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Month: May 2014

Chiefs OLB Ford Looks Good at Rookie Minicamp

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Dee Ford Kansas City ChiefsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says outside linebacker Dee Ford showed impressive athleticism during the team’s three-day rookie minicamp.

Kansas City selected Ford with the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft. Ford played his college ball at Auburn, where he had 20½ sacks and 27½ tackles for loss in 52 games.

Ford is transitioning from defensive end with the Tigers to outside linebacker with the Chiefs. Reid says Ford has done a great job of learning the defense and his new position.

Ford gives Kansas City another pass rusher after the Chiefs had 47 sacks last season, tied for sixth in the NFL. Reid says Ford “brings a lot of energy.”

The rookie minicamp ended on Monday.

Royals 2B Infante Activated off the DL

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Omar Infante Kansas City RoyalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Omar Infante off the disabled list before their Monday night game and started him against the Houston Astros.

Infante, who has been shelved since May 7 with a lower back injury, went 4-for-11, .363, in a three-game rehab stint with Triple-A Omaha. Infante hit .267 with 19 RBIs in 30 games with Kansas City before the injury.

The Royals optioned right-hander Casey Coleman, who did not allow a run in two relief appearances in 2 2-3 innings, to Omaha.

26-Year-Old Omaha Man Dies After Assault

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omahapopoOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a man has died after he was punched in the face and fell, hitting his head on concrete.

Police are investigating the death of 26-year-old Benjamin Moore. Moore died Sunday night after the reported assault on Wednesday. Moore had been in critical condition after his fall in a north Omaha neighborhood.

An autopsy was scheduled for Monday. Police did not say whether they have suspects in the reported assault.

Bicyclists Raise Money for Vandalized Cemetery

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cemetery-flowersAURORA, Neb. (AP) — A group of bicyclists is riding more than 100 miles as part of a fundraiser for a central Nebraska cemetery that was vandalized last year.

Eight are participating in the Gatekeeper Ride to help buy a new fence for the Farmer’s Valley Cemetery.

Nearly 50 gravestones were pushed over in August, and some were damaged beyond repair. The cemetery was established in 1876 along the banks of the Big Blue River near Henderson, in rural Hamilton County.

The bicyclists started in Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park near Burwell Sunday morning. They were expected to arrive at the cemetery on Monday for the annual Memorial Day Celebration.

Former Employee Shoots Herself at York Women’s Prison

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Nebraska Correctional Center for Women

YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a former staffer at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women walked into the state prison with a rifle and demanded to be let inside before shooting herself in the chin.

A Department of Correctional Services spokeswoman says 50-year-old Robin K. Staehr of York walked into the prison’s public lobby at around 5:15 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say prison staff members recognized Staehr as a former employee who resigned in 2005, and observed a rifle behind her back.

Staff members refused to allow her inside and called 911. Staehr then shot herself in the chin before dropping the .22-caliber rifle and walking out. She was stopped outside the entrance, and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

No staff or inmates were injured. Authorities are still investigating.

Ivan Gutherless

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Robert E. “Bob” Pearman, age 84, of Maxwell, died May 25, 2014 at Linden Court. He was born on September 10, 1929 in Thomas County, NE to Robert Ernest and Rena G. (Allen) Pearman.
Bob grew up on the family ranch and graduated from Seneca High School in 1947 in a class of two people. After graduation, he worked for various ranches in the Sandhills. Bob met a local schoolteacher at Whitman, NE in 1947, Betty Adam. The couple was wed on September 10, 1950 at the Lakeside Methodist Church near Alliance.
Bob worked on the Adam family ranch before the couple moved to Maxwell to their family ranch in 1951. They continued to live there for the next 63 years. Bob and Betty owned and operated the Flock Inn in Maxwell for many years. He also sold fertilizer and seed corn. Bob was a longtime member of the Maxwell School Board, and he and Betty drove the activity bus for the school for many years. Bob was involved in many youth activities in Maxwell and the 4-H Club. He loved children and loved teasing them. He enjoyed dancing, watching race cars, and raising and working his horses, cattle, and dogs. Bob will be remembered for loaning out his roping horses to several young people to help them in their rodeo careers.
Survivors include his wife Betty of Maxwell; two children, Doug (Collene) Pearman of Maxwell, and Jolene (Clarence “Butch”) LaBore of Mullen; a sister, Marion Isom of Mullen; five grandchildren, Amy (Lloyd) Pemberton of Lynchburg, VA, Trent (Kate) LaBore of Denver, CO, Jill (Rob) Star of North Platte, Lana LaBore of North Platte, and Jennifer (Travis) Franks of Mansura, Louisiana; four great-grandchildren, Dylan, Jaelyn, Ashton, and Alexander; and numerous other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Norman Neisius; a daughter, Barbara in 1983; and a brother, Norman Pearman. Memorials can be made to the Maxwell Public School Scholarship Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.adamsswanson.com.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Adams & Swanson Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Burial will be at Plainview Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 9-9. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Huskers in NCAA Tournament for 1st Time Since 2008

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husker baseballLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is back in the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time since 2008.

The Cornhuskers (40-19) will play Friday in the Stillwater Regional against Cal State Fullerton (32-22) of the Big West Conference. Big 12 regular-season champion and host Oklahoma State (45-16) plays Binghamton (25-25) of the America East Conference.

Winners of the double-elimination regionals advance to the best-of-three super regionals.

Nebraska finished second in the Big Ten in the regular season and lost to Indiana in the conference tournament championship game for the second straight year.

The Huskers will be making their 13th appearance in the national tournament. They’re 31-25 all-time in the tournament and reached the College World Series in 2001, 2002 and 2005.

Minor Leaguer’s 1st Home Run Caught by Dad

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baseballA 22-year-old Houston Astros prospect’s first home run of the season was caught by a familiar fan: his father.

Quad Cities first baseman Conrad Gregor launched a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth inning of the Class-A River Bandits’ 5-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday night. A fan beyond the fence in right-center field caught the ball and proudly waved his arms. Turns out it was Gregor’s father, Marty.

The Quad City Times reported that Gregor’s parents made the five-hour drive from Carmel, Indiana, to attend the River Bandits’ weekend series.

“When I got back to the dugout,” Gregor said, “I heard he made a pretty good catch.”

Actress Patty Duke Released from Omaha Hospital

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Patty-DukeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke has been released from an Omaha hospital and plans to resume her speaking tour.

Bruce Crawford, who helped organize a screening of “The Miracle Worker” with Duke, said the actress left the Nebraska Medical Center Sunday after being treated for irritable bowel syndrome.

Crawford says Duke’s husband, Michael Pearce, told him Sunday that she was feeling fine.

Before Duke sought treatment, the 67-year-old spoke at the movie screening Friday at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum. Crawford says Duke even signed autographs for 90 minutes after the movie.

“The Miracle Worker” tells the story of tutor Anne Sullivan’s efforts to help a young Helen Keller.

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