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Month: January 2017
Lincoln County Marriage Licenses (Week of January 2, 2017)
- Travis Lynn Theiler, 33, Paxton NE and Elizabeth Ann McCrone, 34, North Platte
- Joshua David Smith, 32, Hershey and Lauressa Marene Swedberg, 33, Hershey
- Juan Carlos Martinez, 38, Ogallala NE and Amanda Lynn Clouse, 34, Ogallala NE
- Jeremy Jay Meyer, 28, Elsie NE and Cari Sue Sorensen, 39, Elsie NE
Joseph Sheldon Mecomber
Joseph Sheldon Mecomber, age 62 of North Platte, passed away Friday January 6, 2017 at Park Place Nursing Home in Grand Island.
Joe was born on December 7, 1954 in North Platte to James E. and Jeane E. (O’Rourke) Mecomber. He graduated from North Platte High School in 1973 and attended college at NP Junior College and then Kearney State College. He married Jane C. Pinkerton on December 19, 1977. The couple lived in North Platte where Joe worked for the State of Nebraska Roads Department for 20 years. He then worked at Cabelas as a product specialist for 10 years. He was a soldier in the National Guard, receiving the Outstanding Soldier award. At age 17 he was pinned between a truck and a house and lived to tell about it! He loved the mountain man lifestyle, was Santa Claus at holiday gatherings since he was college age, and he enjoyed his cats through the years. His family was the center of his life and he was very proud of them and would do anything for them. He was always willing to help anyone and everyone.
Joe is survived by his wife Jane of North Platte; daughter Jana (Sam) Sickler of Kearney; mother Jeane (Dale) Cook of North Platte; siblings Judy (Randy) Nichelson of North Platte, John (Krystal) Mecomber of Hastings, Jeff (LeAnn) Mecomber of Pueblo, CO, Jacquie (Bryan) Yenni of North Platte; Janet (Mike) Gaudreault of Lincoln; brother-in-law Dwight (Norma) Pinkerton of North Platte; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father James E. Mecomber; and grandparents Mary O’Rourke Firebaugh, and Henrietta and Sheldon Mecomber.
Memorials are suggested to the Salvation Army or St. Jude Children’s Hospital and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday January 11, 2017 at Harvest Christian Fellowship church with Pastor Job Vigil officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday January 9th and Tuesday January 10th, with family receiving friends Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
Lexington resident charged with murder in man’s slaying
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A Lexington resident has been accused of killing a man whose remains were found last month near a farmhouse north of the Dawson County community.
Online court records say 40-year-old Jose Regalado-Mendez is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. He’s being held without bail.
The records say the remains of 37-year-old Jose Hernandez were found Dec. 12. Investigators say in a court document that they think Regalado-Mendez shot Hernandez in early October. The document doesn’t include information about possible motives.
Regalado-Mendez’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 26.
State high court rejects appeal in Gering girl’s 2008 death
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has refused to overturn the conviction of a man found guilty of fatally beating his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
Dustin Chauncey was convicted in February 2015 of child abuse resulting in the death of Juliette Geurts.
Chauncey and Juliette’s mother, Charyse Geurts, were living together when the girl was found dead in her crib. Autopsy results revealed she died from internal organ damage caused by blunt force trauma.
Chauncey said in his appeal that there wasn’t enough probable cause for a grand jury to indict him and that a prosecutor’s trial statements regarding DNA testing should have merited the mistrial Chauncey’s lawyer requested then.
The court rejected both points in the ruling it released Friday.
Daniel Eugene Lindsay “Pappy”
Daniel Eugene Lindsay “Pappy”, age 62, of North Platte, NE, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE.
Dan was born December 5, 1954, to John Edward and Opal Narice Mooney Lindsay at Boise, ID. He grew up in Montana and Stapleton, NE, graduating from Stapleton High School in 1974. Dan then joined the U.S. Navy and served until 1976 when he was discharged with a disability. He then moved to North Platte where he was employed by the City of North Platte Parks Department. Dan later worked for Pappa’s Standard Station and Huebner’s Nursery before enrolling at Mid-Plains Community College Vo-Tech in the ’80’s.
Dan was married to Michelle Rother in 1986 and they later divorced. In 2010 Dan was united in marriage to Brenda K. Ruhaak.
He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #1504 and the American Veteran’s Motorcycle Club (A.V.M.C.) where he also served as National Treasurer. He enjoyed camping and fishing and loved bowling; he had bowled on a league for many years. Dan especially loved his grandkids as well as his dogs and cats.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda; daughter, Jennifer Jackson; and sister, Mary (Tim) Axthelm, all of North Platte; son, Cameron (Kaci) Lindsay, of North Platte, and his mother, Michelle Rother-Lindsay, of Grand Island, NE; five grandchildren, Kohltyn, Hunter, Ethan, Jacksyn and Jamisyn; two nephews, Jason (Sharon) Axthelm and Brad (Sarah) Axthelm; in-laws, Willard Ruhaak, of North Platte, Bev Ruhaak, of New Castle, WY, and Bryce and Betty Rother, of Grand Island; as well as other family and his A.V.M.C. brothers.
Dan was preceded in death by his parents, John and Opal; and niece, Donnie Farr.
Cremation was chosen. Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Inurnment with military honors will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the Wounded Warriors Project or the Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.).
North Platte Weather-January 6
TodaySunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -29. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -16. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Douglas County 911 call problem could take years to resolve
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County officials are trying to resolve issues with its 911 system that give callers a rapid busy signal during a system outage.
Officials say it could take years to resolve.
In one incident, as many as 225,000 cellphone users in Douglas and Sarpy counties encountered the problem for nearly 13 hours in September 2015.
Nebraska Public Service Commission member Crystal Rhoades says it’s unacceptable the county doesn’t have a backup plan.
Mark Conrey, the county’s former 911 director, says most of the problem will be resolved with system upgrades that could be years away.
Conrey says the county’s emergency infrastructure isn’t advanced enough to reroute 911 calls. He says the county handles too many 911 calls to have them absorbed by a smaller center.
3 female enlisted Marines reporting for infantry duty
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Three enlisted female Marines are reporting to a ground combat unit in North Carolina and are among the first women in the service to do so.
1st Lt. John McCombs, a Marine Corps spokesman with the Second Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, says the three report Thursday to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. McCombs says the unit has three female officers that will assist them.
The Marines are declining to identify the enlisted women. Armistead says they will serve as a rifleman, a machine gunner and a mortar Marine. There are some 40,000 Marines in the Expeditionary Force.
In June, The Associated Press reported the Marine Corps had seven female officers either serving in combat posts or waiting in line to serve, and 167 women with non-combat jobs in front-line units.
Scottsbluff man charged in woman’s death
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A 64-year-old Scottsbluff man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in an apartment earlier this week.
Lucio P. Munoz was arrested Wednesday in Bradley, Illinois, after he was charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in an arrest warrant.
The body of 48-year-old Melissa May was found Tuesday morning after officers went to check on her welfare.
Authorities say they believe Munoz used a knife to kill May on Dec. 30.
Munoz is being held in lieu of $2 million bond.