Broken Bow to Vote on Fluoridation

Broken Bow residents will vote Nov. 4 whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated. The Nebraska Legislature passed LB 245 this year to provide fluoridation of drinking water in cities or villages with populations of 1,000 or more residents by June 2, 2010. However, the bill included a provision for communities that want to […]

City of North Bend to vote on fluoridation Nov. 4

Excerpt from “Three file for write-ins for North Bend’s city council” … When the ballots from North Bend come into the Dodge County Courthouse on election night those ballots will have to be looked at individually, he said. Just more than 730 registered voters in North Bend will have a chance to cast two votes […]

Hastings: CDC official: Fluoride safe, effective

Fluoride is in the right place at the right time to make a positive impact on your teeth, one official says. “By being in the right place at the right time, fluoride can stop the attack of the tooth’s surface and it can make it stronger than it was before,” said William Bailey, a dental […]

Princess Anne: Possible water system approaches narrowed

PRINCESS ANNE — Town, county, university and state officials met jointly for the first time with a governor-appointed facilitator Monday to work toward a resolution to a water shortage that has spurred a lawsuit, threatened county growth and drawn a wedge between Princess Anne, Somerset County or Maryland environmental decision-makers over how to solve the […]

Voters to weigh in on water treatment

WAHOO – Residents of three Saunders County cities will be able to decide if they want to opt out of a state mandate. Wahoo, Yutan and Ashland voters will be casting a vote if fluoride should be placed in their community’s drinking water. In April, the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 245. This piece of legislation […]

Fairbanks voter initiatives dropped

FAIRBANKS — Two voter initiatives failed to collect enough required signatures to appear on next year’s ballot or be voted upon in a special election. Ron Warner, a former candidate for Fairbanks City Council and the sponsor of a petition to remove fluoride from the city’s water system, worked diligently to collect the minimum required […]

Dakota City question: To fluoridate? Or not?

Dakota City voters will be asked on Election Day to mark their ballot in favor or opposed to fluoridating city water. City Manager Bob Peters said the issue is not at all controversial among residents. The vote was prompted by a bill passed by the Unicameral this year. The bill requires cities with populations of […]

Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning

CORNING, N.Y. — The debate over whether to add fluoride to Corning’s water has been going on for decades. “Fluoridation is safe and effective. And it’s one of the best ways of improving the oral health of people in the community,” said dentist John Gunselman “There are a couple good habits and a couple good […]

Big West: Supervisors approve refinery expansion

County supervisors approved an expansion of the Big West of California refinery Tuesday after nearly two years of community debate and a packed, hours-long public hearing. The board’s unanimous approval came after the company agreed to several new conditions, including one that requires an independent safety audit of the refinery’s operations and equipment before the […]

Ballot issue gives Chadron voters voice in fluoridation effort

When Chadron residents head to the polls Nov. 4, they will have to cast a ballot on whether or not the city should fluoridate its water supply. A new Legislative bill approved during the last session requires cities and villages of over 1,000 residents to either fluoridate their water supplies or opt out of the […]