North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights Softball team lost a doubleheader to the Trinidad State Junior College Lady Trojans 16-6 and 6-5 on Friday afternoon at the Wayne A. Dowhower Softball Complex. Continue reading “NPCC Knights Softball Lose Doubleheader to Trinidad”
Month: April 2016
Bulldog Golfers finish 6th at Grand Island Invite
Grand Island Golf Invitational 2016
Riverside Country Club
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Relentless Property Tax Debate Riles Some Senators
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — After years of supporting tax credits for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers, some urban lawmakers are starting to complain that other residents aren’t getting a fair share.
The dispute flared in the Legislature last week during a heated debate over Gov. Pete Ricketts’ property tax package, prompting calls for a more broad-based tax plan.
A group of urban and rural lawmakers has already started meeting to talk about a larger package that would include income tax cuts. Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion, a small business owner, says he hopes the group arrives at “something comprehensive” that will pass in the Legislature.
Smith says he supported agricultural property tax bills in the past because he recognizes the industry’s importance, but he believes small business owners and urban residents are being ignored.
Small Fire Breaks Out at Nebraska Furniture Mart Warehouse
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Furniture Mart is open after a small fire inside one of its Omaha warehouses near the store, but the access is restricted to the flooring warehouse where the fire happened.
Firefighters were called to the warehouse around 7 a.m. Sunday after an alarm indicated the sprinkler system had been activated.
Batallion Chief Kathy Bossman says some wooden pallets inside the warehouse had caught fire. Firefighters were able to put the fire out without damage to the building, but some of the contents were damaged.
No one was in the warehouse at the time of the fire.
Crash Closes Portion of Southeast Nebraska Highway
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A multiple vehicle crash has closed part of a southeastern Nebraska highway.
The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Saturday on Nebraska Highway 77 just south of O Street in Lincoln. At least one person was taken to a hospital.
Lincoln Police on the scene told the newspaper that someone had been pinned in one of the vehicles.
The Nebraska State Patrol also responded to the crash.
2 New Attorneys File to Work with Garcia Defense Team
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two Omaha attorneys have offered to work with the out-of-state defense team of a former doctor accused of killing four people with ties to an Omaha medical school.
Jeremy Jorgenson and David Reed filed a motion Friday to sponsor Chicago attorneys Alison Motta, her husband Robert Motta Jr. and father-in-law Robert Motta Sr. They represent Anthony Garcia in his first-degree murder case. A judge must decide whether the Mottas will be allowed to continue as Garcia’s attorneys.
Garcia’s trial had been set to begin Monday. It was postponed Thursday when two other Omaha attorneys who had been working with the Mottas withdrew after prosecutors accused Alison Motta of trying to taint the jury pool by telling reporters that DNA evidence exonerates Garcia.
Nebraska Governor Renews Objections to Expanded Gambling
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts renewed his objections to expanded gambling in Nebraska during a speech in South Sioux City, where a Native American tribe plans to open a gambling center at a shuttered dog track.
Ricketts said on Friday that a proposed ballot measure to legalize casinos in his state is a bad idea that would cost the state in social services to address abuse and embezzlement.
Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, plans to build a short horse track, sports bar and simulcast wagering center at the site of the former Atokad Downs.
Ho-Chunk development director Alexcia Boggs said last month that the track will be built regardless of what happens with the casino ballot issue.
Authorities ID Man Killed in South-Central Nebraska Crash
CAIRO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed in a crash with a semitrailer earlier this week in south-central Nebraska.
80-year-old Arthur Klinkacek, of Ravenna, died in the Thursday morning crash.
The accident happened just after 8:30 a.m. nearly three miles south of Cairo at the intersection of West Airport Road and Nebraska Highway 11.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says Klinkacek collided with the semitrailer after failing to stop at a stop sign and died at the scene.
The semi overturned, spilling some of the corn mash it was hauling. The semi’s driver suffered only minor injuries.
Nebraska Offers 4 $5,000 College Savings Prizes
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials are giving away four $5,000 prizes to help people save for their kids’ college educations.
Anyone interested in entering the contest can do so online at www.nest529.com .
The drawing is sponsored by the Nebraska Treasurer’s office and First National Bank of Omaha, which manages Nebraska’s 529 college savings accounts.
State Treasurer Don Stenberg says his office is working to make it easy for families to save, and this prize will provide a boost to the winners.
Roger Wendell Holsten Death Notice
Roger Wendell Holsten, age 88, of North Platte, NE, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.
Cremation was chosen. Graveside Memorial Service with military honors will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7th at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Premier Estates Assisted Living.