Mark your Calendar!
ONLINE MEETING SEPTEMBER 21 - OCTOBER 5
GET READY to join us virtually for an online public meeting to learn more about CONNECT Sarpy: Platteview Road Expressway – U.S 75 to 108th Street. The meeting will be online from Sept. 21 to Oct. 5.
Check out https://www.connectsarpy.com/updates/platteview-expressway
for more details or to join the meeting.
In-person one-on-one meetings are available upon request.
REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE
Voters should re-register to vote every time they move, change their name, or wish to change their political party affiliation. If you do not re-register to vote, you may need to vote a Provisional Ballot at the polling site, which may increase the time it takes to vote.
If you have a Nebraska Drivers License or State ID card click the link below to be taken to the State Online Voter Registration website.
https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-sos-voter-registration/
For about more information on voter registration or to print out a form to mail:
https://www.sarpy.com/offices/election-commission
https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-sos-voter-registration/
SARPY COUNTY HELP LINE
This program continues to help those in need!
The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office along with Sarpy County Human Services has established a help line for the citizens of Sarpy County during the COVID-19 pandemic event. Starting today, people who are sick, elderly, or caretakers of this demographic in Sarpy County may call the Sarpy County Sheriff Helpline at 402-593-1593 for needs such as picking up prescriptions, groceries, or other necessities. A uniformed Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputy will pick up and deliver these items in a marked police cruiser. This helpline may also be utilized by the general public to make non-emergency police reports via telephone that do not require a police officer present in their home.
The following providers are participating in this program:
Walmart in Papillion
Target in Papillion (Groceries Only)
Bakers at 36th St & Twin Creek Dr
Bakers at 801 Galvin Rd (Pharmacy Only)
Springfield Drug (Pharmacy Only)
Please check the Sheriff's Office website and Facebook Page for any new updates to this program.
Be sure to tune into our Facebook page for live streaming Sunday Services at 9:30am
https://www.facebook.com/firstunitedmethodistchurchofspringfield
IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY
Mrs. Jack (Judy) Latham is pictured on the right.
It was a memorable year for the Mrs. Nebraska contest in 1955. Springfield resident, Mrs. Jack (Judy) Latham, won the district contest to compete in the Mrs. Nebraska contest after sponsors learned that the original winner was under the age requirement of 21 years or older. Mrs. Latham along with another Springfield resident, Mrs. Orville Beck, competed with contestants from Douglas and Sarpy counties for a chance to compete at the state finals held in McCook, NE. The Mrs. Nebraska contest was a preliminary for the Mrs. America contest. The winner of the 1955 Mrs. Nebraska contest was Ramona Deitmeyer of Lincoln. She went on to become Mrs. America 1956.
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SHOP LOCAL
Please support Springfield’s local businesses during this difficult time.
Springfield Artworks is still temporarily closed to protect the owners and the customers. They will post here when they feel it is safe to Re-open.
Black Sheep Coffee House
Sweet Rice Thai Food: (402) 714-4516
Runza Restaurant
Trojan Tavern: (402) 253-2333
Valentino’s Pizza: (402) 253-2491
Wicked Hen Farmhouse Café breakfast, lunch & some evenings: (513 )721-6877
Springfield Drug & Soda Fountain
Ace Hardware
Soaring Wings Vineyard
B&D Pit Stop
These and all Springfield businesses need your support to survive these difficult times.
New Utility Scam Tactic Reported Today, Calls on the Rise
Omaha Public Power District customers are reporting a spike in scam phone calls today, and this time, the callers have a new trick up their sleeves.
Scammers are spoofing, to make it look like they are calling from an OPPD facility, and asking customers to “press one” to make a payment. Be advised, these calls are NOT coming from OPPD, and they are NOT legitimate.
By late morning, OPPD had nearly 100 reports of these calls from customers, and that number is climbing.
This long-running scam targets utilities here in our area and across the nation. Calls tend to pick up steam several times a year. Right now, scammers may be trying to take advantage of customers who are feeling vulnerable due to the pandemic.
Their tactics are typically the same – falsely claiming to represent the utility and trying to convince customers they owe money. They can be quite aggressive in their tone, instructing customers to use a pre-paid card to settle up. They threaten to disconnect service if customers do not pay. They often use “spoofing” technology so that caller identification appears to show a legitimate OPPD phone number.
None of these calls are from the utility. Our call center representatives would never cold-call a customer demanding immediate payment. If customers were truly overdue on their bills to the point where service could be disconnected, they would receive written notice first. Authentic utility representatives never request payment via a purchased payment card.
Never give personal or financial information to a stranger during an unsolicited phone call. If such a person should appear at their door unannounced, claiming to work for the utility, ask for identification or verification. OPPD employees always carry identification. Failure to produce identification is a tip-off to the customer that something is wrong.
Customers who have questions about their bill status or in need of financial assistance should call us at 402-536-4131 in the Omaha calling area or 877-536-4131 outside of the Omaha area. We want to work with customers to set up workable payment plans or connect them with assistance resources. Financial help is available through the state, local organizations, and also through CARES Act funding. Call us or visit oppd.com to learn more.
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OPPD Mission:
Provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.
HAPPENING NEARBY
CORNHUSKER COUNTRY MUSIC THEATER
211 Main St.
Louisville, NE
68037
We know you want to be safe and others do. too. Not only yourself, but also for others, please be aware that social-distancing and wearing of masks will be MANDATORY in our small theater for the time-being. Thank you for understanding.
$4 SHOW admission for all ages over 13.
FREE admittance for all under 13!
Next show TBA
Located at 211 Main St., Louisville, NE. For more information, call 800-480-8797, ext. 211 or email us at
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
—Omar Khayyam
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