LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen submitted a federal disaster declaration request Monday for early April wintry storms for eight counties in the Nebraska Panhandle. Pillen requested the declaration and a preliminary $10.5 million in federal funding after thunderstorms and heavy rains April 6 and April 7 developed into freezing rain, snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions. […] The post Pillen requests disaster declaration: $10.5 million for Panhandle’s wintry storms in early April appeared first on