September 2013 – Page 54 – North Platte Post Archive

Peggy Ann Langford

Posted on September 4, 2013

Peggy Ann Langford, age 64, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at home with her family by her side after a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer, in which she was a warrior to the end. Peggy was born August 15, 1949 in North Platte to Paul “Shorty” and Marian (Barker) Barraclough. She attended Catholic School at McDaid and St. Patrick’s and graduated from North Platte High School in 1967. On December 29, 1968 she was united in marriage to Jim Langford at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Peggy worked for Sears for a number of years before beginning a career at the North Platte Catholic Schools that lasted for over 25 years in various capacities. She had been the Strutters Dance Team coordinator since 1995, which was near and dear to her. She touched many young lives throughout her years. Peggy’s children and grandchildren were the center and loves of her life. Her family includes her husband; Jim Langford of North Platte, mother; Marian Barraclough of North Platte, children; Jason (Dawn) Langford of Grand Island, Travis (Susan) Langford of Lincoln, and Jacque Langford of Elkhorn, brothers; Jack Barraclough of North Platte and Steve (Debra) Barraclough of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, seven grandchildren; Joley, Addison, Landon, Maci, Jack, Cody, and Ryder, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her father, Paul “Shorty” Barraclough, sister-in-law Linda Harrach. Peggy’s family would like to warmly thank Dr. Vaziri and Staff at the Cancer Center for all of the wonderful care given to her, with a special thank you to Pam Harvey for helping Peg fight from the beginning through her final hours. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Rosary will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Friends may sign the register book Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment or to the Callahan Cancer Center. Online condolences maybe shared at www.carpentermemorial.com

Motorcyclist Fatally Injured in Beatrice Crash

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — A Beatrice man has been fatally injured in a collision with a pickup.

Beatrice Fire and Rescue Capt. Jeff Vanwinkle said the accident occurred a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Beatrice police say Richard Dreese was headed east when his motorcycle collided with the northbound pickup at the intersection of Commerce and U.S. Highway 77. Sgt. Jay Murphy says Dreese was flown to a Lincoln hospital, where he died.

The pickup driver was identified as Marvin Kelle. He wasn’t injured.

The accident is being investigated.

UNK Gets $12.6 Million Gift from Alum

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — The University of Nebraska is getting a $12.6 million gift from an alum’s estate, and most of the donation will benefit the Kearney campus.

Carol Cope, who died in 2012, made the donation in her will. Cope and her husband were longtime supporters of the University of Nebraska at Kearney that she graduated from.

UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen says the $11.6 million his school will receive for scholarships, athletic facilities and faculty stipends is the biggest gift it has ever received.

The gift will be used to set up several endowed funds at UNK.

Another $1 million from the donation will be used for endowed faculty professorships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Copes made their fortune by investing early in Berkshire Hathaway stock and farmland.

Former Omaha Senator to Plead Guilty in Fraud Case

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — The lawyer for former state Sen. Brenda Council says she’s agreed to plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge.

The charge stems from Council’s spending some money from campaign donations to gamble at casinos.

Attorney Vince Powers said Council agreed to plead guilty after prosecutors said they’d ask a U.S. district judge to sentence Council to probation.

Council pleaded guilty last year to two state misdemeanor counts of filing false campaign finance reports. State prosecutors say the reports concealed her misuse of more than $63,000 in campaign donations at casinos. She was fined $500.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Sharp says Council is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 12.

Study Shows Video Game Boosts Mental Ability in Older Folks

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — Older people may one day be able to sharpen some mental skills by playing a specially designed video game.

For a new study, volunteers 60 and older played the game for a total of 12 hours over a month. They showed gains in their ability to multitask, stay focused on a boring activity and remember things briefly — like a phone number before writing it down.

The game involves steering a car on a winding road while watching for particular signs to appear.

The study of 16 volunteers in California was reported Wednesday by the journal Nature. Experts said it will take bigger studies to see whether playing the game can make a difference in how well a person functions in daily life.

Report: No Easy Way to Compare Nebraska Tax Incentives

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — State officials say they don’t have enough information to measure how well Nebraska’s tax incentives stack up against others in the Midwest and Plains.

A legislative report released Wednesday found that Nebraska offers fewer tax credits for business investors than other nearby states. Nebraska was the only state out of 10 reviewed that did not offer exemptions for corporate income or inventory taxes.

But lawmakers say the state programs vary so widely that it’s difficult to tell whether Nebraska has gained an edge. The Legislature’s Performance Audit Committee looked at the incentives offered by Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

The committee chairman, Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff, says his staff is looking at specific goals to measure whether the tax incentives work as intended.

Omaha Man Charged with Four Murders

Posted on September 4, 2013

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief says the person responsible for killing four people in three separate shootings last month is “an indiscriminate killer.”

Chief Todd Schmaderer said during a news conference Wednesday that the killer crossed racial and gender lines — an occurrence police don’t often see.

Officials announced the arrest of 26-year-old Nikko Jenkins on Wednesday in the killings. Those include 33-year-old Andrea Kruger on Aug. 21, 22-year-old Curtis Bradford on Aug. 19,29-year-old Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz and 26-year-old Juan Uribe-Pena on Aug. 11. All were shot in the head.

Jenkins is being held on $500,000 bond on separate threat and weapons charges.

He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on four first-degree murder counts and a slew of weapons charges Thursday afternoon.

NP Woman Accused of Beating Down Her Man with a Hammer

Posted on September 4, 2013September 4, 2013

A North Platte woman is in jail after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend with a hammer.

According to a North Platte Police Department (NPPD) news release, a 45-year-old male filed a complaint alleging that his girlfriend, 49-year-old Tamela Morrison, assaulted him with a hammer at their residence in the 1900 block of West 18th.

The victim told Police he had sustained injuries to his arm and leg when Morrison struck him with hammer following an argument.

Officers met with Morrison at the residence and, following an investigation, determined there was probable cause to arrest her for Felony 2nd Degree Domestic Assault, Terroristic Threats and Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony.

Morrison was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center. Her bond has been set at 10% of $50,000.

AP Nebraska High School Football Rankings

Posted on September 4, 2013

Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous opponent and result, and next opponent. 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, (1-0), def. Lincoln Southeast 38-6, at Millard North.

2. Creighton Preparatory School (1-0), def. Omaha Burke 25-7, at Omaha Westside.

3. Millard South (1-0), def. Millard North 20-16, at Bellevue West.

4. Millard North (0-1), lost to Millard South 20-16, Millard West.

5. Omaha North (1-0), def. Omaha Benson 48-0, at Omaha South.

6. Lincoln Southeast (0-1), lost to Millard North 38-6, Lincoln High.

7. Omaha Westside (1-0), def. Omaha Central 24-7, Creighton Preparatory School.

8. Omaha Burke (0-1), lost to Creighton Preparatory School 25-7, Omaha Central.

9. Lincoln Southwest (1-0), def. Lincoln North Star 15-13, at Grand Island.

10. Grand Island (1-0), def. Lincoln Northeast 54-14, Lincoln Southwest.

Others receiving votes: Bellevue West, Papillion-LaVista South.

CLASS B

1. Gretna (1-0), def. Omaha Skutt Catholic 28-9, at Blair.

2. Elkhorn (1-0), def. Waverly 23-10, Omaha Gross Catholic.

3. Omaha Gross Catholic (1-0), def. Bennington 21-8, at Elkhorn.

4. Aurora (1-0), def. McCook 22-7, Alliance.

5. York (1-0), def. Norris 35-9, at Lexington.

6. Elkhorn South (1-0), def. Beatrice 17-0, at Nebraska City.

7. Ralston (1-0), def. Crete 20-16, Mount Michael Benedictine.

8. Omaha Skutt Catholic (0-1), lost to Gretna 28-9, Plattsmouth.

9. Norris (0-1), lost to York 35-9, at Schuyler.

10. Seward (1-0), def. Hastings 40-6, Columbus.

Others receiving votes: Columbus, Crete, Sidney.

CLASS C1

1. Norfolk Catholic (1-0), def. Columbus Lakeview 31-27, at Bishop Neumann.

2. Pierce (1-0), def. David City 33-14, at Boone Central/Newman Grove.

3. Boone Central/Newman Grove (1-0), def. West Point-Beemer 43-14, Pierce.

4. Adams Central (0-0), bye, at Cozad.

5. Columbus Lakeview (0-1), lost to Norfolk Catholic 31-27, Fairbury.

6. Wahoo (1-0), def. Douglas County West 47-6, at Boys Town.

7. Bishop Neumann (0-0), bye, Norfolk Catholic.

8. Lincoln Christian (1-0), def. Boys Town 48-16, at Milford.

9. Kearney Catholic (0-0) bye, Ord.

10. Ogallala (1-0), def. Gothenburg 20-7, Broken Bow.

Others receiving votes: Cozad.

CLASS C2

1. Aquinas Catholic (0-0), bye, at Columbus Scotus.

2. Doniphan-Trumbull (0-0), bye, at Southern Valley.

3. Sutton (1-0), def. Tri County 52-19, Southern.

4. Lutheran High Northeast (0-0), bye, at Archbishop Bergan.

5. Crofton (0-0), bye, Wisner-Pilger.

6. North Platte St. Patrick’s (1-0), def. Kimball 37-0, at Bridgeport.

7. Archbishop Bergan (0-0), bye, Lutheran High Northeast.

8. West Holt (0-0), bye, Ainsworth.

9. Hastings St. Cecilia (0-0), bye, Centennial.

10. Hartington Cedar Catholic (0-0), bye, at Oakland-Craig.

Others receiving votes: Oakland-Craig.

CLASS D1

1. Exeter-Milligan (0-0), bye, Deshler.

2. Howells-Dodge (0-0), bye, at Allen.

3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (0-0), bye, Pender.

4. Creighton (0-0), bye, at Clearwater/Orchard.

5. High Plains Community (1-0), def. Palmer 58-0, Clarkson/Leigh.

6. Arapahoe (1-0), def. Franklin 34-6, at Maxwell.

7. Randolph (1-0), def. Elgin Public/Pope John 38-12, Plainview.

8. Clarkson/Leigh (0-0), bye, at High Plains Community.

9. Elm Creek (0-0), bye, at Ansley-Litchfield.

10. Freeman (0-0), bye, Sterling.

Others receiving votes: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, Burwell, Overton.

CLASS D2

1. Giltner (0-0), bye, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley.

2. Falls City Sacred Heart (0-0), bye, Pawnee City.

3. Sterling (1-0), def. Johnson-Brock 76-20, at Freeman.

4. Kenesaw (1-0), def. Pleasanton 56-42, Clifton-Clyde, Kan.

5. Fullerton (1-0), def. Humphrey St. Francis 46-22, at Osceola.

6. Wynot (0-0), bye, Humphrey.

7. Shelton (0-0), bye, Hampton.

8. Bancroft-Rosalie (1-0), def. Mead 58-20, at Winside.

9. Humphrey St. Francis (0-1), lost to Fullerton 46-22, at Osmond.

10. Lyons-Decatur Northeast (1-0), def. Spalding/Spalding Academy 64-50, Mead.

Others receiving votes: Elwood, Lawrence-Nelson, Parkview Christian.

Nebraska Man, 77, Killed in Farming Accident

Posted on September 4, 2013

(AP) — A 77-year-old man has died after being run over by a tractor on his farm in northeast Nebraska.

George Baumert, who lived near Howells, was fatally injured Tuesday morning.

Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says Baumert was working alone when the accident happened on his farm about four miles northeast of Clarkson.

A neighbor found Baumert shortly after the accident, and he was taken to a hospital in Schuyler where he died.