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Marvin Keith Jensen

Marvin Keith Jensen, 77, of North Platte passed away May 24, 2018 at Stapleton, Nebraska.

He was born April 14, 1941, to Cornish and Dorothy (Brown) Jensen at Ellsworth, Kansas. They moved to Woonsocket, South Dakota when he was three, where he attended school and graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1959.

He married Michele Authier of Woonsocket where they lived until 1965, when they moved to California. He and his family lived in Simi Valley, California from 1965 to 1972, where he worked for Vangas Propane Company as a serviceman and route supervisor. He also attended Moorpark City College at night for business management and also completed a service correspondence course.

In 1972, he and his family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he went to work for Northwestern Public Service Company in the service department. In 1974, he and his family transferred to North Platte, Nebraska where he retired as construction foreman for Northwestern Public Service, January 1, 2000.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and being with his children and great grandchildren. His family was always top priority.

Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey (Danine) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Clint (Jennifer) of North Platte; six grandchildren, Ryan, Jodi, Jennifer, Jason (Joana), Jordon, and Jessica; one brother, Gary (Lynn) Jensen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; two sisters, Betty (Roger) Blankenship of Apache Junction, Arizona and Ada (Ciiff) Alt of Fresno, California; three great granddaughters, Maleia, Taylor and Ellie; three great grandsons, Adam, Nolan and Maddex; nine nephews and one niece.

He is preceded in death by his wife Michele, his parents; brother, Maurice; grandparents and one nephew.

Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Robin Storer officiating. Casket will be closed. Burial will be Thursday, May 31 at 3:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Those wishing to sign the  memorial book, may do so Tuesday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial .com. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.

3-vehicle crash near David City kills teenage girl

DAVID CITY, Neb. (AP) — A three-vehicle crash near David City in eastern Nebraska has killed a teenage girl.

The crash happened Thursday on Highway 15 south of David City.

Officials say a back-seat passenger in one of the vehicles, 15-year-old Mariah Cummings of Octavia, was pronounced dead at the scene. All other victims were treated for minor injuries and released.

Investigators say all involved were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.

The crash is being investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

Police identify 2 killed in western Omaha airplane crash

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Police have identified two people who were killed in a place crash at a western Omaha airport.

Authorities say 63-year-old David Steier and 61-year-old Arlene Steier both died from injuries sustained in the crash before 9 a.m. Sunday at the Millard Airport.

Police say David Steier died at the scene. Arlene Steier was found in critical condition at the crash site and died at a local hospital.

Witnesses told the Omaha World-Herald that smoke and flames were visible from the crash on a runway at the airport. Stanley Jenkins says he saw the plane crash into the ground nose-first and burst into flames.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and plans to announce more details Tuesday.

Commission sets hunter education instructor training

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled training in Lincoln for future hunter education instructors.

This free training is required for people who have applied to become firearm and bowhunter education instructors. Others interested in becoming hunter education instructors who have not yet applied may also attend.

Training will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on June 6 at the Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St.

Go online to register. Contact hunter education coordinator Jackson Ellis at 402-471-6134 for more information.

 

Safety courses offered for anyone who drives a boat

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska officials are again offering safety courses for anyone who will be driving a boat on the state’s lakes and rivers this summer.

The safety courses are required for anyone operating a boat who was born after 1985, but they are open to anyone.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offers several different ways to take the boating safety courses, including an online option. Classroom training will be scheduled throughout the state.

The class costs $29.95.

More details are available online at www.boatsafenebraska.org.

New Omaha school designed for students’ sensory needs

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A $10 million school specifically designed to meet the complex needs of Omaha students with cognitive and physical disabilities has opened.

The new J.P. Lord School welcomed teachers and about 60 students, ranging in age from 5 to 21, earlier this month. Most of the school’s students aren’t verbal, some have feeding tubes and many have limited mobility.

“It’s just a friendly, friendly space,” said Laura Mac-Holmes, the school’s principal. “It’s all about the sensory curriculum — what we see, what we hear, what we smell, what we taste, what we feel.”

The school is equipped with a therapy pool that allows students to stretch and work their muscles. Rooms are designed to stimulate senses with different-colored lights, projections and music. Nursing stations are also tucked into hallways for quick access.

The school was formerly housed inside a smaller building on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Architects sought input from parents, staff and special education experts to design the new facility to meet the specific needs of J.P. Lord students.

Lifts were built into the ceilings to help faculty move or maneuver students. Closets are large enough to store medical equipment and hallways are outfitted with color-changing lights to keep students engaged while they move between classes.

The school also commissioned artwork from Jeffrey Owen Hanson, a visually impaired artist from Kansas, to display on the hallways. Hanson’s artwork includes texture so students can touch and peel the paintings.

“It’s so nice that there was a space designed for the students,” said teacher Mary Becker. “Not for our ease, not for economic reasons, designed just because it’s the best place for the kids.”

Omaha attorney disbarred over ethical violations

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha attorney who voluntarily surrendered his Nebraska law license has been disbarred.

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday disbarred Rodney Halstead after accepting the surrender of his license.

In November, the high court had suspended Halstead’s law license for a year after he lied repeatedly about checking on the welfare of an incapacitated adult. Halstead had been appointed in 2009 to serve as guardian to the ward, who was confined to a nursing home. Halstead was required to file annual reports on the ward’s condition, but he falsely reported for at least six years that he had checked on the client’s welfare.

Three months after his suspension, Halstead surrendered his license.

Trial set for Texas man accused of ramming Iowa police cars

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Trial has been set later this summer for a Texas man shot by western Iowa officer after allegedly leading police on a chase and ramming police vehicles.

A preliminary hearing was held Friday for 28-year-old Clifton Wade, of Zavalla, Texas. Wade is charged with two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, assault on an officer and other counts for the May 1 incident.

Wade’s arraignment has been set for June 25, and his trial is set for July 31.

Council Bluffs police say Wade sped off when officers tried to stop his pickup at a closed construction site and later intentionally rammed two police cruisers. One officer then shot him.

Wade was taken to a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, for treatment and later released and booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he remains on $500,000 bond.

Wayne man killed when motorcycle collides with SUV

WAYNE, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old Wayne man has died after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in the northeastern Nebraska town.

Wayne police say Mark Young III was driving the motorcycle Thursday night when he collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by a 19-year-old Wayne man.

Police say both the bike and SUV were engulfed in flames when officers arrived. Police say Young had been thrown from the bike by the impact, and the driver of the SUV had been able to escape the vehicle.

Young was taken to a nearby medical center, where he died.

Man killed, woman arrested in deadly hit-and-run Omaha crash

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a man has died and a woman has been arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash near downtown Omaha.

Police say a large sport utility vehicle went out of control while pulling out of a gas station parking lot at 24th and Leavenworth streets, jumping a curb and hitting a pedestrian, then a utility pole. Police say 48-year-old Ruben Batres died at a hospital.

Witnesses say a woman driving the SUV — later identified by police as 33-year-old Nickole Wheeler — leaped from the vehicle and fled on foot. Police say she later flagged down a motorist and asked for a ride home. But the motorist, who was aware of the crash, drove her back to the scene, where police arrested her.

Wheeler was booked on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident but faces more serious charges in light of Batres’ death..

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