August 2013 – Page 29 – North Platte Post Archive

Man Pulled from Nebraska Lake Dies

Posted on August 22, 2013

(AP) — A 60-year-old man who was pulled from an eastern Nebraska lake has died.

His wife, Jenny, said her husband, James “Jim” Lee, died Wednesday after he was taken off life support.

Jim Lee, of Greenwood, had been hospitalized since his rescue Sunday afternoon from Branched Oak Lake northwest of Lincoln.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says Jim Lee had gone into the water to retrieve his personal watercraft, which had floated away. Boaters later found him, pulled him out of the water and called 911. Bystanders worked to revive him before medics arrived.

Former Nebraska Strip Club Owner Found Guilty of Gun Threats

Posted on August 22, 2013

(AP) — A Buffalo County jury has convicted a man who pulled a gun out two brothers outside a strip club in south-central Nebraska.

According to Court records, 43-year-old William “Will” Sheldon was found guilty of using a weapon to commit a felony, tampering with evidence and terroristic threats. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in October.

Prosecutors say that on June 3 last year, Sheldon pointed a handgun and threatened the two brothers during a fight outside the Jammers club, which sits near the Odessa interchange on Interstate 80 west of Kearney. Sheldon owned and operated the club.

Prosecutors say he tampered with video surveillance equipment at the club after the incident.

Hunt Continues for Man Who Escaped from Nebraska Jail

Posted on August 22, 2013August 22, 2013

(AP) — Officers are still searching for an inmate who escaped from the Thurston County Jail in the northeast Nebraska city of Pender.

A sheriff’s office worker said 39-year-old Mark Kuehn was still on the loose Thursday morning. Jailers discovered that he was missing Wednesday morning. How he got out hasn’t been disclosed.

The jail is just blocks from Pender schools, so they were locked down. Schools in nearby Wayne were locked down, too.

Kuehn has been in jail since his conviction on two counts of theft. He’s also a sex offender who was convicted in Stanton County.

North Platte Weather August 22: Late August Sizzle

Posted on August 22, 2013

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Bernard Leon “Max” McCants

Posted on August 22, 2013

Bernard Leon “Max” McCants, 79, of North Platte passed away August 20, 2013 at the Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue, NE. He was born on June 12, 1934 in Arnold, NE to Bernard W. and Josephine Bay McCants.
Max graduated from Stapleton High School. He lived most of his life in North Platte.
Max was a veteran of the Korean War, was a member of the Moose Lodge as well as a member of the Lincoln County Wildlife Gun Club.
Survivors include his daughters, Tish McCants of Omaha, NE, Alesia Schepers, and Kimberly Hergenrader both of Lincoln, NE; grandchildren, Steavie Hergenrader Reed of Conneticut, Kessy Hergenrader and Ethan Schepers both of Lincoln, NE; brothers, Gage (Carol) McCants of Mission, TX and Dennis (Rhonda) McCants of Lawton, OK; and special nieces and nephews, Colleen von Rentzell, Jason McCants, Sam McCants and Chris Feeney.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Maureen Van Arnsdale.
Memorials may be made to the Lincoln County Wildlife Gun Club and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Brent Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow at McCain Cemetery near Stapleton. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday with the family receiving friends 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Viciedo’s Slam Powers White Sox Past Royals, 5-2

Posted on August 21, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayan Viciedo hit his second career grand slam to highlight a five-run inning for the White Sox, and Andre Rienzo picked up his first career win for Chicago by shutting down the punchless Kansas City Royals in a 5-2 victory Wednesday night.

Rienzo (1-0) allowed only a sacrifice fly to Mike Moustakas while cruising through six innings to win for the first time in five starts. The Brazilian right-hander allowed just five hits and two walks in helping the White Sox win their season-best fifth straight game.

Addison Reed worked the ninth for his second save of the series and 33rd on the year.

Viciedo’s grand slam off Jeremy Guthrie (12-10) in the fourth followed an RBI single by Adam Dunn that had given the White Sox the lead. Their five runs in the frame matched the number of runs the Royals’ woeful offense had mustered in the previous 22 innings.

Young’s Single in 9th Lifts Phils Past Rockies 4-3

Posted on August 21, 2013

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Young hit the winning single with one out in the ninth inning after Carlos Ruiz tied the game with a double, pushing the Philadelphia Phillies past the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Erik Kratz opened the ninth with a double off Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt (2-4). Pinch runner Casper Wells advanced to third on a grounder and scored the tying run on Ruiz’s pinch-hit double to left. Jimmy Rollins was walked intentionally and Young followed with the winning single to left.

Jake Diekman (1-3) tossed a scoreless ninth for the win.

The Phillies stormed out of the dugout and mobbed Young for the biggest celebration yet in six games under interim manager Ryne Sandberg.

Chris Paul Elected President of NBA Players Union

Posted on August 21, 2013

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul has been elected president of the NBA players’ association.

The vote Wednesday came six months after the players fired Billy Hunter as executive director.

Hunter countered with a wrongful-termination lawsuit in May, accusing Derek Fisher, the former union president, of conspiring with league officials during the 2011 lockout.

Also Wednesday, Roger Mason Jr. was elected first vice president, and Anthony Tolliver and Steve Blake were elected vice presidents.

Suzuki Gets 4,000th Hit Between MLB and Japan

Posted on August 21, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki has singled for his 4,000th career hit between Japan and the major leagues.

The 39-year-old Suzuki slashed a line drive the opposite way to left field off Toronto’s R.A. Dickey in the first inning Wednesday night for the milestone hit.

He has 2,722 hits in a 13-year major league career and amassed 1,278 hits in nine seasons with Orix of Japan’s Pacific League.

His Yankees teammates streamed out of the dugout and surrounded him at first base. A grinning Suzuki then faced the cheering fans and bowed.

Pete Rose with 4,256 hits and Ty Cobb with 4,191 are the only two players that have reached the number solely in the major leagues.

According to STATS, Suzuki has the most hits through the first 13 seasons of a big-league career. Paul Waner is second. He had 2,648 for Pittsburgh from 1926-1938.

Four Companies Seek to Cover Uninsured Nebraskans

Posted on August 21, 2013

(AP) — Four companies intend to sell health insurance to Nebraskans who can’t get coverage from their employers.

The companies are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska; Coventry Health Care, of Bethesda, Md.; CoOportunity, a cooperative health care provider in Iowa and Nebraska that was created with federal financing; and Health Alliance Midwest Inc., a managed care company from Urbana, Ill.

The companies’ proposed rates, forms and plans are being reviewed by the Nebraska Department of Insurance, which is working federal authorities on compliance issues.

Starting in October, people who don’t have health insurance through their workplaces will be required by the federal Affordable Care Act to buy coverage.