February 2017 – Page 29 – North Platte Post Archive

Man sentenced to prison for crash that killed girlfriend

Posted on February 2, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 23-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to four to eight years for causing a motorcycle crash that killed his girlfriend in 2014.

Tyler Wilson was sentenced Thursday in Lancaster County District Court. Wilson pleaded no contest in December to manslaughter in the case.

Wilson was driving his motorcycle with his 21-year-old girlfriend, Jessie McCain, on the back of the bike in July 2014. Prosecutors say he was traveling at more than 80 mph on a street where the speed limit was 40 mph when he hit a Jeep, killing McCain.

Wilson had faced up to 20 years in prison.

NPCC Knights host No. 17 Lamar at McDonald-Belton on Friday

Posted on February 2, 2017

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team will host the National Junior College Athletic Association 17th ranked Lamar Community College Lopes on Friday, Feb 3 at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

The game will be a Region IX South Sub-Region contest. The Knights are looking to avenge a 72-63 defeat in Lamar back on Dec 10.

The Lopes are 19-4 overall and 7-3 in Region IX South Sub-Region play. Two Lopes are averaging in double figures led by Wayne Stewart at 18.7 points per game. The other Lopes’ player to average in double figures is Michael Skinner at 12.8 ppg. Isaiah Martin leads the Lopes in rebounding at nine rebounds per game.

In the previous game, Skinner scored 27 points and Stewart had 14 points. Taylor Shepard added 13 points.

The Knights are 14-5 overall and 4-5 in the South Sub-Region. They are on a three game winning streak. Diontae Champion is one of five Knights averaging in double figures. Champion is at 16.6 ppg. Mike Amius is second on the team at 12.4 ppg, followed closely by Godfrey Rolle at 12.3 ppg. Samuel Kearns is at 11.4 ppg and Victor Lewis is at 11.3 ppg. Amius leads the Knights in rebounding at 5.8 rpg.

The current standings in the South Sub-Region shows Lamar leading the sub-region at 7-3, along with Laramie County. Western Nebraska is next at 6-3. Otero is 6-4, Trinidad State is 5-4. Northeastern is 6-5, followed by North Platte at 4-5. McCook is next at 2-6, with Eastern Wyoming at 0-9. The top eight teams will make the Region IX tournament with the top four hosting a first round game.

Tip-off is at 7 pm CST. There is no radio broadcast but the game will be live streamed at www.npccknights.com.

NPCC Lady Knights host 21-2 Northeast on Friday night

Posted on February 2, 2017

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team will host the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks on Friday, Feb 3 at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Hawks are 21-2 and received votes in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Women’s Basketball rankings.

Maddie Egr is one of four Lady Hawks averaging double digits in scoring at 14 points per game. Mykala Baylor is second at 13.3 ppg. Cynthia Jorge at 11 ppg and Aida Santana at 10 ppg are the other two. Baylor leads the Lady Hawks in rebounding at 7.5 rebounds per game. Baylor scored 24 on the Lady Knights in a 91-41 win for the Lady Hawks on Jan 20 in Norfolk.

The Lady Knights are 7-13 on the season. Thomesha Wilson leads the Lady Knights in scoring at 13.2 ppg. Jessica Lovitt is next on the team at 9.5 ppg. Wilson also leads the Lady Knights in rebounding at 8.4 rebounds per game.

Tip-off is at 5 pm. There is no radio broadcast but the game will be live streamed at www.npccknights.com.

Inmate attacked Tecumseh prison worker, department says

Posted on February 2, 2017

TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an inmate has attacked a staff member at the state prison in Tecumseh.

The Nebraska Correctional Services Department said in a news release Thursday that the inmate used a blunt, homemade weapon to strike the staffer once in the head Wednesday evening. Other staffers soon subdued the inmate.

The department says the staffer was treated for minor injuries and released.

The department also says the names of the staffer and inmate will not be released.

Last year officials detailed a rash of attacks on corrections officers and staff at various Nebraska prisons.

Mountain lion found on Scottsbluff front porch is killed

Posted on February 2, 2017

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have killed a mountain lion that was found on the front porch of a home in Scottsbluff.

Scottsbluff police say the animal was first reported around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday. A Nebraska state trooper in the area talked with the person who reported the sighting and then also spotted it. It was in a field, heading east into the city.

Officers soon found it on the front porch nearby, where it was darted with a tranquilizing agent and then euthanized by a veterinarian.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission policy is to kill mountain lions found within city limits in order to ensure the safety of residents.

Hershey Panthers Sports Update – 2/2/17

Posted on February 2, 2017

Boy struck, killed walking near Wahoo school, officials say

Posted on February 2, 2017

WAHOO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a boy died after he was struck by a pickup truck while walking near his school in Wahoo.

Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz says the boy was struck about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at a street corner near Wahoo Elementary as he was walking home from school. He was pronounced dead later at Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo.

Authorities identified the boy as 11-year-old Mason Triplett. The pickup driver’s name hasn’t been released.

The accident is being investigated.

Kearney woman pleads not guilty to child abuse charge

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 50-year-old Kearney woman has pleaded not guilty to a child abuse charge.

Online court records say Rebacca Hofaker-Zeller entered the plea last month. Her next court hearing is scheduled for March 3. The records don’t show that a trial date has been set.

A court document says a Buffalo County sheriff’s deputy arrested Hofaker-Zeller in December after day care workers discovered bruises and red marks on the face of one of her daughters. The girl and two sisters told social workers about being struck with an open hand and spanked with a belt.

Big Ox to stop paying motel bills for displaced residents

Posted on February 2, 2017

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials say Big Ox Energy will stop paying motel bills next week for South Sioux City residents displaced by sewer odor.

The renewable energy company’s spokesman, Evan Zeppos, on Wednesday said Big Ox is working with the residents on individual remediation plans. The company has been covering the bills since late October.

As many as two dozen residents were originally displaced. As of last week a dozen remained at motels or at the homes of friends and family.

The source of the hydrogen sulfide that caused the smell in the homes is still being investigated. Last week Big Ox Energy released a report that pointed at plumbing issues in the majority of the homes instead of discharges from the Big Ox plant.

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Douglas Alan Brown

Posted on February 2, 2017

Douglas Alan Brown, age 61 of North Platte, passed away Tuesday January 21, 2017. Cremation was chosen. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.