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Lex Citizens Request More Transparency As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise

As COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Lexington during April city officials responded to growing public concerns. During the April 28 Lexington City Council meeting several Lexington residents asked the council for the number of COVID-19 cases in the community and specifically how many were connected to Tyson.

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PAYING IT FORWARD

PAYING IT FORWARD is the Cozad Volunteer Fire Department as Cozad Fire ChiefJason Schneider presents a check to Cozad Food Pantry employee Kathy Hosick. Also present for the glorious donation was CVFD Officers: Brenna Earl and Brett Sassali. KELLY NINAS/TRI-CITY TRIBUNE

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TRIBUNE Office To Be Open By Appointment

As we begin discovering our new “normal", we at the Tri-City TRIBUNE want to share with you what our “Phase One” reopening will look like. We are not opening our lobby completely, but will be available by appointment Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, May 18th and on Friday’s from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Dr. Moomey To Retire After 51 Years Of Practicing Optometry

Powering past the half-century mark, Dr. Larry Moomey is set to retire from practicing Optometry after 51 years, 47 of those years have been in Lexington.

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Cozad’s Pedro Garcia Left Lasting Impression On 100th Meridian

Mourning the loss of one of its own, the community of Cozad will miss the impression that was left by Pedro Garcia III, as he passed away as a result of COVID-19 complications at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney.

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COBBLESTONE INN & SUITES ON SCHEDULE:

GETTING CLOSER and closer, day by day is the Cobblestone Inn and Suites that is being constructed near the Cozad Interstate corridor that is near Exit 222 off of Interstate 80. According to Cozad Development Corportation Executive Director Jennifer McKeone, the project has progressed as planned and the projected day that it should be completed is August 15th, if everything continues to stay on schedule and the weather continues to cooperate.

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Schwanz Is Unveiled As Cozad’s City Administrator

The Cozad City Council voted Wednesday evening to appoint Nikki Schwanz as our new City Administrator. Mrs. Schwanz will be working part Schwanz will be working part time throughout the month of May and will transition to full time June 1st.

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HAVING FUN IN THE SUN:

DOING THEIR BEST to fend off the COVID-19 Blues, while enjoying the Spring like weather this weekend were the Dr. Stephen and Cheryl Nemeth family with their latest sidewalk chalk, driveway creation that portrayed characters from Toy Story. Dr. Nemeth and his daughter Bayleigh Nemeth were putting the finishing touches on the Toy Story characters on Sunday afternoon. Their creativity has been on display until precipitation erases the creations with numerous collections of movie characters.

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TRIB-Area Schools Have Set 2020 Graduation Date

It seems that perseverance will pay off for the TRIBUNE-Area Seniors as they will get to toss their mortar boards in celebration hopefully as there are Graduation Ceremonies planned for upcoming dates at Cozad Community Schools, Gothenburg Public Schools and at Eustis/Farnam Schools.