LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old Lincoln man wrote 28 bad checks to pay for pizza.
Officers say Damaun Goods wrote checks on two closed accounts, including one that belonged to woman who said she thinks Goods stole her checkbook.
The pizza bills came to a total of nearly $1,290.
Goods has been released from jail. A public phone listing for him could not be found. Online court records don’t list the name of his attorney.
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska man has been given nine months in jail for shoving an 11-year-old to the ground.
The 44-year-old Phillip Roberts was convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Gage County court documents say Roberts shoved the boy because Roberts was angry about a theft from his home. The documents say that when the child tried to get up, Roberts head-butted the boy. Roberts says he didn’t do that.
Roberts said in court that he was angry the day of the incident and took out his anger on the boy but apologized later.
Charlene Ann Sullivan, 78, of North Platte, NE died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte after a brief battle with cancer.
Charlene was born March 9, 1934, to Charles Leon and Cecelia Rose Becker Oman in North Platte where she grew up. She graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 1952.
On July 9, 1952, Charlene married Leon Sullivan in North Platte where they made their home. To this union four children were born. Charlene worked as an assistant manager at Buffalo Bill Manor for 16 years and provided private nursing care for people in their homes.
Charlene is survived by her children, James (Chris) Sullivan, of Roanoke, VA, Kathy (Bryan) Bowman and Linda (Al) Fisher, all of North Platte and Kevin (special friend, Martha) Sullivan, of Benton, Louisiana; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and other family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Cecelia Oman; a grandson, Travis Fisher; and a great-grandson, Kaden Gentleman.
Cremation was chosen. A memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2012, in the North Platte Cemetery with Pastor Tom Wiles of the First Baptist Church officiating. The guest book may be signed at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to Relay For Life in lieu of flowers. The memorial book may be signed from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a viral disease is killing deer along the Platte River and possibly over a much wider area.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease spreads from deer to deer by the bite of a small insect known as a midge.
The disease causes hemorrhaging within the body. A high fever may result, causing the deer to seek water. That’s why deer killed by the disease usually are found in or near water.
The deer may show bleeding from body openings.
The disease is not a threat to humans.
The commission wants people to report to their nearest Game and Parks office any deer deaths that may be attributed to this disease.
(Scottsbluff, Neb.)- The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Troop E Headquarters- Scottsbluff is reminding motorists of special enforcement efforts planned in conjunction with the Scotts Bluff County Fair in Mitchell.
The special enforcement is the second in a series of enforcement efforts conducted during summer celebrations in and around Scotts Bluff County. A July 13-14 special enforcement effort led to the arrest of eight impaired drivers
Friday & Saturday, August 3-4, Troopers in conjunction with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office will hold a series of DUI checkpoints and high visibility patrol in and around Scotts Bluff County. A grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS) will help fund the extra enforcement.
Motorists are reminded to buckle-up, obey the posted speed limit and never drive impaired or distracted.
Alfred Earl Wolfe, age 93 of Ogallala, passed away on July 5, 2012 at the Ogallala Community Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 3rd at the Ogallala United Methodist Church with Pastor Chuck Rager officiating. Inurnment will be in the Paxton Cemetery.
Earl was born April 7, 1919 at Princeton, Missouri, the son of Alfred and Mamie (Woodward) Wolf. At an early age he moved with his family to Franklin, Nebraska. He later moved with his mother and sister to Paxton. He worked on several farms in the North Valley until he and Helen Reitz were married on June 2, 1946. The couple moved south of Paxton and farmed there until Earl’s retirement in 1981 when they moved to Ogallala. Earl was a very proud farmer and loved the land and his way of life. He was a very dedicated husband and father.
Earl was a member of the Paxton and Ogallala United Methodist Churches. He served on the Paxton Church Board for many years and was chairman of the Church Building Committee when the church was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. He was a lifetime member of the Ogallala Elks Lodge and served on the Keith County Fair Board for many years and was a 4H Leader for the Keith County Swine Club for many years. Earl loved spending time with family and friends and usually had a story or two to tell. One of his favorite things in later years was going to the Senior Center for coffee every morning. Earl will be missed by all who knew him, especially his family.
He is survived by his daughter, Winnifred K. and Don Cunningham of Broadwater, NE and his son, Herbert E. and Trudy Wolf of Windson, CO; and three granddaughters, Samantha Cunningham of Macomb, IL, Katy Wolf of Crete, NE and Mary and Drew Rische of Crete, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen in 2007; his parents; two brothers, Kenneth and Olen Wolf; and a sister, Elma Reitz.
Memorials may be given in memory of Earl Wolf to the Paxton and Ogallala United Methodist Churches. Online condolences may be sent at gubserfuneralhome.com. Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Jimmie Johnson stamped another exclamation point on his racing resume with his fourth career Brickyard 400 victory. Johnson joins Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon as the only NASCAR drivers to win four times at the historic 2.5-mile track, which has hosted stock car racing since 1994.
TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) – Fred Couples finished with back-to-back birdies in a round of 3-under-par 67 and won the Senior British Open by two strokes over Gary Hallberg. The victory at Turnberry is the 1992 Masters champion’s first win in Britain.
ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) – Scott Piercy rallied from a two-stroke deficit with four holes to play and won his second PGA Tour title at the Canadian Open. The winner of this year’s Reno-Tahoe Open carded a 3-under-par 67 and beat William McGirt and Robert Garrigus (GEHR’-ih-guhs) by a stroke.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4, Toronto 1
Baltimore 6, Oakland 1
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1
Tampa Bay 2, L.A. Angels 0
Seattle 7, Kansas City 6
Texas 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Boston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 10 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami 5, San Diego 4, 10 innings
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2
Houston 9, Pittsburgh 5
Washington 11, Milwaukee 10, 11 innings
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 2, 10 innings
Cincinnati 7, Colorado 2
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 0
N.Y. Mets 5, Arizona 1
ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — A legislative summit has been organized by the Greater Omaha Chamber, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The groups have invited the Nebraska congressional delegation, and Gov. Dave Heineman will attend to welcome participants.
The event is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Strategic Air & Space Museum near Ashland.
The summit will cost $95 for members of any chamber of commerce and will cost nonmembers $125. Register by Aug. 10.
MINATARE, Neb. (AP) — One man is dead and another is behind bars in a rollover crash near Minatare in western Nebraska.
The 21-year-old Taylor Magdaleno, of Gering, died in the late Friday night crash. Investigators say Magdaleno had been one of six men in a pickup that went off the road and rolled several times. Magdaleno died after being thrown from the truck.
The five others were taken to a Scottsbluff hospital for various injuries. Only one remained hospitalized Saturday, but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The 21-year-old driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of a second offense of driving drunk and motor vehicle homicide.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The wildfires in north-central Nebraska have prompted the state’s candidates for U.S. Senate to weigh in on proposals that could help Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers 
suffering not only from the fires, but record drought.
Both Democrat Bob Kerrey and Republican candidate Deb Fischer have toured the wildfire areas and called on Congress to pass the federal farm bill, which includes disaster assistance for wildfires and drought.
But they have different ideas about other ways to help. Kerrey wants to speed up the process of offering low-interest loans to producers affected by drought and to expand the crop insurance program to include grazing land.
Fischer wants to waive conservation program obligations during severe drought and temporarily suspend weight and length requirements on vehicles transporting feed and livestock to disaster areas.
