Marilyn R. Sommers, 80, formerly of North Platte, passed away Jan. 24, 2017 at Chattanooga, TN. Services are pending at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.
Month: January 2017
Ronald E. Smith
Ronald E. Smith, 89, of North Platte, passed away Jan. 24, 2017 at Great Plains Health. Online condolences may be shared atwww.carpentermemorial.com. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Maywood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in care of arrangements.
Lincoln man accused of faking fax to jail in effort to free friend
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been accused of sending a faked fax to Lancaster County Jail in an effort to free a friend.
Online court records say Justin Colbert pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor abuse of public records. His next court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 22.
Authorities say Colbert’s fake fax said it was from Lancaster County Court and said a bond payment of $25,000 had been made for a jail inmate who should be freed. The inmate was Colbert’s friend.
But jail officials’ suspicions were raised because the fax had arrived on a Saturday, July 23, when the courts were closed, and the fax had come from a web service with an attached email and phone number that didn’t match the court number.
Omaha schoolteacher faces another child sex assault charge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha school teacher is facing another child sex assault case.
A Douglas County judge ruled Wednesday that Daryl Clark will stand trial in a case that dates back to the 2004-2005 school year.
Prosecutors say a 24-year-old woman approached police after learning that Clark had been charged. She told authorities that Clark molested her when she was 11 and he was tutoring her at Beveridge Magnet Middle School. Her allegations were investigated but he was not prosecuted.
A district spokeswoman says he wasn’t fired then because there wasn’t enough information to do so. He was transferred to Monroe Middle School, where he was arrested in the most recent case.
Clark has pleaded not guilty to three counts of child sexual assault and one of having a firearm on school grounds.
Iowa experts warn of water contamination
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fremont area water utilities appear prepared to handle any contamination from a proposed Costco chicken plant, but water experts urge residents not to let their guard down.
Costco is looking to create a slaughterhouse in Fremont and develop a regional poultry farming network to provide chicken to its stores. The retail giant plans to contract with farms to raise around 17 million chickens at a time.
Opponents of the project have warned about possible resulting water contamination. They point to areas in southeastern United States with similar projects, where chicken manure gets into waterways, killing marine life and threatening businesses.
Des Moines Water Works CEO Bill Stowe says there should be a balance of economic growth and environmental issues “because the water is precious.”
Police ID woman killed, man wounded in Omaha shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a woman who was fatally wounded and a man who was injured in an Omaha shooting.
Police say officers were sent to Creighton University Medical Center around 1:40 a.m. Thursday after a private vehicle arrived there with the two shooting victims. Police say the woman has since died but the man is expected to survive his wound.
Police identified the dead woman as 23-year-old Ashlyn Higgins. The injured man was identified as 27-year-old Parris Stamps.
Homicide investigators are poring over a northeast Omaha site for clues and any witnesses. No arrests have been reported.
HIGHLIGHTS: Knights end Region IX slide with 78-66 win at McCook
McCook – The North Platte Community College Knights defeated the McCook Community College Indians Wednesday 78-66 in a Region IX South Sub-Region contest.
The first part of the game in the first six minutes had five lead changes with the biggest point differential being three points. The Knights were leading 9-6 when the Indians went on a 14-3 run to take their biggest lead of the night at 20-12. They also led by the same margin at 25-17.
The Knights went on a run of their own, outscoring the Indians 16-6 to take a 33-31 lead. The Indians tied the score on a putback by Lewis Diankulu to go into halftime with a 33-33 score.
In the first half, the Indians shot six for 17 from behind the arc for 35.7 percent. The Knights made only one of eight from behind the arc. During the second half the tides turned and the Knights made three of seven three-pointers while the Indians shot nine and made two.
In the second half the Knights took the lead for good at 39-37. Samuel Kearns hit a three-pointer to give the Knights their biggest lead of the game at 71-58.
The Knights are now 12-5 on the season and 3-5 in the South Sub-Region. Mike Amius led the Knights in scoring with 18 points. Kearns finished with 17 points. Two other Knights finished the game in double figures with Godfrey Rolle scoring 13 points and Diontae Champion added 10 points.
In the rebounding category, the Knights out-rebounded the Indians 46-39 in the game. Buom Dubuol led the Knights with 13 rebounds and Amius completed the double-double with 11 rebounds.
The Indians, now 10-8 on the season and 2-6 in the South Sub-Region, had four players in double figures led by Brody Sharkey with 15 points. Diankulu added 14 points. D’Von Moore finished with 12 points and Torrey Mayo had 11 points. Diankulu led the Indians in rebounding with eight rebounds.
The Knights are next in action on Friday, when they host Central Community College at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
The game will be Knights Head Coach Kevin O’Connor’ 1000th game coaching the Knights. It will also be scouting night.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be livestreamed at www.npccknight.com.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM CST.
HIGHLIGHTS: McCook women run away from Lady Knights in second half
McCook – The McCook Community College Lady Indians used a strong third quarter to defeat the North Platte Community College Lady Knights Wednesday night 79-52.
The Knights started out the game with a 10-3 lead to fuel a 19-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lady Indians worked their way back to take a 22-21 lead on an Atunuwa Eva putback. They increased their lead to 25-21 on a three-pointer by Sydney Taubenheim.
The Lady Knights regained the lead at 27-25 on a pair of three-pointers by Allison Tichy.
The score was tied at 30 points at halftime.
In the Third quarter, the Lady Knights had trouble penetrating into the lane. The Lady Indians allowed only eight points, while scoring 22 points in the third quarter to take a 52-38 lead at the end of the third quarter.L
The Lady Indians continued their dominating play in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lady Knights at almost a two to one clip 27-14 to give the Lady Indians the win.
The Lady Knights are now 5-12 on the season and 0-2 in the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference. Tichy led the Lady Knights with 14 points. Two other Lady Knights finished in double figures, Jessica Lovitt had 12 points and Thomesha Wilson added 10 points. Wilson also recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds.
The Lady Indians are now 11-9 and 3-1 in the NCCAC. A’leah Davis led all scorers with 22 points for the Lady Indians. Eva added 15 points and Colby Cox had 10 points. Erica Peet had nine rebounds to lead the Lady Indians.
The Lady Knights are next in action on Friday, when they host Central Community College at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
It will be scouting night.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be livestreamed at www.npccknight.com.
Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM CST.
North Platte Forecast-January 26
TodayMostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Trial set for Kearney officer charged in traffic stop shooting
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A trial has been set for a Kearney police officer charged in the shooting of a man after a traffic stop.
A Buffalo County district judge set April 3 as the trial date 35-year-old Derek Payton.
Payton pleaded not guilty in September to second-degree assault, a felony, for the June 5 shooting of Jose Klich.
Payton is accused of shooting three times Klich, striking him once in the abdomen. An affidavit in support of Payton’s arrest warrant says Payton was not in the path of Klich’s car when he fired as Klich began to drive away from the scene. Klich survived the shooting.
If convicted, Payton faces up to 20 years in prison. He was placed on administrative leave after the shooting.