Former Husker and two-time NCAA National Champion wrestler Jordan Burroughs achieved his gold medal dream in London today. Burroughs defeated Sadegh Goudarzi of Iran in the final match of the freestyle 74 KG class. Burroughs scored one-point takedowns in each period to win the match 3-0. He draped himself in the American flag after his victory and entered the stands to hug his family, friends, and anyone else within reach.
Heidi’s Restaurant — NOW OPEN in the Parkade Plaza in North Platte
Heidi’s is now open until 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday nights thru the summer!!
Heidi’s has great daily specials and a laid back family atmosphere..
Thursday: Chicken Fried Steak or Chicken Fried Chicken
Soups of the Day – Cream of Asparagus or Farm Style Chicken
Salad Bar available every day from 11 am to 2 pm is only $6.99
NORTH PLATTE Neb.(North Platte Post)-Less than a week from today, in-fact only five days away is the first day of the new school year in North Platte.
This year will be Superintendent Marty Bassett’s first full year on the job. “This is my first year in North Platte Public Schools and I’m looking forward to working with the teachers and students and principles at all the buildings for the benefit of all our students”, says Bassett as he spoke about what he and the his colleagues do that ensure success with students.
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This year marks the 27th year in education for Bassett, he grew up in Ogallala Nebraska and graduated from University of Nebraska Omaha. The last two years of Bassett’s career were spent being a superintendent in Wray Colorado.
“I’m focused on students and student achievement” Bassett continues “every decision we make is best for students, that’s where my focus has been for the past twenty-six years”.
North Platte Public School has 22 new certified staff including Bassett to help enhance the student teacher experience, a new Activities Director at the High-School Mr. Mroczek, two new principles that have been in the district who are Prinicple Kim Flanders at Cody Elementary and Principle Denise DiGiovanni at Hall Elementary, former Cody Elementary Principle, Director of Student Services Chris Vieyra, and 20 new teachers spread out between the thirteen schools.
Bassett has been on the job six weeks now, and is doing learning himself Bassett said. This will be an exciting school year, with an experienced new superintendent North Platte can expect a successful future for the future leaders of tomorrow!
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – After a mostly calm opening day, windy conditions greeted golfers for round two of the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
First-round leader Carl Pettersson doesn’t tee off until this afternoon. The Swede fired a 6-under-par 66 and began the day with a one-stroke lead over a group of four golfers headed by Rory McIlroy.
Tiger Woods began the day three shots off the pace.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Jonathan Vilma has returned to federal court in New Orleans today, where a judge will hear arguments on the NFL’s motion to dismiss the Saints linebacker’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his bounty suspension.
It’s not clear when U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan will rule. If she doesn’t dismiss the lawsuit, she could potentially rule on Vilma’s request to be allowed to temporarily return to the Saints while the case proceeds.
Roger Goodell has suspended Vilma for the entire 2012 season. The NFL commissioner says the veteran linebacker was one of the ringleaders of a program that offered Saints defenders improper cash bonuses for injuring opponents.
Vilma, several teammates and Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt have testified that Vilma never paid or accepted money for injuring another player.
LONDON (AP) – The IOC has formally stripped American cyclist Tyler Hamilton of his gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The first-place prize now goes to Russian rider Viatcheslav Ekimov. American Bobby Julich will be moved up from bronze to silver, and Michael Rogers of Australia from fourth to bronze.
After years of denials, Hamilton told CBS’s “60 Minutes” last year that he had repeatedly used performance-enhancing drugs. The IOC asked for documents from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency before reallocating the medals.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Cleveland 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Detroit at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Oakland at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at Chi Cubs 1:20 p.m.
San Diego at Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Miami 6:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Arizona 8:40 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco 9:35 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Cleveland at Detroit 6:30 p.m.
N-Y Jets at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m.
N-Y Giants at Jacksonville 6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami 6:30 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City 7:00 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco 8:00 p.m.
UNDATED (AP)- The Los Angeles Lakers have a deal in place to acquire Dwight Howard from Orlando in a four-team, eight-player trade also involving Denver and Philadelphia. The NBA has scheduled a conference call Friday with the four general managers to finish the deal, according to multiple reports.
Philadelphia would get Andrew Bynum from Los Angeles and Jason Rchardson from Orlando, while Denver would get Andre Iguodala from the 76ers.
Orlando would receive Arron Afflalo and Al Harrington from Denver, Nikola Vucevic and Moe Harkless from Philadelphia, and lottery protected first-round picks from each of the three teams.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – The first round of the PGA Championship is winding down and the leader is Carl Pettersson (PEHT’-ur-sihn). He opened with a 6-under-66 to lead Gary Woodland, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy by one stroke.
Tiger Woods completed his round with a 3-under-69, while John Daly shot a 68.
This is the final major tournament of the year.
NEW YORK (AP) – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is prepared to lock out its players if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached by Sept. 15, when the current deal expires. Bettman says time is running out and that the league reminded the NHL Players’ Association during talks today that owners are not prepared to enter a new season under the current deal.
NHLPA executive director Don Fehr (feer) has maintained the two sides can continue discussions beyond Sept. 15, and there is no need for the league to lock out its players.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees 4, Detroit 3
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1
Cleveland 5, Boston 3
Kansas City 8, Baltimore 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 1
St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1
Arizona 6, Pittsburgh 3
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 3
Washington 5, Houston 0
NFL PRESEASON
Washington 7, Buffalo 6
Baltimore 31, Atlanta 17
Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23
New England 14, New Orleans 12
San Diego 21, Green Bay 13
Denver 31, Chicago 3
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Police Department is holding its third Gun Amnesty Day to collect unwanted or illegal guns and 
ammunition.
The latest event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in south Omaha. Police guns may be dropped off with no questions asked, but police will document all firearms. If a gun is linked to a crime or reported stolen, police will investigate.
Police have held similar collections in the past to keep guns off Omaha streets. Last month, 47 firearms and 900 pounds of ammunition were turned in.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Grand Island man charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced in a separate federal pornography case.
Federal prosecutors say 26-year-old Abraham Richardson was given 20 years in prison at his sentencing on Thursday in Lincoln. Richardson had pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography between October 2008 and February last year.
Richardson has pleaded not guilty to the state charges, and his trial has been delayed. Richardson is accused of abducting the girl from a Grand Island apartment last October and sexually assaulting her.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Grand Island are on the lookout for a thief with a sweet tooth.
Hall County deputies say a man has been stealing doughnuts delivered in the morning and put in a lock box at a convenience store.
It has happened three times in the past few weeks at the Pump & Pantry. Sgt. Quinn Webb says each time the man has stolen 56 doughnuts, which are worth about $36.
Surveillance cameras show the man parking a car and walking up to the lock box. He breaks the lock and swipes the doughnuts.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.– Three very large and expensive pieces of equipment have been stolen from a North Platte property, and the recovery and arrest of the individual is possible with your help!
On August 7th between 8AM and 8:45AM at the 2602 West Walker Road residence a vehicle backed up to a silver 16ft H&H flatbed which contained two John Deere riding mowers.
The thief took-off with the flat bed and the two mowers it contained.
Items stolen:
Any contact or information regarding these items, please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska Medical Center officials say it’s unusual for the integrity of a research study to be questioned, but they don’t know yet if there is a problem.
Sheila Wrobel is chief compliance officer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She says the 60-day inquiry that began in late July will determine whether a full investigation is warranted.
The initial inquiry could also confirm the validity of the research.
Wrobel says the university has an obligation to check out the allegations and make sure the science is valid.
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine raised questions about a study it published online in February. The study was done jointly by UNMC and researchers from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
