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Month: October 2012

NPPD Explores The Idea Of Further Utilizing Hydroelectricity

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The Nebraska Public Power District wants to know whether more hydroelectricity can be economically developed and delivered in the state.

The Columbus Telegram reports that NPPD has made a $150,000 contract with Colorado-based Applegate Group to evaluate the potential at existing plants and new sites. The study is expected to be finished in April.

Brian Barels is NPPD’s water resources manager. He says the time is right for the study because federal licensing requirements on the renewable energy are being eased and there are new ways to generate power from water.

NPPD owns hydropower plants near Spencer, North Platte and Kearney and buys electricity from other hydropower plants.

The utility delivers power, wholesale or retail, to nearly 1.1 million people in Nebraska.

Man Dies After Losing Control Of His Truck On A Gravel Road In Jefferson County

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A 53-year-old southeast Nebraska man is dead after losing control of his pickup truck on a gravel road.

KWBE radio reports that Danny Thieman died Friday evening in western Jefferson County. Thieman lived in neighboring Thayer County.

Authorities say Thieman lost control of his truck after he overcorrected on the gravel road. The truck went into the south ditch and flipped over when it hit the side of the ditch.

The roof of the truck was crushed, and Thieman died at the scene.

Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash. Thieman was not wearing his seat belt.

Waverly Man Jailed After Alleged Arrangements For Sexual Encounter

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Nebraska State Patrol investigators have arrested a 22-year old Waverly man on a charge of sexual assault by use of an electronic communication device.

David D. Hansen, 22, Waverly, was taken into custody just before 12:30 p.m., Friday, October 19, at a Lincoln fast food restaurant. His arrest follows a two-day investigation in which he engaged in electronic communication of a sexual nature with an investigator posing as a juvenile female. During the electronic communication Hansen arranged a meeting for the purpose of having sex. He was taken into custody without incident.

Hansen was lodged in the Lancaster County Jail.

Hotel Pawnee Has One Year To Tie Up Loose Ends

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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services placed the Hotel Pawnee on probation as punishment for multiple violations, Hotel Pawnee will have one year to fully meet state regulations as well as to hire a consultant. The facility will also have increased monitoring.

According to the Associated Press, the Hotel Pawnee improperly maintained the building, allowed uncertified employees to administer medications, had unsafe food preparation and didn’t have enough certified staff at the facility.

On August 2nd, the Attorney General of Nebraska filed a complaint against the Hotel Pawnee at the Lincoln County District Court. Click Here To Read More.

Autopsy Ordered In Suspicious Death Of Gering Man

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The discovery of a man’s body late Saturday has police investigating a suspicious death of an approximately 50 year old Gering man.

According to authorities, the man was dropped off at his home, which he shares with his brother, after a night of drinking at a local bar. Outside the front end of the house is where the body was discovered.

Authorities don’t know the cause of death, an autopsy has been ordered as part of the investigation. The man’s name has not yet been released.

Sunday Sports Wrap – Armstrong Officially Banned From Cycling

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Armstrong stripped and banned

GENEVA (AP) — The International Cycling Union agrees with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, stripping Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France titles and banning him for life.

ICU President Pat McQuaid says his federation accepted USADA’s report on Armstrong and will not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

USADA said Armstrong should be banned and stripped of his Tour titles for “the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen” within his U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams.

Today’s decision clears the way for Tour de France organizers to officially remove Armstrong’s name from the record books.

Tour director Christian Prudhomme has said the race would go along with whatever cycling’s governing body decides and will have no official winners for those years.

Never-say-die Giants

UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball is going to have a third winner-take-all game in four postseason series, and it’ll be played tonight in San Francisco.

The Giants pushed the NLCS to a decisive seventh game by beating the visiting Cardinals 6-1. It’s San Francisco’s second straight win with their backs to the wall and fifth of the playoffs.

Ryan Vogelsong worked seven outstanding innings and Marco Scutaro sparked a pair of early rallies. Vogelsong limited the Cards to a run and four hits while striking out nine. He blanked the Redbirds until Carlos Beltran doubled and scored on Allen Craig’s single in the sixth.

Scutaro walked and scored the Giants’ first run in the opening inning. He also scored in the second after slapping a two-run double.

Redbirds starter Chris Carpenter was reached for five runs and six hits in four innings.

Tonight’s winner will host the Detroit Tigers for Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday. Detroit completed an ALCS sweep of the New York Yankees on Thursday.

Red Sox name new skipper

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell away from the Blue Jays to be their new manager.

The Red Sox obtained the rights to their former pitching coach by trading infielder Mike Aviles to Toronto. Farrell had been the Jays skipper the past two seasons, posting a 154-170 record with two fourth-place finishes.

Texans blast Ravens…Giants rally

UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Texans bounced back from their lone loss of the season by trouncing the only other AFC team with a winning record heading into Week 7.

The Texans improve to 6-1 by blasting Baltimore 43-13, dropping the Ravens to 5-2. It is Houston first victory over Baltimore in seven meetings.

Matt Schaub threw two touchdown passes and Arian Foster ran for two scores for the Texans, whose defense bounced back big time from an embarrassing loss to Green Bay. Antonio Smith had two sacks and J.J. Watt deflected a pass that Johnathan Joseph intercepted and returned 52 yards to pay dirt.

Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco threw two interceptions and was sacked four times.

Elsewhere:

— Eli Manning hit Victor Cruz for a 77-yard touchdown pass with 73 seconds remaining as the New York Giants defeated Washington 27-23 to improve to 5-2. The go-ahead scoring strike came just 19 seconds after Santana Moss hauled in a 30-yard TD toss from Robert Griffin III to put the Redskins ahead 23-20.

— Chris Rainey scored the tiebreaking touchdown on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 24-17 comeback win at Cincinnati. Ben Roethlisberger passed for 278 yards and a touchdown for the Steelers, who trailed 14-3 before improving to 3-3.

— At Foxborough, Stephen Gostkowski drilled a 48-yard field goal at 3:58 of overtime before Mark Sanchez fumbled with 7:28 left on the clock to secure the Patriots’ 29-26 win over the New York Jets. Gostkowski also hit a 43-yard field goal at the end of regulation after the Patriots blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.

— Drew Brees threw for 377 yards and four touchdowns to lead New Orleans to a 35-28 come-from-behind road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He extends his NFL record for consecutive games with a TD pass to 49. Brees led long scoring drives on four straight possessions to turn a 14-point deficit into a 28-21 halftime lead. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma played for the first time while appealing a season-long suspension for his role in the Saints bounty program.

— After opening the season 4-0 the Arizona Cardinals sit 4-3 following a 21-14 loss at Minnesota. Adrian Peterson ran for 153 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, and the Vikings survive an ugly second half to run their record to 5-2.

— The Green Bay Packers defeated the St. Louis Rams 30-20 for their first two-game winning streak of the season. Aaron Rodgers completed 30 of 37 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns to help the Pack get to 4-3 on the season.

— Dan Bailey’s foot lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 19-14 victory at Carolina. Bailey’s 28-yarder with 3:25 left in the game gave the Cowboys the lead. He capped the scoring with 53 seconds left on the clock, kicking his fourth field goal of the game.

— Matt Hasselbeck engineered the 22nd fourth-quarter comeback of his NFL career and second in as many weeks, lifting the Tennessee Titans to a 35-34 win over Buffalo on the Bills’ home field. Hasselbeck’s 15-yard scoring pass to Nate Washington with 1:03 on the clock was the game winner.

— There was overtime in Oakland as Sebastien Janikowski hit a 40-yard field goal at 2:02 of the extra session to give the Raiders a 26-23 triumph over Jacksonville. The game-winning boot came after Cecil Shorts lost a fumble to set up the Raiders deep in Jacksonville territory.

— The Colts surpassed last year’s win total in game six of the 2012 season. Indianapolis improves to 3-3 with a 17-13 victory over visiting Cleveland.

Kenseth takes checkered flag

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Matt Kenseth was the winner of the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Kenseth’s second victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship leaves him 55 points behind overall leader Brad Keselowski (kehz-LOW’-skee) with four races remaining.

Jimmie Johnson led 44 laps early but crashed hard after spinning by himself. He managed to finish ninth and remains second in the Sprint Cup standings, still seven points behind Keselowski.

Denny Hamlin’s 13th-place finish keeps him third in the points race, 20 off the lead and five ahead of Clint Bowyer.

Earnhardt good to go

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Team owner Rick Hendrick says Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared by his doctor to race next weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

NASCAR’s most popular driver just sat out his second consecutive race because of two concussions in six weeks. Hendrick says Earnhardt has been headache-free for more than a week, and tests by a specialist in Pittsburgh show no lingering issues.

Regan Smith replaced him in the Hendrick Motorsports ride.

USDA: 2.33 Million Cattle In Nebraska Feedlots, Highest Since 1994

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The number of cattle in Nebraska feedlots grew 5 percent in October to set another new monthly record.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the 2.33 million cattle in Nebraska feedlots on Oct. 1 was the highest figure since the count began in 1994.

Nationwide, the number of cattle and calves on feed was 11.0 million. That’s 3 percent below last October.

The figures are from feedlots with capacities of greater than 1,000 cattle.

Man Accused Of Biting Authorities, How Does The Law Taste?

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Jeremiah Fuoss

On Thursday, October, 18th, police arrested 23-year-old Jeremiah Fuoss, of North Platte, for allegedly hitting his girlfriend. Authorities say Fuoss was not cooperating with officers during the process of arrest and booking.

Fuoss allegedly resisted arrest and later bit a jailer while he was in the booking process at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Fuoss is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing at Lincoln County Court on November 1st. Fuoss is charged with 3rd Degree Assault of An Officer, 3rd Degree Assault, 1st Degree Trespassing and Resisting Arrest.

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