OMAHA – Without disagreeing, during the pandemic health workers have worked in the middle of exhaustion and exasperation. The Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors identifies November 22 as Public Health Thank You Day.
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony welcomes guest conductor Maestra JoAnn Falletta, and guest violinist, Blake Pouliot, for a performance this weekend in homage to Rome. Maestra Falletta, the only female conductor of a top 40 orchestra, will lead the orchestra in the works of Berlioz and Respighi.
By Gabriel Escalera, KVNO News
OMAHA – One day when Servando Perales was 9 years old, he followed his older brother to a boxing club near downtown Omaha. There, Perales found a place to unleash that fury that haunted his heart, the discontent that he had about his father. His father was drunk almost every day and abused his mother.
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At the head of the Museo Latino in Omaha is Magdalena Garcia. 28 years ago, Garcia founded the Museum in the stockyards building in South Omaha. There, she received 10 months of free rent in exchange for organizing and cleaning the building. The first exhibition featured typical folkloric costumes from Mexico. Just a few weeks […]
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By Gabriel Escalera, KVNO News
OMAHA – In 1920 the Mexican colony was already celebrating “Liberty Day,” referring to the independence day of Mexico on September 16.
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By Gabriel Escalera, KVNO News
LINCOLN – Senator Vargas talks about Immigration under the Biden administration. Also, during the pandemic he noted that each local health department in Nebraska behaves differently and that local leaders must make decisions that work best.
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By Gabriel Escalera, KVNO News
OMAHA – On August 11, at the age of 55, Leon lost the battle against COVID-19 in a hospital in Alabama. Sabino Garcia Lopez is one of Leon’s two younger brothers. He lives in Omaha and had been receiving phone calls to update him on his brother’s health. On the morning of August 11, Sabino received the call that doctors tried to revive his brother, but it was not enough.
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By Gabriel Escalera, KVNO News
OMAHA – An immigration attorney who works for an omaha nonprofit organization hopes for changes that could benefit immigrant families.
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