Nebraska Update

Then, he was able to draw inspiration recently from a book called ‘The Portable Nietzsche,’ to write the song he submitted.

“The song that I submitted ‘Overman’ was one of the first that I wrote, as I read the book from which the song sort of imagery and inspiration is taken,” Siebler said.

It’ll be adding about 23,000 square-feet to its total floor area.

The Museum of Nebraska Art, or MONA for short, will be overhauling its existing space, to supplement the sizable addition.

Nicole Herden is the Executive Director at MONA and said visitors will have more options for enjoying the museum with added gardens and other lounging areas.

The mapping project, called “Place Matters 4.0”, uses health data to produce maps that illustrate how where a person lives can drastically affect their health and financial stability. This is the fourth set of maps the Community Health Endowment of Lincoln has released...the others came in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Lori Seibel is president of the organization and says the biggest takeaway this year is that poverty has a dramatic and direct impact on life expectancy in Lincoln.

Part of a proposed solar electricity generating facility near Lincoln has been approved by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission.

While some parents lost their jobs and couldn’t afford childcare during the pandemic, daycares suffered too. The state Department of Health and Human Services announced this week a $140 million-dollar stabilization grant to help child care providers in Nebraska.

While some parents lost their jobs and couldn’t afford childcare during the pandemic, daycares suffered too. The state Department of Health and Human Services announced this week a $140 million-dollar stabilization grant to help child care providers in Nebraska.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month the California-based John Wayne Cancer Foundation funded a program to increase breast cancer research and awareness in Latina women from the Omaha metro area.

The state’s second-largest public school district says it’s seen a slight uptick in coronavirus-related quarantines and has implemented several programs to help students and teachers get through them.

More than 400 students and 60 staff members at Lincoln Public Schools have been quarantined so far this week according to the district's COVID dashboard. At Tuesday’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Steve Joel said the challenges related to the pandemic have been better, but aren’t over yet.

A leading economic indicator in Nebraska predicts a nearly one-percent drop in growth over the next six months. Results from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln September survey were released this week.

Coming off a top-10 win at home on Saturday against Purdue, Nebraska volleyball hosts number-three ranked Wisconsin tonight, October 27. The Huskers will get a big test of their undefeated Big Ten record.

Nebraska and Wisconsin are first and second in the Big Ten standings, respectively.