SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials say pavement work could restrict traffic on U.S. Highway 26 and Nebraska Highway 71 in Scotts Bluff County in the Nebraska Panhandle.
The Nebraska Roads Department says work is scheduled to begin next week on a stretch of U.S. Highway 26 that runs through the north side of Scottsbluff. Work also will begin on the Gering bypass of Nebraska Highway 71.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
The work is expected to be finished by October.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man has died after striking his head when diving into an Omaha apartment pool.
Police say officers were in the area around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, helping a person who had fallen on a sidewalk, when people approached them to report the accident at a nearby apartment complex.
When officers got to the pool, they saw that someone was trying to revive the man. Police say the man was taken to Creighton University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Witnesses told police the man had struck his head when he dove into the pool’s shallow end.
The man was identified as Kye Mickens, of Omaha.
The accident is being investigated.
Three batters in to their half of the first inning, the Colorado Rockies had a three-run lead. But as has been the case far too many times this season, a large early lead disappeared. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five times in the third inning and thrice more in the fifth on their way to a 9-6 win over the Rockies at Coors Field. Dexter Fowler and Carlos Gonzalez each homered in the first to spark the Rockies offense, but starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie suffered through another Coors-induced nightmare. Guthrie failed to make it out of the third inning in an outing that saw his ERA at home soar to 9.51. Former Husker Andrew Brown had three hits and drove in two runs for the Rockies in his first start for the team. The Rockies are off today before beginning a six-game road trip in San Diego Friday night.
Catherine Mildred “Midge” Hoffman, age 87, of North Platte, passed away July 17/2012.
Midge was born January 19, 1925 in Bucktail, Nebraska to Harry and Florence Heldt Cullinan. She grew up in the Arthur County area graduating from Arthur County High School with the class of 1941 and graduated from Kearney State Teacher’s College. Midge taught school for a time before she married Lt. Clinton Davis in 1945. To this union a daughter, Terry was born. Lt. Davis was killed in a flight training accident while in the service in 1947. Following Lt. Davis’ death she taught school for many years and then became a school secretary in Grant, NE.
She married Orville Hoffman, made their home in Grant, and the couple had three children, Cindy, Kelly and Joel. Midge moved to North Platte in 1968.
Besides teaching, Midge also worked at Joe’s Supper Club, the Lincoln County Extension Office where she coordinated the 4-H program and as a Grant Writer for the Job Training Program for the State of Nebraska until she retired in 1991. For several years following retirement she worked at the North Platte Answering Service.
She was active in the Eagles, Platter Painters and Legion Auxiliary where she organized Poppy Day and was a Gold Star Wife. She volunteered for RSVP and was a member of the First Christian Church Quilting Club. Midge enjoyed her family, and was very loving to her children, grandchildren, family and friends.
Survivors include her children, Terry (Jim) Witt, Cindy (Jackie Nolan) Hoffman all of North Platte, Kelly Hoffman of Aurora, CO and Joel Hoffman of Seattle, WA; special friend and honorary son, Larry Meadows of Seattle, WA; grandchildren, Sean (Deb) Hoover, Tanya (Michael) Hollis, Adam Hoover, Kelly Hoffman II, Justin Dean and Randee Hoffman; great-grandchildren, Allison, Joshua, Aaron, Jaden, Jeremiah and Boston; siblings, Dorothy Pueppka of North Platte, Helen “Honey” Dammann of McQueeny, TX, Bob (Louise) Cullinan of Paxton, NE and Joe Cullinan of Bucktail, NE; sister-in-law, Twylia Cullinan of Authur; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; infant brother, Harry; brother, Marvin; and a sister, Mary Ann Glinn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Positive Partners and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2012 at the 1st Christian Church with the Reverend Tim Adams officiating. A reception will be held at the church immediately following the service.
Private inurnment will be in the Paxton Cemetery.
Visitation will be noon until 9:00 pm today, 9:00 am until 9:00 p.m. Friday and from noon until 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home.
(Shamus McKnight, Nebraska Media Relations) Quarterback Taylor Martinez was named one of 34 quarterbacks on the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award watch list released Wednesday. Martinez has been one of the nation’s best two-way threats from the quarterback spot the past two seasons, accounting for 5,559 yards of total offense to rank third on Nebraska’s career list. It is the third straight year Martinez has earned a spot on an O’Brien Award list, as he was on the watch list prior to 2011 and was a semifinalist in 2010.
The Denver Broncos and left tackle Ryan Clady are unlikely to reach an agreement on a contract extension before the start of training camp next week. Clady is scheduled to make $3.5 million in the final season of his first contract. The two-time Pro Bowler has exchanged proposals for a multi-year deal with the team, but the parties are said to be far apart in their negotiations. The 25-year old Clady hasn’t missed a start in four seasons with the Broncos.
(Hilary Winter, Nebraska Media Relations) Lincoln, Neb. – Three-time track and field All-American Ashley Miller has been selected as a 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. She is one of 429 female student-athletes across NCAA Divisions I, II and III who were nominated for the 22nd annual NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Miller was a four-time conference champion for Coach Gary Pepin’s track and field squad, capturing three Big Ten titles in her senior season. She led the Husker women to their first Big Ten Indoor Championship in February, while helping NU to a second-place finish at the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships. She has also been a part of three school record-breaking performances during her time at Nebraska. In addition to her accomplishments on the track, Miller has excelled in the classroom. She was a 2011 second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American as well as being named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honoree in 2011 and a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honoree in 2012. She was selected as a Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient and the 2011-12 Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
The award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Conferences select one or two women from the nominees to represent their conference and those names are then sent to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which chooses the top 10 honorees in each division. The top nine finalists will be announced in September, while members of the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will vote on the finalists to determine the 2012 Woman of the Year. The winner will be announced at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Oct. 14.
With bids for the US Olympic Trials and the Super Bowl already on the table, the Indiana Sports Corporation has said that they are not likely to bid on a college football playoff national championship game in the near future, which is disappointing news to Big Ten football fans who were hoping to have a Midwestern site as part of the bidding process. “it is highly unlikely that Indianapolis will pursue the BCS national championship in the near future,’’ said Susan Williams, president of the Indiana Sports Corporation. “And I underline, near future.” With Indianapolis out of the picture, Detroit and St. Louis might be the most logical Midwestern cities to throw their hats into the ring for the college football playoff that begins in 2014.
I was clicking around this morning and found this video.. WHY would someone try to take a wheelchair on an escalator?
WAVERLY, Neb. (AP) — A 14-year-old Nebraska girl has told authorities that her dad sexually assaulted her.
Lancaster County deputies found the runaway girl in Lincoln on Monday, and she reported that she left her Waverly home because of the assaults.
Sheriff Terry Wagner says the 39-year-old father has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, incest and generating child pornography.
The girl’s mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Wagner says investigators think she knew about the abuse but didn’t stop it.
The girl and two boys who lived in the home have been put in the care of state authorities.
The Associated Press is not using the names of those involved, to protect the privacy of the girl.
