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Month: April 2016

Parker Stone Rasmussen

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Parker Stone Rasmussen age 18 of Huntersville, NC, formerly of North Platte, NE passed away along with his mother Johna Morvant and sister Peyton Rasmussen in a helicopter accident on April 4, 2016 in Pigeon Falls, TN.
Parker was born on March 2, 1998 in North Platte, NE to Scott Rasmussen and Johna (Jochum) Morvant. Parker previously attended North Platte High School and was finishing up his senior year in North Carolina. He will be greatly missed by his family and numerous friends he made in Nebraska and Florida.
Parker is survived by his loving father Scott Rasmussen; grandparents Butch (Georgia) Rasmussen, Lynne Rector (Lynn) Fredrick; uncles Randy (Missy) Rasmussen and Mike (Lynn) Rasmussen; aunt Jennifer (Jochum) Cotton; cousins Matt, Josh, Micah, Chase, Sawyer, Gracie Rasmussen, Jace Jochum, Rylie Cotton, and Mollie Jo Johns.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Charla Rasmussen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Peyton and Parker Rasmussen Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo which will be used in the spirit of Peyton and Parker to help others. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 16, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in North Platte, NE with Reverend Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Inurnment will follow at North Platte Cemetery. Those wishing to do so may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday April 14th and 15th at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Peyton Nichole Rasmussen

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Peyton Nichole Rasmussen, age 22 of Huntersville, NC, formerly of North Platte, NE passed away along with her mother Johna Morvant and brother Parker Rasmussen in a helicopter accident on April 4, 2016 in Pigeon Falls, TN.
Peyton was born on October 5, 1993 in North Platte, NE to Scott Rasmussen and Johna (Jochum) Morvant. She graduated from North Platte High School in 2012 and was currently pursuing a medical assistant degree. Peyton had such a big heart and a caring nature. She had so many close friends in North Platte, NE, Hillsborough Beach, FL, and Huntersville, NC.
Peyton is survived by her loving father Scott Rasmussen; grandparents Butch (Georgia) Rasmussen, Lynne Rector (Lynn) Fredrick; uncles Randy (Missy) Rasmussen and Mike (Lynn) Rasmussen; aunt Jennifer (Jochum) Cotton; cousins Matt, Josh, Micah, Chase, Sawyer, Gracie Rasmussen, Jace Jochum, Rylie Cotton, and Mollie Jo Johns.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Charla Rasmussen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Peyton and Parker Rasmussen Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo which will be used in the spirit of Peyton and Parker to help others. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 16, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in North Platte, NE with Reverend Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Inurnment will follow at North Platte Cemetery. Those wishing to do so may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday April 14th and 15th at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

93-Year-Old Omaha Baker, World War II Veteran Receives Medals

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wwii-veteranOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 93-year-old baker in Omaha can now wear the medals he earned during combat missions in World War II.

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac pinned an Air Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters and five other awards on Claudio Orsi’s jacket Wednesday in Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford’s office.

Orsi’s father was a World War I veteran who opened Orsi’s Italian Bakery & Pizzeria in Omaha’s Little Italy in 1919. Orsi was married with a newborn son and working at the bakery when the Army drafted him in December 1942. Orsi joined a 10-man B-24 bomber crew.

Orsi has received the six medals after more than 70 years since the last of his 43 combat missions in the Pacific.

Western Nebraska Attorney Disbarred for Lying, False Filings

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gavel-and-scaleLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska attorney accused of lying to clients about filing court documents and providing them with false court filings has been disbarred.

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the disbarment of Joseph Kishiyama on Friday after he voluntarily surrendered his law license last month.

Kishiyama, who was admitted to the Nebraska bar in 2008, surrendered his license after the Scottsbluff law firm at which he had worked sent a grievance letter in October outlining the complaints against Kishiyama to the Nebraska Counsel for Discipline. The letter said Kishiyama had violated several of the Nebraska rules of professional conduct.

On Friday, the state’s high court found that Kishiyama freely, knowingly and voluntarily declined to contest the allegations against him.

Nebraska Supreme Court Reinstates Man’s DUI Conviction

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ne-supreme-courtOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has reinstated a man’s drunken driving conviction, reversing last year’s Nebraska Court of Appeals ruling that found his constitutional rights had been violated.

The state’s high court on Friday found that a Wisner police officer was not wrong to stop 27-year-old Adam Woldt to gather information about someone else’s possible criminal activity, then used the stop to arrest Woldt for DUI.

Woldt had argued that because the officer had no suspicion that Woldt had committed a crime when he was stopped, his constitutional right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure had been violated.

But the high court said the officer’s stop of Woldt was not unreasonable and that the officer’s interest in protecting public safety outweighed his interference with Woldt’s individual liberty.

Nebraska FFA is Symbol of Hope Amid Agricultural Woes

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ffaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Although the agricultural economy is often hurting, youthful optimism remains among Nebraska’s FFA.

Organizers of the annual FFA Convention predict a record-breaking attendance of 4,600 students, plus teachers and other guests for a total future farmers crop of more than 6,500 people.

The FFA’s state director of agricultural education, Matt Kreifels, says people are catching up with the reality that agriculture is a dominating industry in Nebraska and what it does for the state economically.

This includes the realization that the FFA isn’t just for students who want to farm, but also for young people interested in bio-energy, business management, engineering, science and other disciplines.

The state organization’s total membership has currently peaked at more than 13,000 students.

Boys Town Resident Died of Natural Causes, Authorities Say

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boys-townBOYS TOWN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old whose body was found in his room at Omaha’s Boys Town died of natural causes.

On Friday a news release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said an autopsy shows Larry McBryde died of cardiac dysrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, associated with cardiac fibrosis, a condition that can affect the heart valves and muscle.

The body of McBryde, who was from Erwin, North Carolina, was found on the floor of his room the morning of Feb. 22. He was last seen alive around 10:45 the night before.

Boys Town was founded as an Omaha orphanage in 1917 by the Rev. Edward Flanagan and now is situated in western Omaha, serving as a residential center for troubled youth.

Charges Dismissed in Lincoln Woman’s Shooting Case

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Threats and weapons charges filed against a Lincoln woman have been dismissed.

Online court records say a judge approved the prosecution motion Monday in the case against 23-year-old Elyssia Ochoa.

Lincoln police say Ochoa had driven to a friend’s apartment July 10 after her friend reported that she and her husband had been arguing. Police say Ochoa fired one rifle shot toward the man and a neighbor, hitting a sidewalk. She was arrested several days later.

Prosecutors asked for the charges to be dismissed because they couldn’t find the man and the neighbor or other witnesses.

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