Dani Bayer, a registered nurse at Columbus Community Hospital, puts on personal protective equipment Nov. 19 before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient. CCH photos
Janet Eisenmenger, a medical lab technician at Columbus Community Hospital, works in the laboratory on Nov. 17. Eisenmenger is the microbiology supervisor and has had the responsibility of implementing COVID-19 testing at the hospital during the pandemic.
Cara Wieser, a registered nurse at Columbus Community Hospital, works on a computer in the emergency department on Nov. 16. A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has put a stress on health care workers.
Frustrated and fatigued are two words that health care workers use to describe how they are feeling as COVID-19 cases surge.
Additional concrete has been added to the RCUT (Restricted U-Turn Crossing) at Highway 81/91 to help truckers maneuver through the turn-arounds and at the intersection. Here workers smooth out the fresh cement in the right turn lane from Highway 81 onto Highway 91. Democrat photo
The RCUT is designed to eliminate right-angle crashes by implementing U-turns on Highway 81.
A few tweaks are being made, and then the RCUT will be complete.
Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund Trustee Cody Luchsinger, left, presents $650 to Creston Rescue Unit for a defibrillator. Accepting the check is Equipment, Supply and Training Leader Linda Bachman. Courtesy photo
The RCUT (Restricted U-Turn Crossing) at the intersection of Highways 81/91 is essentially complete. The RCUT has been in use for a few weeks, but recently, striping was added to the right turns and concrete added to the turn-arounds to give vehicles more room to turn. This is an aerial view of the RCUT, showing how traffic flows and the elimination of left turns. For the story on the RCUT, turn to Page 3. Photo by Dan Ellsworth
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