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Month: December 2017

Western Nebraska zoo set to display orphaned bear cubs

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SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska zoo is getting ready to display two orphaned bear cubs from Wyoming.

The cubs arrived at the Riverside Discovery Center a few months ago, and staff members have been working to reinforce an existing closure for them.

The public can view the bears when the zoo opens for its regular hours on Saturday. The zoo is also hosting special bear talks throughout the day.

The cubs were orphaned in the spring when a Wyoming black bear hunter illegally killed their mother. Wildlife officials had hoped the cubs would survive in the wild without their mother, but it became clear after several months they would not. Officials then captured the cubs to find them a new home.

Omaha man gets 11-to-16 years prison in store clerk’s death

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Dirk Blume

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been sentenced to 11 to 16 years in prison for running down and killing a convenience store clerk after closing for the night.

Dirk Blume was sentenced Monday. The 46-year-old former real estate agent had pleaded no contest in October to manslaughter.

Blume was charged in the Jan. 7 death of 40-year-old Seth Hansen in northwest Omaha.

Prosecutors say Blume became angry at Hansen after the clerk refused to sell him chewing tobacco after the store closed for the night. Blume ran over Hansen with his truck in the store’s parking lot.

Eastern Nebraska woman killed in one-vehicle rollover

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VALPARAISO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Nebraska woman had died after her sport utility vehicle rolled on a rural highway near Valparaiso.

The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office says 66-year-old Nancy Karel was driving the SUV northbound on state Highway 79 when the vehicle left the roadway around 4:30 p.m. Monday and entered a ditch. Investigators say Karel overcorrected, sending the SUV back onto the road and into the opposite ditch. The SUV then rolled several times down an embankment, throwing Karel from the vehicle.

Karel was flown to a Lincoln hospital, where she died.

Nebraska traffic stop yields 99 pounds of marijuana in car

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says deputies seized nearly 100 pounds of marijuana following a traffic stop of a California car over the weekend.

A deputy says he stopped a car with California plates for driving on the shoulder of a U.S. 77 exit.

The deputy says the car’s driver was being put into his cruiser when a passenger slid into the driver’s seat and sped off. The car was later stopped and searched, turning up 99 pounds of marijuana.

The driver and passenger, both of San Jose, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to deliver the marijuana.

Nebraska’s largest solar farm is up and running

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KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — The largest solar farm in Nebraska has started operations.

The 53-acre solar farm in Kearney was dedicated Monday. The system’s nearly 22,500 solar panels will generate 5.8 megawatts of renewable energy, which is about 5 percent of the city’s electrical demand.

The $11 million project is a partnership between the city, Nebraska Public Power District and Chicago-based SoCore Energy.

SoCore will sell energy to the power district, which will sell it to customers in the area. The University of Nebraska at Kearney has already contracted for half of the farm’s solar power.

Other communities pursuing solar projects include Callaway, Gothenburg, Lincoln and South Sioux City. Nebraska Lt. Gov. Mike Foley says there’s 25 megawatts of solar power capacity planned or in progress statewide.

Omaha man gets 7 years in federal prison for child porn

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 36-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography that included images of babies being abused.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska says Diego Vigil was sentenced in Omaha’s federal court on Monday. There is no parole in the federal system.

Following his release from prison, Vigil must serve a 10-year term of supervised release and be required to register as a sex offender.

Investigators say that a search warrant served in March on Vigil’s home turned up 200 videos and 4,000 images of child pornography. Investigators say the images were of infants and children ranging in age from toddlers to 13 years.

NPCC softball signs Alea Binkly from Council Bluffs

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Alea Binkly , center, from Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, IA signs a letter of intent to play for the NPCC Knights softball team. L-R: Knights Assistant Coach Rylee Murphy, motherChristy Binkly, Alea, father Robert Binkly, and Knights Head Coach Janelle Higgins

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team has announced the signing of Alea Maray Binkly from Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Binkly, a catcher and utility player plays high school softball at Lewis Central High School. As a junior at Lewis Central, Binkly was a second team selection to the Hawkeye 10 Conference.

She is also a member of the Mid West Slammers club team, based out of Council Bluffs.

Binkly joins other recruits for the 2018-19 season: Megan Hernandez-Belew from Broomfield, Colo., Natalee Hall from Loveland, Colo., Kylea Wall from Loveland, Colo, Sienna Pfaff from Salem, Utah, and Maddie Liddell from Glenwood, Iowa.

Lillian Margaret “Billie” Guilliaume

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Lillian Margaret “Billie” Guilliaume, of North Platte, NE, passed away at the age of 91, on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Centennial Park Retirement Village.

Billie was born in David City, NE, on May 11, 1926, the third of seven children to Roy and Blanche (Whitmore) Powell. She grew up in David City and graduated from high school in 1944. Billie went to work as a Station Helper for the Union Pacific Railroad then moved to North Platte where she worked at St. Mary’s Hospital.

On January 17, 1948, Billie was united in marriage to Robert L. Guilliaume in North Platte where they made their home. They had six children and were married for 64 years when Bob passed away in 2012.

Billie was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Alter Society. She was also a member of P.R. Halligan Post #163 American Legion Auxiliary and a volunteer with R.S.V.P.

She is survived by her children, Robert, Jr. (Roberta) Guilliaume, of Northglenn, CO, Ron Guilliaume, of North Platte, Thomas (Terri) Guilliaume, of Haskell, OK, Shellie (Pat) Heath, of Gering, NE, and Connie Guilliaume, of Lincoln, NE; seven grandchildren, Joe, Jeremy, Melissa, Amy, Kristen, Holly and Cody; 11 great-grandchildren, Katelin, Jordan, Peyton, Kaylee, Aaron, Marcus, Mason, Gunnar, Claira, Aven and Evelyn; sister-in-law, Betty Powell, of David City; as well as several nieces, nephews, other family and her friends.

Along with her husband, Bob, Sr., Billie was preceded in death by their infant son, Joseph; her parents, Roy and Blanche Powell; brothers, Dean and David Powell; her baby sister, Veronica Powell; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Charlie Hitch, Evelyn and Bob Grubaugh and Dorothy and Harry Hubbell.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. on Friday, December 15, 2017, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Celebrant Father Josh Brown. Burial will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Rosary Service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore and before services at the church. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the church. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Robert S. Inlow

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Robert S. Inlow, 61, of North Platte passed away on December 1, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.  He was born on April 8, 1956 in North Platte to Gary E. and Joanne (Piper) Inlow.

He was preceded in death by his father Gary; grandparents, Stuart & Frances Piper; brother, Joseph; uncles, Wayne and Tom Piper; aunt, Eileen Simon; and a cousin Teresa Slack. He is survived by his son, Gary; daughter, Tina; mother, Joanne Bollish; brother, Jeffrey; sister, Lisa (Bollish) Cordonier; uncle, Don (Gloria) Piper; and aunt, Kathy Slack.

Cremation was chosen.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 14, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with the Reverend Mark Seiker as celebrant.

Inurnment will follow the service at the Wellfleet Cemetery.

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