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Month: May 2016

Prosecutors Say Lincoln Woman Euthanized Her Dog in Plastic Bag

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gavel-and-scaleLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman accused of euthanizing her dog by putting it into a plastic storage bag has taken a plea deal.

Online court records say 58-year-old Virginia Gilmore pleaded no contest Monday after prosecutors lowered a felony charge of animal neglect to a misdemeanor. She’s scheduled to be sentenced July 14.

Prosecutors say Gilmore had tied a guitar string around the dog’s stomach in an effort to remove a cyst that was dragging on the ground and then tried to cut if off. Prosecutors say Gilmore ultimately put the Pomeranian, Minnie, into the plastic storage bag.

Gilmore told an animal control officer she couldn’t afford to take her 20-year-old dog to a vet.

Lancaster County Corrections Director Resigns

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jailLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lancaster County corrections director has resigned after being suspended for unknown reasons.

Mike Thurber resigned Tuesday. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept Thurber’s resignation. The county will pay Thurber his accumulated sick and vacation leave, but he will not get a severance payout.

Thurber had been suspended with pay for two weeks. The board’s chief administrative officer had declined to comment on what led to the suspension. Thurber’s wife, Pamela Thurber, has said that she and her husband would not comment.

An interim county corrections administrator has been chosen to serve until May 31.

County Commissioner Deb Schorr said the county will discuss plans to replace Thurber at the board’s staff meeting Thursday.

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses (Week of May 6, 2016)

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  • Kelly Patrick Ryan, 51, Eustis NE and Michelle Lynn Thiem, 50, North Platte

 

  • Grant Alexander Whitney Krentz, 30, North Platte and Cathleen Francis Palmer, 24, North Platte

 

  • Katrina Larie Richter, 22, North Platte and Cheyenne Lyn Stewart, 26, North Platte

North Platte Weather-May 11

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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 56.

Lincoln County 2016 Election Results (Unofficial Results)

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2016 Candidates for Office

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS    25 of 25 Precincts

Last Updated 5-10-16  11:30 P.M.

28% Voter Turnout

LINCOLN COUNTY, NEBRASKA

PRIMARY ELECTION – REPUBLICAN

 PRESIDENT

 Ben Carson  268
 Ted Cruz  854
 John R. Kasich  361
 Marco Rubio  141
 Donald J. Trump  3235
 WRITE-IN  51

CONGRESS DISTRICT 3

 Adrian Smith 4547
 WRITE-IN 84

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

 Jerry Vap 2353
 Mary Ridder  1850
 WRITE-IN  19

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

 Joe Hewgley 1099
 Bob Peterson  600
 WRITE-IN  5

PRIMARY ELECTION – DEMOCRATIC

 PRESIDENT

 Hillary Clinton  663
 Bernie Sanders 640
 WRITE-IN  87

CONGRESS DISTRICT 3

 WRITE-IN  208

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

 WRITE-IN  176

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

 No Filings – Auto Advance

PRIMARY ELECTION – LIBERTARIAN

 PRESIDENT

 Marc Feldman  1
 Gary Johnson  5
 Steve Kerbel  0
 John McAfee  0
 Austin Petersen  2
 WRITE-IN  1

CONGRESS DISTRICT 3

 WRITE-IN  1

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

 WRITE-IN  1

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

 No Filings – Auto Advance

PRIMARY ELECTION – NONPARTISAN

 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS

 Bob Phares 5616
 WRITE-IN  112

STAPLETON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

 Robert L. Jones 11
 Judy M. Layher  22
 Rex A. Walz  44
 Kristin Opela  27
 Kim Kramer  35
 Katrina Frey  11
 James Main  31
 WRITE-IN

NORTH PLATTE CITY COUNCIL

 Larry W. Campbell  295
 Tracy Martinez  130
 Lawrence Ostendorf  213
 WRITE-IN  4

SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL

 Jim Brunner  262
 Patricia Brunz  264
 Gerry Kennedy  213
 WRITE-IN  4

GOTHENBURG HOSPITAL

 Monty L. Bowman  36
 Helen Cool 40
 Mike Bacon  29
 WRITE-IN  3

ARNOLD HOSPITAL

 John R. Phillips  16
 WRITE-IN  1

RECALL OF MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION

 YES  26
 NO  30

MAXWELL SCHOOL BOND ELECTION

 FOR such Bonds and tax 218
 AGAINST such Bonds and tax  216

Omaha Man Sentenced to Prison in 16-Month-Old’s Death

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Tyler Kennedy

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been sentenced to prison in the death of his girlfriend’s 16-month-old son.

A judge on Tuesday sentenced 25-year-old Tyler Kennedy to 18 to 20 years in prison after he pleaded no contest in January to negligent child abuse resulting in death.

The Omaha World-Herald reports Kennedy has admitted that he slapped and shook the toddler while he was watching him on July 26, 2014. He first told police that the child choked on a bottle cap.

Kennedy apologized in court Tuesday and said he would mourn the loss of the boy.

He was not the child’s biological father but lived with the infant and his mother, Cindy Cooper.

US Judge Blocks Merger of Staples, Office Depot

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staplesWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot, saying the government had made the case that the merger had a “reasonable probability” of hurting competition in office supplies.

The injunction issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan likely means the last two national office-supply chains will drop their $6.3 billion merger plan. The companies had said they would do so if the ruling went against them.

The Federal Trade Commission has sought to block the merger, contending it would allow the new combined company to dictate the price of supplies, especially for corporate customers that buy in bulk.

Horse Quarantine Lifted at Grand Island Race Track

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Courtesy Neb. Racing Commission

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A state veterinarian has lifted the quarantine at Fonner Park in Grand Island almost a month after three racehorses there tested positive for equine herpes.

Veterinarian Dennis Hughes says Tuesday that the horses were quarantined and monitored for 21 days and no further cases of the virus were confirmed, prompting the end of the quarantine.

The Nebraska Agriculture Department said one of the infected horses was euthanized, but the remaining two received treatment.

When the virus was first detected in April, 750 to 850 horses at the racing venue were not allowed to leave.

Symptoms of the disease include fever, decreased coordination, hind limb weakness, leaning against a wall to maintain balance, lethargy and the inability to rise. The virus cannot be spread to humans.

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