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Ex-Nebraska Guard Gets Probation for Sex with Parolee

Anoroy Loyuk
Anoroy Loyuk

(AP) — A former guard at a Nebraska prison center for work release in Lincoln has been given probation for having a sexual relationship with a woman who became his girlfriend after she was parole.

Online court records say 28-year-old Anoroy Loyuk was given 18 months of probation at his sentencing on Monday. State law bars corrections employees from having sex with inmates or parolees, even if both parties agree.

Loyuk and the woman met while Loyuk was working at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. Loyuk’s lawyer says the relationship didn’t begin until more than a month after the woman was paroled and under the supervision of a parole officer. Loyuk and the woman saw each other at a grocery store and exchanged greetings. Then they exchanged addresses.

AP Nebraska High School Football rankings

fox-footballHere are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous week’s ranking, previous opponent and result, and next opponent. (NR_Not ranked). The rankings are based on a formula that includes ratings from the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star plus experts for each class. Class A: Dale Miller, Grand Island Independent. Class B: Jeff Fielder, Scottsbluff Star-Herald. Class C1: Tom Behmer, Norfolk Daily News. Class C2: Brent Wasinius, Fremont Tribune. Class D1: Mark Obermeier, North Platte Telegraph. Class D2: Nick Blasnitz, Hastings Tribune.

CLASS A

1. Millard West, (2-0), 1, def. Millard North 35-21, at Omaha Burke.

2. Omaha Westside (2-0), 7, def. Creighton Preparatory School 14-7, Grand Island.

3. Omaha North (2-0), 5, def. Omaha South 56-0, at Omaha Bryan.

4. Creighton Preparatory School (1-1), 2, lost to Omaha Westside 14-7, at Millard North.

5. Lincoln Southeast (1-1), 6, def. Lincoln High 38-0, at Millard South.

6. Bellevue West (2-0), NR, def. Millard South 27-13, at Omaha Benson.

7. Omaha Burke (1-1), 8, def. Omaha Central 35-21, Millard West.

8. Millard South (1-1), 3, lost to Bellevue West 27-13, Lincoln Southeast.

9. Grand Island (2-0), 10, def. Lincoln Southwest 21-3, at Omaha Westside.

10. Papillion-La Vista South (2-0), NR, def. Bellevue East 55-20, at Omaha Central.

Others receiving votes: Lincoln Pius X, Millard North.

CLASS B

1. Gretna (2-0), 1, def. Blair 51-13, at Norris.

2. Elkhorn (2-0), 2, def. Omaha Gross Catholic 28-27, Omaha Skutt Catholic.

3. Aurora (2-0), 4, def. Alliance 44-13, at Seward.

4. York (2-0), 5, def. Lexington 29-0, Beatrice.

5. Omaha Gross Catholic (1-1), 3, lost to Elkhorn 28-27, Schuyler.

6. Elkhorn South (2-0), 6, def. Nebraska City 55-6, Waverly.

7. Ralston (2-0), 7, def. Mount Michael Benedictine 49-18, Blair.

8. Omaha Skutt Catholic (1-1), 8, def. Plattsmouth 20-0, at Elkhorn.

9. Norris (1-1), 9, def. Schuyler 23-0, Gretna.

10. Seward (2-0), 10, def. Columbus 37-7, Aurora.

Others receiving votes: Crete, Sidney.

CLASS C1

1. Norfolk Catholic (2-0), 1, def. Bishop Neumann 33-7, Boone Central/Newman Grove.

2. Boone Central/Newman Grove (2-0), 3, def. Pierce 48-7, at Norfolk Catholic.

3. Wahoo (2-0), 6, def. Boys Town 28-6, Fort Calhoun.

4. Lincoln Christian (2-0), 8, def. Milford 53-32, Arlington.

5. Kearney Catholic (1-0) 9, def. Ord 20-7, at St. Paul.

6. Columbus Lakeview (1-1), 5, def. Fairbury 77-6, Sandy Creek.

7. Cozad (1-0), NR, def. Adams Central 34-14, at Mitchell.

8. Pierce (1-1), 2, lost to Boone Central/Newman Grove 48-7, Boys Town.

9. Adams Central (0-1), 4, lost to Cozad 34-14, at Wilber-Clatonia.

10. Wayne (2-0), NR, def. O’Neill 46-6, South Sioux City.

Others receiving votes: Broken Bow, Grand Island Central Catholic, Ogallala.

CLASS C2

1. Aquinas Catholic (1-0), 1, def. Columbus Scotus 21-0, Archbishop Bergan.

2. Doniphan-Trumbull (1-0), 2, Southern Valley 48-25, Blue Hill.

3. Sutton (2-0), 3, def. Southern 52-0, at Centura.

4. Lutheran High Northeast (1-0), 4, def. Archbishop Bergan 47-34, at Wisner-Pilger.

5. Crofton (1-0), 5, def. Wisner-Pilger 23-8, at Ponca.

6. North Platte St. Patrick’s (2-0), 6, def. Bridgeport 28-14, at Bayard.

7. Hartington Cedar Catholic (1-0), 10, def. Oakland-Craig 22-0, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge.

8. Hastings St. Cecilia (1-0), 9, def. Centennial 60-10, at Ravenna.

9. West Holt (1-0), 8, def. Ainsworth 33-0, at Twin River.

10. Battle Creek (2-0), NR, def. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 39-0, Oakland-Craig.

Others receiving votes: Archbiship Bergan, Blue Hill, Elmwood-Murdock, Hershey.

CLASS D1

1. Exeter-Milligan (1-0), 1, def. Deshler 92-14, Cross County.

2. Howells-Dodge (1-0), 2, def. Allen 56-26, Randolph.

3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (1-0), 3, def. Pender 62-13, Neligh-Oakdale.

4. Creighton (1-0), 4, def. Clearwater/Orchard 74-6, Emerson-Hubbard.

5. High Plains Community (2-0), 5, def. Clarkson/Leigh 42-28, at Friend.

6. Randolph (2-0), 7, def. Plainview 44-6, at Howells-Dodge.

7. Arapahoe (2-0), 6, def. Maxwell 42-18, at Red Cloud.

8. Elm Creek (1-0), 9, def. Ansley-Litchfield 45-26, Maxwell.

9. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (2-0), NR, def. Giltner 20-16, at Pawnee City.

10. Freeman (1-0), 10, def. Sterling 42-36, East Butler.

Others receiving votes: Overton.

CLASS D2

1. Falls City Sacred Heart (1-0), 2, def. Pawnee City 52-8, St. Joseph (Mo.) Christian.

2. Fullerton (2-0), 5, def. Osceola 58-40, bye.

3. Wynot (0-0), 6, def. Humphrey 52-8, Hartington.

4. Shelton (1-0), 7, def. Hampton 80-26, Harvard.

5. Giltner (0-1), 1, def. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 20-16, at Hampton.

6. Bancroft-Rosalie (2-0), 8, def. Winside 66-34, at Wausa.

7. Sterling (1-1), 3, lost to Freeman 42-36, at Parkview Christian.

8. Humphrey St. Francis (1-1), 9, def. Osmond 44-8, at Spalding/Spalding Academy.

9. Lyons-Decatur Northeast (2-0), 10, def. Mead 70-30, at Winside.

10. Parkview Christian (2-0), NR, def. Heartland Lutheran 52-6, Lewiston.

Others receiving votes: Elwood, Kenesaw, Wallace.

Nebr. Treasurer’s Office to Host College Savings Drawing

Don Stenberg
Don Stenberg

(AP) — The Nebraska treasurer’s office is hosting a drawing at Husker Harvest Days to promote its state-sponsored college savings program.

Winners of the drawing at Husker Harvest Days will win a $529 contribution to a Nebraska Education Savings Trust account. State Treasurer Don Stenberg says the drawing will be held for Nebraska residents ages 18 and older. Residents can enter the drawing at his office’s booth Tuesday through Thursday. The winner will be announced on Sept. 19.

The booth will offer information about Nebraska’s state-sponsored program. The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust maintains more than $3 billion in assets for more than 206,000 accounts across the United States. More than 58,000 accounts are in Nebraska.

Heat, Lack of Rain Still Hurting Nebraska Dryland Corn

usda(AP) — Federal authorities say above-normal temperatures and limited rainfall have added more stress to Nebraska’s dryland corn.

The Department of Agriculture says that for the week ending Sunday, dryland corn conditions rated 35 percent good or excellent, compared with 59 percent on the average. Irrigated corn conditions rated 81 percent good or excellent, compared with 75 percent on average.

Nebraska soybean conditions rated 61 percent good or excellent.

The state’s alfalfa conditions were rated 49 percent good or excellent. The third cutting was 95 percent complete, higher than the average of 93 percent by this date.

The fourth cutting was 13 percent complete, far below the 31 percent average by this date.

Subsoil moisture supplies rated 75 percent short or very short.

Nebraska Town Considers Sex Offender Restrictions

sex-offenders(AP) — A village board in southeast Nebraska is considering an ordinance that would restrict where convicted sex offenders may live and would fine landlords who rent to them.

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a child lives in Alexandria, just across an alley from the home of Jeremy and Kristine VanWesten and their two children. Kristine VanWesten went to the Village Board in July and asked for restrictions on sex offenders. Her husband sits on the board.

The ordinance would bar sex offenders from living within 500 feet of schools and parks and school bus stops on village property. A bus stop sits about two blocks away from the sex offender.

The ACLU of Nebraska has told the Village Board the proposed ordinance is unconstitutional.

Picotte Going to Prison for Sexual Assault of a Child

Cole Picotte
Cole Picotte

Sex with a 15-year-old girl got a North Platte man four to eight years in prison.

Cole Picotte received the sentence for First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Prosecutors say Picotte had a sexual relationship with a 15-year old girl from December of 2012 to January of 2013.

Picotte was 20-years-old at the time.

Picotte maintained that the sex was consensual.

Moser Gets 6 to 14 Years for Lincoln County Burglaries

Jacob Moser
Jacob Moser

A prison sentence of 6 to 14 years was handed down to a North Platte man convicted of several burglaries in Lincoln County.

District Court Judge Donald Rolands sentenced Jacob Moser on Monday.

Moser was charged with stealing a safe from a local residence and burglarizing Kohler Trailer Sales in North Platte in May.

Cody Jolliffe, Ryan Walsh, Cara Harder and Terry Houchin are also facing charges in connection with the crimes.

Man Who Drove Through Perkins Restaurant Gets 10 to 20 Years

Tanner Lee Matthies
Tanner Lee Matthies

A 20-year-old North Platte man will spend the next 10 to 20 years in prison after he drove through Perkins Family Restaurant in North Platte causing serious injuries to a man.

Tanner Matthies was sentenced yesterday in Lincoln County District Court for First Degree Assault.

Prosecutors say Matthies drove his car through the restaurant in March 2013 after he thought  Blake Strecker had been with his girlfriend.

Matthies struck Strecker and caused serious injuries including a fractured skull.

Serious damage was also done to the restaurant.

 

Attorney Wants Case of NP Youth Center Stabbing Suspect Moved to Juvenile Court

Keenan Lambert
Keenan Lambert

(AP) — The attorney for a 16-year-old accused of attempted murder in North Platte wants the case moved to juvenile court.

At a hearing Monday, a plea of not guilty was entered for Jordan Baker. Baker’s attorney said he intends to file a motion to move the case to juvenile court.

He is accused in the stabbing of two workers at the Nebraska Youth Center. Authorities say the Baker and an 18-year-old, Keenan Lambert, stabbed the workers on July 9 and then fled in one of the workers’ vehicles.

The two were captured in Dawson County as they traveled down Interstate 80. The two women were hospitalized.

North Platte Weather September 10

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  • Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 11 mph.
  • Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
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