Whooping cough, chlamydia and chickenpox: Diseases that increased in the Panhandle in 2025

Chlamydia, whooping cough and chickenpox were among several diseases that saw an increase in the Nebraska Panhandle in 2025, according to the Panhandle Public Health District’s newly released annual disease surveillance report.

February 5, 2026Updated: February 5, 2026
By Casey Wonnenberg

Regional

Lincoln man dies after four-vehicle crash on I-80 in Buffalo County

Lincoln man dies after four-vehicle crash on I-80 in Buffalo County

Prairie Dulcimer Players keep tradition alive at Nebraska State Fair

Prairie Dulcimer Players keep tradition alive at Nebraska State Fair

Man charged in deadly Grand Island assault waives preliminary hearing

Man charged in deadly Grand Island assault waives preliminary hearing

MLH Emergency Department Getting Minor Renovation

MLH Emergency Department Getting Minor Renovation

Former Hastings Daycare Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Child Abuse Charges

Former Hastings Daycare Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Child Abuse Charges

Nebraska Wind Sculpture rededicated in Kearney for 50th anniversary of I-80 art project

Nebraska Wind Sculpture rededicated in Kearney for 50th anniversary of I-80 art project