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Hastings officer faces 3 charges in domestic assault case

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HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A Hastings police officer accused of kicking and shoving his wife and slapping his mother while off-duty has been charged with assault.

Court records say 26-year-old Cody Bland was charged Tuesday with domestic assault, assault and a related charge. A public phone listing for him couldn’t be found. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. Bland’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday in Adams County Court.

The records say Bland’s wife told officers that Bland kicked, shoved and tackled her at their home Oct. 30. She managed to call some of her husband’s relatives for help. His mother says he slapped and kicked her after she arrived.

Bland has been on the Hastings force for four years. He’s been suspended with pay.

University of Nebraska system braces for major cuts

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Some University of Nebraska administrators are anticipating significant changes beyond those identified this fall by budget response teams.

The university system and its campuses are seeking to close a hole of more than $50 million resulting from increasing costs and decreasing state money.

System officials say the Lincoln and Kearney campuses, in particular, are preparing for bad news.

A Lincoln campus official says he expects to make up to $8.5 million in cuts in the coming months. Proposals will go to the Academic Planning Committee this month and next. Cuts will go into effect in mid-2018.

A spokesman for the university says people and academic programs will be affected, but the process must play out before details come up.

Nebraska senator to seek Medicaid expansion ballot measure

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker who has fought unsuccessfully to expand Medicaid in the state says he will introduce a measure next year that would place the issue on the November 2018 ballot.

Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln made the announcement Tuesday night after Maine became the first state to expand coverage through a statewide referendum.

Nebraska lawmakers have rejected previous attempts to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, but Morfeld says he’s optimistic some senators will be open to letting voters decide the matter.

Gov. Pete Ricketts and former Gov. Dave Heineman opposed expansion efforts, but a legislatively referred ballot measure would only need approval from 30 of the Legislature’s 49 senators to appear on the ballot.

Expanding Medicaid would provide coverage to an estimated 90,000 Nebraska residents.

Bob Lewis Mann

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Bob Lewis Mann, 85, of Brady, died Nov. 2, 2017, at Cozad Care and Rehabilitation.

Bob was born on Dec. 13, 1931, in Gothenburg, the son of George and Ruth (Buterbaugh) Mann.

He grew up in Gothenburg and graduated from Gothenburg High. Bob lived in the Gothenburg, Brady and Jeffery Lake areas. He farmed and grew popcorn for Jolly Time and was a hay buyer for many years.

Bob served his country in the National Guard for seven years. He married Mary Ellen Block on May 31, 1953, at the Christ Lutheran Church, and the couple had three children, Jack, Lynne and Sandy. The family made their home at Jeffrey Lake south of Brady for 43 years.

Bob was the president of the Jeffery Lake Association for many years. He enjoyed flying, stock car racing, boxing, motor boats, sailing and Nebraska football and volleyball.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ruth Mann; brothers, Don Mann and twin brother Bill Mann; and sisters, Adeline Schabrum and Annette Ostrom.

Bob is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen of Brady; children, Jack (Pam) Mann of Brady, Lynne (Rocky) Johnson of Brady and Sandy Burke of Brady; grandchildren, Jake (Ericca) Johnson of Brady, Lucinda (Dan) Robison of Brady, Muffy Johnson (Mario Olvera) of Cozad, Luke (Kim) Mann of Clayton, North Carolina, Jed (Natalie) Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Keifer (Sarah) Burke of Brady, Sawyer (Kylee) Burke of Kansas City, Missouri, and Maggie Burke (Taylor Staggs) of Lincoln; 24 great-grandchildren with the 25th due in January; brothers, Dave (Jody) Mann of Jeffrey Lake and Dale (Patty) Mann of Hastings; and sister, Francis (Tim) McClellen of Gothenburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Brady/Gothenburg Ministerial Association or Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be shared at blasestrauser.com.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Maxwell First Baptist Church with Pastor Robert Litzenberger officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Brady Cemetery. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments, Gothenburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Maddox Archer James

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Maddox Archer James, 2 months, a fighter right from the start and until his passing on Oct. 20, 2017. This world has lost a beautiful angel.

Maddox Archer James, blessed this world with his birth on July 26, 2017, to his loving and devoted parents, Benjamin James and Seabreanna Marshall of North Platte.

He is survived by his mommy and daddy, his puppy Dexter, loving grandparents, Michael and Ann James of North Platte, Todd and Sherry Marshall of Duchesne, Utah; great-grandmother, Charlene Smith of North Platte; many aunts, uncles, cousins and so many others who all loved him dearly.

Maddox’s life was short but this little boy helped teach all of us so many important lessons. From Maddox we all learned to be a little more patient, kind loving, brave and for some, closer to their faiths.

Oh precious boy of ours. We will never see your first smile or hear you laugh. All of the hopes and dreams we had for you are gone, but you will shine in our hearts forever. We will cherish the time we had with you and draw on the memories of your beautiful face to get us through. Rest well little one. Run, play and laugh. You are so loved and missed.

Cremation was chosen. A private family memorial will be at a future date.

Wilma Schultz

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Wilma Schultz, 78, of North Platte, passed away, November 2, 2017, at her home.

She was born on December 18, 1938, in Rexburg, Idaho to William and Bessie (Briggs) Broadhurst. She married Donald  P. Schultz on January 25, 1956 in Ogden, Utah.

Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; step parents, Laura Broadhurst and Woodrow Smith; son, Marc Schultz; siblings, Kim Smith and Marla Smith and niece Charlotte Schultz.

She is survived by sister, Connie Edwards; brother Boyd (Linda) Smith; step sisters, Terri Moran and Sandi Caldwell;  son Eric Schultz; daughter, Monica (John) Hoaglund; grandchildren, Christopher (Tiffany) Hoaglund ,Skyler (Crystal) Hoaglund, Morgan Hoaglund; great grandchildren, Matthias Hoaglund, Izabella Hoaglund, Daryl Hoaglund and Jacqueline Hoaglund; niece, Teresia (Eric) Roberson; nephews, Alan Smith and Alan Schultz; close friends, Skip Coleman, Michelle Marsh, Darius Marsh and Clara Bercot.

Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com.  Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, at The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. Cremation was chosen. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements

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