June 2015 – Page 37 – North Platte Post Archive

Grand Island council approves blighted land designation

Posted on June 10, 2015

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Grand Island City Council has voted unanimously to declare 116 acres at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 281 and Husker Highway as blighted and substandard.

The Grand Island Independent (https://bit.ly/1dvNzH8 ) reports the 10-member council voted on the measure Tuesday.

Chief Industries, which purchased the land in 2011, asked for the land to be declared blighted and substandard so the property will be eligible for development assistance.

Previous owners Husker Retail Development LLC had announced plans in 2005 to develop the site into the Ponderosa Pointe lifestyle center. Chief Industries’ board chairman said significant costs involved for the roads, utilities and overall was one of the main deterrents to developing the land.

North Platte Weather-June 10

Posted on June 10, 2015June 10, 2015

Today: Scattered thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Light east northeast wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

More Nebraska chickens will be killed to contain bird flu

Posted on June 10, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — No new cases of bird flu were found in Nebraska over the past week, but state officials say 900,000 more chickens will be slaughtered to limit the spread of the disease.

The Nebraska Agriculture Department said Tuesday the company that owns several farms where bird flu has been found agreed to kill the chickens on two other farms it owns in Dixon County as a precaution.

Including the new farms, nearly 5 million chickens are being destroyed on farms in northeast Nebraska to help control the bird flu.

Another farm in nearby Knox County with 3 million chickens remains under quarantine, but tests have not confirmed the presence of bird flu.

Nationwide, the virus has led to 47 million dead birds — mostly turkeys and egg-laying chickens.

De La Rosa, LeMahieu lead Rockies past Cardinals 4-3

Posted on June 10, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven strong innings to tie the Rockies’ franchise mark for wins, D.J. LeMahieu hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the seventh, and Colorado hung on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Tuesday night following another rain delay at Coors Field.

With the score tied at 2-2 in the seventh, pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario, who was batting for De La Rosa, singled off Michael Wacha. One out later, LeMahieu doubled to the centerfield wall, scoring Rosario.

Wacha (8-2) matched a career high with 10 strikeouts but gave up four runs on nine hits in 6 2-3 innings.

De La Rosa (3-2) allowed two runs on three hits and struck out eight in notching his 72nd career win with Colorado, tying Aaron Cook’s team record.

Young shines in Royals’ 2-0 win over Twins

Posted on June 9, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Young took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Salvador Perez homered to help the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Young (5-2) left after giving up a triple to Trevor Plouffe with one out in the seventh for his only hit of the game. The 6-foot-10 right-hander struck out two and walked three to bounce back from a pair of ugly starts and put the Royals in a position to sweep the Twins on Wednesday.

Trevor May (4-4) gave up one run on seven hits with five strikeouts and three walks in six innings for the Twins, who managed just the one hit and have scored five runs in their last four games.

On a night when San Francisco’s Chris Heston no-hit the Mets, Young looked prime to equal him as he carved up the slumping Twins lineup through six innings.

First National Seniors Defeat Hastings at Bill Wood Field

Posted on June 9, 2015

A three-run homerun from Levi Nekuda spurred a 7-run 3rd inning for the First Nationals in an 8-6 win over Hastings at Bill Wood Field. North Platte (14-7) travels out to Canon City, Colorado this weekend.

The Junior Legion (12-5) dropped both games of a doubleheader at Hastings, falling 5-3 in game one and 4-3 in game two.

Officer in viral pool party video resigns

Posted on June 9, 2015June 9, 2015

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — The chief of police in McKinney, Texas, says the actions of an officer at a pool party in the Dallas suburb were “indefensible.”

McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley made the comments during a news conference today after Officer David Eric Casebolt resigned.

A viral video showed Casebolt pushing a bikini-clad girl to the ground on Friday and brandishing his gun at other black teens after he and other officers responded to complaints about the pool party at a community-owned McKinney swimming pool.

Conley had placed the 41-year-old former Texas state trooper on administrative leave after the incident. Conley said Casebolt resigned while under investigation.

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Lubach Drafted in Ninth Round by Angels

Posted on June 9, 2015

*Tanner Lubach was drafted in the ninth round by the Angels (Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/NU Media Relations)*

Lincoln – Senior catcher Tanner Lubach was picked by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB Draft on Tuesday, marking the 37^th straight year a Husker has been drafted.

A Lincoln native, Lubach is the highest drafted Husker since 2011, when Cody Asche was selected in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Phillies. Lubach is the 26^th Husker taken in the top-10 rounds since 2000 and of those 26 players, only seven had been drafted before coming to Nebraska.

Named second-team All-Big Ten this season, Lubach finished second on the team with a career-best .312 batting average. He tied for the team lead in home runs with four, hit 10 doubles, one triple and was third on the team with 26 RBIs. Lubach was even better at the plate during Big Ten play with a .369 batting average, while starting 23 of NU’s 24 league games.

A Johnny Bench Award candidate each of the last two seasons, Lubach was one of the best defensive catchers in the Big Ten during his three seasons at Nebraska. Lubach finished his career second in Husker history in runners caught stealing with 44, just two behind Cory Burleson’s school record of 46. He posted a .993 career fielding percentage, with only six errors in 918 chances. In 138 career starts, Lubach allowed just 13 passed balls, including only two in 2015.

Sentencing set for driver convicted in fatal Omaha accident

Posted on June 9, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A September sentencing hearing has been scheduled for a 41-year-old Omaha woman convicted of misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

Online court records say Lawanda Cook pleaded no contest to the charge. Her sentencing is set for Sept. 10.

Cook was charged after the Jan. 18 death of 55-year-old Joanne Smith. Police say Smith was struck by Cook’s car as Smith was unloading items from the trunk of her car. Smith’s legs were severed, and she died four days after the accident.

Police say Cook reported that she got distracted when her cellphone fell to the floor of her car.a

Nebraska State Fair and Vision Productions, Inc. Present the 11th Annual GALAXY OF STARS Talent Search

Posted on June 9, 2015

All Ages to compete for over $9,000.00 in prizes, cash, trophies & recording sessions at the 2015 GALAXY OF STARS® Talent Search at the Nebraska State Fair Bristol Windows Stage at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The Talent Search is open to Nebraska Residents only. A Preliminary Mail-In Video Contest and winners of the local partner talent searches will determine the qualifying contestants advancing to the Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search two day competition at the Nebraska State Fair. Semi-Finals will be held on Saturday, September 5th, 6:00 – 9:00 PM, with the exciting Finals Sunday, September 6th, 6:00 – 9:00 PM.

Video Contestants can enter in one of Three Age Divisions: Comets (12 & Under), Shooting Stars (13 to 18) and Novas (19 & Over) and compete in their age division against all individual and group talent (vocal, dance, instrumental and variety). A video can be made with a digital or video camera, Smartphone or other recording device. Submit video on a DVD or Email a video link from You Tube, Vimeo or other video platform and mail in all required forms. Talent and quality of performance is emphasized, not the highest quality of recording. Entry Forms can be downloaded at www.galaxyofstarstalentsearch.com. A minimum of 15 qualified Video contestants will advance to the State Fair competition along with the winners of the Galaxy of Stars® Partner Talent Searches from across the State of Nebraska.

The Local Partner Talent Search Program gives winners of each local partner talent search the opportunity to advance their winners to the Galaxy of Stars Semi-Finals at the Nebraska State Fair. Official Partner Talent Searches include: Clarkson Czech Festival Talent Search – June 26, Saline County Fair Talent Search -Crete-July 15, Coyote Country Music Showdown-McCook-July 22, Columbus Days Talent Search-August 15. Interested organizations may apply to the Galaxy of Stars® to become a Partner Talent Search.

The Galaxy of Stars Songwriting Contest is open to all ages. Songwriters may submit a CD or Email an MP3 of original song(s) and mail in required forms. The Songwriting Contest winners are selected from the Mail-In Songwriting Contest according to a rank of the highest scoring songs. All Mail-In Video and Songwriting Contest entries will be judged by professionals in the music industry in Nashville, Tennessee and judges comments will be mailed to each contestant. The Entry Fee is $35.00 for each video performance and original song submitted. Mail entries to: Galaxy of Stars, P.O. Box 3566, Brentwood, TN 37024-3566. All entries must be received on or before July 10, 2015. Qualifying video entries will be posted on the Galaxy of Stars® website by July 22nd and the songwriters of the top 15 songs will be posted by July 29th.

The top 3 songwriters will showcase their songs at the Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search Finals at the Nebraska State Fair. The highest scoring 15 songs will be announced at the finals and Nebraska songwriters will receive their awards during the award ceremony on September 6th.

The 2015 Nebraska State Fair opens August 28th and will run through Labor Day, September 7th. For more information on the Nebraska State Fair visit www.statefair.org.