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Newsflash [email protected] 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net HOME OF BISON SPORTS FOR 38 YEARS! McCook Humane Society 100 South Street 345-2372 Hours: M-F: 2-5 Sat: 12-4 MONDAY APRIL 2, 2018 WALK-IN HOURS 7 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-10 AM SATURDAY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110 Today Mostly Sunny High 68 Wed Sunny High 65 Tue Dusty & Windy High 43 Flu Season The flu season is going strong in Nebraska. Dr. Thomas Safranek, state epide- miologist with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, says the risk of getting sick remains high. “The numbers are coming down. They’re not coming down dramatically, so we have kind of a slow reduction in the amount of flu that we’re seeing week in and week out,” Safranek tells Ne- braska Radio Network. He says getting a flu shot at this point probably would not be effective, but he suggests taking preventive measures. “We need to make sure that we use a good hand wash, or even an alcohol hand rub, to reduce infectious viruses on our hands,” he says. “People who get sick need to isolate themselves from other people.” The latest surveillance report shows 76 flu-associated deaths in adults and one in a child have been reported for the season, so far. “We’re at a real high level this year, and it may be one of the highest we’ve ever seen,” Safranek explains. “It came early and it’s lasted for a long time. Really, one of the big drivers has been a very big spike in Influ- enza B in the latter part of the influenza season.” Groundwater Survey The latest survey of groundwater in Nebraska shows drought several years ago is still impacting water levels. The 2017 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report from the Conservation and Survey Division at the University of Nebraska compared 5,200 wells from the spring of 2016 to spring 2017. Aaron Young, survey geologist, says the High Plains Aquifer’s levels are below average. “Over the last five-years, if you average out the water levels measured across the state, we’re still seeing about a two-foot decline,” Young tells Nebraska Radio Network. “That decline is still a result of, essentially, the drought we had in 2012.” The report shows problem areas exist in the far-west portion of the state, due to heavy irrigation use. When you look at present groundwater levels compared to pre-pumping levels, Young says the aquifer under Nebraska is down about a foot, which is better than other states. “Texas is closer to 41 feet. For a place like Kansas, it’s 26 feet,” he explains. “So, as a whole, we’ve seen some declines, but we shouldn’t be panicking. We’re doing a very good job of managing our water.” The report shows about half of the wells in the state saw levels decline over the 2016-17 monitor- ing period while half increased. Alzheimer’s on the Rise A new report finds the number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease in Ne- braska is growing rapidly, as is the cost of care. Greg Woods, a program specialist with the Alzheimer’s Association, says the annual report isn’t very encouraging as there’s still no effective treatment and no cure. “This year, we looked at three main things,” Woods says, “the prevalence and inci- dence of the disease, so how common is it, we looked at the cost of care and we looked at the effect of care giving, as well.” Alzheimer’s deaths have more than doubled in the last 15 years while deaths from other ma- jor illnesses and medical conditions, like heart disease, have significantly decreased. The report finds about 5.7-million people nationwide are now living with Alzheimer’s, while the figure in Nebraska is about 34,000 and both numbers are escalating. “By 2025, the number of people aged 65 and older is expected to reach 7.1-million, that’s an increase of almost 29% from this year,” Woods says. In Nebraska, the number is expected to rise to 40,000 Alzheimer’s cases by 2025, an increase of more than 17%. “We know that Alzheimer’s is the 6 th leading cause of death in the U.S. and that is interesting to some people because they don’t often think of it as an actual cause of death,” Woods says. STOCKS DOW 254.69 TO 24,103.11 NASDAQ 114.219 TO 7,063.44 WEATHER Want to Live Free for a Month? REGISTER AT PARTICIPATING SPONSORS. MUST BE 18 TO WIN! ONE WINNER WILL BE DRAWN APRIL 2ND. FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.highplainsradio.net
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Sat: 12-4
MONDAY APRIL 2, 2018
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Flu Season The flu season is going strong in Nebraska. Dr. Thomas Safranek, state epide-miologist with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, says the risk of getting sick remains high. “The numbers are coming down. They’re
not coming down dramatically, so we have kind of a slow reduction in the amount of flu that we’re seeing week in and week out,” Safranek tells Ne-braska Radio Network. He says getting a flu shot at this point probably would not be effective, but he suggests taking preventive measures. “We need to make sure that we use a good hand wash, or even an alcohol hand rub, to
reduce infectious viruses on our hands,” he says. “People who get sick need to isolate themselves from other people.” The latest surveillance report shows 76 flu-associated deaths in adults and one in a child have been reported for the season, so far. “We’re at a real high level this year, and it may be one of the highest we’ve ever seen,” Safranek explains. “It came early and it’s lasted for
a long time. Really, one of the big drivers has been a very big spike in Influ-enza B in the latter part of the influenza season.”
Groundwater Survey The latest survey of groundwater in Nebraska shows drought several years ago is still impacting water levels. The 2017 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report from the Conservation and Survey Division at the University of Nebraska compared 5,200 wells from the spring of 2016 to spring 2017. Aaron Young, survey geologist, says the High Plains Aquifer’s levels are below average. “Over the last five-years, if you average out the water levels measured across the state, we’re still seeing about a two-foot decline,” Young tells Nebraska Radio Network. “That decline is still a result of, essentially, the drought we had in 2012.” The report shows problem areas exist in the far-west portion of the state, due to heavy irrigation use. When you look at present groundwater levels compared to pre-pumping levels, Young says the aquifer under Nebraska is down about a foot, which is better than other states. “Texas is closer to 41 feet. For a place like Kansas, it’s 26 feet,” he explains. “So, as a whole, we’ve seen some declines, but we shouldn’t be panicking. We’re doing a very good job of managing our water.” The report shows about half of the wells in the state saw levels decline over the 2016-17 monitor-ing period while half increased.
Alzheimer’s on the Rise A new report finds the number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease in Ne-braska is growing rapidly, as is the cost of care. Greg Woods, a program specialist with the Alzheimer’s Association, says the annual report isn’t very
encouraging as there’s still no effective treatment and no cure. “This year, we looked at three main things,” Woods says, “the prevalence and inci-dence of the disease, so how common is it, we looked at the cost of care and we looked at the effect of care giving, as well.” Alzheimer’s deaths have more than doubled in the last 15 years while deaths from other ma-jor illnesses and medical conditions, like heart disease, have significantly decreased. The report finds about 5.7-million people nationwide are now living with Alzheimer’s, while the figure in Nebraska is about 34,000 and both numbers are escalating. “By 2025, the number of people aged 65 and older is expected to reach 7.1-million, that’s an increase of almost 29% from this year,” Woods says. In Nebraska, the number is expected to rise to 40,000 Alzheimer’s cases by 2025, an increase of more than 17%. “We know that Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. and that is interesting to some people because they don’t often think of it as an actual cause of death,” Woods says.
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SPORTS The McCook Community College Lady Indian softball team
came away with one win in four games Friday and Saturday. Lamar took the first game of the series 4-3 in nine innings Fri-day and the Indians came back to claim the second game 5-4. On Saturday Lamar won 11-0 and 10-7. MCC is now 20-18 and travel to Scottsbluff Wednesday for a doubleheader against Western Nebraska. The Lady Indians have three home dates left on the schedule, starting Friday with a doubleheader against Lamar Community College starting at 11 a.m. then two games Sunday against Northeastern Junior College starting at 2 p.m. The home finale will be April 15 against Nebraska Western at 11 a.m. Lamar improves to a league best 29-12 and 19-3 in the division. MCC is 7-13 in the division. Trinidad State downed the McCook Community College baseball team 16-7 Friday to sweep a three-game set at the Jaycees Sports Complex. The Trojans banged out 16 hits. After MCC closed the score to 8-7 in the fifth inning, Trinidad State applied the pressure on the Indians defense, scoring three unearned runs in the sixth to lead 11-7 -- then added two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth inning. MCC committed five errors in the game
leading to nine unearned runs. MCC is now 10-20 on the year and 5-8 in Empire League play. The Indians continue the home stand Tuesday at 3 p.m. against Garden City. The season-opening series finale between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox was postponed Sunday with snow in the afternoon forecast and temperatures struggling to reach the freezing mark. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on April 28. The makeup game will begin at 1:15 p.m. and the original game will be moved back an hour to 7:15 p.m. The White Sox won the opener Thursday with a six-homer barrage in a 14-7 rout, and then rallied in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory over their AL Central rivals on Saturday night. Chicago continues its season-opening road trip Monday night in Toronto, while Kansas City departs for its own six-game road trip beginning Monday in Detroit.
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