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“It’s really where I wanted to go,” said Joe Burrow, former quarterback for Louisiana State University who was chosen as the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, April 23. Burrow will be playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. According to Burrow, it’s only three hours away from his home town of Athens, Ohio.

Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the NFL draft selections, each player responding from his basement via video chat rather than from a big stage in New York or Las Vegas.

Burrow met with the owner and head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals at the Combine. He then visited over the phone several times with the assistants. Burrow explained that in the NFL, the team decides to draft you and then they have your rights. “For me it’s a good fit for the scheme they run on offense,” Burrow said.

The Lincoln Food Bank conducted a special food distribution in Tecumseh on Friday, April 24th. A total 172 bags were distributed that day. Foods that were distributed included shelf-stable foods, such as canned fruit and veggies, rice, beans, cereal and soup along with frozen taco meat, hamburger, watermelons and oranges.

Approximately eight Nebraska National Guardsmen were assigned to assist with this special food distribution which occurred during a rainy afternoon. The group deployed to assist the Food Bank of Lincoln and the 16-county service are from the 189th Transportation Company, a Norfolk, Nebraska-based unit. In total, the unit includes 54 soldiers. Another 15 are deployed to support efforts in Omaha at Food Bank for the Heartland.

The Lincoln Food Bank will return to Tecumseh on May 5, from Noon-1 p.m. for the regular monthly food distribution at First Baptist Church.

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts has announced upcoming changes that ease some restrictions on social gatherings and business operations in Nebraska as of May 4, 2020.

Maintaining the integrity of Nebraska’s health care system has been the State’s top consideration when making decisions about public health measures. Nebraska continues to have ample capacity to care for the state’s residents. As of April 24th, 48% of hospital beds, 42% of ICU beds, and 74% of ventilators are available for use statewide.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Dannette R. Smith joined the Governor at today’s press briefing. She spoke about the State’s efforts to expand contact tracing to better track the spread of the virus.

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A generous distribution of gel hand sanitizer by ClearPoint Chemicals, Inc of Fort Worth, Texas, positively impacted the healthcare and emergency personnel of southeast Nebraska. Tecumseh Economic Development was able to purchase a 330 gallon bulk tank of gel hand sanitizer at cost from the company, said Economic Development Director Doug Goracke, whose son Kyle works for ClearPoint Chemicals. This delivery on Thursday, April 23 was the first gel-based hand sanitizer provided by ClearPoint.

Hand sanitizer was distributed to the Johnson County Hospital, Tecumseh Family Health, Tecumseh Rescue Squad and the Tecumseh Fire Department and shared with Otoe, Pawnee, Nemaha and Richardson Counties.

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Ted Evans is seeking his third term as Johnson County Commissioner in District 2. Evans said his reasons for running for re-election are based on his years of experience in dealing with budgets, county road maintenance, preservation of Johnson County’s historic courthouse and insuring veterans’ benefits.

“I have a strong record of fiscal conservatism which is vital to our county’s survival, especially in these very uncertain times. It is important that the county’s tax resources are used efficiently and equitably,” said Evans. “Improvement of roads, bridges and culverts has always been a high priority for me. Maintenance of the courthouse and jail and the Johnson County Hospital Board and its budget are important concerns,” Evans added.

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