January 2015 – Page 7 – North Platte Post Archive

2nd Measles Case Confirmed in Eastern Nebraska

Posted on January 29, 2015

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second case of measles in a child residing in eastern Nebraska.

The Three Rivers Health Department, along with the Douglas County Health Department, issued a news release Thursday announcing the case. The confirmation comes after officials last week announced a woman who spent time in Omaha and Blair had been diagnosed with measles.

Officials say the child visited a childcare center and a restaurant in Blair when he or she could have infected others.

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that spreads through the air through breathing, coughing or sneezing. Officials say any person exposed to it who has not been vaccinated is likely to contract the disease.

Officials have urged anyone who may have been in the patient’s vicinity to check vaccine records.

NPCC to Host Mentoring Night

Posted on January 29, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights and Lady Knights will be playing the Central Community College Raiders and Lady Raiders on Friday night at the McDonald – Belton Gymnasium on the South Campus of North Platte Community College.

The games have been designated as “Mentoring Night”. Those people who are involved in one of the mentoring agencies, whether they are a mentor or a mentee, will be admitted into the game free of charge. Those who are wearing mentoring t-shirts will receive a voucher for a free bag of popcorn at the concession stand. Information about mentoring will be available for anyone interested in becoming a mentor.

The women’s game is a National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX Division II game. The Knights are 1-1 in the region having already recorded a win against the Lady Raiders. The Lady Raiders are 0-2 in the region. Southeast Community College is currently leading the region with a 2-0 record.

The Lady Knights are 10 – 10 on the season and are led in scoring by April Stull with 15.8 points per game. Stull is currently second in the region in scoring and 13^th on the Lady Knights All-Time Scoring list. Aliyah Brown is averaging 10.0 points per game and 3.6 steals per game.

The Lady Raiders are 12-9 and have three players averaging in double figures. They are led by Adrianna Beck, who also leads the region in scoring, with 16.0 points per game. Montrese Weller is second on the team with 15.3 points per game. The third Lady Raider to average in double digits is Paige Muhammad with 12.4 points per game

The men’s game does not count in Region IX standings but is a Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference game. The Knights are 3-0 in conference play while the Raiders are 0-3 in the conference.

The Knights are 18-4 overall and are led in scoring by Cameron Williams, with 22.6 points per game. Williams is leading all of Region IX, 9^th in NJCAA Division I in scoring, and 20^th on the Knights All-Time scoring list with 937 career points. Other Knights averaging in double-figures are Marco Pascolo with an 11.9 points per game average. Shyquinn Dix is the third Knight to average double figures with 11.3 points per game. Pascolo also leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 rebounds per game.

The Raiders are 5-18 on the season and have three players in double figures. Shawn Robinson, who leads Region IX Division II in scoring is averaging 14.2 points per game. Thomas Johnson is next with 13.2 points per game and Matthew McLeod is third with 10.3 points per game. McLeod also leads the Raiders in rebounding with 5.2 rebounds per game.

Both games may be seen at www.coachesaid.com if you cannot make it to the McDonald Belton Gymnasium.

Tip –off for the women’s game is at 5:30 p.m. CST and the men’s game is at 7:30 p.m. CST.

Nebraska-Iowa Tip Off Time on Feb. 22 Announced

Posted on January 29, 2015

Lincoln – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday that the men’s basketball game between Nebraska and Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 22, from Pinnacle Bank Arena will tip off at 2 p.m. (central) and will be televised on BTN. The start time and television information for that game had been listed as TBA, as the game was part of a Big Ten Wildcard Weekend.

The Feb. 22 game is Iowa’s first trip to Pinnacle Bank Arena, as the previous three matchups dating back to the 2012-13 season have taken place in Iowa City. Iowa won the first matchup of the season, 70-59, on Jan. 5. The Feb. 22 game is already a sellout.

In addition, the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office announce that tickets are still available for the Feb. 3 contest against Northwestern as well as the regular-season home finale against Maryland on March 8. They can be purchased by visiting Huskers.com or calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.

Federal Judge Won’t Delay Nebraska Gay Marriage Lawsuit

Posted on January 29, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge won’t delay a lawsuit challenging Nebraska’s gay marriage ban while the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the issue for the country.

Judge Joseph Bataillon (buh-TAL’-yuhn) in Omaha declined a request from the Nebraska attorney general’s office for the delay, saying in his ruling Tuesday that the state didn’t show the delay was necessary. A spokeswoman for the attorney general declined to comment.

The lawsuit was filed in November by seven same-sex couples seeking to have their marriages recognized in Nebraska despite the state’s ban passed by voters in 2000.

The nation’s high court has announced that it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the U.S. Constitution. A ruling on cases in four other states is expected by late June.

Omaha Police Release Names of Officers Who Shot Woman

Posted on January 29, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha authorities have released the names of two police officers who shot a 39-year-old woman who they say threw a knife and lunged toward one of them.

The officers were identified as 23-year-old Emilio Luna and 40-year-old Matthew Digilio.

Five officers responded late Tuesday afternoon to a report of an assault at a home. Police say the woman had three knives with her when she confronted Luna on her front porch and lunged at him. She’s been identified as Tiffany Terry.

Officers and witnesses say Terry ignored the officers’ shouts to drop the knife, and then Luna and Digilio fired when Terry threw the knife at Luna. She was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center with several wounds.

Police: Victim in Omaha Park Shooting Has Died at Hospital

Posted on January 29, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 46-year-old man who was shot earlier this week in a park has died at a hospital.

Authorities say no arrests have been made yet in the death of Ray Patterson, who was shot Monday night in Norwick Park.

Patterson’s death is the ninth criminal homicide in Omaha this year. The Omaha World-Herald says that at this time last year, there had been one criminal homicide in the city.

Anyone with information is asked to call authorities. Omaha television station KETV reports a $10,000 reward is being offered if a tip leads to a conviction.

Yellowstone Oil Spill Fuels Arguments Over Keystone Pipeline

Posted on January 29, 2015

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Oil pipeline accidents have become increasingly frequent in the U.S. as Congress pushes for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.

An Associated Press review of government accident records shows their numbers growing each year since 2009, reversing a decade-long declining trend.

Keystone would pass near where 30,000 gallons of crude spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River earlier this month.

The recent breach temporarily fouled a city’s water supply and became the latest in a string of spills to highlight ongoing problems with maintenance of the nation’s crude pipeline network.

Yet in the politically charged debate over Keystone, its detractors aren’t the only ones seizing on the Yellowstone spill.

So are lawmakers who support the project including Montana Sen. Steve Daines.

He says Keystone would be safer than older pipelines like the one that broke.

Nebraska College Hires Organization to Probe Gymnast’s Fall

Posted on January 29, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Union College in Lincoln has hired an outside organization to investigate the Jan. 14 accident that seriously injured a 23-year-old gymnast from California.

Heather Boulais, of Laguna Niguel, California, fell 23 feet while installing aerial silks in the college gym before one of the acrobatics team’s practices. Her parents, Terry and Cheryl Boulais, say doctors are trying to regulate the pressure on her brain from the trauma. Her skull was fractured.

Union College President Vinita Sauder says the outside organization will gather facts, determine what happened and make recommendations. Sauder didn’t there was no timetable for the investigation.

Union College is a four-year college that’s owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Nickelodeon to Offer Internet-Only TV Service

Posted on January 29, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Add Nickelodeon to the list of channels planning a stand-alone Internet offering.

What’s not yet known is whether this offering will be the same channel as what cable and satellite TV subscribers now get. Nickelodeon owner Viacom Inc. merely says that the offering will have its own brand name. It’s possible the service will have just supplemental content or archives of past shows. Viacom says other details, including the price, will come next month. The service is set to launch in March.

Viacom announced the service Thursday during a conference call to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings report. CEO Philippe Dauman says the new service “will target the fast-growing mobile market (and) will be very attractive for parents and children.”

Demerit Badge? Troop Leader Accused of Stealing from Scouts

Posted on January 29, 2015

OAKS, Pa. (AP) — According to authorities, this scoutmaster might deserve a demerit badge.

Police say a Pennsylvania troop leader stole more than $10,000 from her Cub Scout pack and Girl Scout troop.

Heather Belford was arrested Wednesday on charges including theft and receiving stolen property. She is free on $5,000 bail pending a Feb. 4 preliminary hearing.

Police say the 30-year-old Lansdale woman used a Cub Scouts bank card to withdraw cash and make personal purchases totaling $3,411 last spring.

They say she ran a similar scheme using a Girl Scouts card and made unauthorized withdrawals and purchases transactions totaling $7,318.

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman says the thefts cut into funding for the scout groups’ youth programs. She is seeking restitution and encourages donations.

Belford didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.