Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, religious institutions across the United States experienced a decline of in-person attendance. While some worshipers turned to online platforms, the share of U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services at least once a month decreased. Was it different in Blair? According to a study conducted by Pew Research…
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BREAKING: MCH DROPS MASK REQUIREMENT
2023 MARCH 28, TUESDAYBlairToday Staff Memorial Community Hospital & Health System (MCH) in Washington County, Nebraska, made a significant change to its COVID-19 masking policy, transitioning from mandatory to optional masking for staff and patients. Infection Preventionist and Quality Improvement Specialist, Kaylee Smith, BSN RN, provided an in-depth explanation of the factors that influenced this…
Vote Them Out
BlairToday.com Staff Opinion2021 September 28, Tuesday The Blair school board held an “emergency meeting,” last night. The meeting was to discuss changes to the school system’s “Covid” policies. Specifically, there was a focus on “masks.” The meeting was announced last week with the stipulation: No public comments. Further, any changes to policy “(would) be based…
Aimee Cothran for School Board in Blair, Nebraska: “I would vote for parent choice!”
BlairToday.com Staff2021 August 5, Thursday Aimee Cothran speaks clearly about what she believes. And, what she believes is, it’s time for change on the Blair, Nebraska School Board. This is our first interview with her – or any candidate – for the three positions at stake in the 2022 election. (Note: We do not endorse…
Terra Uhing of Three Rivers Health, “All Three Counties Are High”
BlairToday.Com Staff2021 August 2, Monday Terra Uhing Executive Director of Three Rivers Public Health Department is under immense pressure to gather the best information, share with the public, answer hard questions, and in an environment that’s politicized and demonized the best of us. This discussion is her update on where Blair sits since our last…
Jean Beckman of Our Specialtea: “I started cooking for the jail.”
BlairToday.com Staff2021 July 8, Thursday One of the privileges I have is the chance to speak with people both on AND off the record. And, you might imagine what you hear OFF the record is sometimes even more interesting than the final, public story. Jean Beckman, founder of “Our Specialtea,” in Blair, provided us with…
Terra Uhing of Three Rivers Health – “We are worried about the Covid Delta Variant”
BlairToday.com Staff2021, June 29, Tuesday Terra Uhing is the Executive Director of Three Rivers Public Health Department. She talked with us today about Covid, the community at large, and Blair specifically. Beyond the interview you are about to read, there are two facts you should know: Although most major US databases show there are no…