Jason Bartels, 36, of Brady, died March 15, 2017, as the result of an auto accident. Services pending at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg.
Author: Post Staff
Patsy Ann (Reutzel) Burke
Patsy Ann (Reutzel) Burke, age 75 of Brady passed away peacefully in her sleep March 14, 2017. She was born June 28, 1941 to Frank and Lilly Reutzel in Curtis. She graduated from Maxwell Public School in 1959. After school she moved to North Platte and worked as a file clerk for Northwestern Bell. In 1966 she married Gary Burke, and they were happily married for 50 years. They built a life on the farm outside Maxwell and raised two boys. Patsy was a selfless woman who loved her family unconditionally. She lived a fulfilling life working in her garden in the mornings and in the afternoons she’d spend fishing, reading, sewing, cooking, baking, and playing cards with her family and friends. Her strong work ethic and the love of her big heart for family, friends, and the outdoors will carry on through kids and grandkids for generations. She was a beautiful woman with a giving heart who will be missed every day.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Daisy Reutzel, Margy Gutherless, and Dan Reutzel.
She is survived by her husband Gary Burke of Brady; sister, Hazel Brakman of Brady; son Pete (Cathy Rolen) Burke of Dalton, GA; their children, Charles and Robert Rolen of Georgia; son Wade (Lisa) Burke of Brady, their children, Monica (finance’ Jake Howe) Burke, Madelyn Burke, Jared Cox, Josie Cox.
A memorial has been established and online condolences may be made at www.adamsswanson.com.
Patsy will be buried at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with a private ceremony for the family. Cards and flowers can be sent to Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
North Platte Weather-March 16
TodaySunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Nebraska tax collections on pace with February projections
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says Nebraska’s tax collections last month were on par with the state’s financial forecast.
The Department of Revenue reported Wednesday that the state’s net tax receipts totaled $267 million in February, matching the official state projections.
The comparisons in the report were based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on Feb. 27. During that meeting, the board revised its forecast downward by $80 million compared to the previous estimates from October.
Nebraska lawmakers face a projected revenue shortfall of approximately $288 million, based on the latest estimates and the preliminary budget approved by a committee.
Advocates urge Nebraska lawmakers to pass medical pot bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates are urging Nebraska lawmakers to support a bill that would allow people with diseases including cancer, glaucoma and epilepsy to use the substance.
Supporters packed two rooms Wednesday for a legislative committee hearing on the measure sponsored by Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln. They say marijuana is a more effective and less addictive alternative to opioid painkillers.
Proponents include veterans who were injured in Iraq, parents of children who suffer from seizures and a retired physician with multiple sclerosis. Many say they have benefited from medical marijuana when visiting states that have legalized it.
The Nebraska State Patrol, Attorney General’s office and Nebraska Sheriffs Association oppose the measure. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says legalizing medical marijuana is the first step to allowing recreational marijuana.
Passenger died in Sheridan County crash, state patrol says
RUSHVILLE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old South Dakota man has been killed in the Nebraska crash of a sport utility vehicle.
The accident was reported around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday on Nebraska Highway 87, about 10 miles north of Rushville in the Nebraska Panhandle. The Nebraska State Patrol says the SUV driven by 25-year-old William Reddy, of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, went out of control on a curve and rolled.
The patrol says Reddy’s passenger, Michael Hawk, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was pronounced dead at the scene. Reddy has been hospitalized in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The crash is being investigated.
Sidney police to drug dealers: Want help eliminating competition?
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A police department in far western Nebraska is offering — tongue in cheek — drug dealers “a FREE service to help you eliminate your drug competition!”
The Sidney Police Department posted the fake form in fun on its Facebook page Tuesday, imploring drug dealers to report their competitors’ names, addresses, phone numbers and normal business hours.
Police Chief Joe Aikens said the posting had several shares and likes, but no one had yet turned in a faked form with real information.
On a serious note, Aikens says the post has stirred conversation about community involvement in drug cases. He says the more people involved in reporting suspicious activity, the better off everybody is.
McDonald’s tests mobile ordering before national rollout
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s has started testing mobile order-and-pay after acknowledging the ordering process in its restaurants can be “stressful.”
The company says it will gather feedback from the test before launching the option nationally toward the end of the year. It says mobile order-and-pay is available at stores in Monterey and Salinas, California, and will expand to Spokane, Washington next week.
The roll-out comes as customers increasingly seek out convenience through options like online ordering or delivery. McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has noted the initial stages of visiting can be “stressful,” and the chain is making changes to improve the overall customer experience. That includes introducing ordering kiosks, which McDonald’s says can help ease lines at the counter and improve order accuracy — another frustration for customers.
TransCanada subsidiary donates $20,000 to Nebraska GOP
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has donated $20,000 to the Nebraska Republican Party through a political action committee run by one of its U.S. subsidiaries.
The Feb. 8 donation was made as TransCanada seeks approval for a route through Nebraska. It came from Columbia Pipeline Group, which was acquired by the Canadian company in July.
TransCanada filed its application with the Nebraska Public Service Commission Feb. 16. Four of the commission’s five members are Republicans.
TransCanada has spent $925,000 in lobbying in Nebraska over five years. It donated $2,500 to then-Gov. Dave Heineman in 2010, but Heineman returned the money because federal law bars contributions from foreign entities.
Nebraska GOP Executive Director Kenny Zoeller says the company donation was to sponsor a Feb. 23 recognition dinner for lawmakers.
‘We could hear people screaming for help,’ Nebraska deputy says
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say some people helped sheriff’s deputies rescue 13 people from an apartment fire in Lincoln.
Lancaster County Deputy Sheriff Barry Barnett noticed smoke and reported the fire about six blocks southwest of the state Capitol around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday. He grabbed a fire extinguisher from his vehicle and ran toward flaming stairs leading to the second-story apartment.
Two more deputies soon joined him and two nearby men. Barnett says, “We could hear people screaming for help.”
One man aided occupants in the ground-level unit while Barnett battled flames on the stairs. But that escape route was blocked when the flames flared up. Barnett says the second-floor residents then climbed out a window onto a porch roof, where they were helped down to safety.
Two occupants were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.