(KLZA)-- Auburn Mayor Dan White has declared a state of emergency due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19,  a virus known to cause serious illness and death.  

The declaration allows the Mayor to execute for and on behalf of the City of Auburn such orders as may be necessary, due to the emergency, including the expenditure of funds from all available sources;  the involing of mutual aid agreements and the applications to the State of Nebraska and the Federal Government for emergency assistance. 

City Hall in  Auburn is closed to public access.  City staff will be available via telephone or email to provide services.