February 2015 – Page 52 – North Platte Post Archive

New Ideas Floated to Try to Avoid Costly New Nebraska Prison

Posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report by an Omaha think tank says Nebraska could ease prison crowding by reforming how and when it releases inmates, and lifting the barriers that make it harder for them to find jobs.

The report by the Platte Institute for Economic Research comes as lawmakers look at ways to reduce crowding. Its recommendations were endorsed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, which has threatened to sue the state if Nebraska policymakers fail to act.

The recommendations are designed to avoid costly new prison construction. They include an incentive system for probationers who find jobs or go back to school, and more community supervision.

The group also suggests a liability shield for employers who hire reformed offenders and sealing the records of long-reformed offenders.

Nebraska Couple Sentenced to Probation for Movie Piracy

Posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man and his ex-wife have been sentenced to probation for movie piracy.

U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Gilg says 34-year-old William Cayou, of Lincoln, was sentenced in Lincoln’s federal court Monday to five years’ probation for copyright infringement. Gilg says 39-year-old Holly Cayou, of Macy, received the same sentence last month for the same offense.

They must also each perform 200 hours of community service and pay $1,500 in restitution.

Prosecutors say the couple were married and living in Macy on the Omaha Indian Reservation from 2011 through 2013 when they obtained pirated copies of copyrighted motion pictures, reproduced them and sold them to people on the reservation.

The investigation revealed that Holly Cayou sold about 600 DVDs and William Cayou sold about 1,250 DVDs during that time.

New Quarter Featuring Homestead National Monument Celebrated

Posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — The new quarter depicting the Homestead National Monument is being showcased at several events in Beatrice.

The celebration started Tuesday morning with an assembly at Beatrice High School that featured state officials and coin experts from the U.S. Mint.

Everyone who attended Tuesday’s launch events had a chance to be one of the first people to get one of the newly minted Homestead Monument coins.

The quarters will be available from U.S. Mint starting on Feb. 24.

The Mint’s David Croft says the new quarter pays tribute to the strength and tenacity of settlers who took advantage of the Homestead Act.

The national monument Beatrice celebrates the Homestead Act of 1862 that distributed more than 270 million acres in 160-acre plots of land.

Opal Irene Brue-Deertz

Posted on February 10, 2015

Opal Irene Brue-Deertz, 91, of North Platte, NE, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Great Plains Health.

Opal was born August 12, 1923, to Thomas Henry and Eunice Beatrice Wilson Philby at Brazil, IA. When she was 3 years old, her mom died and her father married Sadie Stuckwell. They made their home in Moravia, IA where Opal grew up and attended school.

In 1940 Opal married Dale Eugene Brue in Newton, IA. They lived in Newton and both worked for Maytag. During W.W.II the factory converted to making brass bomb shells and Opal was known as a “Rosie the Riveter” for being a woman working outside the home for the war effort. In 1954 the family moved to Sterling, CO where Opal began her hospital career. She worked for Sterling Hospital until 1961 when they moved to Nebraska. Opal then worked at the Sidney Hospital for four years before moving to North Platte in 1965 and going to work for St. Mary’s and later Memorial Hospital. After 44 years of marriage, Dale passed away in 1984.

Opal married George August Deertz, Jr. in 1985 and they continued to live in North Platte. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and had very strong religious beliefs. Opal was also very musically inclined and loved to play all kinds of instruments. She enjoyed sharing her music in nursing homes, churches and various other places. Opal also had a special place in her heart for animals as she donated food to the animal shelter each week.

She is survived by her husband, George, and children, Gary (Joan) Brue, Patricia (Larry) Golden and Deloris ‘Dee’ Fugate (special friend, Tom Neidhardt), all of North Platte; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four great great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other family.

Along with her first husband, Dale, Opal was preceded in death by a grandson, Eugene Golden; her sister, Lorena Huff; brothers, Clifford and Perry; her parents, Thomas and Eunice; and stepmothers, Sadie Stuckwell Philby and Susie Wood Knudsen Philby.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore with Pastor Ryan Alexander of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the North Platte Animal Shelter.

New Baseball in College Game Expected to Help Hitters

Posted on February 10, 2015

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — College baseball has struggled for decades to find the correct balance between offense and pitching.

Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin said he hopes the latest change — switching to a flat-seam ball — will finally provide some “harmony” for the sport.

The new baseball debuts on Friday, when the season begins throughout the country.

Researchers found that the flat-seam ball could travel as much as 20 feet farther in the air than the previous raised-seam ball.

On the practice field, coaches and players are seeing the same results. Almost all expect at least a modest boost in offensive production. UCLA coach John Savage said he expects to see a “significant jump in offensive numbers across the board, not just in homers.”

Nebraska Senior Closer Josh Roeder Named to the NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List

Posted on February 10, 2015

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (NCBWA) — Thirty-seven players have been named to the initial watch list for the 11th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, the association announced Tuesday.

UC Irvine senior Sam Moore and UCLA senior David Berg – the national leaders in saves in 2014 and 2013, respectively – headline this year’s list of preseason nominees. Moore was a 2014 NCBWA first-team All-American and finalist for the 2014 Stopper of the Year Award after posting nation-best 23 saves and a 1.90 ERA in 42.2 innings, while Berg led the country with 24 saves en route to being named the 2013 Stopper of the Year and leading the Bruins to their first College World Series title.

Twenty-five of the 37 players on the watch list notched double-digit saves last season, including All-Americans Riley Ferrell (TCU) and Bryan Garcia (Miami). Thirteen players on the watch list also earned NCBWA preseason All-America honors: Ferrell, Garcia, Berg, Moore, Jacob Cronenworth (Michigan), Matt Ditman (Rice), Andres Gracia (Samford), Reilly Hovis (North Carolina), Skylar Hunter (The Citadel), Tyler Jay (Illinois), Brandon Koch (Dallas Baptist), Hayden Stone (Vanderbilt) and Travis Stout (Jacksonville State).

The Pac-12 and Big Ten Conferences led the way with five players each on this year’s watch list, while the Atlantic Coast, Big West and Southern Conferences each had three. Four conferences have two players apiece on the list: the Southeastern, Mountain West, Missouri Valley and Mid-American Conferences.

The 2015 Stopper of the Year watch list will be updated with a midseason release the week of April 20, including the national saves leaders. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Division I national saves leader and four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as finalists and released Wednesday, June 3, prior to start of NCAA Super Regional competition.

The NCBWA’s All-America Committee will select the winner, with this year’s recipient to be announced during the 2015 College World Series.

Texas hurler J. Brent Cox won the inaugural Stopper of the Year Award in 2005, with Don Czyz of Kansas claiming the honor in 2006 and Luke Prihoda of Sam Houston State winning it in 2007. Georgia’s Joshua Fields topped the field in 2008, San Diego State’s Addison Reed grabbed the honor in 2009 and Texas’ Chance Ruffin earned the honor in 2010. The Longhorns’ Corey Knebel won in 2011 with Southeastern Louisiana’s Stefan Lopez picking up the honor in 2012. UCLA’s Berg was crowned the winner in 2013, while Louisville’s Nick Burdi took home the 2014 honor.

The NCBWA, founded in 1962, presents the Dick Howser Trophy to the nation’s top player. It also selects All-America Teams for all Divisions, a Division I Freshman All-American team, Division I and III Players of the Week, Division I District Players of the Year and Division III Players of the Year.

2015 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

Pitcher School Class

David Berg UCLA Sr.

Gabe Berman Western Michigan Jr.

Tim Black Central Michigan Sr.

Ryan Burr Arizona State Jr.

Thomas Burrows Alabama So.

Jacob Cronenworth Michigan Jr.

Kyle Davis Southern Cal Jr.

Matt Ditman Rice Jr.

Matt Eckelman Saint Louis Jr.

Andrew Elliott Wright State Sr.

Riley Ferrell TCU Jr.

Aaron Fossas Wake Forest Jr.

Bryan Garcia Miami So.

Andres Gracia Samford Sr.

Ian Hamilton Washington State So.

Reilly Hovis North Carolina Jr.

Skylar Hunter The Citadel Jr.

Tyler Jay Illinois Jr.

Reece Karalus Santa Clara So.

Ryan Keaffaber Indiana State So.

Brandon Koch Dallas Baptist Jr.

Joe Kuzia St. John’s Sr.

Sutter McLoughlin Sacramento State Jr.

Kevin Mooney Maryland Jr.

Sam Moore UC Irvine Sr.

Ashton Perritt Liberty Sr.

Tyler Powell Western Carolina Sr.

Troy Rallings Washington Jr.

Josh Roeder Nebraska Sr.

Victor Sanchez New Mexico Jr.

Hayden Stone Vanderbilt So.

Zach Stone UC Davis So.

Travis Stout Jacksonville State Sr.

Dillon Tate UCSB Jr.

Brayden Torres UNLV Jr.

Tyler Warmoth Stetson r-Jr.

Jon Young Rutgers Sr.

NPPD Crime Log (Feb. 9-10)

Posted on February 10, 2015

COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

02/09/2015 00:00:33 ASSAULT- 2ND DEGREE “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 00:40:24 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “200 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 01:06:12 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E 11TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 01:54:07 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 04:51:03 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “600 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 07:02:36 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 07:53:58 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “400 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 08:57:19 SPEEDING “1000 W PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 08:59:27 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “200 E FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 09:58:36 MOTORIST ASSIST “RODEO RD /N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:09:20 THEFT BY DECEPTION “1200 S OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:17:23 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “1300 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:21:02 ALARM – OTHER “100 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:34:33 FOUND PROPERTY “700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:38:01 LOOSE ANIMALS “2100 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:55:51 CITIZEN ASSIST “4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 10:57:29 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “2000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 11:10:21 LOOSE CATS “100 S OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 11:39:05 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “800 BAY TREE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 11:49:56 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL “W D ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 11:53:00 OTHER POLICE SERVI “E G ST /S WELCH AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 12:24:22 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “400 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 12:34:49 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “100 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 12:58:04 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 13:01:10 CARE OF ANIMALS “E B ST /S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 14:02:21 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “900 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 14:17:49 CITIZEN ASSIST “200 S COTTONWOOD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 14:50:38 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “200 RIVERSIDE DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 14:57:48 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “500 CENTENNIAL CR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 15:19:21 LOOSE ANIMALS “3800 SUGARBERRY RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 15:39:52 HANDICAPPED PARKING “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 15:45:34 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 15:51:58 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “400 N ALLEN ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 16:21:24 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “2100 W 15th
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/09/2015 16:58:12 DOG-SURRENDER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 16:57:03 CITIZEN ASSIST “2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:02:13 WELFARE CHECK “700 S WELCH AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:02:52 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “500 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:34:57 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “1200 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:42:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “800 S POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:44:33 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “300 S Sycamore ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 17:49:43 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 18:28:02 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “500 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 19:07:36 LOOSE ANIMALS “2400 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 19:29:33 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “4th ST / Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 19:47:24 FOUND PROPERTY “500 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 20:08:04 WELFARE CHECK “2200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 20:46:24 SPEEDING “1100 S POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 20:48:01 CITIZEN ASSIST “2400 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 21:09:16 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “2600 W E ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 21:10:22 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY “W LEOTA ST /S BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 21:40:31 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS “200 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 21:46:59 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “W 8TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 23:00:41 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 23:09:42 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “E FRANCIS ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 23:37:24 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E PHILIP AV /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/09/2015 23:36:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “200 EUGENE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 00:04:24 WELFARE CHECK “1600 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 01:17:54 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “200 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 01:57:07 1ST DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “600 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 02:33:20 NO PROOF OF INSURANCE “W FRONT ST /N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 03:10:14 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING “1100 S TABOR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 04:22:41 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 06:47:48 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS “E 5TH ST /N BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 07:08:04 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “W PHILIP AV /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 07:37:53 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/10/2015 07:43:47 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “S DEWEY ST /E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

University of Nebraska to Start Ag Literacy Center

Posted on February 10, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources has received money to create a center to educate people about their food.

The institute received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to start the National Agricultural Literacy Center. The center’s goal is to teach K-12 students about where their food comes from. The university won the grant after submitting a proposal to the USDA as part of a competition to create the center.

Faculty members have begun to create lesson plans about the science of agriculture that will be accessible to any teacher in the U.S.

Ronnie Green, the vice chancellor for the institute, says that one of the biggest obstacles facing the agriculture industry is people’s lack of understanding about their food.

Nebraska Sex Offender Imprisoned for Assault on 15-Year-Old

Posted on February 10, 2015

STANTON, Neb. (AP) — A registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in northeast Nebraska has been given eight to 12 years in prison.

Online court records say 41-year-old John Suing, of Wynot, was sentenced on Monday and given credit for 197 days already served. He’d pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault of a child, after prosecutors lowered the charge.

Deputies say he assaulted the teenager last July near Woodland Park, northeast of Norfolk, after they met on social media. Suing was on probation at the time for a Gage County conviction of enticement by electronic communication device.

Huskers Open 2015 Campaign in Las Vegas

Posted on February 10, 2015

After putting together a 41-21 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 2008, the Nebraska baseball team looks to build on last year’s success in 2015. The process starts on Friday, Feb. 13, at 8:05 p.m. (CT) when the Huskers open the 2015 campaign in Las Vegas, Nev., with the first game of a three-game series against the UNLV Rebels. The Huskers will be looking to avenge a series loss to the Rebels last season in Lincoln, while the Huskers haven’t played in Las Vegas since 1987.

Senior Chance Sinclair is scheduled to start the season opener, and the third-team preseason All-American (Collegiate Baseball) will be looking to pick up his 10th career win after posting a 9-1 record last year. Fellow senior Kyle Kubat is set to take the mound for game two on Saturday at 4:05 p.m., while sophomore Max Knutson is scheduled to make his first career start in the finale on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 – 8:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: RHP Sinclair (0-0) vs. LHP Qualls (0-0)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (REBEL TV)
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Saturday, Feb. 14 – 4:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: LHP Kubat (0-0) vs. RHP Oakley (0-0)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (REBEL TV)
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Sunday, Feb. 15 – 3:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: LHP Knutson (0-0) vs. RHP Myers (0-0
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (REBEL TV)
Radio: Husker Sports Network