July 2015 – Page 25 – North Platte Post Archive

Nuggets trade Ty Lawson to Rockets

Posted on July 19, 2015July 20, 2015

Update: The Denver Nuggets have traded point guard Ty Lawson to the Houston Rockets.

The Nuggets receive a lottery protected first-round pick in 2016 and cash considerations along with Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni and Joey Dorsey in the deal that also sends a 2017 second-round pick to Houston.

Lawson would give the Rockets needed depth at point guard with Patrick Beverley, though is currently dealing with off-the-court issues. He entered a 30-day residential treatment program for alcohol last week after his second DUI arrest.

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Rockies-Padres postponed by rare rainout in San Diego

Posted on July 19, 2015

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the first rainout at Petco Park since 2006, the game between the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres was postponed Sunday.

The Rockies led 1-0 in the top of the fifth inning when play was stopped. It was called after a wait of 2 1/2 hours.

Petco Park opened in 2004 and the only previous rainout came two years later.

The game will be made up on Sept. 10.

Historic Omaha Mansion Damaged by Fire to Be Demolished

Posted on July 19, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An historic midtown Omaha mansion built more than a century ago and damaged by fire will be demolished.

The owner of the Arthur Metz mansion — built in the early 1900s for a member of the Metz brewery family — plans to redevelop the site for residential use, either as apartments or a house.

The three-story mansion just outside the Gold Coast Historic District sustained heavy damage Jan. 12 in a two-alarm fire. No one was injured, and investigators say it was caused by a space heater used to prevent pipes from freezing.

The mansion is not a designated local landmark, and Assistant City Planning Director Jay Davis told neighborhood leaders on Friday that there were no grounds to stop demolition.

City of Lincoln Seeing Recent Restaurant Boom

Posted on July 19, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s capital city is seeing a boom in chain restaurants.

Work began this week on a Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Franchise owner Ron Oberg says it will be a new concept store that likely will be the biggest Freddy’s restaurant in the country, with seating for more than 150 people and a double drive-thru lane.

He hopes to have the restaurant open by the first or second week of November.

It’s one a string of restaurants either being built or recently opened in Lincoln. That includes Las Vegas-based sandwich chain Capriotti’s, Chick-fil-A, BurgerFi, Dunkin’ Donuts, Slim Chickens and Tom+Chee. Several other restaurants already established in the college town are expanding.

Families Hit by Rare Alzheimer’s Push for Research

Posted on July 19, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rarest form of Alzheimer’s ravages generations as families pass down gene mutations that trigger the disease in people in their 30s, 40s or 50s.

Now, ahead of a major Alzheimer’s research meeting, dozens of these families met face to face for the first time, and asked government and drug company officials why it’s taking so long to find a good treatment.

Alzheimer’s usually strikes older adults, and the toll is growing as the population ages.

But these rare, gene-affected families hold crucial clues to fighting the brain-destroying disease in everyone.

Alzheimer’s brain damage begins decades before symptoms begin. Scientists now think the best hope may be taking experimental drugs early to stall, if not prevent, that damage.

Gene carriers destined to get sick are part of one major study.

Omaha Woman Throws Party to Encourage Tips in Her Husband’s Death

Posted on July 19, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six years after her husband was shot and killed, an Omaha woman still hopes someone will come forward with a tip to solve the crime.

Deborah Taylor threw a neighborhood party Saturday to honor her husband, Christopher Dickson, and encourage people to come forward.

Taylor says she thinks the case can still be solved if the right person talks to police.

Dickson was fatally shot on July 21, 2009, on his way home. He was the father of seven children.

Nebraska Lawmakers to Look at School Aid’s Impact on Property Taxes

Posted on July 19, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are once again looking to lower property taxes, but this time they’re turning to the single largest expense on landowners’ tax bills: school funding.

Senators will review the state’s school-aid formula next month to consider new funding options, including a possible boost in state aid or new revenue sources that would allow school districts to lower their levies.

Sen. Kate Sullivan of Cedar Rapids says she’s hopeful the review will lead to legislation next year that can help lower property taxes while preserving school funding.

Sullivan, the chairwoman of the Education Committee, says lawmakers will use a facilitator with mediation experience to try to reach an agreement between urban and rural senators, who are often at odds over school funding.

Public Meeting Set to Discuss Tree Removal in Kearney

Posted on July 19, 2015July 19, 2015

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has announced a public meeting to discuss the removal of invasive trees and shrubs from the Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area near Kearney.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on July 29 at Yanney Heritage Park’s Environmental Resource Center Building in Kearney.

Discussion will focus on removal of invasive eastern red cedar trees and grey dogwood, an invasive shrub. Meeting organizers say the removal would benefit bobwhite quail, deer, turkey and other wildlife species.

Nebraska Man Dies After Falling Out of the Back of Pickup Truck

Posted on July 19, 2015

PRAGUE, Neb. (AP) — One man has died and another remains in serious condition after falling out of the back of a pickup truck.

The incident happened in Prague, Nebraska, early Sunday morning.

Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz says the men were thrown out of the truck after the driver hit the gas. The 23-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and reporting false information.

Twenty-three-year-old Jacob Smaus and 28-year-old Jesse Mumaugh fell out of the truck, and Smaus later died from his injuries.

Nebraska dismisses WR Kevin Gladney from team

Posted on July 19, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has dismissed sophomore wide receiver Kevin Gladney.

The school announced the move Friday without disclosing a reason or other details.

Gladney, of Akron, Ohio, was redshirted in his first season in 2013 and played seven games in 2014. He was one of 21 Huskers who earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2014.