Today: Showers likely, mainly between 7am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
The threat of the West Nile Virus is all too real. In Nebraska according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website as of September 4th a total of 29 cases have been reported.
In Lincoln County as of September 11th a total of 10 cases have been reported with six cases requiring hospitalization at one point and four with-out hospitalization. Lincoln County cases have affected people aging from 16 to 70 years.
You may have never had West Nile Virus but be warned it’s far too easy to get and the risk is too high.
Listen to Executive Director of West Central Health Department Shannon Vanderheiden’s interview with North Platte Post where she describes what they do to address the West Nile Virus and what you should do to prevent it at home and on yourself.
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The North Platte Bulldogs went on the road and swept Kearney in a softball doubleheader yesterday evening. In the first game, Ashten Hernandez and Mikenzi Wiseman each had three RBI and Hernandez pitched a complete game in a 10-4 rout. The second game was a slugfest. Kaite Franzen had five hits, Hernandez belted a two-run homer and pitched the final six innings, and the Bulldogs held on for the 11-9 triumph. The victories move North Platte to 10-4. They host the North Platte Softball Classic on Saturday.
The North Platte Lady Knights were defeated in four sets at Northeastern Junior College last night, falling to the Plainswomen 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 16-25. Sandrina Hallahan led the North Platte attack with 12 kills, while Jacee Kershaw added eight kills. The Lady Knights fall to 8-4 with the loss. They host Central Community College in the first installment of their Region IX Division II rivalry on Thursday night.
The Nebraska offense largely escaped blame for the Huskers’ 36-30 loss at UCLA last Saturday, but the unit did commit two costly turnovers and scored just three points in the entire second half. Huskers offensive coordinator Tim Beck knows that’s not acceptable. Despite another big game on the ground from his team, Beck sees inefficiency as the team’s biggest problem coming out of the defeat. It’s unclear whether Beck’s offense will have the services of Rex Burkhead for Saturday’s game at this point. The Huskers host Arkansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Listen to Tim Beck’s post-practice remarks here: Beck 9.11.12
An early 4-0 lead and a late rally weren’t enough for the Colorado Rockies in a 9-8 loss to the San Francisco Giants last night at Coors Field. The Rockies jumped out to their big lead after three innings but the lead disappeared in the fourth, with the big blow a three-run homer by Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner. The Giants then added two runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth, and one in the seventh. Colorado got back to within 9-8 on a two-run home run by Tyler Colvin in the ninth inning but couldn’t bring in the tying run. The Rockies outhit the Giants 17-12 in the defeat. The rubber game of the series is tonight. It’s the final matchup between the Rockies and Giants in Denver this season and the last game of this brief three-game homestand. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action with pregame coverage at 7:05 and the first pitch at 7:40.
Margaret Evelyn McKain, 92, of North Platte, NE passed away Monday, September 10, 2012, at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte.
Evelyn was born August 26, 1920, to Charlie Clyde and Irene Pearl Curtis McKain on the family farm northwest of North Platte. In 1925 the family moved southwest of town and Evelyn attended District 39 Miller School. She went from first through eighth grade with some great teachers. Evelyn graduated from North Platte High School in 1941. During the summers she helped put up hay and during World War II she volunteered at the Canteen where she was in charge of cards, candy and magazines. A service man had found her name in a magazine that was handed out so he sent her several letters and a photo of him on a sign for the movie “Someday I’ll Find You.”
Evelyn had attended the First United Methodist Church and in later years she attended the First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Happy Hillside Extension Club and Home Helpers Extension Club. She volunteered at the Lincoln County Museum for a number of years with her good friend, Evelyn S. Smith. Over the years, Evelyn had volunteered over 4000 hours with RSVP. She also enjoyed bowling with a league until her legs gave out.
The family would like to thank the staff at Centennial Park Retirement Village for their many years of care.
Evelyn is survived by her sister, Lois Reckard, and sister-in-law, Geraldine McKain, both of North Platte; five nieces and nephews, Marcia (Gaylen) Rogers, of Highland, UT, Marlene (Bill) Songster, of North Platte, Mike McKain, of Lincoln, NE, Pat (Melinda) Reckard and Robin Reckard, all of North Platte; 14 great-nieces and nephews; 16 great great-nieces and nephews; and other family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Irene McKain; her brother, Merle McKain; brother-in-law, Bob Reckard; a niece, Peggy Reckard; and a great great-niece, Jessika Songster.
Graveside funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 14, 2012, in the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the North Platte Opportunity Center. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.
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#1. If Obama would do as he says in his speeches I would vote for him. Unfortunately he speaks one thing and does another. This is not the democratic party my grandparents believed in.
#2. I picked my kid up from preschool yesterday and a couple walked in reaking of pot. What poor judgement. That poor kid. 🙁
#3. I love the 80’s.
#4. I cant believe the grand island school district is harrassing a deaf preschooler about how he signs his name.
#5. I wanna know why this Jason David Jones didn’t get charged with arson for setting fire to the garage he burned down? He is responsible for destroying a car, a lifetime collection of tools not to mention a young woman’s entire houseful if belongings right down to photographs that she will never be able to replace. How come there are no more charges than what he has for a senseless destructive act?
Several key games on tap tonight
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago White Sox look to build on their three-game lead over second-place Detroit in the American League Central tonight as the two teams square off in Chicago. Last night the Sox upped their lead by beating the Tigers 6-1. The pitching matchup this evening has Jake Peavy going for the Sox against Doug Fister.
Two teams vying for the lead in the American League East, as well as a wild card berth, are facing off tonight in Baltimore as the Orioles entertain the Rays. In the East the Yankees have a one-game lead over the Orioles and a two-game lead over the Rays. In the wild card race, the Orioles currently hold down one of the two berths with the Rays a game back. Ten-game winner Matt Moore is on the mound for the Rays against 8-6 Jason Hammel. As far as the Yankees are concerned they start a series in Boston tonight that really means nothing for the home team as the BoSox are 63-78, 16 ½ games back of the Yankees.
The second AL wild card spot is currently held by Oakland and the A’s are in Anaheim, Calif., tonight for a game with the Angels. In the AL West, the A’s are three games back of first-place Texas while the Angels are 6 ½ back. LA is just a game and a half back of a wild card berth.
Pittsburgh is just 2 ½ games out of a wild card berth in the National League and tonight the Pirates are visiting the Reds in Cincinnati. Cincy tops the NL Central by 9 ½ games over St. Louis. The Cardinals have one of the wild card berths in hand right now and tonight they are in San Diego to play the Padres. The Braves have the other wild card spot and they are in Milwaukee.
In the NL East, the Braves are 6 ½ games back of first-place Washington. The Nationals are in New York to face R.A. Dickey and the Mets. Dickey is looking for his 19th win of the season.
The Giants lead the Dodgers by 5 games in the NL West. This evening San Francisco is in Denver to play the Rockies, while the Dodgers are visiting Arizona.
The rest of the games in baseball tonight have Cleveland playing at Texas, Miami at Philadelphia, Minnesota at home to Kansas City, Seattle at Toronto and the Astros playing host to the Cubs.
NHL lockout looms as players, owners travel to NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the owners and players are both to blame for their failure to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before the Saturday deadline for a work stoppage.
Daly wrote in an email to The Associated Press that he hoped both sides would meet before Saturday.
“But to this point, we have received no indication that the union has anything new to say to us. And right now, we have nothing new to say to them,” he wrote Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of the situation.”
The NHL’s labor contract expires at midnight Saturday night, and a lockout appears certain. It would be the league’s fourth work stoppage since 1992.
“Ultimately, we just want to negotiate a fair deal that will give all our clubs an ability to be stable and healthy,” he wrote. “We hoped (and still hope) we can do that without causing any interruption to the upcoming season. Logic would have suggested we would have been able to. The fact that we haven’t yet is extremely disappointing, and is a failure for which we both must share blame.”
More than 250 players are set to attend the NHLPA meetings Wednesday and Thursday here to discuss the current state of CBA negotiations.
The board of governors will meet Thursday at the NHL offices here and could authorize Commissioner Gary Bettman to proceed with a lockout on Saturday if a new collective bargaining agreement hasn’t been reached.
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, understandably, doesn’t sound optimistic.
“I hear November, December and New Year’s,” he said Monday. “But no one really knows.”
Donald Fehr, who took over as union head two years ago, said his players are resigned to a work stoppage, which would follow lockouts last year in the NFL and the NBA.
Industry revenue has grown from $2.1 billion to $3.3 billion annually under the expiring deal. Owners asked players to cut their share of hockey related revenue from 57 to 43 percent, and then modified their offer to 46 percent during a six-year proposal. Players are concerned management hasn’t addressed its problems by re-examining the teams’ revenue-sharing format.
The sides haven’t had a full bargaining session since Aug. 31 and the strife is threatening regular-season openers scheduled to start Oct. 11. The preseason schedule is set to begin on Sept. 19.
An 11-day strike in April 1992 caused 30 games to be postponed, and a 103-day lockout in 1994-95 caused the cancellation of 468 games and delayed the season’s start until Jan. 20. The 2004 lockout started Sept. 16 when training camps were to open, as they are this year, and wasn’t settled until July 13.
League awards money for concussion research
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Charities is awarding more than $1.5 million in grants for sports-related medical research at 15 organizations, with nearly two-thirds of the money going to study concussion prevention and treatment. This year’s grants include research on stem cells and nervous system injuries; MRI methods after concussions; and the effect of temperature on the severity of potential brain injuries.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Seattle at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Boston 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
Washington at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
Chi Cubs at Houston 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado 7:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 8:40 p.m.
St. Louis at San Diego 9:05 p.m.
The Sutherland Lady Sailor volleyball team wants to go back to Grand Island for the State tournament again! They’re playing well to start the season, but their coach Valerie Kershner sees even better performances ahead. Hear from her and football coach Joe Kaup, who talks about the lessons his team can take from playing talented opposition in their first year in eight-man football. It’s all in this week’s Sutherland Sailors Sports Update!
