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Month: May 2018

Katheryn “Kathy” Darlene Wyant

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Katheryn “Kathy” Darlene Wyant, 74, of Elgin, passed away May 15, 2018, at her residence.

Kathy was born on May 22, 1943, in Boise, Idaho, to Richard and Maxine (Caudle) Robertson. The family lived in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, and her mother, Maxine, rode the troop train from Glenns Ferry to Boise to give birth to Kathy. Kathy was the oldest of four girls.

She married Arnold Duane Wyant on Feb. 1, 1963, and they had four children together.

Kathy enjoyed gardening, crafting, sewing, fishing and the outdoors. She especially loved spending time with her family. She was an active member of the Elgin ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Kathy is survived by her sons, Richard Lee (Misty) of North Platte and Dennis Allen (Cindy) of Union, Oregon; daughters, Lori Ann (Steven) Ward of Seaside, Oregon, and Lani Maxine (Steve) Jones of Union; sisters, Diana Lanae Mecham, Terri Elaine Ritter and Pamela Rene Reimers; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and lots of other family and friends who will miss her sweet personality.

Online condolences may be shared at lovelandfuneralchapel.com.

Services will be at a later date. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande, Oregon, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Lemule “Rob” Sharp

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Robert Lemule “Rob” Sharp, 48, of North Platte, passed away May 20, 2018, at the Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado.

Rob was born on Oct. 10, 1969, in Ogallala, to Glenn and Judith (Sunberg) Sharp Sr. Rob grew up in Lincoln, finishing school in Ogallala.

He worked as a cook for more than 20 years in Ogallala, moving to North Platte in 2005. On Sept. 22, 2007, he married Theresa (Brown) Schrader in Paxton.

Rob worked at several places in North Platte as a cook and most recently, he worked as a door fabricator at Masonite. He was passionate about music and loved candy, Nebraska football and playing video games. He enjoyed carpentry and landscaping.

Rob will be remembered as a great husband and father who enjoyed the holidays.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Judith Sharp, and a sister, Jennifer Sharp.

Survivors include his wife, Theresa of North Platte; father, Glenn Sharp Sr. of Ogallala; children, Chris (Cassie) Sharp of Kearney, Brandon (Sally) Schrader of North Loup, Josh (Brandy Babcock) Schrader-Brown, D.J. (Nicole Waggener) Schrader-Brown and Lindsay Schrader-Brown, all of North Platte; siblings, Glenn Sharp Jr. of Lincoln, Carmen (Steve) Quig of Wahoo and Wesley Sharp of Lincoln; and his grandchildren, Abagail, Blake, Hannah, Gwyn, Eric, Robert, Corey, Jaeven, Trais, K’veon, J’mrcus, Kaleb and Joscelyn.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Centris Credit Union. Online condolences may be shared at adamsswanson.com.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 28, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home. The register book may be signed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 25, at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

NPCC to Host 12th Annual Mid-Plains Area Basketball All-Star Games

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North Platte – North Platte Community College will host the 12th annual Mid-Plains Area Basketball All-Star games on Friday, June 8 at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on the South Campus of North Platte Community College.

The girl’s game will start at 6 pm, followed by the boy’s game at 7:45 pm.

The rosters for the “black” and “gold” teams are being finalized for each game.

Tickets for the game will be $5.00 and can be purchased at the door.

The games will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 and www.northplattepost.com on the Internet.

The games will be video livestreamed at www.npccknights.com.

Judges set hearing to announce inmate’s death case decision

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Patrick Schroeder

TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) — Three judges considering the death penalty for a Nebraska prisoner who killed his cellmate have set a hearing to announce their decision.

Johnson County District Court documents say the hearing regarding 40-year-old Patrick Schroeder is scheduled June 1.

Schroeder has freely admitted strangling 22-year-old Terry Berry in April 2017 in their cell at Tecumseh State Prison in southeast Nebraska. Schroeder told investigators that he killed Berry for being too talkative and said he had warned Berry several times that he needed to “shut up.”

Schroeder offered no rebuttal to prosecutors’ assertions that he should be sentenced to death. He’s said he believes in the death penalty.

Schroeder has been serving a life sentence for killing a 75-year-old Pawnee City farmer in 2006.

Correction: Mountain Lion Hunting story

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — In a story May 24 about Nebraska officials considering reinstituting a mountain lion hunting season, The Associated Press reported that biologists say the number of adult and kitten mountain lions increased to 59 last year. They were referring to the number of mountain lions in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska, not the entire state.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Nebraska to consider mountain lion hunting season in 2019

State officials are considering whether to resume a mountain lion hunting season in Nebraska, a move likely to generate intense debate

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State officials are considering whether to resume a mountain lion hunting season in Nebraska next year, a move likely to generate intense debate.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has set a public hearing for the proposal on June 22 at Mid-Plains Community College in Ogallala.

The proposed season would let hunters harvest up to eight mountain lions in two designated areas of northwest Nebraska’s Pine Ridge region.

State biologists say the number of adult and kitten mountain lions increased to 59 last year in northwestern Nebraska’s Pine Ridge region, compared to as many as 33 during the last official hunting season in 2014. They say the population is now established enough to sustain hunting.

Sen. Ernie Chambers, of Omaha, has fought to eliminate mountain lion hunting in Nebraska the last few years.

Ex-Omaha Tribal Council member pleads guilty to funds misuse

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Omaha Tribal Council member has pleaded guilty to misusing federal funds.

The Sioux City Journal reports that Rodney Morris pleaded guilty Thursday in Omaha’s U.S. District Court to one count of misapplication of health care benefit program funds. His sentencing is set for Aug. 31.

In exchange for his plea, other federal charges were dropped.

Morris was one of nine tribal officials charged in a case that accused the officials of misusing federal funds by awarding nearly $389,000 in bonuses to themselves. Officials say the bonuses were paid from Indian Health Service funds meant to provide health care to members of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, who reside on the Omaha Reservation in Macy in northeastern Nebraska and in western Iowa.

The other eight have pleaded not guilty. Their cases are pending.

Police say resident reported shooting intruder

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WISNER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a northeast Nebraska resident has reported that he shot an intruder.

Officers were sent to a house in Wisner around 6:50 a.m. Thursday on a report that someone was trying to break into the locked home. They found a wounded man lying on a floor inside and a resident armed with a handgun that had been fired.

The man was taken to an Omaha hospital. He’s expected to survive his wound.

Authorities haven’t released any names. The shooting is being investigated.

Man accused of killing neighbor ruled incompetent for trial

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Rodolfo Castaneda-Morejon

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing to death a neighbor in northeast Nebraska has been ruled incompetent for trial.

Madison County District Judge Mark Johnson issued the ruling Wednesday regarding 49-year-old Rodolfo Castaneda-Morejon. He’s pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and use of a weapon in the slaying of 39-year-old Yosvanis Velazquez Gomez on Aug. 25 at a Norfolk apartment complex.

Johnson ordered that Castaneda-Morejon will be taken to the state psychiatric hospital in Lincoln for treatment aimed at restoration. A status hearing is set for Aug. 7.

Court records say Castaneda-Morejon told investigators he confronted Velazquez Gomez about an inappropriate text message sent to Castaneda-Morejon’s girlfriend, suspecting the two were having a secret relationship. The records also say Castaneda-Morejon acknowledged stabbing Velazquez Gomez several times.

Western Nebraska High School Student who attempted to assault teacher gets probation

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GERING, Neb. (AP) — A student who attempted to sexually assault a teacher in western Nebraska has been given a year and 225 days on probation.

The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports the teenager has been ordered to complete treatment at a therapeutic group home.

The boy admitted to a charge of attempted sexual assault after prosecutors dropped two related charges. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes.

The boy was arrested Nov. 20, a few blocks from Gering High School in Gering. Court records say the boy used a pocketknife to menace the teacher before her class began, telling her to take off her clothes. She shoved him and ran to another classroom. The boy chased her and groped her and then ran from the school. The teacher was not injured.

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