April 2014 – Page 12 – North Platte Post Archive

Baseball Will Look at Pine Tar Rule After Season

Posted on April 26, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the sport will wait until after the season to study whether the rule preventing pitchers from using pine tar should be changed.

New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was suspended for 10 games Thursday, a day after umpires found pine tar on his neck during a game against Boston. Pineda said he was trying to get a better grip on balls on a cool night, and pitchers say they suspect pine tar use may be routine — although usually discreet.

Baseball rules prohibit pitchers from using foreign substances.

“When the year is over, we ought to look at all this,” Selig told the Associated Press Sports Editors on Friday.

No, No: Illinois School Puts up Pair of No-Hitters

Posted on April 26, 2014

HARDIN, Ill. (AP) — Not again!

Calhoun High School in the small southwestern Illinois town of Hardin pulled off a pair of no-hitters Thursday over Greenfield High School.

According to The Telegraph in Alton (https://bit.ly/QLEdLY), the Warriors baseball team blanked Greenfield 9-0. Pitcher Mitch Bick struck out 18 and walked one.

Classmate Grace Baalman threw a no-hitter for the Warriors softball team in its 10-0 win over Greenfield. Baalman struck out nine over five innings and didn’t walk anyone. The lone Greenfield batter to reach base (on an error) was picked off.

Hardin is about 40 miles north of St. Louis.

Lancaster Co. Deputies Seize $23,000 in Traffic STop

Posted on April 25, 2014

(AP) — Authorities in eastern Nebraska say $23,000 has been seized following a traffic stop.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped a vehicle Thursday morning on Interstate 80 near Lincoln. The deputy was suspicious of the vehicle for allegedly driving too close to another vehicle.

Deputies found the money bundled in a suitcase in the car truck. A K-9 also found remnants of cocaine in a shaving cream container.

The driver, 28-year-old Jason Hacker, and a passenger, 33-year-old Dustin Mack, were arrested. Hack faces aiding and abetting charges and Mack faces possession of cocaine charges.

Court records do not list attorneys for the men.

Kyle David Vogt

Posted on April 25, 2014

Kyle David Vogt, 34, of Omaha, formerly of North Platte, passed away April 23, 2014 at Omaha. He was born June 13, 1979 to David A. and Shelly A. (Seeber) Vogt at North Platte. He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1997. Kyle enjoyed music, movies, and animals and loved all of his family. He is survived by his parents of North Platte; a daughter, Lilly Grace of Omaha; and a brother, Evan (Beth Casper) Vogt of North Platte. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Arvey and Anna Marie Vogt and Cecil and Theresa Seeber. A memorial has been established in his memory. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses (Week of April 21)

Posted on April 25, 2014

Fred Dean Zogg, 34, North Platte and Eva Mae McConnell, 30, North Platte

Joshua Ray Walter, 29, North Platte and Chelsea Danene Ray Zogg, 25, North Platte

Knicholos Keith-Lee Brinda, 20, North Platte and Kayla Sue-Ann Mathers, 25, North Platte

Brandon James Herrada, 24, Hershey NE and Rochelle Kay Refior, 24, Hershey NE

Cole Thomas Walther, 18, North Platte and Shelby Lynn McClellen, 20, North Platte

Drug Maker Developing Abuse-Deterrent Painkiller

Posted on April 25, 2014

(AP) — The San Diego company that makes the powerful new prescription painkiller Zohydro is selling off its migraine therapy business to focus on developing abuse-resistant forms of Zohydro.

Zogenix Chief Executive Officer Roger Hawley said the sale will help the company focus on the launch of Zohydro ER while providing capital “to continue the development of two abuse-deterrent formulations” of the opioid.

The company announced in November it would pursue an abuse-deterrent form of the drug.

Health officials around the country worry addicts will crush Zohydro capsules and then snort or inject the drug to get high.

Citing such worries, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick tried to ban the drug, but a federal court blocked the state from enforcing the ban. Patrick has since announced new restrictions on the drug.

Omaha Zoo Announces African Grasslands Project

Posted on April 25, 2014

(AP) — Officials plan to begin public fundraising soon for the new African Grasslands project at the zoo in Omaha.

Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium officials said in a news release Friday that the $70 million project is the largest in the zoo’s history. It will span 28 acres at the zoo, which sits on the southeast side of Omaha.

Construction on the first phase is expected to begin this summer and be completed and opened by the early summer of 2016. The second phase is expected to finished and opened within another year.

Officials say $30 million is still needed from the public, so the Raise Wild campaign will begin next month.

Nebraska Woman Convicted of Aiding Husband’s Suicide

Posted on April 25, 2014

(AP) — A western Nebraska woman has made a plea deal and has been convicted of helping her husband kill himself.

On Thursday 53-year-old Deann Kimble, of Sidney, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of aiding a suicide. Prosecutors dropped a charge of concealing human remains. Kimble faces up to five years in prison when she’s sentenced on June 12.

Deputies have said Kimble told them that she promised 61-year-old Russell Kimble that she would not intervene when he decided it was “his time to die.”

She told investigators that Russell Kimble shot himself on March 22, believing he was gravely ill. Investigators say Deann Kimble then wrapped his body is a shower curtain and sheet and buried it in a shallow grave.

Missouri Man to Lead Grand Island College Campus

Posted on April 25, 2014

(AP) — A Missouri educator has been named the Grand Island campus president for Central Community College in Nebraska.

Dr. Thomas Walker Jr. will take over on July 7 for Alan Hartley, who’s been interim campus president since August. Walker also will serve as college vice president of student enrollment services.

Walker is vice president for student affairs at St. Louis Community College in Forest Park, Mo. Previous positions include dean of administrative services at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and dean of student services and enrollment management at Davidson County Community College in North Carolina.

Walker earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of public administration degree and a doctoral degree in higher education administration from the University of Memphis.

Brother Accused in Shooting Death of 4YO Hastings Boy

Posted on April 25, 2014April 25, 2014

(AP) — Adams County prosecutors have filed a juvenile charge of manslaughter against the 9-year-old brother of a Hastings boy who was shot to death last week.

The boy has been taken from his family’s home and placed in state care. He’s accused of firing a .22-caliber rifle bullet that struck 4-year-old Beau Pecor in the head the morning of April 18. Beau was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. Other family members were home when the shot was fired.

Authorities say the rifle is owned by the boyfriend of Beau’s mother. Neither adult has been charged.

The older brother’s name has not been released.