After four days off the Denver Nuggets return to the hardwood tonight to finish their four-game season series against the Utah Jazz. The Nuggets have taken two of three from their regional rivals entiring tonight’s game at the Pepsi Center. Denver enters the night in a dead heat with Memphis for the third seed in the Western Conference with eight games remaining in the regular season. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM.
Month: April 2013
Chadron State AD Retires After 26 Years
CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — The longtime athletic director at Chadron State College has announced his retirement.
Brad Smith said Tuesday he would step down once his successor is hired. Smith has been the western Nebraska school’s athletic director for 26 years.
Under Smith the Eagles joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and NCAA Division II in the early 1990s. President Randy Rhine said Smith has a “fantastic legacy” at Chadron State and that he couldn’t thank him enough for what he’s done for Eagles athletics.
Smith was head football coach from 1987-2004 and remains the school’s winningest coach. He was the RMAC coach of the year in 1996 and 2001 and he shared it in 1999. He coached five conference championship teams and led the Eagles to the playoffs four times.
Hooper, Moore Named AP All-Americans
Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore are the first pair of Huskers to be named to the AP All-American team in the same season. Both received honorable-mention status when the teams were announced yesterday. For Hooper, it’s the second straight season she’s achieved such an honor. The junior from Alliance led the Huskers in scoring and rebounding and made first-team All-Big Ten for the second straight season. She is the first Husker ever to record two seasons of 600+ points and 300+ rebounds. Moore ended her Husker career having started more games, played more minutes, and been part of more victories than any player in program history. The point guard from Covington, Washington led the Huskers in assists and set the career record in that category as well. She was also second on the team in scoring.
Knights Softball Opens Busy Stretch
The North Platte Community College Softball team (2-19) returns to the diamond on Wednesday April 3 as they take on the Western Nebraska Community College Cougars in a double header at the Dowhower Complex in North Platte. The Knights will play 14 games in seven days. The first pitch will be at 2 p.m. with the second game to follow at 4 p.m. The Knights have faced the Cougars four times already this year falling at home 5-13 and 1-15 on March 6 and 2-3 and 2-11 in Scottsbluff on March 20.
— Nathan Wiesler, NPCC Sports Information
NP Woman Charged with Strangulation after Roughing Up Her Domestic Partner
A North Platte Woman has been jailed on a Felony assault charge after she allegedly beat down her domestic partner.
North Platte Police responded to a residence in the 2400 block of West 9th street at around 11:00 a.m. on Monday after a domestic disturbance was reported.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, a 30-year-old female, who claimed that her domestic partner, Roxanne Duran, 38, had assaulted her. The victim reported that Duran became upset with her and began pushing and striking her, causing her pain and minor injury.
The victim also alleged that during the altercation, Duran held her down and choked her.
Following an investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Duran for Domestic Assault-Strangulation, a Class III Felony.
She was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Missouri Man Convicted in Nebraska Murder Wants New Trial
A Missouri man who was convicted Feb. 8 of a 1989 Nebraska slaying wants a retrial.
On Monday a judge scheduled a hearing to consider the motion by the attorney for John Oldson, of Randolph, Mo. Oldson was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Cathy Beard, of Ord. Beard disappeared in 1989.
Oldson’s lawyer told the judge at what was to be a sentencing hearing that Oldson deserved a new trial based on the arrest of a key defense witness four days after Oldson’s conviction. Judge Karin Noakes set a hearing May 6 on the retrial motion and rescheduled sentencing for June 3.
Beard’s body was found near Ord in 1992. Oldson, who used to live in Ord, was interviewed in 1989 but not arrested.
Study Shows Disparities in Lincoln and Omaha Stops by Police
Blacks in two of Nebraska’s largest metro areas continue to be stopped in disproportionate numbers relative to how many live in those areas, according to the state’s annual crime report.
The report found blacks accounted for nearly 22 percent of drivers stopped in Omaha, even though they represent a little more than 12 percent of the population.
Blacks accounted for nearly 9 percent of drivers stopped in Lincoln, but they represent a little more than 3 percent of the population.
The findings were similar in last year’s study.
Nebraska Crime Commission executive director Michael Behm cautions that the numbers by themselves may not indicate racial profiling. The commission compiles the data from local agencies but does not analyze what is causing the trend.
Gun-Rights Groups Sue Nebraska Over Conceal and Carry Law
Two gun-rights groups are suing to force Nebraska to change a state law that bars legal immigrants from obtaining permits to carry concealed weapons.
The Second Amendment Foundation and the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association have sued Nebraska officials on behalf of Carlos Nino De Rivera Lajous, a 68-year-old Mexican man who has been legally living in Lincoln since 1990. The lawsuit says the state’s denial of a concealed-carry permit to Lajous violates federal constitutional rights to equal protection and to bear arms.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Lincoln’s federal court, is seeking an injunction to keep the part of the law requiring U.S. citizenship for a concealed-carry permit from being enforced.
On Saturday, a federal judge in New Mexico issued a temporary injunction to stop a similar practice there.
Maxine L. Kelley
Maxine L. Kelley, age 79, of North Platte passed away April 2, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born December 17, 1933 in North Platte to Walter and Petrea Sorensen Hunter. She grew up in North Platte, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1952. On April 31, 1951 Maxine married Charles R. Kelley in Phillipsburg, Kansas.
Maxine worked at JC Penney for many years, and also worked at Mid Plains Voc Tech, North Campus. She donated much of her time at the North Platte Public Schools and the Lincoln County Historical Museum. She spent much time at her church, serving on many boards and enjoyed playing cards with her friends. Maxine also enjoyed bowling and playing shuffleboard. She was a member of the First Christian Church, and the Eagles Club which included serving as past president of the Ladies Auxiliary twice, and was active in Girl Scouts.
Maxine enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren, giving them each a week one on one, which she really enjoyed.
Survivors include her husband, Charles of North Platte; children, Sandra Dagsen of West Jordan, Utah, David (Shannon) Kelley, Diane (Larry) Biss and Doug (Theresa) Kelley all of North Platte; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; numerous other family member and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant sister; and a brother, Floyd Hunter.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. April 5, 2013 at the First Christian Church with the Reverend Tim Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. until 9 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
NPCC Theater Department to Present Fuddy Meers
The North Platte Community College Theater Department will present the David Lindsay-Abaire comedy, “Fuddy Meers” at 8 p.m. on April 3-6, at NPCC’s McDonald-Belton Theater.
This poignant and brutal comedy traces one woman’s attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio-cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters. The play follows Claire who has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This particular morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate.
Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she’d forgotten. It is one harrowing and hilarious turn after another on this roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life.
Ritch Galvan, NPCC theatre instructor and play director notes, “Though this play is a comedy, it deals with a very serious subject. I am hoping it touches the audience and brings awareness to the possible destructive nature of violence in a family.”
This play contains adult themes and subject matter and is intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the door.