Carlyn Odean, 60, of North Platte, died Nov. 28, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Services are pending at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore.
Month: November 2017
Doris I. Edwards Death Notice
Doris I. Edwards, 85, of North Platte, died Nov. 28, 2017, at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital, Pierre, South Dakota. Services are pending at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home.
John Robert Dancer
John Robert Dancer, age 60, of North Platte, NE, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at Great Plains Health.
John was born July 8, 1957, to Don Franklin and Deloris Viola (Herder) Dancer in North Platte where he grew up. John graduated from North Platte High School in 1975 then enlisted in the U.S. Army a few months later. On December 30, 1978, John was united in marriage to Kay Colleen Dustin in North Platte. Since John was still serving in the army, the couple lived in Germany then Colorado Springs, CO.
In 1981, after John’s honorable discharge, they returned to North Platte where he started trucking and owned his own semi. He drove until retiring in 2011 due to his health.
John enjoyed his family, especially his grandkids, as well as NASCAR racing, fishing and joking around. He was an awesome dad and loving husband.
He is survived by his wife, Kay, of North Platte; daughters, Lisa M. Dancer, of North Platte and Jodi R. (Jeremy L.) Buskirk, of Norfolk, NE; grandkids Elena and Jheir Buskirk; sister, Diana (Dan) Edwards, and brother, Kenneth (Linda) Dancer, of North Platte; his 4-legged friend, “Ace”; and several nieces, nephews and other family.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Deloris.
Cremation was chosen. Graveside memorial service and inurnment will be 1 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017, in Fort McPherson National Cemetery with military honors. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or at the graveside. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the V.A. Outpatient Clinic in North Platte.
Knights avenge season opening loss with 64-53 victory at Hastings JV
Hastings – The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team avenged an earlier loss to the Hastings College Broncos Junior Varsity winning 64-53 on Tuesday night.
The Knights led at halftime 32-20.
The Knights are now 2-4 on the season. Trajan Harris led the Knights with 12 points and Godfrey Rolle had 11 points for the Knights.
Logan Cale led the Broncos with 10 points.
The Knights will be in action this Friday, Dec 1, at home when they host Laramie Community College in a Region IX South Sub-Region contest. Game time is 7:30.
The game will be live streamed at www.npccknights.com.
NPHS student-athletes earn Fall GNAC honors
Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
*student-athletes must be nominated by the coach of the sport for which he/she is nominated, must be a high school junior or senior varsity letter winner, must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 through the end of the preceding semester.
Football
Braiden Ruffin, 12, 4.00
Kade Wroot, 12, 4.00
Brandon Grachek, 12, 3.98
Bryson Krull, 12, 3.98
Zane Leibhart, 12, 3.96
Curtis Tagwerker, 11, 3.85
Will Goentzel, 12, 3.83
Kyle Zimbelman, 12, 3.82
Max Hayes, 11, 3.73
Christian Ramos, 12, 3.71
Bradley Swanson, 11, 3.68
Jake Johnson, 11, 3.58
Mason Woodward, 12, 3.52
Jaden Miller, 12, 3.50
Girls Golf
Haley Burford, 11, 4.00
Katie Wagner, 11, 4.00
Riley Smith, 11, 3.93
Leela Keck, 12, 3.63
Volleyball
Leslie Borges, 12, 4.00
Kaitlyn Hansen, 12, 4.00
Sami Mauch, 12, 4.00
Abbie Hedgecock, 11, 4.00
Gabby Menghini, 12, 3.85
Peyton Negley, 11, 3.76
Boys Tennis
Thomas Hoatson, 12, 4.00
Bryce Lee, 12, 4.00
Cole Lohoefener, 12, 4.00
Ethan Ramsey, 12, 4.00
Avery Munson, 11, 3.94
Nate Merz, 12, 3.58
Eric Travis, 12, 3.57
Softball
Jayda Paul, 12, 4.00
Emily Ady, 11, 4.00
Karsyn Buttler, 11, 4.00
Maddie Custer, 12, 3.81
Girls Cross Country
Hunter Rathjen, 11, 4.00
Kathy Mathieu, 11, 3.91
Boys Cross Country
Camron Sheets, 12, 4.00
Nathan Dowhower, 11, 3.84
GNAC All-Conference Football
Bryson Krull, 12, WR
Kyle Zimbelman, 12, LB
Jake Johnson, 11, LB
Hunter Bose, 11, OL
GNAC All-Conference Volleyball
Sami Mauch, 12, OH
Gabby Menghini, 12, MH
GNAC All-Conference Softball
Taylar Coleman, 12, P
Jayda Paul, 12, OF
Abby Orr, 9, OF
GNAC Fall Medalists
Baylee Steele, 9, 3rd, Girls Golf
Man who escaped south-central Nebraska jail is captured
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have captured a man who escaped from Adams County Jail in south-central Nebraska.
Twenty-seven-year-old Jordan Latta fled the jail in Hastings on Sunday evening while being transferred from one holding area to another.
Police say officers checking the Hastings home of some Latta relatives Monday afternoon discovered that someone had forced entry inside. A nearby elementary school was placed on lockdown before officers entered and found Latta hiding in the home’s basement. He was taken into custody without incident.
Latta had been arrested last week on a theft charge.
2 former guards accused of smuggling drugs into prison
TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) — Two former prison guards have been accused of smuggling synthetic marijuana into a southeast Nebraska prison.
Court records say 53-year-old Richard Fries and 32-year-old Ryan Tokar are charged with felony counts related to the drugs, and Fries also is charged with unlawful acts by a corrections employee. Both men live in Lincoln and have resigned their positions. Court records don’t list the names of attorneys who could comment for them.
Prosecutors say Tokar took the K2 into the Tecumseh prison but couldn’t deliver because he no longer had access to the inmate customer’s housing unit. A court document says Fries and Tokar discussed the situation and later Fries, who had the necessary access, took the K2 and left it for the inmate in a trash can in the inmate’s unit.
Woman escapes vehicle on tracks before train strikes it
CEDAR CREEK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was able to leave her vehicle before it was struck by a train in eastern Nebraska.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were sent to the crash site in Cedar Creek around 11:30 p.m. Monday. The 35-year-old Omaha woman told deputies there that her vehicle had become stuck on the tracks, but she managed to get out in time to escape injury when the train reached the crossing.
The Sheriff’s Office says she was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Court records don’t yet show that she’s been formally charged.
Clinton Ross Shoemaker
Clinton Ross Shoemaker, of North Platte, NE, passed away at Great Plains Health on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the age of 78.
Ross was born February 11, 1939, at Madison, South Dakota to Clinton and Dorothy Shoemaker. The family lived in Omaha, Nebraska before moving to North Platte in 1949. Ross graduated from North Platte High School in ’57 then attended Chadron State College for two years. He later went to work for his father in Lexington, Nebraska at the Parkway Truck Stop then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1960.
Following his discharge in ’64, Ross returned to North Platte where he was employed by Western Electric and eventually Municipal Light and Water. He also owned a Texaco service station and R & K Refrigeration. Ross later retired from the City of North Platte in 1999.
On July 10, 1971, Ross was united in marriage to Mary Sue (Held) Trew and the couple lived in North Platte. After retiring they enjoyed traveling as well as working and playing at their ranch, north of Thedford.
Ross was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Elks Lodge #985 and P.R. Halligan Post #163 American Legion. Ross and Mary Sue enjoyed square dancing and were members of the Camp and Dancers Square Dance Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Sue, of North Platte; stepdaughter, Vickie Heath, of Colorado Springs, CO; as well as other family, friends and his special 4-legged friends.
Ross was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton and Dorothy; and stepson, Terry Trew.
Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. on Monday, December 4, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors will follow in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the Best Friend Animal Society.
Police say 2 pedestrians fatally injured in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a married couple were fatally injured when they were struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in northeast Nebraska.
The accident occurred around 8:20 p.m. Saturday at an intersection in Norfolk. A Norfolk police news release said 65-year-old Leslie Hoffart and 67-year-old Galen Hoffart were hit after they stepped into a roadway. The vehicle driver was identified as 29-year-old Chelsey Foulk, of Norfolk.
Two doctors and a nurse who were at nearby business aided the Hoffarts until paramedics arrived. Police say both Hoffarts died later at a hospital in Sioux City, Iowa. They lived in Coleridge.
The accident is being investigated.