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Bertha Mae Keys

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Bertha Mae Keys, age 80 of Broken Bow, NE, passed away Sunday August 5, 2018 at Brookstone View in Broken Bow with her son Dale and daughter-in-law Carrie at her side.

Bertha was born May 3, 1938 in a small house on Highway 2 in Broken Bow, NE to Otto G. and Della Martha (Waters) Lewis of Arnold, NE.  She grew up on the family farm in Milburn, NE and graduated from Anselmo High School with the class of 1956.  She worked in a small café in Seneca, NE making .33 ½ cents per hour.  She met Donald Dale Keys at the café, and on July 26, 1957 they were married in her parents’ home in Broken Bow.  She spent most of her life in Halsey, raising her children.  She was a house painter, as well as running a café in Halsey where she created lots of memories and friendships.  She also took over the mail route from her mother-in-law, Marrie Keys, and carried the mail for several years.  She and Don moved to North Platte in 1997 to be closer to their son Dale and his family; Don passed away in September of 1999.

Bertha is survived by her children Della (Dave) Bennion of Costa Mesa, CA, Delores (Larry) Sonnenfelt of Columbus, NE, and Dale (Carrie) Keys of North Platte, NE; five grandchildren Natasha and Troy Bennion, Ty Sonnenfelt, Terri (Kurt) Miller, and DJ (Dannielle) Keys; eight great grandchildren all of NE; as well as other extended family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband Don; her parents Otto and Della Lewis; and two brothers.

Memorials are suggested in her name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.  Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday August 11, 2018 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with Pastor Brent Montgomery officiating.  Burial will follow at Purdum Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday August 10, 2018 at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

 

Judy JoAnn Bahnsen

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Judy JoAnn Bahnsen, 72, of North Platte went to be with the Lord on  August 5, 2018 at her home.

Judy was born May 17, 1946 in Dickens, NE to Charles and Maxine (Childers) Parker.  She attended elementary school in Maywood until the family moved to North Platte.  Judy graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1964.  On March 4, 1967 she married her soul mate, Delbert Bahnsen.

Judy worked as a laundress at the Right Way Laundry, Memorial Hospital, Master Cleaners, Parisian Cleaners, and Liberty Cleaners, retiring in 2010.

She enjoyed T.V., movies, and movie trivia, jigsaw puzzles, and being a mom and grandma.  She will be remembered as a loving, positive and caring woman.

Survivors include her husband, Del of North Platte; son, Dan (Jennifer Wilkie) Bahnsen; grandchildren, Reanna, Michael, Caleb, Joshua, Christopher, and Alyssa; 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Barb Pelham; several nieces, nephews, and other family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Jody Lynn Knight; sister, Carolyn Schnacker; and aunts, Lee Parker and Charlotte Ballard.

Memorials are suggested to Victory Church of God and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.

Cremation was chosen.  Memorial Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Victory Church of God with Pastor Walker Baird officiating. Inurnment will follow at Floral Lawns Cemetery.  Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in assisting the family with arrangements.

Former golf coach to be sentenced in loan scam

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Karl Dierman
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A September sentencing has been scheduled for a former golf coach charged in a loan scam.

The Columbus Telegram reports that 54-year-old Karl Dierman, of Lincoln, has pleaded no contest Platte County District Court to a forgery charge. Prosecutors dismissed 11 other counts in return for Dierman’s plea. His sentencing is set for Sept. 4.

Court documents say the former Scotus Central Catholic coach requested a cash loan against an insurance policy with Mass Mutual Financial Group listing his in-laws as the insureds and identifying the payee as his wife.

Dierman acknowledged forging his in-laws’ signatures on the loan application and forging his wife’s signature to deposit the loan funds in his business account, over which she had no control.

He faces restitution of $14,500.

Invasive zebra mussels confirmed in Cunningham Lake at Omaha

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Zebra Mussel
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says adults of the invasive zebra mussel have been confirmed in Glenn Cunningham Lake just north of Omaha.

The lake had been considered suspect since May, when larvae were found but no adults.

The small black-and-white striped mussels are native to eastern Europe and voracious eaters that gobble up plankton many native freshwater fish need to survive. The mussels can also attach themselves to boat motors, bait buckets and dam mechanisms and cause damage to motors and facilities.

Game and Parks officials worry that boats will be transporting the mussel to other bodies of water in the region. Boaters are urged to clean, drain and dry watercraft to prevent the spread.

Digital monitoring of students finds cries for help, threats

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — School officials in Omaha, Kearney, Schuyler and other communities have been using digital monitoring and surveillance of students’ online communications as they try to stop the next school shooter or the next student suicide.

Education technology companies such as Securly, Gaggle and Social Sentinel offer products that scan students’ online communications and flag threats, drug references or signs of potential self-harm. The scans are mostly limited to school emails or activity on school computers or internet networks, not private accounts.

At the Millard school district in Omaha, the email alerts are routed to the school administrators. The alerts begin with the message: “I am alerting you to an item with questionable content.” One recent alert concerned a distressed student who had emailed a friend saying, “I hate myself.” Another included a scan of a file of a different student’s communications that turned up a reference to self-harm.

“I get these almost daily,” said Bill Jelkin, Millard’s student services director.

Schuyler schools signed up for scans from Gaggle on a trial basis two years ago.

“After a quarter, our principals said, ‘Oh, my gosh, we didn’t know how much was going on out here,’ ” Schuyler Superintendent Dan Hoesing told the Omaha World-Herald . “They were surprised at what was found. It was invisible.”

The steps to scan the students’ communications have drawn cheers from parents and principals who fear they can’t keep up with tech-savvy teenagers and children.

But the scans also raise concerns about overreach from advocates for student privacy.

“I don’t want to sound insensitive to the gun violence and student safety concerns. Those are definitely real and important. It’s just that surveillance policies are also rolled out for something like that as sort of a knee-jerk reaction,” said Christine Bannan, an attorney with the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Hoesing noted that the information being scanned belonged to the school.

“It’s not like we’re playing Big Brother,” Hoesing said. “If you’re using our network, you know anything that comes across that network is our property.”

Officials in some districts said they’re not using monitoring products, but rather focusing on prevention by fostering positive school climates where students can confide in school staff.

Katie Burton, a parent with three kids in Millard schools, said the district’s use of a monitoring service seems “fairly benign.” But she said she worries that students could be punished for something they wrote before doing anything wrong.

Nebraska man says he’ll support his twin until his execution

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Carey Dean Moore (NE Dept. of Corrections Photo)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man says he’ll support his twin brother and be present for his execution.

David Moore tells the Lincoln Journal Star that his brother, Carey Dean Moore, “would just like to die” after being on death row for 38 years.

David Moore says there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for his brother. The twins switched places in 1984 so Carey Dean Moore could breathe fresh air again. A supervisor noticed the switch several hours later.

Carey Dean Moore, whose execution is scheduled for next week, has had seven execution dates. He was sentenced to death for the 1979 murders of two Omaha taxicab drivers, Reuel Van Ness, Jr. and Maynard Helgeland.

David Moore says it would be a relief for the execution to happen for the victims’ families and for his brother.

Suspect in woman’s slaying files death penalty challenge

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Bailey Boswell
WILBER, Neb. (AP) — One of two people accused of killing a Lincoln woman, dismembering her and dumping her remains in a southeast Nebraska field is challenging the state’s death penalty.

Last Wednesday state prosecutors cited the slaying’s “exceptional depravity” in a filing regarding the state’s intentions toward 24-year-old Bailey Boswell. Court records say Boswell and 51-year-old Aubrey Trail are charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege Trail strangled Sydney Loofe and Boswell helped Trail cut up Loofe’s body and stuff the remains into trash bags. The remains were found Dec. 4 in Clay County, weeks after Loofe was reported missing.

Boswell’s motion filed Friday says the state’s sentencing procedure in death penalty cases is unconstitutional for several reasons. A judge has set a Sept. 17 hearing on her challenge.

Saline County District Court records show Trail hasn’t filed a similar motion.

Troopers find 46 lbs of meth in traffic stop near Omaha

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Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested three people and seized 46.5 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Friday evening on Interstate 80 near Omaha.

At approximately 7:15 p.m. Friday, August 3, a trooper observed an eastbound 2006 Mercedes SUV following too closely near mile marker 436. During the traffic stop, an NSP K9 detected the odor of a controlled substance coming from the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle revealed 46.5 pounds of methamphetamine hidden under the floorboards. A small amount of marijuana was also found. The estimated street value of the methamphetamine is $400,000.

The driver, Erminia Everett, 19, and passengers, Marcos Lee, 18, and Evan Adamson, 19, all of Minnesota, were arrested for possession with intent to deliver and no Drug Tax stamp. All three were lodged in Sarpy County Jail.

Jessica Ann Polanco Service Time

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Jessica Ann Polanco, 52, of North Platte, passed away December 16, 2017.  Celebration of Life Inurnment will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2018 at the North Platte Cemetery.  Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Iowa, neighboring states take advantage of sales tax holiday

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday is wrapping up as people across the state — and plenty from neighboring states like Nebraska and Missouri — scramble to get their back-to-school shopping done.

The holiday is held the first Friday and Saturday in August and exempts sales tax on clothing and footwear items priced under $100. The exemption ends at midnight Saturday.

Sales tax in Iowa ranges from 6 cents to 7 cents on every dollar, depending on location. So, shoppers spending $200 on clothes and shoes in Iowa this Friday and Saturday would save between $12 and $14 they would normally have to pay in sales tax.

The exemption does not include back-to-school supplies, like backpacks, notebooks, calculators or sporting equipment.

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