Authorities have released the name of a 25-year-old Omaha homicide victim.
Omaha police identified him as Nicolas Garrido-Antunez.
Police say officers responded shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday to a report of an injured man.
Officers say the man wasn’t responsive and had a gunshot wound. He was taken to Nebraska Medical Center in extremely critical condition. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
No arrests have been reported.
(AP) — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is in Newtown, Conn., to honor six educators killed in the December elementary school massacre with its highest civilian award.
The society says Rachel D’Avino, Dawn Hochsprung, Anne Marie Murphy, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach and Victoria Soto exemplified courage, sacrifice and selflessness in trying to protect students from the gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The women’s families will be presented with the Citizen Honors Medal during a ceremony Monday afternoon at Newtown High School.
The organization, which is made up of Medal of Honor recipients, also will present its Certificate of Commendation to all of the other teachers and staff of the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
A high-speed car chase ended at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha.
The chase began around 2:15 a.m. Monday when a Bellevue officer spotted a speeding car.
Police say the chase reached speeds of nearly 80 mph before the car crashed through a fence and stopped on the base.
The car driver was taken to a hospital. His name hasn’t been released.
A police cruiser crashed, too, but the officer wasn’t injured.
In the beginning, New York resident Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible.
Now, four years after starting with Genesis, the 63-year-old Hudson Valley man has copied out more than 2,400 pages and is close to completing the job. Patterson will finish up the final lines of the Book of Revelation during a ceremony at his church, St. Peter’s Presbyterian in Spencertown, on May 11.
Patterson might seem like an unlikely scribe for the King James version of the Bible. The retired interior designer is neither monkish nor zealous. He goes to church but has never been particularly religious. Health issues — including AIDS and anemia — have sent him to the hospital and slowed the work.
But he says he has always been curious.
Those interested in the outdoors and science have the opportunity to become master naturalists under a program offered through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Participants in the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program will get nearly 60 hours of in-depth training, led by experts in their fields. The program offers knowledge about Nebraska’s ecosystems, plants and animals, conservation biology and more.
Those interested can participate in one of four training sessions around the state. Training sessions are:
— June 16-22 at the Niobrara Valley Preserve near Ainsworth
— July 14-20 at Pioneers Park and Spring Creek near Lincoln
— Aug. 10-16 at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford
— Sept. 8-14 at Niobrara Valley Preserve near Ainsworth
Registration cost is $250.
To learn more, visit https://NATURALIST.unl.edu. Register by calling 308-382-1820 or emailing MasterNaturalistTrainings(at)gmail.com.
The North Platte Community College Knights (4-39) softball team lost twice on Sunday ending their season at the Division II Region IX Tournament. The Knights lost their opening game of the tournament to Southeast Community College 0-12. The Knights followed that up by dropping their second game of the day to Central Community College 4-3 to end their season.
In the opening game the Knights fell to Southeast Community College 0-12. Head Coach Janelle Higgins said, “they came out strong and were timid but fought through the to the end. We just couldn’t wake our bats up.”
In the losers bracket for their second game the Knights dropped a tightly contested game to Central Community College 4-3. The Knights were down 3-1 going into the top of the seventh inning before knotting the game at three runs a piece but were unable to take a lead as they left two runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the seventh Southeast scored a run to win the game. Tiffany Brasby led the Knights from the plate going 4-4 with a home run and an RBI. Lydia Lusk also went 2-2.
“It was not the ending we were fighting for but the girls never gave up and fought with everything they had until the end,” said Coach Higgins. “I am very proud of these nine incredible young ladies and their dedication to North Platte Community College and the softball program. They continued to strive to be the best they could be, work hard and showed heart! We will miss Lydia Lusk and Tiffany Brasby next year.”
Richard E. Reutzel, 66, passed on to pheasant heaven on May 1, 2013, at his home in Ovid, Colo.
Born in Grant on Aug 3, 1946, he was the son of Roy W. and Doris P. Reutzel. Richard attended the Madrid and Grant schools and worked hard to receive his GED later in life as well as graduating with an associate’s degree from Northeastern Junior College shortly thereafter. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for Sara Lee for 30 years. Richard married Peggy Ziegler on April 7, 1968, and they shared a daughter.
His many hobbies included watching his grandchildren’s activities, hunting, fishing, going to auctions and yard sales, as well as stock car racing, driving his own car for several years. Richard was also active in the Ovid Lion’s Club for many years and served as the Treasurer on the Ovid Fire Department’s rural board.
Richard was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bill Reutzel; his father, Roy W. Reutzel; three step-fathers; a brother-in-law, Harold Irwin; in-laws, Clarence and Marie Ziegler, and a niece and nephew.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy; a daughter and son-in-law, Richelle and Andy Schneider, of Ovid; two grandchildren Brooke and Hunter; his mother, Doris Edwards, of Ogallala; his father-in-law, Lee (Sylvia) Palmer, of Renton, Wash., his sister-in-law, Bonnie Lyons of Tukwilla, Wash.; his sisters Bess (Bill) England, Nila Irwin, of Lincoln, Bonnie (Eldon) Kokes, of Grand Island, Jody (Bill) Reutzel, of Ogallala, and Sue (Roy) Reutzel, of Paxton; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m., (MDT), Monday, May 6, at the Austin Tennant Funeral Home in Julesburg, Colo. with Pastor Art Roth officiating. Burial will follow the services at the Ovid Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Ovid Volunteer Fire Department or the Ovid Lions Club.
Nina M. Lindekugel, 86, of Cozad, passed away May 3, 2013, at the Golden Living Care Center in Cozad.
Nina was born Sept. 17, 1926, at Cozad, to Reginald E. and Cora M. (Stauffer) Davis. She graduated from Gothenburg High School.
On July 6, 1945, Nina married Ivan Lindekugel at North Platte. The couple made their home in the North Platte area briefly before moving to Hershey, where Ivan drove truck. Eventually the couple moved to Cozad, where they bought the Davis Sand and Gravel Company from Nina’s parents. Their union was blessed with three children, Rodney, Lonnie and Carolyn. While in Cozad, Nina had worked at the Cozad Telephone Company and the Cozad Local, but the most important job she ever held, was that of a stay-at-home mom. She was a loving and dedicated wife and mother, and poured everything she had into her family. Ivan preceded Nina in death in 1997. In most recent years, she had made her home at the Golden Living Center in Cozad, where she enjoyed the residents and staff.
Nina was a very family-oriented person. She loved to entertain and cook big meals. She always seemed to have enough food, no matter how many visitors she had at her home. Guests and family alike were often treated to warm homemade bread and her famous apple pie. She undoubtedly spent some of her happiest moments with a houseful of family. She also maintained very close relationships with her siblings through the years.
Nina was a long-time member of the Cozad Christian Church.
Nina was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ivan, in 1997; two brothers, Robert and Gerald; two sisters, Norvene Bowden and Dorothy Feddersen; and a grandchild, Debbie Lindekugel.
Survivors include her two sons, Rodney (Cheryl) Lindekugel, of Hershey, and Lonnie (Brenda) Lindekugel, of Maumelle, Ark.; her daughter, Carolyn (Rock) Weatherly, of Cozad; two sisters, Norma Struempler, of Callaway, and Janice (George) Kraft, of Kansas City, Mo.; her brother, Doug (Jean) Davis, of Cozad; seven grandchildren, Cari (Mike) Brownwell, of Hershey, Roxanne Weatherly, of Ponca City, Okla., Randy (Tonya) Weatherly, of Cozad, Kim Lindekugel, of Durham, N.C., Robyn (Scott) Geiser, of Cozad, Greg (Annie) Lindekugel, of Bovey, M.N., and Steven Lindekugel, of Grand Rapids, Minn.; two step grandchildren, Blair (Danielle) Pedersen and Brandi (Eric) Stockman, all of Maumelle, Ark.; 15 great-grandchildren; Mike Johnston, of Lincoln; and many other relatives and friends.
A memorial has been established. Condolences may be shared at berrymanfuneralhome.com.
Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, at the Cozad Christian Church with Pastor Jeremy Jech officiating. Burial will be at the Cozad Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m., Monday, May 6, at the Berryman Funeral Home in Cozad
Delores A. Barton, 75, of North Platte, died May 2, 2013, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 30, 1937, in Nebraska City, to Clarence and Anna (Nieman) Cropp. The family moved to North Platte from Dunbar in 1950. Delores then graduated from North Platte High School in 1956. She worked at the Pawnee Drive Inn, where she met Robert C. Barton. The couple was married on Aug. 24, 1957, in North Platte. Delores worked at the W.J. O’Connor Store for 16 years, and then went to work for Ace Hardware for the next 27 years.
Delores was a member of the First Christian Church, and the Eagles Auxiliary, where she served in several chairs. She loved spending time with friends, playing cards and participating in the Rec Center swim classes. Delores enjoyed her yard work, watching bull riding, bowling, and taking care of her cat. Her family was very important to her, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and she will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a brother, Arvin.
Survivors include her two sons, Rick (Deb) Barton, of North Platte, and Robbie (Mary) Barton, of Lincoln; three grandchildren, Ryann Cooper-Barton, of Lincoln, Heather (Jake) Butterbaugh, of Lenexa, Kan., and Dylan (Boni) Golden, of Bridgeport; four great-grandchildren, Hanna and Jack Butterbaugh of Lenexa, Kan., and Rand and Riley Golden of Bridgeport; a sister, Jeanette (John) Thompson, of North Platte; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Cropp, of Colorado.
Memorials are suggested to the Callahan Cancer Center, The First Christian Church, or Paws-itive Partners. Online condolences may be shared at adamsswanson.com.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday May 7, at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Tim Adams officiating. Burial will be at the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-6 p.m., today, and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, May 6, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Lincoln County Raceway Results for 4-5-2013
Modified:
–Feature: 1. 3rw-Ronnie Wallace; 2. 71-Andrew Dillenburg; 3. 00-Cory Sample; 4. 4p-Dave Pedersen; 5. 4c-Charley Brown.
–Heat: 1. 3rw-Ronnie Wallace; 2. 4c-Charley Brown; 3. 71-Andrew Dillenburg; 4. 00-Cory Sample; 5. 4p-Dave Pedersen.
Northern Sport Modified:
–Feature: 1. 0-Bryan Herrick; 2. 18-Brent Gibson; 3. 52p-Brandon Poessnecker; 4. 17-Rodger Morash; 5. 58x-Jerry Cox; 6. 11h-Henry Henderson; 7. 3-Gary Long; 8. 12j-Kerry Jones; 9. 13-Terry Dressel; 10. 53dc-Dalten Collins; 11. r12j-Russ Jones; 12. 69-Adam Kackmeister; 13. 20b-Brandon Clough; 14. 7-Jeremy Halouska; 15. 15r-Robby Kosmacek.
–Heat 1: 1. 7-Jeremy Halouska; 2. 52p-Brandon Poessnecker; 3. 58x-Jerry Cox; 4. 18-Brent Gibson; 5. 13-Terry Dressel.
–Heat 2: 1. 0-Bryan Herrick; 2. 3-Gary Long; 3. 17-Rodger Morash; 4. 11h-Henry Henderson; 5. 15r-Robby Kosmacek.
Stock Car:
–Feature: 1. 66-Jeff Joldersma; 2. 35jw-Casey Woken; 3. 24w-Casey Werkmeister; 4. 42w-Kyle Werkmeister; 5. 45-Mikey Dancer; 6. 24-Bob Chalupa; 7. 09h-Bob Hoing; 8. 31-Darin Racek; 9. 20b-Kurt Trusty; 10. 75-Dan Eller; 11. 11k-Kyle Clough; 12. 16w-Jeff Whiting; 13. 6-Dallas Whiting.
–Heat 1: 1. 24w-Casey Werkmeister; 2. 35jw-Casey Woken; 3. 42w-Kyle Werkmeister; 4. 11k-Kyle Clough; 5. 75-Dan Eller.
–Heat 2: 1. 45-Mikey Dancer; 2. 24-Bob Chalupa; 3. 31-Darin Racek; 4. 20b-Kurt Trusty; 5. 09h-Bob Hoing.
Hobby Stock:
–Feature: 1. 22-Austin Davis; 2. 5-Chuck Ledbetter; 3. 65-Rick Eller; 4. 22w-Brady Weinman; 5. 7s-Scott Gibson; 6. 7t-Tyson Canas; 7. 25-Chris Taylor.
–Heat: 1. 22w-Brady Weinman; 2. 22-Austin Davis; 3. 65-Rick Eller; 4. 5-Chuck Ledbetter; 5. 7s-Scott Gibson.
Sport Compact:
–Feature: 1. 98z-Zach Olmstead; 2. 40t-Tara Gaughenbaugh.
–Heat: 1. 98z-Zach Olmstead; 2. 40t-Tara Gaughenbaugh.
