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Month: July 2015

Commission Sets 2015 Early Teal Dates at July 16 Meeting in Sidney

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game-and-parks-featureLINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission set the 2015 early teal season dates at its July 16 meeting in Sidney. The teal hunting season will be Sept. 5-20 in the Low Plains and Sept. 12-20 in the High Plains.

Teal hunting season dates are set to coincide with the teal migration through Nebraska, and the opening day is typically the Saturday following Labor Day. This year, because Labor Day is Sept. 7, an earlier opening day in the Low Plains was recommended to accommodate a 16-day season while avoiding conflicts with possible youth and regular duck season openers later in September and October. Regular duck and goose season dates will be considered at the Aug. 28 Commission meeting in Burwell.

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Super Tag Lottery Permits Drawn

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game-and-parks-featureLINCOLN – The lottery drawings for the two Super Tag multispecies permits were held at the July 16 meeting of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in Sidney. Steven Peck of North Platte won the single-entry Super Tag permit while Cory Lynch of Fremont won the multiple-entry Super Tag permit.

On July 13, Game and Parks electronically drew the winners of the Combo multispecies permits. Eric Colvin of Lincoln won the resident permit and Billy Bridges of Royal, Ark., won the nonresident Combo permit.

The Super Tag and Combo permits are valid in 2015 and 2016. The Super Tag bag limit is one elk, one antelope, one deer and two turkeys. The Combo bag limit is one antelope, one deer and two turkeys. The permits are valid in open seasons with appropriate weapons.

There were 1,164 entries in the Super Tag single-entry lottery ($25 application fee). In the Super Tag multiple-entry lottery, 1,060 people submitted 1,992 applications at $10 each (1,252 resident and 740 nonresident applications). There were 396 entries for the resident Combo permit and 294 for the nonresident Combo permit. Each entry had a $10 fee.

County Attorney Finds Douglas County Deputies Were Justified in Shooting

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officer-involved-shootingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says the actions of two deputies during an encounter last month that led to a man’s shooting were justified because their lives were threatened.

He said Wednesday that he has found no wrongdoing by deputies Wade Grim and Chad Miller after reviewing reports, interviewing witnesses and watching patrol camera footage of the June 23 encounter.

Authorities say the man had confronted deputies with a gun when he was ordered out of his vehicle. Investigators say a struggle over the gun ensued and a shot was fired from the man’s gun. Grim then shot the man, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Kleine says criminal charges are possible against the man, who remains hospitalized.

USDA: Many Factors Considered Amid Animal Disease Outbreaks

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USDADES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it considers many factors when determining ways to euthanize large numbers of animals during a disease outbreak.

The agency released the statement Thursday in response to a letter from an animal rights group criticizing a USDA proposal to respond to a future outbreak of bird flu.

The Humane Society of The United States’ letter focused on statements made by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford during a Senate committee hearing last week.

Clifford said shutting off ventilation systems to barns when the highly contagious disease is found may be more humane and efficient than gassing or using foam to suffocate the birds. Those methods were used amid this year’s outbreak.

The animal rights group says the latest idea is gruesome and should be scrapped.

NFL Hall of Famer Mick Tingelhoff to make Lexington visit this Saturday

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mick tingelhoffMick Tingelhoff will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on August 8 and will be speaking at the Lexington Middle School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Saturday, July 18, 2015.

Henry Michael “Mick” Tingelhoff was born May 22, 1940, in Lexington, Nebraska. He was an all-american, all-state and all-conference center as a senior at Lexington High School in 1957. Tingelhoff was a three-year letter-man as a center for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and was an anchor on the Cornhusker offensive line at the end of Coach Bill Jennings’ tenure at NU.

Mick Tingelhoff, an undrafted free agent from Nebraska, became a fixture on the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive line for 17 seasons. He was a five-time first-team All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection who never missed a start (240) or a practice from the time he joined the Vikings as an undrafted rookie lineman from Nebraska until he retired after the 1978 season.

 

DiCaprio Bootle Makes Husker Commitment

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While on an unofficial visit to Lincoln this week, Miami (Fl.) Southridge High School 2016 cornerback DiCaprio Bootle gave his verbal commitment to Mike Riley and the Huskers.

Bootle, 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, was one of the players that stood out to the Huskers coaching staff during their satellite camp in Miami last month when he ran a 4.34 second 40-yard dash.

Bootle is unranked by ESPN recruiting services but has been given a 3-star ranking by Rivals.

Other Schools that have offered Bootle: UCF, Temple, South Alabama, Middle Tennessee State, FIU, Appalachian State

The commitment list is up to 13 for Nebraska and they continue to stay in the top 25 national recruiting ranks.

 

Tri-City Storm Announce Schedule For 2015-16

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tcstormKEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm and United States Hockey League (USHL) announced its 60-game regular season schedule for the 2015-16 season Thursday, after the team’s home opener was unveiled Wednesday.

Full 2015-16 Schedule

The new campaign will be the first in the USHL for new Head Coach and General Manager Bill Muckalt and his staff.

Tri-City kicks off the season with a rematch of last spring’s Western Conference Semifinal playoff series, hosting the Omaha Lancers on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney.

The matchup will be presented by Viaero Wireless, and will feature a premium promotion from the wireless retailer.

In addition to eight games each against in-state rivals Lincoln and Omaha, the Storm will host Eastern Conference foes Cedar Rapids, Bloomington, Dubuque, Madison and Team USA’s Under-18 team.

Tri-City will make trips to Muskegon and Green Bay for the first time since the 2011-12 season. The team will also travel to three other Eastern Conference buildings in Chicago, Cedar Rapids and Youngstown.

The USHL has also announced preseason games for all teams in lieu of the annual Fall Classic. Tri-City will participate in a regional preseason event in Lincoln with the Stars, Omaha Lancers and Des Moines Buccaneers. Games will be played at the Ice Box on Sept. 17 and 18. Official matchups and game times are still to be determined.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams in each conference based on total points in the standings will qualify for the Clark Cup Playoffs. All three rounds in the postseason will follow a best-of-five games format.

Dec. 12 vs. Bloomington will be Stormy’s 16th birthday, with an afternoon start time of 3:05 p.m. All other promotions and game times will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tri-City Storm season tickets for the 2015-16 season are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Viaero Event Center Box Office at 308.338.8011.

Use of Fracking Technology Planned in Cleanup of Nebraska Groundwater

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groundwaterLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A company plans to help clean up groundwater pollution at its soybean extraction plant in Lincoln by use fracking technology.

The state’s environmental quality agency gave preliminary approval last month to Archer Daniels Midland Co. for the work.

Crews will inject emulsified iron and vegetable solutions under high pressure into the ground to help remove lingering contaminants, including carbon tetrachloride. The hazardous chemicals were once commonly used as a grain fumigant to kill insects during the 1950s and 1960s.

Company officials believe the contamination was there before it bought the grain elevator complex in 1966.

Supervisor Tom Buell, of the state agency’s voluntary cleanup program and Superfund unit, says there’s no public health risk associated with the groundwater contamination.

Northeast Nebraska Home Destroyed by Fire

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fireMADISON, Neb. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a house in the northeast Nebraska town of Madison.

The fire started around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Madison firefighters who first arrived on the scene reported that the house was fully engulfed in flames. They were able to put out the blaze out in about 40 minutes.

The fire department thinks the fire started in the garage, but officials are still trying to determine what caused it.

Madison Fire Chief Tim Reeves says the house and everything in it — including a car in the garage — was destroyed.

No one was injured in the fire.

 

West Nile Virus Confirmed in Platte County Mosquitoes

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mosquitoCOLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska health department has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the area.

The East Central District Health Department in Columbus — about 80 miles west of Omaha — found the virus in mosquitoes collected June 26 in Platte County.

The Department of Health and Human Services says there has been one human case of West Nile in Nebraska so far this year — a male between the ages of 14 and 25 somewhere in central Nebraska.

West Nile is transmitted to people through mosquitoes that feed on an infected bird. Most infected people have no symptoms or only mild flu-like symptoms. A small percentage develops a serious illness.

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