LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Board of Education has proposed limiting its members to two out-of-state trips per year.

The proposed changes would set these limits on each board member unless they’re in a leadership role or the National Association of State Boards of Education covers their expenses.

The proposal also says that only two board members should attend a national meeting unless another entity covers expenses or the board makes an exception. It would also limit lodging for one-day meetings or events to members who live more than 50 miles away unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Board member Pat McPherson has been complaining at meetings about his colleagues spending too much on travel. He and board President Rachel Wise drafted the changes to the policy.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Entry to Nebraska state parks and recreation areas will be free on May 21 — no vehicle permits required.

Nebraska Game and Parks says camping, lodging and all other user fees still will apply, and anglers must follow fishing regulations.

The department also says several special events are planned for that day. A list is posted online at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Among them is a free fishing clinic at Platte River State Park in eastern Nebraska. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Some rods and reels and bait will be available, but the supplies are limited. People are encouraged to take their own gear.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is hosting a summer grazing tour to teach ranchers and bird enthusiasts about successful grazing practices and wildlife habitats.

The event has been set for June 14 in the Nebraska Sandhills near Thedford. The full day event will include a birding route, family ranch visits and an evening banquet with a guest speaker.

The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition promotes proper grazing techniques as key to wildlife and bird habitat, vegetation diversity and increased water quality.

Pre-registration is due June 6h and costs $15 for the full event. Interested individuals can sign up online by visiting www.SandhillsTaskForce.org, or by contacting Shelly Kelly at Shelly@SandhillsTaskForce.org or 308-214-0065.

Two North Platte teens are facing charges after they allegedly stole a golf cart and one of them is accused of burglarizing a camper.

On the evening of May 4, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lake Maloney on the report of a partially submerged golf cart on the east side of the Lake. Deputies met with the owner of the golf cart who alleged that it had been taken from his campsite sometime after May 2.

The cart was removed from the water and had, according to the owner, sustained serious damage.

The investigation continued and deputies were able to locate two suspects, later identified as 18-year-old Colton Hunt and 17-year-old Elliott Weigel.

As a result of the investigation, deputies determined that there was probable cause to cite both subjects for felony theft, felony criminal mischief and trespassing.

Both were released to “responsible parties.”

Later in the day, a backpack belonging to Weigel was located near the location of the thefts.  A search of the bag revealed items that had been reported stolen from a nearby camper.

Deputies again made contact with Weigel and placed him under arrest for an additional charge of felony burglary.  Weigel was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

 

The following is a list of North Platte Community College graduates for spring 2016. Commencement will begin at 3 p.m. Friday in the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on NPCC’s South Campus.

Associate of Arts

Axtell – Gabrielle Nickel

Beatrice – Melissa Buss

Brady – Alexis Franzen, Valerie Most, Sydney Widick

Broken Bow – Megan Keefe, Heather Schmidt

Cozad – Tiffany Thurn

Curtis – Melanie Standiford

Gothenburg – Bailey Rickertsen, Sydney Sell, Ashley Wilkerson

Grant – Michayla Prante

Hershey – Madison Seamann

Imperial – Berenice Marquez

McCook – Elizabeth Haag

North Platte – Lisa Bassett, Jamie Basenback, Autumn Bickel, Theodore Smith, John Kenny, Danielle Kittle, Ashia Nicole Lum, Melody Dawn McEntee, Jessica Moser, Juwan Ortiz, Stephanie Palu-Portaleos, Emma Petersen, Sammantha Riedel, Katherine Roessler, Teasha Scovill, Benjamin Sinclair, Rachel Stroup, Dawn Tallmon, Lauralee Vencill

Ogallala – Anna Watts

Omaha – Mark Gilbert

Stapleton – Mariah Cole, Carly Kulp

Sutherland – Timothy Cheever

Woodlake – Bree Hill

Colorado:

Burns – Jacey Schlegel

Eagle – Josie Erdman

Fruita – Makenzi DeCrow

Wisconsin:

Galesville – Tim Wagner

Oklahoma:

Skiatook – Sara Villalobos

Texas:

Anna – Alleyah Evans

Beaumont – Djimonii Jackson

El Paso – Zulema Viescas

Associate of Fine Arts 

Lewellen – Walker Baird

Stapleton – Sammantha Riedel

Associate of Science, Pre-Athletic/Exercise Science

North Platte – Jacob Johanson

Paxton – Tyler Cassell

Associate of Science

Ainsworth – Sasha Taylor

Anselmo – Trey Gilligan

Axtell – Gabrielle Nickel

Brady – Taylor Bourge, Alexis Franzen, Valerie Most

Callaway – Brandon Peterson

Farnam – Erika Brown

Geneva – Caroline Motis

Gothenburg – Aryn Meisinger , Bailey Rickertsen, Ashley Wilkerson

Grant – Ashley Kautz

Imperial – Shaina Musick

Lewellen – Sara Beisner

Maxwell – Mariah Strasburg

Maywood – Danielle Forsythe

McCook – Kyle Budke

North Platte – Quinn Bartels, Christina Blanton, Kinsey Bush, Jami Comer, Reanna Crane, Amanda Curtis, Jaeme Day, Theodore Ernst, Karli Flanders, Crashell Foster, Taylor Hoeft, Matthew Kellie, Kaleb King, Ashia Lum, Cameron Miller, Samuel Montgomery, Juwan Ortiz, Kalie Race, Teasha Scovill, Jessica Smith, Sabrina Stineman, Sydney Stroh, Shayla Tallmon, Lindsey Taylor, Lauralee Vencill, Larissa Walter, Amanda Welch,

Ogallala – Taylor Higgins

Omaha – Tara Crouch

Sidney – Sarah Mahr

Stapleton – Carly Kulp

Sutherland – Jenna Young

Thedford – Sylvia Mintle

Colorado:

Burns – Jacey Schlegel

Greeley – Shelby Clark

Littleton – Jessica Jarvis

Hawaii:

Kailua – Kealiiaukai Kaai

Iowa

Ankeny – Justin Strobel

Texas:

Beaumont – Djimonii Rai’ Jackson

El Paso – Zulema Viescas

Associate of General Studies 

Bellevue – Patricio Alvarez Jr .

Gothenburg – Megan Aden

Maywood – Kellie Benzel, Danielle Forsythe

North Platte – Tina Berglund, Autumn Bickel, Christina Blanton, Kristin Hobbs-Brauer, Theodore Ernst, Mark Franzen, Ashia Lum, Keri Miller, Emma Petersen, David Prados, Benjamin Sinclair, James Spain, Sabrina Stineman, Brandon Williams

Omaha – Tyree Peter

Colorado:

Arvada – Alexzandria Vigil

Golden – David Cummins

Kansas:

Atwood – Elizabeth Pochop

Ohio:

Michael Mitchell

Associate Degree Nursing

Arnold – Bre Anna Zierke

Cozad – Jessica Fochtman

Gothenburg – Shay Wear

Grant – Lisa Behrends, Ashley Kautz, Carol “Ann” Van Lieu

Kearney – Leera Dutton

Maxwell – Mariah Strasburg

McCook – Asuncion Ball, Kay Markut

North Platte – Kyla Bailey, Katrina Baron, Quinn Bartels, Trevor Blake, Sara Boyer, Sarah Cardenas, Ashley Cochran, Rebecca Faust, Kalie Race, Amanda Welch, Britney Williams, Meghan Zogg

Ogallala – Kaelyn Armstrong, Sheena Brown

Paxton – Rebecca White

Stapleton – Amanda Harwager

Thedford – Sylvia Mintle

Wallace – Katelynn Hild

Associate Applied Science, Auto Body Technology                      

Gothenburg – Jessica Schaben

North Platte – Christopher Smith

Associate of Applied Science, Automotive Technology    

North Platte – Christopher Smith, Jonathan Tanner

Associate of Applied Science, Building Construction Technology          

Brady – Austin Widick

North Platte – Joseph Godfrey

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Accounting, Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Emphases                  

North Platte – Ciara Hurley

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Accounting and Business Administration Emphases                       

Maxwell – Hunter Schleicher

North Platte – Shawna Coen, Amanda Hastings, Velvet Neth, Sarah Perkins

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Business Administration and Marketing Emphases             

North Platte – Samantha Young

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Emphases 

North Platte – Cheyenne Shaner

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Agribusiness Emphasis

Columbus – Ethan Lesiak

Gothenburg – Peyton Ahlenstorf

Keystone – Sandra O’Hayre

Norfolk – Tyler Wriedt

Tryon – Gale Garner

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Business Administration Emphasis

Broken Bow – Christine Chalupa

Grant – Sarah Bazan

Hershey – Kelsey Sides

Lexington – Shelly Hickenbottom

North Platte – Sara Sonneman

Ogallala – Kara Brown, Tammy Higgins

Associate of Applied Science, Business – Nonprofit Management Emphasis                    

North Platte – Ricki Reason

Associate of Applied Science, Business Office Technology – Administrative Assistant and Medical Emphasis       

Gothenburg – Khelsey Rubenthaler

North Platte – Danielle Schiel, Decubanise Winfrey

Associate of Applied Science, Business Office Technology – Administrative Assistant Emphasis                       

North Platte – Rebecca Allen

Missouri:

Kansas City – Le Crecia M Hanley

Associate of Applied Science, Business Office Technology – Medical Emphasis

North Platte – Christine Fenwick, Angela Lindsey, Loretta Meesenburg, Michelle Olson, Samantha Zirnig

Ogallala – Elizabeth Anderson

Colorado:

Iliff – Samantha Morgan

Associate of Applied Science, Dental Assisting

North Platte – Elizabeth Dowling, Samantha Kirkpatrick, Tori Miller

Kansas:

Oberlin – Mika Hackney

Associate of Applied Science, Diesel Technology

North Platte – Call Boland, Danielle Kathol, James Klopfenstein

Oconto – Colter Glendy

Kansas:

Saint Francis – Martin Hnizdil

Associate of Applied Science, Electrical Technology

Ainsworth – Toby Hunt

Brady – Eric Roe

Broken Bow – Rayne Houser

Cozad – Tysen Werner

Lexington – Austin Jacobs

McCook – Dane Larington

Associate of Applied Science, Emergency Medical Services                    

Ogallala – Allen Sipley

Associate of Applied Science, Fire Science Technology

Cozad – Rylee Woldt

Potter – Brandon Gasseling

Associate of Applied Science, Graphic Design/Visual Communications                       

Maxwell – Stephen Barkley

North Platte – Rachael Bassett

Associate of Applied Science, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology                        

Wellfleet – M.W. Schneider

North Platte – Gregory Ullrich

Associate of Applied Science, Information Technology – PC Support/Network Technology Emphasis                 

North Platte – Theodore Ernst, Grant Freeman

Associate of Applied Science, Medical Laboratory Technician

Cozad – Shawna Mast

Kearney – Victoria Johnson

McCook – Christina Harrison

North Platte – Sydney Standage

Associate of Applied Science, Welding Technology                       

North Platte – Bobby Cahill

Hawaii:

Kula – Kaulanaikaika Funes

Automotive Technology Diploma           

Venango – Carra Johnson

Business Office Technology Diploma                   

Gothenburg – Khelsey Rubenthaler

North Platte – Christina Brandes, Danielle Schiel, Sara Sonneman, Decubanise Winfrey

Dental Assisting Diploma                

North Platte – Lindsay Swartz

Diesel Technology Diploma

Elsie – Jordan Loeffler

North Platte – Joshua Denson, Sergio Torres

Early Childhood Education Diploma         

Broken Bow – Heather Schmidt

Electrical Technology Diploma

Cozad – Nicholas Peden

North Platte – Ryan Hubbard, Cory Rowan, David Rowe

Sidney – John Kogl

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Diploma                      

Curtis – David Nutt

North Platte – Bradley Thompson

Sidney – Alexander Maestas

Practical Nursing Diploma

Ansley – Ali Ryan

Broken Bow – Baily Kirkpatrick

Gordon – Tamera Rosane

Gothenburg – Cora-Leigh Seaman

Hershey – Ashleigh Cardwell

Holdrege – Shayna Hanks

Kearney – Tammy Watson

Maxwell – Kaytlynne Walker

Merna – Vanessa Hoard

North Platte – Tina Berglund, Bobbi Gustason, Shayla Hecht, Cortney Lewandowski,

Ogallala – Hanna Kelley

Paxton – Hollie Graves

Stapleton – Megan Fiechtner

Sutherland – Tina Holm, Ashley Law

Valentine – Crystal Mayhew, Bobbi Mooney

Colorado:

Julesburg – Dawn Westerbuhr

Welding Technology Diploma

Lexington – Matthew Zepeda

North Platte – Danial Best, Ashton Morrison

Accounting Certificate

North Platte – Kasandra Keith, Danielle Kittle

Ogallala – Anna Watts

Valentine – Shawna Dunkel

Business Office Technology Certificate             

Gothenburg – Khelsey Rubenthaler

Customization and Restoration Certificate

North Platte – Christopher Smith

Medical Billing and Coding Certificate

North Platte – Christina Brandes, Mary Burrows, Sarah Enyeart, Jessica Fernandez, Melanie Marshall, Loretta Meesenburg, Danielle Schiel, Decubanise Winfrey, Samantha Zirnig

Sutherland – Nichole Brenner

Washington:

Longview – Julie Curley

Medical Office Technology Certificate                    

Gothenburg – Khelsey Rubenthaler

North Platte – Christina Brandes, Jessica Fernandez, Melanie Marshall

Sutherland – Nichole Brenner

Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

Gothenburg – Khelsey Rubenthaler

Hershey – Lora Kreiling

North Platte – Sarah Enyeart, Loretta Meesenburg, Danielle Schiel, Decubanise Winfrey, Samantha Zirnig

Multimedia Design Certificate

North Platte – Thomas Heinzman

Sutherland – Levi Bohman

Nonprofit Management Certificate

North Platte – Ricki Reason

Print Design Certificate                   

North Platte – Thomas Heinzman, Justin Morgan

Sutherland – Levi Bohman