The Kearney City Council unanimously approved a city-wide mask mandate at a special meeting last night. Council members spoke about ‘doing the right thing for the community’ and helping to alleviate stress on hospitals experiencing staff shortages and capacity issues. Kearney’s mask mandate goes into effect Monday. Police Chief Bryan Waugh says Kearney Police will seek voluntary compliance rather than writing tickets. The mask mandate is in effect until February 23, but could be rescinded if there’s significant improvement
TODAY (Wednesday) is TeamMates Day at Runza. Eat at any Runza Restaurant on Wednesday and they will donate 10% of the proceeds to Tom Osborne’s TeamMates Mentoring Program. Over the past ten years Runza has contributed over $250,000 to help kids in Nebraska and across Runza territory.
The 2020 Gateway Farm Expo will proceed Today (Wednesday) and tomorrow from 9am-5pm at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney. The show will operate within the 25% capacity requirement. The lay out will allow exhibitors and guests the space to maintain six feet social distance. Attendees are asked you to wear masks, social distance, and hand sanitize. Entertainment has been suspended for this year but there will still be a number of exhibitors along with food and chances to win great prizes including a new ATV! For more visitor and exhibitor info hit up their site www.gatewayfarmexpo.org.