, Radiology-Diagnostic, Omaha, NE

OMAHA&nbsp;Donovon Caryal Allen, University of Alabama Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Birmingham, AL; Nicolle Kristen Barmettler, UNMC General Surgery, Omaha, NE; Bryant Patrick Carlson, UNMC, Family Medicine-Scottsbluff, Omaha, NE; Joseph J. Carmicheal, Broadlawns Medical Center, Transitional, Des Moines, IA, UNMC, Radiation Oncology, Omaha, NE; Alexander Robert Ciurej, Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Pediatrics, Detroit, MI; Margaret Elizabeth Craig, UNMC, Omaha, NE;&nbsp;Andrew S. Dergan, Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, Family Medicine, Sioux City, IA; Daniel Hartnett Dooling, University of Missouri-KC Programs, Medicine-Pediatrics, Kansas City, MO; Zachary Henry Louis Egr, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Evan Michael Eilers, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Peoria, IL; Stephanie Elise Emig, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Benjamin Scott Fletcher, UNMC Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Radiology-Diagnostic, Rochester, MN; Collin Alan Gilmore, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Jacob R. Givens, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Grant Patrick Goertzen, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Pediatrics, Iowa City, IA; Madison Lyn Grinnell, UNMC, Medicine-Preliminary, Omaha, NE, UNMC, Dermatology, Omaha, NE; Scott Rion Irvin, Charleston Area Medical Center, Medicine-Psychiatry, Charleston, WV; Emily Elizabeth Kahlandt, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Internal Medicine, Madison, WI; Christina Jeanine Khan, University of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery, Kissimmee, FL; Karl Ranjan Khandalavala, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Otolaryngology, Rochester, MN; Rohan Khazanchi, Brigham &amp; Womens Hospital, Med-Peds/Harvard Brigham &amp; Womens Hospital/Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA; Taylor J. Kratochvil, Childrens Hospital-Boston, Pediatrics, Boston, MA; Timothy Joseph Lackner, UNMC, Orthopaedic Surgery, Omaha, NE; Maxwell Armstrong Lawlor, Brown Univ/Butler Hospital, Psychiatry, Providence, RI; Mitchell Paul Matis, HCA Healthcare Kansas City, Internal Medicine, Overland Park, KS; Karly Ann Meyer, St Louis University School of Medicine, OB/GYN, St. Louis, MO; Seif Laeth Nasir, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial, Internal Medicine, Rochester, NY; Olivia Grace Person, St Louis Childrens Hospital, Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO; Benjamin Daniel Plambeck, University of Iowa Hospitals, Urology, Iowa City, IA; Kristian Ruth Ramage, University of Missouri-KC Programs, OBGYN, Kansas City, MO; Keely O’Rourke Reidelberger, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, General Surgery, Lebanon, NH; Mckenzie Pauline Nic Rowe, Inova Fairfax Hospital, General Surgery, Falls Church, VA; Snowleopard C. Tyler, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Christopher Joseph Weber, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Paul James Witt, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NE

OSCEOLA&nbsp;Dennis John Maar, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TX

PAPILLION&nbsp;Joshua William Abels, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Medicine Preliminary, Tampa, FL, UNMC Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Morgan Marie Harris, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Pediatrics, Iowa City, IA; Allison Melissa Villalobos, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Child Neurology, Winston-Salem, NC

SCOTTSBLUFF&nbsp;Hannah Maldonado, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NE

VALPARAISO&nbsp;Austin E. Barry, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Joseph John Benes, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NE

WAHOO&nbsp;Derek Sabatka, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Tucson, AR

WEST POINT&nbsp;Blake Edward Hass, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE

LITTLE ROCK AK&nbsp;Katherine Moneymaker, Detroit Medical Ctr/Wayne State University, General Surgery, Detroit, MI

MONTGOMERY AL&nbsp;Mallory Marie Gandy, UNMC, OBGY, Omaha, NE

GLENDALE CA&nbsp;Hannah Kiren Tandon, Oregon Health &amp; Science University, Internal Medicine, Portland, OR

IRVINE CA&nbsp;Kyle Kenyu Hinz, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Pathology, Worcester, MA

LOMA LINDA CA&nbsp;Sophie Leyla Cemaj, Univ of Chicago Medical Center, Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL

SACRAMENTO CA&nbsp;Connor Neal Griggs, Brookwood Baptist Health, Radiology-Diagnostic, Birmingham, AL

VALLEJO CA&nbsp;Ziomara Jurado, University of Chicago Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IL

DENVER CO&nbsp;Eric Connor Daubach, Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr, Emergency Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Michael James Eller, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Aurora, CO

MONTROSE CO&nbsp;Ethan A Cook, UNMC Clarkson Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Christopher John Lindeman, University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Family Medicine, Gainesville, FL

WRAY CO&nbsp;Seth Ryan Woods, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Interventional Radiology, Iowa City, IA

NOWICH CT&nbsp;Frantzlee LaCrete, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Kansas City, KS

BARTOW FL&nbsp;Richard Henry Laye, UNMC, Pathology, Omaha, NE

HINSDALE IL&nbsp;Sydney Lynn Powers, UNMC, Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NE

INDIANAPOLIS IN&nbsp;Christopher Alan Stephenson, Prisma Health-University of South Carolina SOM, General Surgery, Columbia, SC

CARROLL IA&nbsp;Matthew James Behrens, Creighton University, General Surgery, Omaha, NE

IOWA CITY IA&nbsp;Harrison L. Greene, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Gabriella Rizzo, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NE

SIOUX CITY IA&nbsp;Noah Alexander Svec, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE

HAYS KS&nbsp;Cody Dean Masters, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE

KANSAS CITY KS&nbsp;David Hou Fu, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Urology, Philadelphia, PA

PLYMOUTH MA&nbsp;Philion Lucas Gatchoff, University of Oklahoma COM, Neurology, Oklahoma City, OK

ST. PAUL MN&nbsp;John Charles Chatterton, University of Minnesota Medical School, Pediatrics, Minneapolis, MN

STILLWATER MN&nbsp;Amber McMahon, University of Kansas Medical Center, Urology, Kansas City, KS

CHAPEL HILL NC&nbsp;Christina Ying Zhou, University of Chicago Med Ctr, Pediatrics, Chicago, IL

CLEVELAND OH&nbsp;Austin Joseph Lowe, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE

SALEM OR&nbsp;Allyson Marie Pietrok, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Transitional, Myrtle Beach, SC, Medical University of South Carolina, Radiology-Diagnostic, Charleston, SC

HANOVER PA&nbsp;Nathaniel J. Zaroban, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Child Neurology, Nashville, TN

LANCASTER PA&nbsp;Robin L. Sarik, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NE

ABERDEEN SD&nbsp;Shelby Nicole Aufenkamp, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Louisville, KY

DALLAS TX&nbsp;Alexander Tu, Medical College Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Otolaryngology, Milwaukee, WI

EVERETT WA&nbsp;Simon C. Shin, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial, General Surgery, Rochester, NY

MILWAUKEE WI&nbsp;Megha Patel, Detroit Medical Ctr/Wayne State Universitu, General Surgery, Detroit, MI

SASKATOON CANADA&nbsp;Samantha Marie Sinclair Cox, HealthPartners Institute, Emergency Medicine, St. Paul, MN

WINNIPEG CANADA&nbsp;Alexander Kolomaya, University of Utah Health, Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

KASHGAR CHINA&nbsp;Xiarepati Tieliwaerdi, Allegheny General Hospital, Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

HANAU GERMANY&nbsp;Taylor B. DeFreece, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE

NAPLES ITALY&nbsp;Erin Nicole Oeltjen, UNMC Pediatrics, Omaha, NE

SUWON REPUBLIC OF KOREA&nbsp;Cameron Schaecher, Western Michigan Univ Stryker SOM, Medicine-Primary, Kalamazoo, MI

By UNMCA total of 131 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, learned about their residency assignments today during an event at the Baxter Arena in Omaha. &nbsp; The 2022 Main Residency Match® -- referred to as Match Day,&nbsp;is an annual rite of passage for medical students - a day when students across the country learn where they will train for the next three to seven years, depending on the medical area of their choice. Students are matched through a computer program to align their preferences for residency programs in order to fill the thousands of training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals.Forty percent of UNMC students are staying in Nebraska for their training, and 54 percent matched in primary care, which includes family medicine, internal medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.Nationally there were 39,205 residency positions, the largest number on record.The UNMC medical students, slated to graduate in May, are listed below by their hometown, name, specialty and location of residency assignment.ALBION&nbsp;Tiffany B. Truong, Western Michigan Univ Stryker School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Kalamazoo, MIAURORA&nbsp;Elizabeth Marie Morris, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Drew Charles Thompson, Grand Strand Reg Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, Myrtle Beach, SCBEATRICE&nbsp;Lauren Howell Barnts, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, OBGY, Edinburg, TXBELLEVUE&nbsp;Conner James Beyersdorf, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE, Case Western/University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Radiology-Diagnostic, Cleveland, OHCHADRON&nbsp;Ashtyn Nicole Nelson, Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Kalamazoo, MI; Paige Elizabeth Phillips, Texas Tech University Affiliates, OBGY, Amarillo, TXCOLUMBUS&nbsp;Derek Wayne Lahm, UNMC, Ophthalmology, Omaha, NE; Stacie Noll Skaff, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NEELKHORN&nbsp;Sravani Singu, Thomas Hospital-AL, Internal Medicine, Fairhope, ALFAIRBURY&nbsp;April Rose Vonderfecht, UNMC, Family Medicine-Grand Island, Omaha, NEFREMONT&nbsp;Taylor Ann Doescher, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NEGORDON&nbsp;Brenton M. Bussinger, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NEGRAND ISLAND&nbsp;Courtney Megan Cahoy, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Child Neurology, Chapel Hill, NC; Lane Ross Uhing, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Internal Medicine, Rochester, MNHASTINGS&nbsp;Grant Duane Starkey, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NEHOLDREGE&nbsp;Jacob Thomas Pfeifer, UNMC, Urology, Omaha, NEKEARNEY&nbsp;Andrew C. Cannon, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Path-Anatomic and Clinical, Rochester, MN; Alexander Richard Cantral, WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Marietta, GA; Thomas W. Connely, Central Iowa Health System, General Surgery, Des Moines, IA; Megan Sue Hunke-Lomax, UNMC, Family Medicine-Grand Island, Omaha, NE; Jacob Thomas Kingsley, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Victoria McKinney, University of Utah Health, Psychiatry, Salt Lake City, UTLINCOLN&nbsp;Matthew Joseph Baier, University of Missouri-KC Programs, Emergency Medicine, Kansas City, MO; George Daniel Blankenau, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Alexandra Rose Fiedler, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE, Gabriel Reed Garbin, UNMC Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Austin Taylor Gibson, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Dalton David Hegeholz, University of Utah Health, General Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT; Rafael Shane Herrera, UNMC, Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE; Ian Thomas Lagerstrom, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Surgery, Bethesda, MD; Ryan James Mikus, UNMC, Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NE; Thomas Edward Schroeder, Duke University Medical Center, Urology, Durham, NC; Taylor Kay Thieman, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Transitional, Sioux Falls, SD, UNMC, Dermatology, Omaha, NE; Megan Nicole Yank, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Emergency Medicine, Madison, WIMEAD&nbsp;Abby Marie Adams, St Louis University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, St. Louis, MONEBRASKA CITY&nbsp;Melissa Marie Davison, UNMC Clarkson Family Medicine, Omaha, NENORFOLK&nbsp;Scott Marin Benson, University of Texas Med Branch, OBGY, Galveston, TX; Nathan Douglas Richling, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NENORTH PLATTE&nbsp;Collin James Pieper, Campbell University, Transitional/Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton, NCOGALLALA&nbsp;Devin Andrew DeLuna, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Transitional, Sioux Falls, SD, UNMC, Radiology-Diagnostic, Omaha, NEOMAHA&nbsp;Donovon Caryal Allen, University of Alabama Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Birmingham, AL; Nicolle Kristen Barmettler, UNMC General Surgery, Omaha, NE; Bryant Patrick Carlson, UNMC, Family Medicine-Scottsbluff, Omaha, NE; Joseph J. Carmicheal, Broadlawns Medical Center, Transitional, Des Moines, IA, UNMC, Radiation Oncology, Omaha, NE; Alexander Robert Ciurej, Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Pediatrics, Detroit, MI; Margaret Elizabeth Craig, UNMC, Omaha, NE;&nbsp;Andrew S. Dergan, Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, Family Medicine, Sioux City, IA; Daniel Hartnett Dooling, University of Missouri-KC Programs, Medicine-Pediatrics, Kansas City, MO; Zachary Henry Louis Egr, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Evan Michael Eilers, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Peoria, IL; Stephanie Elise Emig, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Benjamin Scott Fletcher, UNMC Medicine Preliminary, Omaha, NE, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Radiology-Diagnostic, Rochester, MN; Collin Alan Gilmore, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Jacob R. Givens, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Grant Patrick Goertzen, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Pediatrics, Iowa City, IA; Madison Lyn Grinnell, UNMC, Medicine-Preliminary, Omaha, NE, UNMC, Dermatology, Omaha, NE; Scott Rion Irvin, Charleston Area Medical Center, Medicine-Psychiatry, Charleston, WV; Emily Elizabeth Kahlandt, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Internal Medicine, Madison, WI; Christina Jeanine Khan, University of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery, Kissimmee, FL; Karl Ranjan Khandalavala, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Otolaryngology, Rochester, MN; Rohan Khazanchi, Brigham &amp; Womens Hospital, Med-Peds/Harvard Brigham &amp; Womens Hospital/Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA; Taylor J. Kratochvil, Childrens Hospital-Boston, Pediatrics, Boston, MA; Timothy Joseph Lackner, UNMC, Orthopaedic Surgery, Omaha, NE; Maxwell Armstrong Lawlor, Brown Univ/Butler Hospital, Psychiatry, Providence, RI; Mitchell Paul Matis, HCA Healthcare Kansas City, Internal Medicine, Overland Park, KS; Karly Ann Meyer, St Louis University School of Medicine, OB/GYN, St. Louis, MO; Seif Laeth Nasir, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial, Internal Medicine, Rochester, NY; Olivia Grace Person, St Louis Childrens Hospital, Pediatrics, St. Louis, MO; Benjamin Daniel Plambeck, University of Iowa Hospitals, Urology, Iowa City, IA; Kristian Ruth Ramage, University of Missouri-KC Programs, OBGYN, Kansas City, MO; Keely O’Rourke Reidelberger, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, General Surgery, Lebanon, NH; Mckenzie Pauline Nic Rowe, Inova Fairfax Hospital, General Surgery, Falls Church, VA; Snowleopard C. Tyler, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Christopher Joseph Weber, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Paul James Witt, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NEOSCEOLA&nbsp;Dennis John Maar, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, Otolaryngology, San Antonio, TXPAPILLION&nbsp;Joshua William Abels, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Medicine Preliminary, Tampa, FL, UNMC Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE; Morgan Marie Harris, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Pediatrics, Iowa City, IA; Allison Melissa Villalobos, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Child Neurology, Winston-Salem, NCSCOTTSBLUFF&nbsp;Hannah Maldonado, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NEVALPARAISO&nbsp;Austin E. Barry, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE; Joseph John Benes, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NEWAHOO&nbsp;Derek Sabatka, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Tucson, ARWEST POINT&nbsp;Blake Edward Hass, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NELITTLE ROCK AK&nbsp;Katherine Moneymaker, Detroit Medical Ctr/Wayne State University, General Surgery, Detroit, MIMONTGOMERY AL&nbsp;Mallory Marie Gandy, UNMC, OBGY, Omaha, NEGLENDALE CA&nbsp;Hannah Kiren Tandon, Oregon Health &amp; Science University, Internal Medicine, Portland, ORIRVINE CA&nbsp;Kyle Kenyu Hinz, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Pathology, Worcester, MALOMA LINDA CA&nbsp;Sophie Leyla Cemaj, Univ of Chicago Medical Center, Plastic Surgery, Chicago, ILSACRAMENTO CA&nbsp;Connor Neal Griggs, Brookwood Baptist Health, Radiology-Diagnostic, Birmingham, ALVALLEJO CA&nbsp;Ziomara Jurado, University of Chicago Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Chicago, ILDENVER CO&nbsp;Eric Connor Daubach, Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr, Emergency Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Michael James Eller, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Aurora, COMONTROSE CO&nbsp;Ethan A Cook, UNMC Clarkson Family Medicine, Omaha, NE; Christopher John Lindeman, University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Family Medicine, Gainesville, FLWRAY CO&nbsp;Seth Ryan Woods, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Interventional Radiology, Iowa City, IANOWICH CT&nbsp;Frantzlee LaCrete, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Kansas City, KSBARTOW FL&nbsp;Richard Henry Laye, UNMC, Pathology, Omaha, NEHINSDALE IL&nbsp;Sydney Lynn Powers, UNMC, Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NEINDIANAPOLIS IN&nbsp;Christopher Alan Stephenson, Prisma Health-University of South Carolina SOM, General Surgery, Columbia, SCCARROLL IA&nbsp;Matthew James Behrens, Creighton University, General Surgery, Omaha, NEIOWA CITY IA&nbsp;Harrison L. Greene, UNMC, Psychiatry, Omaha, NE; Gabriella Rizzo, UNMC, Neurology, Omaha, NESIOUX CITY IA&nbsp;Noah Alexander Svec, UNMC, Anesthesiology, Omaha, NEHAYS KS&nbsp;Cody Dean Masters, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NEKANSAS CITY KS&nbsp;David Hou Fu, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Urology, Philadelphia, PAPLYMOUTH MA&nbsp;Philion Lucas Gatchoff, University of Oklahoma COM, Neurology, Oklahoma City, OKST. PAUL MN&nbsp;John Charles Chatterton, University of Minnesota Medical School, Pediatrics, Minneapolis, MNSTILLWATER MN&nbsp;Amber McMahon, University of Kansas Medical Center, Urology, Kansas City, KSCHAPEL HILL NC&nbsp;Christina Ying Zhou, University of Chicago Med Ctr, Pediatrics, Chicago, ILCLEVELAND OH&nbsp;Austin Joseph Lowe, UNMC, Internal Medicine, Omaha, NESALEM OR&nbsp;Allyson Marie Pietrok, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Transitional, Myrtle Beach, SC, Medical University of South Carolina, Radiology-Diagnostic, Charleston, SCHANOVER PA&nbsp;Nathaniel J. Zaroban, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Child Neurology, Nashville, TNLANCASTER PA&nbsp;Robin L. Sarik, UNMC, Pediatrics, Omaha, NEABERDEEN SD&nbsp;Shelby Nicole Aufenkamp, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Louisville, KYDALLAS TX&nbsp;Alexander Tu, Medical College Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Otolaryngology, Milwaukee, WIEVERETT WA&nbsp;Simon C. Shin, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial, General Surgery, Rochester, NYMILWAUKEE WI&nbsp;Megha Patel, Detroit Medical Ctr/Wayne State Universitu, General Surgery, Detroit, MISASKATOON CANADA&nbsp;Samantha Marie Sinclair Cox, HealthPartners Institute, Emergency Medicine, St. Paul, MNWINNIPEG CANADA&nbsp;Alexander Kolomaya, University of Utah Health, Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City, UTKASHGAR CHINA&nbsp;Xiarepati Tieliwaerdi, Allegheny General Hospital, Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, PAHANAU GERMANY&nbsp;Taylor B. DeFreece, UNMC, Family Medicine, Omaha, NENAPLES ITALY&nbsp;Erin Nicole Oeltjen, UNMC Pediatrics, Omaha, NESUWON REPUBLIC OF KOREA&nbsp;Cameron Schaecher, Western Michigan Univ Stryker SOM, Medicine-Primary, Kalamazoo, MI

Panhandle UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former Minnehaha County highway superintendent has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for embezzlement, with 80 days of that sentence suspended. 

Forty-one-year-old Duane Buthe earlier pleaded guilty to embezzling about $127,000 from the county and the South Dakota Association of County Highway Superintendents. 

A judge Thursday suspended a 10-year prison sentence, noting Buthe had already made restitution. 

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation began looking into some funds missing from the state association of superintendents last year. 

But he had served as the associations secretary since 2013.

By Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former Minnehaha County highway superintendent has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for embezzlement, with 80 days of that sentence suspended. Forty-one-year-old Duane Buthe earlier pleaded guilty to embezzling about $127,000 from the county and the South Dakota Association of County Highway Superintendents. A judge Thursday suspended a 10-year prison sentence, noting Buthe had already made restitution. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation began looking into some funds missing from the state association of superintendents last year. But he had served as the associations secretary since 2013.

South Dakota highway superintendent sentenced for embezzlement

Alliance – Western history author and speaker Jeff Barnes comes to the Alliance Public Library to present a story on one of the most unusual and storied baseball fields in Nebraska. The Thursday, April 7th, 6:30 p.m. presentation is sponsored by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.

“Sand Hills and Sandlots: The Amazing Story of Rushville’s Modisett Ball Park” is a recounting of the ball park built by ranchers that went on to host a nationally famous baseball school, sponsored by the Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees, which saw a southpaw from Gering, Nebraska, who struck out Mickey Mantle. In 2014, the ball park underwent a complete restoration for the park’s 75th anniversary, in large part funded by a Nebraska publisher who grew up in Rushville and played at the ball park as a boy.

“It’s truly incredible for a town of less than 900 people to have such a storied park,” said Barnes, “and even more incredible for the park to be rebuilt for a second 75 years. But it’s a wonderful tale of how the right people in the right community taking the right actions can come together to create a shrine to the great American pastime.”

The 45-minute presentation includes historic images and stories of Rushville’s relationship with baseball. The talk is taken from Barnes’s book, Extra Innings: The Story of Modisett Ball Park.

A former newspaper reporter and editor, Barnes lives and writes in Omaha. He is a board trustee with the Nebraska State Historical Society, former chairman of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, and one of the top-requested speakers with Humanities Nebraska. He is the author of seven books of Great Plains history, including Cut in Stone, Cast in Bronze: Nebraska’s Historical Monuments, 150 @ 150: Nebraska’s Landmark Buildings, Forts of the Northern Plains, The Great Plains Guide to Custer, and The Great Plains Guide to Buffalo Bill.

By City of AllianceAlliance – Western history author and speaker Jeff Barnes comes to the Alliance Public Library to present a story on one of the most unusual and storied baseball fields in Nebraska. The Thursday, April 7th, 6:30 p.m. presentation is sponsored by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.“Sand Hills and Sandlots: The Amazing Story of Rushville’s Modisett Ball Park” is a recounting of the ball park built by ranchers that went on to host a nationally famous baseball school, sponsored by the Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees, which saw a southpaw from Gering, Nebraska, who struck out Mickey Mantle. In 2014, the ball park underwent a complete restoration for the park’s 75th anniversary, in large part funded by a Nebraska publisher who grew up in Rushville and played at the ball park as a boy.<figure>
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Story of Rushville’s Modisett Ball Park comes to Alliance library

Enhanced fire danger across central and western Nebraska today. Critical fire weather conditions&nbsp;possible tomorrow, especially east of Highway 83 and south of Interstate 80.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Enhanced fire danger in central, western Nebraska Saturday

The Chadron Rotary Club is donating $2,500 to support Ukrainian civilians in their home country and those who have fled. Individual club members are contributing to this cause by donating to Rotary International’s mobilization for Ukrainian civilian and refugee support. Club members are asking local residents to support this worthwhile cause. Any amount will make a difference in the lives of Ukrainians during this crisis. The club challenges the community to equal or exceed the amount Rotary is contributing.

With 52 Rotary Clubs in Ukraine, over a thousand clubs in Germany and hundreds in Poland, Rotary has boots on the ground providing aid. Rotary Clubs in Ukraine are working with partner Clubs and non-governmental organizations in Poland and Germany to provide aid where it is most needed.

Rotary International is a humanitarian service organization recognized as one of the most effective and well managed charitable organizations in the world, with 12 consecutive years of four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and an A+ rating from Charity Watch. For every $1 donated to Rotary International, $.90 cents goes directly to serve those in need.

Local residents who wish to contribute can do so by visiting the Chadron Rotary Club website <a href="https://chadronrotary.wixsite.com/rotary">https://chadronrotary.wixsite.com/rotary</a>. The home page will contain a donation link for Rotary International.

By Chadron Rotary ClubThe Chadron Rotary Club is donating $2,500 to support Ukrainian civilians in their home country and those who have fled. Individual club members are contributing to this cause by donating to Rotary International’s mobilization for Ukrainian civilian and refugee support. Club members are asking local residents to support this worthwhile cause. Any amount will make a difference in the lives of Ukrainians during this crisis. The club challenges the community to equal or exceed the amount Rotary is contributing.<figure>
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 </figure>With 52 Rotary Clubs in Ukraine, over a thousand clubs in Germany and hundreds in Poland, Rotary has boots on the ground providing aid. Rotary Clubs in Ukraine are working with partner Clubs and non-governmental organizations in Poland and Germany to provide aid where it is most needed.Rotary International is a humanitarian service organization recognized as one of the most effective and well managed charitable organizations in the world, with 12 consecutive years of four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and an A+ rating from Charity Watch. For every $1 donated to Rotary International, $.90 cents goes directly to serve those in need.Local residents who wish to contribute can do so by visiting the Chadron Rotary Club website <a href="https://chadronrotary.wixsite.com/rotary">https://chadronrotary.wixsite.com/rotary</a>. The home page will contain a donation link for Rotary International.

Chadron Rotary Club provides opportunity to support Ukraine

On March 17 Chadron Police Officer Colin Deines and Sergeant Chelsey Stolley responded to a 911 call to a residence in Regency Trailer Court.

 After arriving at the residence, Officer Deines and Sgt. Stolley made contact with a female who had been assaulted and was bleeding from the head. 

The female informed the officers that she had been beaten up and strangled by her boyfriend. 

"Officers obtained statements from both and learned that during the disturbance, a baseball bat and a handsaw were used during the apparent assault," Chadron Police Chief Rick Hickstein said. "Due to both individuals having injuries, both the male and female were transported to Chadron Community Hospital to receive treatment for their injuries."

37-year-old Conrad Randall was arrested on&nbsp;charges of Strangulation (Class IIIA felony), Domestic Assault 2nd Degree (Class IIIA felony) and an active Sheridan County warrant. 

Bond was set at 10% of $50,000 for the felony charges, and 10% of $10,000 for the Sheridan County warrant.

Randall was booked into the Dawes County Jail.&nbsp;

By KALIN KROHE Panhandle PostOn March 17 Chadron Police Officer Colin Deines and Sergeant Chelsey Stolley responded to a 911 call to a residence in Regency Trailer Court. After arriving at the residence, Officer Deines and Sgt. Stolley made contact with a female who had been assaulted and was bleeding from the head. The female informed the officers that she had been beaten up and strangled by her boyfriend. Officers located the man.&nbsp;"Officers obtained statements from both and learned that during the disturbance, a baseball bat and a handsaw were used during the apparent assault," Chadron Police Chief Rick Hickstein said. "Due to both individuals having injuries, both the male and female were transported to Chadron Community Hospital to receive treatment for their injuries."37-year-old Conrad Randall was arrested on&nbsp;charges of Strangulation (Class IIIA felony), Domestic Assault 2nd Degree (Class IIIA felony) and an active Sheridan County warrant. Bond was set at 10% of $50,000 for the felony charges, and 10% of $10,000 for the Sheridan County warrant.Randall was booked into the Dawes County Jail.&nbsp;

Chadron man arrested for baseball bat, handsaw assault 

LINCOLN, NEB.&nbsp; — The Nebraska State Patrol is renewing its request for information regarding the disappearance of Linda Dillard, who went missing last June in southeast Nebraska. The investigation is ongoing.

Dillard was last seen on June 16, 2021, in the rural Table Rock area. As part of the investigation, NSP and assisting agencies have conducted multiple searches in the area where Dillard was last seen. Investigators believe Dillard may have been the victim of a crime, which led to her disappearance.

Dillard was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black DKNY boxer brief shorts, and brown Birkenstock type sandals. Dillard is described as a white female, 5’0”, 130 lbs., with blue eyes and brown hair (possibly dyed or wearing a wig).

By Nebraska State Patrol&nbsp;LINCOLN, NEB.&nbsp; — The Nebraska State Patrol is renewing its request for information regarding the disappearance of Linda Dillard, who went missing last June in southeast Nebraska. The investigation is ongoing.<figure>
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 </figure>Dillard was last seen on June 16, 2021, in the rural Table Rock area. As part of the investigation, NSP and assisting agencies have conducted multiple searches in the area where Dillard was last seen. Investigators believe Dillard may have been the victim of a crime, which led to her disappearance.Dillard was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black DKNY boxer brief shorts, and brown Birkenstock type sandals. Dillard is described as a white female, 5’0”, 130 lbs., with blue eyes and brown hair (possibly dyed or wearing a wig).

NSP renews request for information in the disappearance of  Linda Dillard

POST PODCAST: Coffee Talk 3/18/22

The Box Butte County 4-H will be holding a fundraiser at the Westside Event Center on March 28 starting at 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;

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 </figure>The Box Butte County 4-H will be holding a fundraiser at the Westside Event Center on March 28 starting at 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;

Box Butte County 4-H to hold fundraiser in Alliance 

News Release Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is&nbsp;<a href="https://dhhs.ne.gov/Flu%20Documents/Report.pdf" target="_blank">reporting&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;higher levels of flu and flu-related cases in Nebraska. The State is experiencing increased positive cases, school absenteeism, hospital visits, and hospitalizations. A total of 13 Nebraskans have died from influenza-associated illness so far this season.

As flu activity is currently elevated throughout the state, it is important to remind Nebraskans that the flu vaccine is the best protection against flu-related illnesses, missed work or school, and flu-related hospitalizations.

“The good news of declining COVID-19 cases is giving us some much-needed optimism," said Dr. Matthew Donahue, State Epidemiologist for DHHS. “As influenza cases increase, it is important for Nebraskans to consider proven tools, like the flu vaccine and flu antivirals, to keep themselves and their families safe from sickness, hospitalizations, and death."

The most effective defense against this illness is the flu vaccine. The vaccine is safe and rigorously tested. The most common reaction people may experience from the shot is soreness and redness at the injection site. After vaccination, it takes about two weeks for the body to build immunity. Nebraskans can safely get a flu vaccine at many locations throughout the State.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vaccines.gov/" target="_blank">Vaccines.gov&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;is also a resource for finding flu vaccines near you.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccines for everyone 6 months and older every year. Certain people are at high risk for serious complications, and it's extremely important they receive the vaccine:&nbsp;&nbsp;

In addition, antiviral drugs are also an effective way to treat the flu. Early treatment with antivirals can reduce symptoms, shorten the amount of time you are sick, reduce the risk of serious flu complications, and potentially decrease additional spread of the virus. Antivirals currently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/influenza-flu-antiviral-drugs-and-related-information#AntiviralMedications" target="_blank">approved&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;are: Rapivab (peramivir), Relenza (zanamivir), Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate, also available as generic), and Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil).

In addition to getting vaccinated, prevention measures can also protect against the flu:&nbsp;

For more flu information, visit the DHHS website at&nbsp;<a href="https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Flu.aspx">www.dhhs.ne.gov/flu</a>&nbsp;or the CDC website at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu" target="_blank">www.cdc.gov/flu&nbsp;</a>.

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 </figure>News Release Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human ServicesThe Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is&nbsp;<a href="https://dhhs.ne.gov/Flu%20Documents/Report.pdf" target="_blank">reporting&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;higher levels of flu and flu-related cases in Nebraska. The State is experiencing increased positive cases, school absenteeism, hospital visits, and hospitalizations. A total of 13 Nebraskans have died from influenza-associated illness so far this season.As flu activity is currently elevated throughout the state, it is important to remind Nebraskans that the flu vaccine is the best protection against flu-related illnesses, missed work or school, and flu-related hospitalizations.“The good news of declining COVID-19 cases is giving us some much-needed optimism," said Dr. Matthew Donahue, State Epidemiologist for DHHS. “As influenza cases increase, it is important for Nebraskans to consider proven tools, like the flu vaccine and flu antivirals, to keep themselves and their families safe from sickness, hospitalizations, and death." The most effective defense against this illness is the flu vaccine. The vaccine is safe and rigorously tested. The most common reaction people may experience from the shot is soreness and redness at the injection site. After vaccination, it takes about two weeks for the body to build immunity. Nebraskans can safely get a flu vaccine at many locations throughout the State.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vaccines.gov/" target="_blank">Vaccines.gov&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;is also a resource for finding flu vaccines near you.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccines for everyone 6 months and older every year. Certain people are at high risk for serious complications, and it's extremely important they receive the vaccine:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul>
 <li>Young children</li><li>Adults 65 years of age or older</li><li>Pregnant women</li><li>People with chronic lung disease (like asthma and COPD), diabetes (type 1 and 2), heart disease, neurologic conditions, and certain other long-term health conditions</li><li>Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities&nbsp;</li>
 </ul>In addition, antiviral drugs are also an effective way to treat the flu. Early treatment with antivirals can reduce symptoms, shorten the amount of time you are sick, reduce the risk of serious flu complications, and potentially decrease additional spread of the virus. Antivirals currently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/influenza-flu-antiviral-drugs-and-related-information#AntiviralMedications" target="_blank">approved&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;are: Rapivab (peramivir), Relenza (zanamivir), Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate, also available as generic), and Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil).In addition to getting vaccinated, prevention measures can also protect against the flu:&nbsp;<ul>
 <li>Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue every time you cough or sneeze. Throw the used tissue in a wastebasket. If you don't have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve.</li><li>Practice&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nonpharmaceutical-interventions/index.html" target="_blank">non-pharmaceutical interventions&nbsp;</a></li><li>After coughing or sneezing, always clean your hands with soap&nbsp;and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.</li><li>Stay home when you are sick.</li><li>Do not share eating utensils, drinking glasses, towels, or other personal items.</li><li>Clean your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.</li><li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.</li><li>Avoid close contact with people who are sick, if possible.</li>
 </ul>For more flu information, visit the DHHS website at&nbsp;<a href="https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Flu.aspx">www.dhhs.ne.gov/flu</a>&nbsp;or the CDC website at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu" target="_blank">www.cdc.gov/flu&nbsp;</a>.