Nebraska
Monday Flakes: Warming Weather, Husker Weekend Results, and a Rat Hole
We are emerging from the polar vortex and into more typical temperatures for northern Nebraska in January. I’m hoping the warmer temperatures mean that snow won’t be blowing anymore. Right now, I have to wait for Ranchdude to clear the driveway and sometimes for the snow plow to go through before I can go to work.
How is winter treating you? What is it like in your area?
Corn Flakes
Which Nebraska football early enrollees could have biggest impact for Cornhuskers in 2024? – The Athletic
Who are the Nebraska early enrollees who could start right away, and which position groups need their help the most?
Huskers Claim Team Titles at Mark Colligan Memorial – University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website
Nebraska track and field earned the women’s and men’s team titles on Saturday at the Mark Colligan Memorial at the Devaney Center Indoor Track. Overall, the Huskers claimed 17 individual titles
Wrestling: #6 Huskers Down Purdue 27-14 to improve to 7-1 this year – Corn Nation
Despite a couple upset losses, Nebraska saw its youngsters help ice the dual at the Devaney Center
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Collapses Against Penn State 82-73 – Corn Nation
Another big hearted effort for a Nebraska comeback falls short
Husker Women’s Gymnasts Down Illinois in Record Night – University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website
The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) recorded six career highs and five event titles in a 196.875-196.400 victory over the No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini (5-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Week Four Big Ten men’s basketball power rankings | Sports | dailynebraskan.com
Four weeks into our rankings, the Big Ten feels more wide open than it ever has been.
Sports!
A season worth saving? The Lakers have to figure it out
The Lakers are one game below .500 during a season of inconsistent play. With the trade deadline Feb. 8, do they have the assets to improve the team?
Sports Illustrated Layoffs: Inside Look From Former Staffer | TIME
For the first time since 1954, fans of sports or journalism, or both, must ask: Who are we without SI? writes John Walters.
Iowa vs. Ohio State score: No. 18 Buckeyes rally to upset No. 2 Hawkeyes, Caitlin Clark in overtime thriller – CBSSports.com
Ohio State overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit en route to its huge win, spoiling Clark’s best scoring game of the season
What makes Tara VanDerveer so great? Let her players tell you
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer passed Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach in college basketball with her 1,203rd victory Sunday.
Then There’s This
Ruby to the rescue as dog helps save owner who fell in frozen Michigan lake | Michigan | The Guardian
Quick-thinking state police officer enlists pet canine to carry rescue equipment to man who fell through ice
Someone filled in their beloved ‘rat hole.’ Together, these Chicago residents fixed it | AP News
You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.”
Nebraska
UNMC teams with Central Nebraska Health Departments to assess needs, test water after March wildfires
Nebraska
$22,000 2by2 winning ticket sold in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – A Grand Island lottery player is holding a winning ticket worth $22,000, according to the Nebraska Lottery.
Officials said one ticket purchased for the Monday, June 22 2by2 drawing matched all four winning numbers to claim the game’s top prize.
The Nebraska Lottery confirmed the ticket was sold at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, 118 Wilmar Ave. in Grand Island.
The winning numbers for the June 22 drawing were Red 10 and 18, and White 17 and 23.
Nebraska Lottery officials noted winning lottery tickets expire 180 days after the drawing, and prizes of $20,000 or more must be claimed in person at Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln. More information on claiming prizes is available at nelottery.com or by calling 800-587-5200.
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Nebraska
‘No room for error’: UNMC reflects as quarantine ends for hantavirus cruise ship passengers
After 42 days in quarantine, the last of the hantavirus cruise ship passengers have gone home.
Leaders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center said the experience offered lessons for the next quarantine unit activation and “showed what Nebraska is all about.”
“It’s a long activation period, and over those six weeks, there’s really no room for error,” said Dr. Michael Wadman, chair of the National Quarantine Unit.
Eighteen American passengers from a cruise ship that saw a hantavirus outbreak arrived at UNMC on May 11. Their quarantine in Omaha was part of a nationally coordinated effort to assess, contain and treat any potential infections.
Late last week, UNMC was down to six of the original 18 passengers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested that passengers remain in quarantine through May 31. But symptoms of hantavirus can take up to 42 days to appear, so all passengers were “strongly encouraged” to stay through June 21.
Hantavirus is an illness typically tied to rodents, but it may have passed from human to human aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Three ship passengers died from the disease.
Wadman said the quarantine unit aims to “constantly improve,” so UNMC leaders listened closely to the needs and experiences of those under quarantine.
“None of us can say we know what it’s like, and we want that feedback, so that we can do better every time we activate,” Wadman said. “The people in Nebraska also stepped up.”
Local restaurants delivered food. Nearby schools sent cards. Omaha Steaks grilled out in the parking lot, and online support rolled in.
Lessons learned in Nebraska will be shared with other regional treatment centers, said Angela Vasa, director of isolation and quarantine for special pathogens at Nebraska Medicine. That includes mental wellness forums for those in quarantine and improved day-to-day operations.
With the hantavirus quarantine coming to a close, Vasa said UNMC is keeping a close eye on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. No cases have been reported in the United States.
“At this time, we don’t have an official request or an active request to accept any individuals exposed to Ebola virus disease or Bundibugyo virus,” Vasa said, “but our team is ready, and we maintain that readiness through our training, our drills, and so should the need arise, our team would be able to respond in in response to that request.”
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