By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is transitioning flood victims out of its residence halls into other housing in the community, while continuing its work with travelers and hotel guests who were evacuated and are now returning home. UNK will close Centennial Towers West to guests at 11 a.m. Monday (July 15). The university also is reducing its cafeteria hours over the weekend and will offer only brunch and dinner to … [Read more...] about Flood victims transitioning from UNK residence halls on Monday
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‘That’s how Kearney people are’: Evacuees staying at UNK grateful for local response
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Bob Sulser didn’t plan on spending part of his summer vacation on a university campus, but he was making the most of the experience. “This is my first chance to stay in a college dorm, so it’s kind of neat,” Sulser said as he and his wife Jan shared a laugh. The Madison, Wisconsin, couple were exceptionally upbeat considering just 24 hours earlier they were forced from their Kearney hotel by rising floodwater from the … [Read more...] about ‘That’s how Kearney people are’: Evacuees staying at UNK grateful for local response