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Month: May 2016
Lady Antebellum to Perform at Nebraska State Fair

On Saturday, August 27th, night two of opening weekend, Cam opens the show for Lady Antebellum beginning at 8 pm.
Tickets are available for $60 general admission and $90 for the limited pit tickets available. Concertgoers can get tickets at Etix.com and at the Heartland Events Center Box Office.
State Fair events and entertainment director, Chelsey Jungck says, “We’ve been trying to get our hands on Lady A for a long time. I can’t think of a year when our concertgoers haven’t wanted to see them at the Nebraska State Fair. We are so happy that everything worked out to sign Lady Antebellum to come to Grand Island in 2016.”
Lady Antebellum will be celebrating a decade together in 2016, and their success has been unmatched. Lady A has won numerous awards from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association and the Grammy’s.
Songs like “Just a Kiss”, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”, “Need You Now” and “Bartender” barely scratch the surface of what Lady Antebellum has been able to accomplish in six albums.
Jungck said, “Lady A has always maintained that they put so much energy into every single performance, that they want their audience to feel—to hear the electricity. That’s what we can all look forward to at this year’s fair.”
Lady Antebellum
Special Guest: Cam
Date: Saturday, August 27, 8pm
General Tickets: $60 plus gate and fees
Pit Tickets: $90 plus gate and fees
Available: Etix.com or at the Heartland Events Center Box Office.
66-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Pulled from Lincoln Pool
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 66-year-old man has died after being pulled from a Lincoln pool.
Police say a lifeguard and other swimmers found the Lincoln man unresponsive Tuesday morning in the Cooper YMCA pool.
He was pulled from the water and lifesaving measures were performed until first responders arrived and took over.
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities will not release his name until family has been notified.
The Lancaster County Attorney has ordered an autopsy in order to determine an exact cause of death.
The Cooper YMCA is located near Southwest High School.
NPCC Knights Softball Players Earn Postseason Awards
North Platte – Five of the North Platte Community College Knights softball team were selected to the Region IX Division II All-Region team for the 2016 season. Sara Villalobos, Jessica Jarvis, Samantha Gill, Samantha Foster and Shelby Belloni were each selected for the team. Villalobos along with teammates Makenzi DeCrow and Antonia Villani were selected to the All-Region IX Tournament team. Continue reading “NPCC Knights Softball Players Earn Postseason Awards”
Nebraska Dance Instructor Accused of Sex Assaults on Girls

WILBER, Neb. (AP) — A 27-year-old dance instructor has been accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls in southeast Nebraska.
Vinson Jenkins was arrested last week and was charged Monday in Saline County Court with two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of felony enticement by electronic communication device. Records say Jenkins remained in custody Tuesday. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could speak on Jenkins’ behalf.
Authorities say one of the 14-year-olds said Jenkins sexually assaulted her April 25 in the basement of his Crete home. The other girl told a Crete officer that Jenkins repeatedly sexually assaulted her from August through December last year at the Dynamic Dance Company studio, which he and his wife co-own.
Willa Cather’s Nephew Leaves $5.8 Million to University of Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A relative of celebrated novelist Willa Cather has left $5.8 million in his estate to support various scholarly projects at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska.
The university said in a news release Tuesday that Charles Cather bequeathed the money to the University of Nebraska Foundation for various Cather initiatives at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They include the Willa Cather Archive and the Cather Project.
Charles Cather was the son of Willa Cather’s brother, James D. Cather, and attended the university in the early 1940s. He died on March 14, 2011.
Willa Cather graduated from the university in 1895 and died in 1947. Her novels such as “O Pioneers” told of Great Plains frontier life. She was awarded a Pulitzer in 1923 for “One of Ours.”
Lincoln City Council Considers Exception to Electric Fence Ban
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln City Council is considering a proposed ordinance that would make an exception to a ban on electric fences within city limits.
Electric fences have been restricted in Lincoln since 1963, but a South Carolina company wants an exception to that ban for businesses.
Under the proposed ordinance, electric fences would be allowed around businesses with special permits if they are inside a separate perimeter fence and are marked with signs.
The City Council is delaying a decision for two months while city administrators evaluate the consequences of the ordinance.
The Building and Safety Department director says there are potential safety concerns, particularly with children, the elderly and those with heart conditions.
Electric fences would still be banned in residential areas.
Sex Education Foes Try to Delay Omaha Schools’ New Materials
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sex education opponents have made a last-ditch effort to delay the Omaha school board’s rollout of textbooks and materials that will appear in health and sex education classes in the fall.
Omaha Public Schools staff presented their choices for curriculum materials that will teach students about puberty, birth control, healthy relationships and more. The board is scheduled to vote on the curriculum purchase May 16.
During public comment Monday, opponents said the district had already waited 30 years to change the curriculum, which hasn’t been updated since 1986. They argued that the board should take more time to review options to make sure the curriculum is age-appropriate.
Others recommended the district adopt an opt-in policy for each family to actively grant permission for its child to take such classes.
Preliminary Hearing Set for Pair of Salina Killing
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary hearing is set for next week for two people charged in the killing of a Nebraska man in a Salina motel parking lot.
21-year-old DiAntre Lemmie and 24-year-old Amber Craig appeared Monday in Saline County District Court. They are scheduled to return to court May 10. They are charged with first-degree murder in the death last week of 21-year-old Adonis Loudermilk, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Both also are charged with aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Lemmie faces additional charges of fleeing and eluding and criminal possession of a firearm.
Lemmie’s attorney, Jeff Adam, declined to comment. Craig’s attorney, Julie Effenbeck, didn’t immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Douglas County Will Appeal State Order to Change Tax Values
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) â Douglas County will appeal a state order to adjust tax values roughly 100,000 residential properties.
The Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission says tax values are too low for 78,000 homes in central and west Omaha while values are too high for 20,000 homes in northeast Omaha.
Douglas County officials disagree and have asked the state to reconsider. If that fails, the county will appeal in the courts.
State law requires residential property to be assessed at a value that falls between 92 percent and 100 percent of its market value.
The state board ordered the county to impose a 7 percent increase in the undervalued neighborhood and cut values by 8 percent in northeast Omaha.