The Superior Express -

Monday Governor Pete Ricketts said plans were in place for relaxing some of the directed health measure restrictions for the South Heartland Health District, which includes Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties. These revised directed health measures (DHM) will be effective at 12 a.m. on May 18, and continue until May 31.

Michele Bever, SHDHD executive director, said SHDHD, NDHHS and the governor have been monitoring local trends in the rates of positive cases as well as indicators of hospital utilization and capacity.

“From the public health perspective, our trends are showing...