Columbus – The North Platte Community College Knights Softball team season came to an end in the elimination game of the Region IX Division II tournament, being defeated by the Central Community College Lady Raiders 26-0. Continue reading “NPCC Knights Softball Eliminated in Region IX Tournament”
Month: May 2016
Jeff Barner named new NPHS head softball coach
North Platte High School Activities Director, Marc Mroczek, has named Jeff Barner as the new head softball coach for the 2016-2017 school year. Jeff has been the assistant softball coach for NPHS the past two years.
Marc Mroczek, North Platte Activities Director comments: “Jeff will be a great addition to our NPHS coaching staff. He has demonstrated a passion for the sport of softball and the development of the student-athletes. I am excited for the future of North Platte High School Softball with Coach Barner leading the program.”
Barner takes over for Rick Titus, who resigned to take a position at Plattsmouth.
Omaha Police Announce Arrest in Woman’s Shooting Death
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say they’ve made an arrest in the case of a woman found fatally shot in an Omaha neighborhood west of Fontenelle Park.
Authorities say 22-year-old Michael E. Goynes was taken into custody around 12:20 p.m. Saturday. Goynes was booked at the Douglas County jail on a first-degree murder charge for the death of 45-year-old Barbara Williams.
Officers who responded to an initial report of shots fired Monday afternoon found the woman outside an apartment in the neighborhood. Another shooting was reported just east of the park around the same time. Officers found a wounded man there who soon was taken to a hospital. He was identified as 31-year-old Johnny Marion.
Police say they’re still investigating the case and are encouraging anyone with information to call the department’s homicide unit.
Ashfall Fossil Beds Opening 25th Season Tuesday
ROYAL, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials say Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park will open Tuesday for its 25th anniversary season.
The 360-acre park in northeast Nebraska is home to the fossilized skeletons of prehistoric animals, including birds, rhinos, camels and three-toed horses, preserved by nature where volcanic ash killed them 12 million years ago.
Visitors can watch as paleontologists uncover new fossils in the 17,500-square-foot Hubbard Rhino Barn. There are museum exhibits in the visitor center.
The park sits two miles west and six miles north of Royal. Admission is $5, with children 2 and under are admitted free. Valid Nebraska State Park permits are required for vehicles and can be purchased there.
Call 402-893-2000 or visit https://www.ashfall.unl.edu for more information.
Nebraska Offices Usher Small Businesses Into Global Market
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s small business owners say employees in the state’s China and Japan offices have saved them from making irrevocable mistakes in the global market.
The Nebraska Center Japan in Yokohama celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and during the past decade, exports to the country have more than tripled, thanks in part to the center’s physical presence as a touch point for economic development in the region.
Jeremy Baker, global sales manager for Oxbow Animal Health in Murdock, says representatives at center guided the company through cultural nuances and enabled Oxbow to double its sales in the region.
Nebraska economic development officials say successful business relationships abroad rely on personal relationships and trust.
Western Nebraska Man Goes to Jail for Trying to Get Loan in Brother’s Name
A judge finalized the details of Mark Cross’ sentence last week. He will get credit for 64 days of jail time he has already served, and he will be supervised for 18 months after his release.
Prosecutors say Cross went to the Team Chevrolet car dealership in February and tried to get a loan for $70,592 in his brother Joel Cross’ name.
Police became involved after Joel Cross started getting letters from a finance company about someone trying to purchase a vehicle.
Dealership officials told police they became suspicious of Mark Cross after he couldn’t provide an accurate Social Security number.