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Bubonic Plague Reported in Western Nebraska County reports plague case By Jerry Purvis Midlands News Service Tuesday, August 5, 2008 11:32 AM CDT: GERING — A case of bubonic plague, which is rarely seen this far north, has been reported locally by the Scotts Bluff County Health Department. County Health Director Bill Wineman told the county board local veterinarian Dr. Jerry Upp reported the case, which had infected a domestic cat. The cat was from a home south of Gering and is the first indication of plague activity in the county this year. “Plague is a bacterial disease and is usually transmitted from the ... Read Full Story

(Scottsbluff, NE)- Six people were arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and 11 juveniles were cited for being Minors in Possession of Alcohol during a series of special enforcement efforts aimed at impaired drivers. Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol Troop E Headquarters- Scottsbluff conducted two weekends of high visibility patrols, and checkpoints during the month of [...] Read Full Story

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