September 2013 – Page 52 – North Platte Post Archive

North Platte Man Accused of Ramming Teen’s Head Into a Wall

Posted on September 5, 2013

A North Platte man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old boy.

At around 1:45 p.m. on September 1st, an Officer from the North Platte Police Department responded to the 1000 block of North Walnut on the report of a possible child abuse.

Officers learned there had been a disturbance in the area, followed by a teen leaving the residence with a visible head injury.

The juvenile alleged that 35-year-old Koby Cooper had “ran his head into a wall,” causing the injury.

An Officer later met with the victim and verified that following an argument between him and Cooper, Cooper began pushing him then slammed his head into a wall inside the residence causing abrasions to his head and elbow.

The Officer determined there was probable cause to arrest Cooper and charge him with a felony charge of Cruelty Toward a Child.

Cooper was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Adams Middle School goes Interscholastic with help from Local Bank

Posted on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013

North Platte, NE- NebraskaLand National Bank provided financial support to Adams Middle School to help implement an interscholastic athletic program. The program provides the middle school athletes the opportunity to compete with other schools in football, volleyball and basketball. The Bank sponsored a new scoreboard on the football field as well as two scoreboards inside the gymnasium. In addition, the Bank sponsored uniforms for the middle schools athletics programs.

Adams Middle School will start the season with their first interscholastic football game on Tuesday, September 10th against McCook. There will be two squads to play that evening. The B squad will play at 4:00 p.m. followed by the A squad at 5:30 p.m.

NebraskaLand National Bank will host a tailgate party to present the new scoreboard and kickoff the season. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks will be available to those in attendance.

Michael Harold Hille

Posted on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013

Michael Harold Hille, age 57 of North Platte, passed away September 4, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Michael was born on August 24, 1956 in Freeport, IL to Harold and Mardell (Johnson) Hille. He grew up in Dayton, WY and graduated from Tongue River High School in 1974. After high school Michael received a BA in Education from Chadron State College where he was also a proud member of the football team. After college Michael married Cindy Koch-Hille on April 18, 1978. His employment career started with Swire Coco-Cola in Chadron, NE which led him to Cheyenne, WY and eventually to North Platte in 1991 where he took a job with Keenan’s Coco-Cola. While in North Platte Michael also worked for Arrowhead Distributing Co. and most recently at Bill Summer’s Ford. Approximately 4 years ago Michael had to quit working due to health reasons associated with his battle with diabetes. Michael enjoyed many outdoor activities throughout his life including hunting, fishing and ATV riding. In the most recent past, the majority of his joy in life focused around riding his ATV and spending time with his granddaughter Grace.
Michael is survived by his mother Mardell Hille of Freeport, IL; son and daughter-in-law Matthew and Katie Hille of Ames, IA; daughter and son-in-law Sarah and Derek Yendra of Kearney, NE; granddaughter Grace Marie Hille of Ames, IA; sister Sue Herdt of Minatare, NE; and niece Heather Brown of Cheyenne, WY.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father Harold.
Memorials may be made in his name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com., or mailed to his son Matthew at 4124 Harris St., Ames, IA 50014 who will then share them with the entire family. Cremation was chosen and a memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday September 7, 2013 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home. Those wishing to do so may sign the register book Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until service time at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

North Platte Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old

Posted on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013

A North Platte man has been charged with 1st Degree Sexual Assault after he allegedly had sexual intercourse and impregnated a 15-year-old girl.

On August 7th, a sexual assault investigation by the North Platte Police Department was initiated after the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office contacted Police regarding a minor having sexual intercourse with an adult.

Authorities say the minor, now 17, requested assistance at the Lincoln County Child Support Office for financial support for her one-year-old child.

An earlier paternity test indicated that the suspect, Jamie Johnston, now 24, is the biological father of the child.

Nebraska State law requires minors to be 16-years-old to legally have consensual sex with a person over the age of 19.

In this case, the girl was 15 and Johnston was 22 at the time the act took place.

On September 4th, an Investigator met with Johnston and arrested him on the charge. He was transported and jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

1st Degree Sexual Assault is a Class II felony.

Huskers to Hold Meet and Greet; Scrimmage on Sept. 27th

Posted on September 5, 2013

Lincoln – The University of Nebraska Athletic Department invites fans to get their first look at the 2013-14 Huskers onFriday, Sept. 27, as the Nebraska men’s basketball program will hold an open scrimmage for the public inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Sept. 27 marks the first day programs around the country can practice for the upcoming season, and the Huskers will scrimmage from 7-8 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The event is free and open to all fans, as the 2013-14 team will be introduced prior to the scrimmage, while Head Coach Tim Miles will provide live commentary throughout the event. All seating for the scrimmage is on a first-come, first-seated basis, and gates will open at 6 p.m. that evening.

In addition, Sports Nightly will broadcast live from Pinnacle Bank Arena during the event, while fans will be able to check out the new facility and concessions stands will be open throughout the evening. Following the event, the Huskers will hold a team autograph session.

The event will provide a chance to see Nebraska’s nine returning letterwinners, including starters Ray Gallegos, Shavon Shields and David Rivers, but it marks the Husker debut for a host of newcomers, including sophomores Terran Petteway and Walter Pitchford, who sat out last year because of transfer rules. In addition, fans can see Nebraska’s 2013 recruiting class, including junior college transfer Leslee Smith and freshmen Nick Fuller, Nathan Hawkins, Tai Webster and Tim Wagner. Nebraska’s other newcomer is junior college transfer Deverell Biggs, who redshirted during the 2012-13 campaign.

UNL Officials Urge Fans to Protect Against Extreme Heat again this Saturday

Posted on September 5, 2013

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5, 2013 — With extreme heat expected on game day again this week, University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials are again encouraging fans planning to attend Saturday’s football game at Memorial Stadium to be aware of the dangers of extreme heat and to take steps to protect themselves. Like last week, fans will be permitted to bring up to two of their own 20-oz. water bottles into the stadium.

The Huskers will face the University of Southern Mississippi in the heat of the day — in expected 100-degree temperatures and a heat index likely to top 104. Stadium gates open at 3:30 p.m. and kickoff is at 5 p.m. Many fans will be seated in direct sunshine, which can raise the heat index by an additional 15 degrees. Close contact with other fans raises it further.

To prevent heat illness, fans attending Saturday’s game should:

> Drink lots of water. Avoid drinking liquids that contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar, which cause the loss of more body fluid. Avoid very cold drinks, because they can cause stomach cramps.

> Minimize direct contact with the sun. Try to rest often in shady areas.

> Snack regularly, rather than eating heavy meals. Consider eating light, cool, easy-to-digest foods such as fruit or salads.

> Wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothing.

Fans will again be allowed to bring up to two of their own 20-oz. clear commercial water bottles into the stadium with them. Typically, stadium policy only allows fans to bring in empty plastic water bottles, but an exception is being made this week. Fans can purchase more water or refill at water fountains on the main concourses of Memorial Stadium. Four large, portable water fountains, one on each side of the stadium, also will be available.

The Red Cross will be on hand to provide emergency medical services. First Aid stations are in the southeast corner of field level, East Stadium upper concourse, East Stadium club level, northwest concourse and West Stadium club level. An emergency heart unit is in the northwest concourse; Advanced Cardiac Life Support is in the southeast corner of field level. Contact Red Cross volunteers, Boy Scout volunteers or stadium security personnel for assistance.

NU VB: Huskers Host Southern Mississippi, Villanova, Georgia

Posted on September 5, 2013

The No. 13 Nebraska volleyball team hosts Southern Mississippi, Villanova and Georgia this weekend at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will take on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m., and will face the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Southern Mississippi will take on Georgia on Friday at 4:30 p.m., and will face Villanova on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Friday’s meeting will be the first between the Huskers and Villanova.

The Huskers hold a 4-0 record over Georgia, last meeting in 2000. The last time the Huskers faced the Bulldogs, the Huskers won in three sets (15-4, 15-2, 15-4).

The Nebraska Athletic Department will honor former Nebraska coach Terry Pettit on Friday, Sept. 6 by naming the court at the Bob Devaney Sports Center “Terry Pettit Court.” The naming is the result of a generous gift given by Bill and Ruth Scott in honor of the former Nebraska head coach.

Pettit was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2009 and was a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, a seven-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and a two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year. In his 23 years at Nebraska, he guided the Huskers to a national championship in 1995, six Final Four appearances and 21 conference titles.

Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com. Saturday’s match will only be available on Huskers.com.

Nebraska’s match on Friday against Villanova will be streamed on the Big Ten Digital Network (BTN.com) and will be available with a subscription. Saturday’s match with Georgia will be streamed on Huskers.com and will be available with a HuskersNside subscription.

VILLANOVA vs. NEBRASKA

Date: Sept. 6

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Lincoln, Neb.

Arena: Bob Devaney Sports Center

Live Stats: Huskers.com

Live Video: BTN.com (subscription)

Live Radio: Husker Sports Network,

Huskers.com

GEORGIA vs. NEBRASKA

Date: Sept. 7

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Lincoln, Neb.

Arena: Bob Devaney Sports Center

Live Stats: Huskers.com

Live Video: Huskers.com (subscription)

Live Radio: Huskers.com

Scouting the Villanova Wildcats

• Villanova is 1-2 on the season. The Wildcats started the opening weekend of play with a 3-1 loss to Oregon State, a 3-1 win over Oakland and a 3-2 loss to Central Michigan.

• Freshman Claire Crutchfield led the Wildcats last weekend with 32 total kills and an average of 2.46 kills per set. Freshman Michaela Berendt posted 28 kills on the weekend and a .426 attack percentage.

• Sophomore Emma Pettit, daughter of former Nebraska coach Terry Pettit, paces the offense for the Wildcats at setter. She recorded 145 assists over the weekend and has an average of 11.15 assists per set. She tallied 52 assists in Villanova’s win over Oakland.

• Senior Carly Edwards and freshman Michaela Berendt both recorded 10 total blocks on the weekend, with an average of 0.77 blocks per set.

• Josh Steinbach is in his seventh season at the helm of the Wildcats. He is the longest-tenured coach in the program’s 40 years as a varsity sport. He has a career record 99-82 and was the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in his first season at Villanova.

Scouting the Georgia Bulldogs

• Georgia is 3-0 on the year after beating Lipscomb, TCU and Furman in 3-0 sweeps at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational last weekend.

• Sophomore Jasmine Eatmon was named MVP of the Bulldog Invitational after finishing the weekend with 20 kills, three service aces and nine blocks. She hit a team-best .548 clip and averaged one block per set.

• Senior Stacey Smith leads the Bulldogs offensively as she has a total of 24 kills on the year and an average of 2.67 kills per set.

• Junior Kaylee Kehoe paced the Georgia offense over the weekend with a total of 60 assists and an average of 6.67 assists per set.

• Junior Lauren Teknipp and senior Allison Summers were also named to the Georgia Bulldog Invitational all-tournament team for their efforts over the weekend. Teknipp led all players with 10 kills, going 10-for-21 for an attack percentage of .336 against TCU. Summers posted a team-high 34 digs over the weekend, averaging 3.78 digs per set.

• Georgia is coached by former Nebraska assistant coach Lizzy Stemke. She spent four seasons at Nebraska before being hired by Georgia and is in her third season.

Noting the Nebraska Cornhuskers

The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes heading into this weekend.

•Nebraska enters this weekend’s matches with a 2-1 record and No. 13 national ranking.

•The Huskers return AVCA Honorable-Mention All-Americans Morgan Broekhuis and Meghan Haggerty in 2013. They also welcomed 2011 AVCA Second-Team All-American Kelsey Robinson and 2011 AVCA Honorable-Mention All-American Mary Pollmiller to the 2013 roster after both transferred from Tennessee.

• Nebraska begins the 2013 season as the second-winningest program in Division I history with 1,168 wins and trails only UCLA (1,184) on the all-time list.

• The Huskers finished tied for second in the Big Ten in 2012. They were picked to finish fourth in the league in the Big Ten Coaches’ preseason poll in 2013.

• Nebraska carries a streak of 181 consecutive sellouts into the 2013 season, the longest sellout streak across all NCAA women’s athletics. The Huskers averaged 4,287 fans per home contest last season at the NU Coliseum.

• Nebraska has seven players on its 2013 roster who were Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections, representing the top-50 players in that year’s recruiting class. Six of the Huskers’ last nine recruiting classes have ranked in the top five nationally, including the 2009 class that was ranked second and the 2013 class that was ranked first by Prepvolleyball.com

• Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2012, as Lauren Cook was named an AVCA All-American. Cook upped Nebraska’s NCAA-leading totals to 36 players and 74 certificates. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 31 straight seasons, including 39 All-America awards in Cook’s 13 years at Nebraska.

Groups Join to Combat Brain Injuries

Posted on September 5, 2013

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL, Under Armour and GE have together issued a challenge for new engineering to help protect athletes from brain injury.

The group said Wednesday that it would award up to $10 million for new innovation and materials that could protect the brain from traumatic injury, as well as new tools for tracking head impacts in real time. It is the second of such challenges from the trio.

The move comes as the issue of concussions in football has taken center stage.

Meanwhile, three former college football players are suing the NCAA, saying it failed to educate them about the risks of concussions and did not do enough to prevent, diagnose and treat brain injuries. Chris Walker and Ben Martin, who played for Tennessee from 2007-2011, and Dan Ahern, who played for North Carolina State from 1972-76, filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Coming up at the Movies!!

Posted on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013

Playing Friday 9/6 ONLY

Screen #1
LD: Butler….4:00 & 7:00 & 9:50
Screen #2
Riddick….4:00, 7:00 & 9:45
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #3
Planes 2D….4:10 & 9:35
Planes 3D…. 7:05
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 4:10, 7:10 & 10:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Percy Jackson 2D….4:05 & 10:00
Percy Jackson 3D…. 7:10
Screen #6
The Conjuring…. 4:05, 7:05 & 9:50
Rated R… Must ID

Playing Saturday 9/7 & Sunday 9/8 ONLY

Screen #1
LD: Butler….1:00, 4:00, 7:00 & 9:50
Screen #2
Riddick….1:10, 4:00, 7:00 & 9:45
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #3
Planes 2D….4:10 & 9:35
Planes 3D…. 1:20 & 7:05
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 & 10:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Percy Jackson 2D….4:05 & 10:00
Percy Jackson 3D…. 1:05 & 7:10
Screen #6
The Conjuring…. 1:10, 4:05, 7:05 & 9:50
Rated R… Must ID

Playing Monday 9/9 & Thursday 9/12 ONLY

Screen #1
LD: Butler….4:00 & 7:00
Screen #2
Riddick….4:00 & 7:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #3
Planes 2D….4:10
Planes 3D…. 7:05
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 4:10 & 7:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Percy Jackson 2D….4:05
Percy Jackson 3D…. 7:10
Screen #6
The Conjuring…. 4:05 & 7:05
Rated R… Must ID

New Veterans Home Sign Riles Grand Island Leaders

Posted on September 5, 2013

(AP) — Grand Island officials were already angry about losing their bid for a replacement veterans home that will be built in Kearney.

The new signs that showed up Wednesday at the Grand Island Veterans’ Home riled them up again.

The signs read “Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home,” which will be the name at the Kearney structure.

Mayor Jay Vavricek (vav-RAH’-chehk) said he was aghast and that whoever was responsible was “disrespectful to our community’s integrity of service.”

The mayor says he called Gov. Dave Heineman’s office, and the signs soon were taken down.

The sign company took the blame. General manager Todd Carey, of ASI Sign Innovations in Omaha, says a wrong version of the signs was approved by the project manager.