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Brenda Sue King Hazen

Posted on July 27, 2015

Brenda Sue King Hazen, 44, of North Platte, NE, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Brenda was born August 28, 1970, to Wayne Roger ‘Butch’ and Janet Kay DaMoude King at North Platte. She grew up in Sutherland, NE and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1990. Following graduation Brenda traveled and lived at times in Wyoming, California, Texas and Lincoln, NE before settling in North Platte where she was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brenda enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews and liked to fish and camp when she could.

She leaves behind her mother, Janet King, of North Platte; a sister, Cindy (Brett) Neal, of Lincoln; two brothers, Tim (Geri) King, of Longmont, CO, and Mike King, of Wallace, NE; her friend, Bob Loper, of North Platte; eight nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and nephews; and other family.

Brenda was preceded in death by her father, Butch King; grandparents, Ray and Margaret King and Harrison and Oleta DaMoude; her aunt, Jeannine Mitchell Stamn; uncles, Jim D. Colburn and Doug DaMoude; a cousin Karla J. Wright; and a niece, Kylee Dawn Neal.

Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Dan Hitch officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery south of Sutherland. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the North Platte Shriners’ Transportation Fund.

Nebraska Lawsuit Challenging Pipeline to Get Hearing

Posted on July 26, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled Monday in the Nebraska lawsuit challenging a Canadian company’s efforts to build an oil pipeline across the Plains to the Gulf Coast.

The landowners are challenging the validity of the state law that authorized TransCanada’s proposed route through the state for the Keystone XL pipeline.

The proposed pipeline needs President Barack Obama’s approval before it could be built across Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska to connect with existing pipelines. It would carry more than 33.6 million gallons of oil daily.

TransCanada has said that 90 percent of Nebraska landowners along the Keystone XL route — and 100 percent of those in Montana and South Dakota — have agreed to easements to build the pipeline.

State Baseball: Juniors survive elimination game, Seniors season ends

Posted on July 26, 2015July 27, 2015

**Live Updates from State Tournaments**

Brackets

North Platte First Nationals Senior Legion fell to Omaha Gross Catholic 13-7 on Sunday in an elimination game, ending the Seniors season. North Platte lost their opening game of the state tournament, 10-7 vs. Grand Island on Saturday night.

Final Box Score – First Round (Saturday)
North Platte 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 – 7 R, 9 H, 4 E
Grand Island 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 – 10 R, 9 H, 2 E

WP: Uhrig
LP: Kruse

Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Sunday)
Omaha Gross Catholic 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 – 13 R, 18 H, 2 E
North Platte 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 7 R, 13 H, 2 E

WP: Weis
LP: Hancock

North Platte First Nationals Junior Legion survived their elimination game on Sunday, defeating Omaha Central 3-0 to advance in the tournament. North Platte will face Lincoln Southeast on Monday afternoon at 1 pm in another elimination game. Lincoln Southeast lost their first game of the tournament on Sunday to Grand Island 8-3. The First Nationals lost their opening game of the state tournament, 3-1 vs. Millard North.

Final Box Score – First Round (Saturday)
Millard North 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E
North Platte 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 R, 2 H, 2 E

WP: Ritzdorf
LP: Wroot

Notes: For Millard North Jordan Ritzdorf threw a complete game 2 hitter to get the win. He gave up 1 unearned run, with 10 strikeouts. At the plate for Millard North Josh Heller was 2 for 2 with a solo home run. For North Platte, Kade Wroot threw 4 and 2/3 innings gave up 2 earned runs struck out 5 and suffered the loss. At the plate Trev Chase was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Sunday)
Omaha Central 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 R, 4 H, 1 E
North Platte 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E

WP: Sawyer
LP: Eubanks

Notes: Alec Sawyer pitched a complete game allowing 4 hits, 0 runs and striking out 5. Austin Orr was 1 for 1 with an RBI, scored a run and walked once. Jacob Harvey had 2 RBI. For Omaha Central, Yogi Eubanks pitched a complete game allowing 3 runs of which only 2 were earned and struck out 1.

Royals celebrate Cueto deal with 5-1 victory over Astros

Posted on July 26, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals traded for Johnny Cueto, and then used Yordano Ventura’s seven sharp innings to beat Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros 5-1 on Sunday.

Ventura (5-7) allowed one run and six hits in just his second win in his last seven starts. The right-hander, who won 14 games last year, was demoted to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday and then recalled the next day after the Royals learned left-hander Jason Vargas would miss the rest of the year with an elbow injury.

The Royals announced during the game that they had acquired Cueto from Cincinnati for minor league left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed, drawing a big cheer at Kauffman Stadium.

Rockies hit 5 homers, power way to 17-7 win over Reds

Posted on July 26, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado, Ben Paulsen and Carlos Gonzalez each homered in a 10-run third inning Sunday to help the Colorado Rockies beat Cincinnati 17-7 on a day when the Reds traded ace Johnny Cueto.

It was a big afternoon for Paulsen, who finished with a career-high four hits that included a triple and two solo homers. Gonzalez also had two homers and drove in a career-best six runs.

Colorado had eight hits in the third, including back-to-back homers by Arenado and Paulsen, to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 12-4 lead. The last time the Rockies scored double-digits in an inning was April 27, 2012, when they had 11 runs against the New York Mets.

Michael Lorenzen (3-5) was roughed up for eight runs in 2 1-3 innings. He allowed two of Colorado’s five homers.

Staked to a big lead, Kyle Kendrick (4-11) yielded six runs in five shaky innings for his first win since June 23.

Before the game, Cincinnati finalized a deal that sent Cueto to the Kansas City Royals for three pitching prospects.

Authorities Say Nebraska Father Killed Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend

Posted on July 26, 2015July 26, 2015

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Nebraska man shot and killed his daughter’s ex-boyfriend when the 22-year-old tried to visit the woman at her parent’s home.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s office says Tyler Childs, of Fremont, was fatally shot late Friday when he visited a mobile home where his ex-girlfriend was living with her parents.

Sheriff Steven Hespen says Childs was confronted by his ex-girlfiend’s father, 42-year-old Walter Campo, when he went to the home.

Hespen says Campo had a handgun, and during a confrontation, Childs was fatally shot.

Campo is being held on suspicion of manslaughter and a weapons charge.

South Dakota Regulators to Hear Keystone XL Arguments Again

Posted on July 26, 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State regulators are considering whether to approve for the second time in just over five years construction through South Dakota of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline, but it’s unlikely a decision will come immediately.

The Public Utilities Commission hearing process starts Monday. The state authorized TransCanada Corp.’s project in 2010, but permits must be revisited if construction doesn’t start within four years.

Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says it’s unlikely the panel will come to a decision immediately.

He says TransCanada will present its case first, and then opponents will offer their side. Supporters say the pipeline will create jobs and tax revenues, while opponents argue it could contaminate water supplies.

The pipeline would transport oil from Canada to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines headed to the Gulf Coast.

‘Ant Man’ Inches Past ‘Pixels’ to Take First Place Spot

Posted on July 26, 2015

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ant-Man” has claimed first place at the box office for the second weekend in a row, narrowly besting new opener “Pixels.” The Marvel and Disney superhero pic brought in $24.8 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $106.1 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.

The Adam Sandler end of the world comedy “Pixels” earned an estimated $24 million in its debut weekend. It’s a fairly weak start for the PG-13 rated film, which cost $88 million to produce.

Meanwhile, the R-rated boxing drama “Southpaw” surpassed expectations, earning $16.5 million out of the gates and beating out the YA adaptation “Paper Towns,” which earned about $12.5 million — a far cry from the $48 million debut of “The Fault in Our Stars” last year.

Workers Repainting Balloon-Shaped Tower in York

Posted on July 26, 2015

YORK, Neb. (AP) — Sharp-eyed motorists driving along Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska might notice a new feature of York’s well-known water tower: workers repainting the balloon-shaped structure.

Workers from the J.R. Stelzer Company in Lincoln are updating the tower’s paint job and taking care of some maintenance and cleaning.

The workers will dangle from the sides of the tower on ropes to complete the job.

York will pay $988,332 for the work at the I-80 tower and a second one near the high school.

Nebraska Man, 85, Says Mail Carrier Saved His Life

Posted on July 26, 2015

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — An 85-year-old Nebraska man credits a mail carrier with saving his life on a recent hot day after he fell in the yard.

Marvin Skarda didn’t let the summer heat keep him from doing his yard work.

But after mowing the back yard on July 17, Skarda fell over while trying to pick weeds because of the pain of a recent rib injury. Skarda says he didn’t have the strength to get up and with his neighbors all at work, he didn’t think he would survive.

Fortunately 24-year-old Aaron Muller heard Skarda’s cries for help from across the street while delivering mail.

Muller helped Skarda up and even returned at the end of his route to make sure he was OK.