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Knights softball returns home to face Iowa Western after 27 straight games away from home

Posted on March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

North Platte – For the second time this season, the Knights softball team will be playing in front of the home crowd on Thursday, March 23. They will be facing the Iowa Western Community College Lady Reivers in a doubleheader at the Wayne Dowhower Softball Complex.

The Knights opened up their season at home, against Northeast Community College back on Feb 11, winning both games 7-5 and 13-5. Since that time they have been on the road for the past 27 games.

The Knights opponent on Thursday, the Lady Reivers, defeated the Knights on Sunday in a doubleheader 5-1 and 13-5.

The Knights are 11-18 on the season. Going into this past weekend action, Samantha Gill leads the Knights in hitting with a .527 batting average, eight doubles, and two home runs. Gill also has a .716 slugging percentage to lead the Knights. Samantha Foster is next in hitting with a .500 batting average. Foster is tied with Gill for the team lead in doubles with eight and has one home run. Foster does lead the Knights in runs batted in with 29. Aliyiah Franco has also hit two home runs to tie Gill for the team lead.

In the ring, Foster has an earned run average of 3.37 in 13 appearances and has struck out 44 batters. Erin Renwick has a 4.49 ERA in 13 appearances. Renwick has struck out 36 batters.

The Lady Reivers are 15-8 on the season. Celia Valencia leads the Lady Reivers in batting with a .522 batting average. Rebecca Riley is close behind with a .510 batting average. Riley has also hit five doubles and a home run. Alyx Hagen leads the Lady Reivers in home runs with five.

In the ring, Zoe Hicks, in five appearances, has an earned run average of 3.65. Hicks has struck out 16 and has allowed only two home runs. Hagen has a 4.31 earned run average and has struck out 17.

Game times are scheduled for 3 pm and 5 pm.

Game one will be broadcast on ESPN radio 1410 prior to NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage and on the internet at www.northplattepost.com. They will also be livestreamed at www.npccknights.com.

Jane M. Earnest

Posted on March 21, 2017

Jane M. Earnest, 82, of North Platte, NE, was reunited with her immediate family on March 19, 2017.

Jane was born to Paul and Lois (Shick) McGuire on June 15, 1934 in Lexington., NE. She graduated from Lexington High School. She then attended Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado and graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Jane worked as a registered nurse for 45+ years. Even when her memory started to fade, she remembered medical terms, and remained a nurse to the end. She worked in numerous care facilities in both Colorado and Nebraska through the years. When she herself was a resident in a care facility, she made sure to treat the nurses with the same respect she wanted residents to give her. She always said please if she needed something and told the nurses thank you when they were done.

Preceding Jane in death were her parents; a son, Terry Earnest; brother, Robert McGuire; sisters, Mary Alice McGuire and Kay McGuire Bain; and nephews, Kelly, Kristopher and Paul Bain.

Survivors include a son, Michael (Patti) McGuire of Chicago Il; granddaughter, Megan (Jason) Tommer; two great-granddaughters, Kinsley and Leighton Tommer both of Chicago; brother-in-law, Jim (Michelle) Bain of North Platte; niece, Kim (Matt) Joy of Santa Fe, NM; and nephews, Patrick ( Marla) Bain and Jeff (Brenda) Bain all of North Platte.

A special “Thank You” to North Platte Care Center and Premier Estates for taking care of her these past three years.

Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Catholic Church or St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.

Christian Wake Service will be said Friday March 24 at 9:30 AM, followed by Catholic Mass of Christian burial at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father James Novakowski as celebrant. Burial will be at the Lexington Cemetery, Lexington Nebraska. Those wishing to sign the register book may do so 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

Cecil “Ray” Mullen

Posted on March 21, 2017

Cecil “Ray” Mullen, 78, of North Platte, formerly of Maywood, passed away March 17, 2017, at Great Plains Health. He was born on April 4, 1938, to Charles and Tracy (Blake) Mullen in Maywood. Ray graduated from Maywood High School with the Class of 1956. He was united in marriage to Sharron White on March 7, 1957 at Stockville.

He worked for the Maywood Coop and later hired out on the Union Pacific Railroad in 1972 until his retirement. Ray enjoyed hunting and trapping throughout his life and he especially enjoyed spending time with his family.

Survivors include his children; Jerry (Lorraine) Mullen of Maywood, Diane (George) Dykes of Georgia, Michael Mullen of North Platte, James (Becky) Mullen of McCook, and David (Sheri) Mullen of North Platte, 13 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren; a sister, Colleen Miller; a brother, Robert Mullen.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sharron; brother Kenneth Mullen; brother-in-law, Marlin “Doug” Miller; grandson, Raymond Murphy; daughter-in-law, Kellie Mullen.

Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Those wishing to sign the memorial book may do so Tuesday thru Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel. Cremation was chosen. Inurnment will be at a later date. A memorial has been established in his name. Carpenter memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.

Man on parole for murder accused in Scottsbluff drugs case

Posted on March 21, 2017

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A man paroled after serving time for second-degree murder has been accused of possessing drugs for sale in Scotts Bluff County.

Court records say 45-year-old Travis Buechler, of Minatare, is charged with possession of methamphetamine and related crimes. Online records say he remained in Scotts Bluff County custody Tuesday. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

Documents say Buechler was arrested Wednesday evening after a search of his pickup outside a Scottsbluff convenience store. An officer reports seeing Buechler have a suspicious meeting with another man in the parking lot.

Buechler was paroled last year. He’d been sentenced to 10 to 40 years for the 1993 slaying of Efrain Hernandez, whose remains were found in a corral on an abandoned farmstead in Sioux County.

Creighton suspends frat linked to student stabbing

Posted on March 21, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton University has suspended a fraternity that’s been under investigation since a member was accused of stabbing another student.

The university said in a news release Monday night that Phi Kappa Psi was suspended until 2025.

The student accused of the stabbing, Christopher Wheeler, has said he has no memory of the incident. His family and attorneys have said he was forced in a fraternity hazing incident to take a hallucinogenic drug. Phi Kappa Psi representatives have denied that and say any alcohol or drug consumption by Wheeler appeared to have been voluntary.

The university said that while it was investigating the residence hall stabbing, it found violations of the university conduct code and anti-hazing policies. It said incidents investigated included underage drinking and drug distribution.

Man arrested after 2 teens found dead in Colorado

Posted on March 21, 2017

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found on the shoulder of a rural Colorado road.

19-year-old Gustavo Marquez is being held on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and child abuse resulting in death.

The bodies of 15-year-old Derek Benjamin Greer and 16-year-old Natalie Partida, both students at Coronado High School, were found March 12 by a passing driver on Old Pueblo Road just northeast of Pikes Peak International Raceway.

Authorities have not said how the teens were killed or what led investigators to Marquez.

Booking documents do not indicate if Marquez has hired an attorney.

2 women killed in northeast Nebraska highway crash

Posted on March 21, 2017

WALTHILL, Neb. (AP) — Two women have been killed in a northeast Nebraska car crash.

The crash occurred Saturday morning, just east of Walthill on Nebraska Highway 64 in Thurston County. The Nebraska State Patrol says the car ran off the roadway, and when the driver overcorrected the car ran off the other side of the highway and rolled.

The two women were pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol identified them as Hayla Morris and Donnette Blackbird. Their ages and hometowns weren’t immediately available. A third person in the car was not injured.

Company: Dakota Access pipeline on track to start this week

Posted on March 21, 2017

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the Dakota Access pipeline says the project remains on track to start moving oil this week despite recent “coordinated physical attacks” along the line.

The brief court filing late Monday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn’t detail the attacks, but said they “pose threats to life, physical safety and the environment.”

The filing cited those threats for redacting most of the 2½-page report. A spokeswoman and an attorney for the company didn’t immediately respond to emailed questions from The Associated Press.

Two American Indian tribes have battled the $3.8 billion pipeline in court for months, arguing it’s a threat to water. The company has said the pipeline will be safe.

When complete, the pipeline will move oil from North Dakota to a shipping point in Illinois.

North Platte Weather-March 21

Posted on March 21, 2017

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain after 1am. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday

Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Friday Night

A chance of rain before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 2am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday

A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Knights softball splits doubleheader at Northeast CC

Posted on March 20, 2017

Norfolk – The North Platte Community College Knights softball team split a doubleheader against the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks on Monday afternoon, winning the first game 6-4 in extra innings, then dropping the second game 0-5.

The Knight’s Samantha Foster had a two-run home run in the first game.

In the second game, the Lady Hawks pitcher Teanne Edens allowed two hits including a triple by Alyiah Franco.

The Knights are now 11-28. They will return home to play Iowa Western Community College. Game times are at 3 pm and 5 pm.