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Month: January 2016

UNL Establishes Nebraska State Climate Office

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UNLLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials say it is establishing a facility that will focus on providing Nebraskans with detailed pictures of the state’s weather and historical climate data.

The new Nebraska State Climate Office will be under the wing of university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The office will identify and provide the climate recording and reporting services needed most by Nebraska users, especially those engaged in agriculture.

The university said Wednesday that the office staff of climatologists and meteorologists will manage a network of 69 weather stations called the Nebraska Mesonet.

Nebraska Fugitive Shot Himself Instead of Giving Up, Authorities Say

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NIOBRARA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man sought after assaulting and disarming a police officer shot himself as officers tried to arrest him on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska.

Authorities say David Hoffman refused to surrender when found on the reservation Wednesday. He was taken to a local hospital. FBI spokeswoman Sandy Breault says no officers were injured.

The search began Tuesday afternoon after a Niobrara police officer tried to arrest Hoffman on a Knox County warrant alleging burglary and theft. The Nebraska State Patrol and other agencies joined the search as Niobrara schools and some businesses were locked down.

The warrant says Hoffman’s charged with burglary and theft. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment on Hoffman’s behalf.

North Platte Weather-January 7

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A slight chance of drizzle and snow between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of snow. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Norma Gladys Young

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Norma Gladys Young, 92, of North Platte passed away January 5, 2016 at her home. She was born February 20, 1923 at Lakemba, N.S.W. Australia to Eliza (Fitzsimmons) and Charles Goodman. She attended St. George Girl’s High School at Kogarah. Norma was first employed by the I.C. S. (International Correspondence Schools) as a mathematics instructor. She resigned to enlist in the WAAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force) in April 1941, serving in Melbourne, Richmond AFB, Sydney, Dubbo, and Brisbane. She was promoted to Sergeant on March 1, 1943, and was discharged December 22, 1944. On June 24, 1944 she married Vernon W. Young, USN in the Methodist Church at Lakemba and made their home in Brisbane, then North Platte. She was active in Girl Scouts, then executive director of the Lincoln County Chapter, American Red Cross for seventeen years, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Virginia (Joe) Bullis of Salisbury, MD; son, Terry (Jacqueline) Young of Belvidere, IL; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; a brother, Mervyn Goodman of Dubbo, Australia; and a brother-in-law, Laurie Mitchell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a sister, Hazel Mitchell; and a brother, Darcy Goodman.
Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com
Services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2016 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Cremation was chosen; those wishing to sign the register book may do so 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. today and Friday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Bert B. Housman

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Bert B. Housman, 85, of North Platte, passed away Jan. 5, 2016 at Great Plains Health. He was born Jan. 28, 1930 to Floyd James and Grace Lodema (Mosley) Housman at Palisade, NE. Bert graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of “48”. He was united in marriage to Adina “Joan” Yonkers on Nov. 23, 1949 at Hayes Center. Bert farmed with his father in the Hayes Center area, then moved to Lincoln and worked for Modern Cleaners and National Insulation and Home Improvement. After moving to North Platte he was employed by the North Platte Police Department, Deputy Sheriff for Lincoln County, then for NPPD as a Hydro Plant Operator in North Platte, retiring March 31, 1992. Bert was an avid pilot and built three of his own planes. He is survived by his two daughters, Lodelia (Ken) Baxter and Berdonna (Matt) Leeper all of North Platte; two sisters, Mary Sivits and Lodema Kittle; grandchildren, Shane (Jenny) Baxter, Andrea (Charles) Foster, Matthew Housman, Amanda (Jeremy) Hankla and Brett (Kit) Mentzer; six great grandchildren, Ben, Amilia, Parker, Piper, Caleb and Nathaniel; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 2007; a son, Jim Housman; a brother, Richard Housman and an infant brother. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be 12:30pm at the Hayes Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Nebraska Senator Proposes Stricter Seat Belt Safety Law

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seat-beltLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska law enforcement could pull over drivers who are not wearing their seat belts under a measure proposed in the Legislature.

Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha introduced a bill Wednesday that would change not wearing a seat belt from a secondary to a primary offense.

Current Nebraska law allows police to ticket drivers who aren’t buckled up, but only if they have first been pulled over for another infraction. The law applies to front seat drivers and young children.

Krist’s bill would expand the seat belt requirement to every occupant in the vehicle.

Former Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff sponsored a similar measure that died during debate in 2014.

 

Nebraska Senator Proposes ‘Right to Farm’ Amendment

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farmlandLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state senator from rural Nebraska has proposed a ballot measure to guarantee farming and ranching rights in the state constitution.

Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell introduced an amendment Wednesday that would prevent state officials from passing restrictions on agricultural technology and livestock production without a compelling state interest.

Missouri and North Dakota passed similar “Right to Farm” measures after rural lawmakers argued that farming needed to be protected from environmental groups and animal rights activists.

Critics in those states argued that the proposals would prevent regulators from passing rules to ensure that animals are treated humanely and the environment is protected.

The constitutional amendment would require voter approval if lawmakers pass it. Voters in 2012 adopted an amendment that guarantees the right to hunt and fish.

2nd Suspect Arrested in Fatal Lincoln Shooting

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handcuffsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman suspected of luring a Nebraska man to his death.

The 21-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Police say she lured 27-year-old James Carr to the Lincoln location where he was eventually shot Monday, knowing that a man he’d been feuding with would be there. The man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and use of a weapon.

Online court records don’t yet show that the two suspects have been charged.

Powerball Jackpot Surges to $500M in Hours Before Drawing

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powerballDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $500 million as more people across the country buy a chance at the biggest prize in nearly a year.

Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association raised the jackpot estimate from $450 million due to strong sales before Wednesday night’s drawing.

The jackpot ranks as the sixth largest offered in North America and the biggest since a $564.1 million Powerball prize shared by players from North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico last February.

A winner of Wednesday’s jackpot could claim the pre-tax $500 million prize through an annuity over 29 years or in a single pre-tax payout of $306 million.

Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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