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OLDER NEBRASKANS MUST RENEW IN-PERSON Yesterday, at his daily coronavirus briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts an-nounced an executive order waiving the requirement for older Nebras-kans to renew their driver’s licenses in-person. Normally, Nebraskans age 72 or older must appear in-person to renew a license. However, the coronavirus has made it advisable to practice social distancing to encour-age health and safety. As a result of the Governor’s executive order, Class O and motorcycle licenses set to expire from March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for Nebraskans 72 or older will be extended for one year from the date of expiration printed on the license. Rhonda Lahm, Director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), joined Gov. Ricketts for this afternoon’s press briefing. She talked about the Governor’s executive order and other steps the DMV has taken to serve Nebraskans while promoting physical distancing.

SUBSTANTIAL FALL SCHEDULE CHANGES Nebraska’s state colleges in Wayne, Peru and Chadron will change their fall schedule substantially. Creighton University has already announced similar changes. The University of Nebraska system hasn’t made such changes in its fall schedule but is considering the possibility. Each of these schools Creighton, the state colleges and the NU system anticipates a re-turn to campus for fall term after months of providing classes online be-cause of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nebraska State College System announced Tuesday that fall semester will start a week early, on Aug 17, and final tests will conclude just before Thanksgiving Day. The state col-lege system will add a short December term expected to go from Nov. 30 to Dec. 18. The December term, offered on a trial basis, would enable students to take remedial courses, or find jobs or internships during that time. Paul Turman, chancellor of the state college system, said the re-vamped schedule also will eliminate the return to campus in late Novem-ber from Thanksgiving break. This will reduce the chances that people could travel over the break and bring the coronavirus back to campus, Turman said.

USDA’S FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assis-tance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff members are available via phone, email, fax and online tools to help pro-ducers complete applications. The agency also set up a call center in or-der to assist with service to customers across the nation. “We know Ne-braska producers are facing a tough time, and we are making every ef-fort to provide much needed support as quickly as possible,” said Nancy Johner, state executive director for FSA in Nebraska. “FSA is available over the phone and virtually to assist you through the application process, whether it’s the first time you’ve worked with FSA, or if you know us quite well. This will be an extremely busy time for our offices. We ask for our customers to have patience due to the volume of calls we will be receiving. We understand the importance of this program and will do our best to assist you.” Applications will be accepted through August 28, 2020. Through CFAP, USDA is making available $16 billion for vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline due to COVID-19 and face addi-tional significant marketing costs as a result of lower demand, surplus pro-duction, and disruptions to shipping patterns and the orderly marketing of commodities.

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SPORTS The NSAA has made a slight change to an earlier directive con-

cerning voluntary strength and conditioning sessions that may

begin at schools Monday. A maximum of 25 persons will be al-

lowed but must be pre-determined. The previous directive called

for no more than 10. That guideline for a maximum of 10 is still

in effect for NSAA member schools located in Hall, Hamilton,

Merrick and Dakota counties. The 50% of rated occupancy, per

the express directive of the governor’s office, does not apply to

high school weight rooms. All other previous requirements re-

garding school-sponsored summer conditioning programs, includ-

ing a social distance of at least 6 feet apart at all times, remain

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Warrensburg, Missouri-native John Grinde will be joining the

Hastings College football staff as the offensive coordinator Head

Coach Tony Harper announced on Tuesday. Grinde spent the past

four seasons as the offensive line coach at University of North

Carolina Pembroke. “I feel Very fortunate and thankful for the

opportunity, and excited to be a Bronco! My wife and I cannot

wait to get back to the Midwest where we grew up,” Grinde con-

tinued. “Especially in such a great and welcoming community like

Hastings. I intend to bring energy, enthusiasm, and create a

spark for these talented young men and to the campus as well.

We are going to play hard, be disciplined, and most importantly

have some fun and success doing it!” During his time with UNC

Pembroke, Grinde coached seven All-Conference Academic Honor

Roll recipients, an All-American while helping guide the team to

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