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HIGHLIGHTS: Knights end Region IX slide with 78-66 win at McCook

Posted on January 26, 2017

McCook – The North Platte Community College Knights defeated the McCook Community College Indians Wednesday 78-66 in a Region IX South Sub-Region contest.

The first part of the game in the first six minutes had five lead changes with the biggest point differential being three points. The Knights were leading 9-6 when the Indians went on a 14-3 run to take their biggest lead of the night at 20-12. They also led by the same margin at 25-17.

The Knights went on a run of their own, outscoring the Indians 16-6 to take a 33-31 lead. The Indians tied the score on a putback by Lewis Diankulu to go into halftime with a 33-33 score.

In the first half, the Indians shot six for 17 from behind the arc for 35.7 percent. The Knights made only one of eight from behind the arc. During the second half the tides turned and the Knights made three of seven three-pointers while the Indians shot nine and made two.

In the second half the Knights took the lead for good at 39-37. Samuel Kearns hit a three-pointer to give the Knights their biggest lead of the game at 71-58.

The Knights are now 12-5 on the season and 3-5 in the South Sub-Region. Mike Amius led the Knights in scoring with 18 points. Kearns finished with 17 points. Two other Knights finished the game in double figures with Godfrey Rolle scoring 13 points and Diontae Champion added 10 points.
In the rebounding category, the Knights out-rebounded the Indians 46-39 in the game. Buom Dubuol led the Knights with 13 rebounds and Amius completed the double-double with 11 rebounds.

The Indians, now 10-8 on the season and 2-6 in the South Sub-Region, had four players in double figures led by Brody Sharkey with 15 points. Diankulu added 14 points. D’Von Moore finished with 12 points and Torrey Mayo had 11 points. Diankulu led the Indians in rebounding with eight rebounds.

The Knights are next in action on Friday, when they host Central Community College at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

The game will be Knights Head Coach Kevin O’Connor’ 1000th game coaching the Knights. It will also be scouting night.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be livestreamed at www.npccknight.com.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM CST.

HIGHLIGHTS: McCook women run away from Lady Knights in second half

Posted on January 26, 2017

McCook – The McCook Community College Lady Indians used a strong third quarter to defeat the North Platte Community College Lady Knights Wednesday night 79-52.

The Knights started out the game with a 10-3 lead to fuel a 19-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Lady Indians worked their way back to take a 22-21 lead on an Atunuwa Eva putback. They increased their lead to 25-21 on a three-pointer by Sydney Taubenheim.

The Lady Knights regained the lead at 27-25 on a pair of three-pointers by Allison Tichy.

The score was tied at 30 points at halftime.

In the Third quarter, the Lady Knights had trouble penetrating into the lane. The Lady Indians allowed only eight points, while scoring 22 points in the third quarter to take a 52-38 lead at the end of the third quarter.L

The Lady Indians continued their dominating play in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lady Knights at almost a two to one clip 27-14 to give the Lady Indians the win.

The Lady Knights are now 5-12 on the season and 0-2 in the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference. Tichy led the Lady Knights with 14 points. Two other Lady Knights finished in double figures, Jessica Lovitt had 12 points and Thomesha Wilson added 10 points. Wilson also recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds.

The Lady Indians are now 11-9 and 3-1 in the NCCAC. A’leah Davis led all scorers with 22 points for the Lady Indians. Eva added 15 points and Colby Cox had 10 points. Erica Peet had nine rebounds to lead the Lady Indians.

The Lady Knights are next in action on Friday, when they host Central Community College at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

It will be scouting night.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be livestreamed at www.npccknight.com.

Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM CST.

North Platte Forecast-January 26

Posted on January 26, 2017

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Trial set for Kearney officer charged in traffic stop shooting

Posted on January 25, 2017

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A trial has been set for a Kearney police officer charged in the shooting of a man after a traffic stop.

A Buffalo County district judge set April 3 as the trial date 35-year-old Derek Payton.

Payton pleaded not guilty in September to second-degree assault, a felony, for the June 5 shooting of Jose Klich.

Payton is accused of shooting three times Klich, striking him once in the abdomen. An affidavit in support of Payton’s arrest warrant says Payton was not in the path of Klich’s car when he fired as Klich began to drive away from the scene. Klich survived the shooting.

If convicted, Payton faces up to 20 years in prison. He was placed on administrative leave after the shooting.

Committee to investigate Nebraska state senator’s residency

Posted on January 25, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers plan to investigate whether the state’s longest-serving senator lives in the district he represents.

The Legislature’s Executive Board decided Wednesday to form a seven-member committee to address a complaint filed by Sen. Ernie Chambers’ 2016 election opponent.

John Sciara of Omaha lost the 2016 race by more than 6,000 votes, but he says he may still find a seat in the Legislature by proving Chambers lives in Bellevue. Chambers’ district is based in north Omaha.

Sciara may have missed a deadline to file the challenge, leading some lawmakers to say the committee first must determine whether his challenge is valid. He says his complaint and the $5,000 deposit he had to pay to cover any costs came in within a 40-day window.

Mountain lion captured in 2003 at Omaha intersection dies

Posted on January 25, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha zoo officials say a mountain lion that was shot and captured at one of Omaha’s busiest intersections in 2003 has died in captivity.

Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium says the puma, named “Omaha,” died Wednesday morning after a long battle with kidney disease.

The 108-pound, 7-foot long male cat captured national attention when it was spotted in a residential park near 114th Street and West Dodge Road. Police and zoo officials converged on the area and tranquilized it. But before the drug took effect, the cat lunged at an officer and was shot in a hind leg. After surgery, it recovered and remained at the zoo.

Then-zoo director Lee Simmons said he believed the puma followed a creek into the city, feeding on rabbits and dogs.

Minor student says NP man sexually assaulted her

Posted on January 25, 2017

A 19-year-old North Platte man is facing a sexual assault charge after a minor female reported that he had assaulted her.

On January 17, deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Officer were informed that a female student from an undisclosed Lincoln County School reported that she had been sexually assaulted by Levi Scott.

Chief Deputy Roland Kramer says the student was interviewed at The Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center.

Kramer says deputies conducted numerous interviews and, on January 24, Scott was arrested on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

No other details of the case were released, as the investigation is ongoing. Deputies did not give the alleged victim’s age.

LaVerne T. Couch

Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

LaVerne T. Couch, 89, of Sidney, died Jan. 22, 2017, at the Sidney Health and Rehabilitation Facility.

He was the father of Shari Mintle of North Platte.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at the First Christian Church with Dr. Curtiss P. Davis officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel.

Online condolences may be shared at gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC, Sidney, is in charge of arrangements.

Wayne Otto Stukenholtz

Posted on January 25, 2017

Wayne Otto Stukenholtz, 81, of Pharr, Texas, formerly of Nebraska City and North Platte, died Jan. 6, 2017, in Pharr.

He was born on Jan. 25, 1935, in Nebraska City, the son of Vernon and Alice (Otto) Stukenholtz. He grew up on a farm north of Julian.

He married Joyce Elaine Teten on Sept. 24, 1954, in Nebraska City and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Wayne worked as a diesel mechanic instructor at the University of Nebraska at Curtis and was a member of the Paralyzed American Veterans.

He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Mitchell. His sister, Betty Stukenholtz, died Jan. 14, 2017.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce of Pharr; son, Bill (Cari) Stukenholtz of Lincoln; daughter, Elaine Karel of Johnson; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Alan (Carol) Stukenholtz of Auburn; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorials are suggested to the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Online condolences may be shared at marshallfuneral.com.

A joint service for Wayne and his sister, Betty, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St. in Lincoln. Inurnment will be at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation; however, friends of the family may sign a memorial register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at Marshall Funeral Chapel, Nebraska City, which is in charge of arrangements.

Earle Dean Abels

Posted on January 25, 2017

Earle Dean Abels, 69, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Jan. 23, 2017, at the Sutherland Care Center. He had a good life and died way too young after a long illness with Huntington’s disease.

Earle was born on Oct. 11, 1947, to Arnold Gerhardt and Emma Marie Myers Abels in Ogallala, where he grew up. Earle attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School through the eighth grade, then went on and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1965. While in high school, he earned letter awards in sports, participated in the band and played Legion baseball.

Earle then went on to study music at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln from 1965-70 and was in the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity. During his college days, Earle had many parts in various musicals and operas, but his fondest memories were with the Wesleyan Band. The band played for Richard Nixon’s 1969 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., and in a half-time show for the Chicago Bears.

On June 13, 1971, Earle was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Agler at the First Lutheran Church in North Platte, and they made their home in the Lincoln area.

Earle was the restaurant and bar manager of the Clayton House in both Lincoln and Des Moines, Iowa, from 1971-75. He then hired on with the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1976. After two years he went into partnership with Larsco Construction from 1978-89. The company, a remodeling and construction business, was responsible for remodeling the “Castle,” a 98-year-old historical mansion, as well as Tony and Luigi’s, an old-time favorite restaurant, both in Lincoln. By 1989, Earle went to work for the Lancaster County Urban Development Department and was there for 20 years until he had to stop due to his illness.

Earle and Pat had lived on their beloved acreage in Malcolm for 33 years. Working outside and planting trees and large gardens, along with mowing, kept Earle busy. He loved horse racing, music and running, and did a few marathons in Lincoln and Omaha.

Earle also loved football, whether it was Nebraska football or NFL (the Green Bay Packers was his favorite team), and he was an avid baseball fan. After Joba Chamberlain became a Yankee, the New York Yankees became his favorite team.

Earle and Pat had no children, but he loved his nieces and nephews and was close to his family.

In 2001, they had joined St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Lincoln, then transferred in 2009 to the First United Methodist Church in North Platte. Earle was a man of faith and now suffers no more. He was ready to meet his Lord and be at peace in Heaven.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Emma Abels; baby sister, Darlene; and in-laws, Daniel and Beverly Agler.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Pat of North Platte; his sister, Carolyn Pierce, and brother, Larry Abels, both of Lincoln; brothers-in-law, Dan (Mary) Agler and Jim (Mary Ann) Agler of North Platte, Jeff Agler of Lincoln and John (Cindy) Agler of Harrisonburg, Virgina; nieces, Michelle Pierce, Angie (Steve) Nelson, Maggie (Brad) Moss, Lisa (Chris) Payne and Sara MacKenzie Wagner; nephews, Corey Abels, Jason (Michelle) Abels, Kyle Pierce, Chad Pierce, Dan (Megan) Helberg, Joseph (Tiffany) Agler, Robert Agler and Chadwick (Kellie) Mackenzie; eight great-nieces; 11 great-nephews; three great-great-nieces; two great-great-nephews; as well as other family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Huntington’s Disease Association of America, Paws-itive Partners or First United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com.

Services will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp officiating. Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. (CT) at the Ogallala Cemetery. The casket will be closed. The memorial book may be signed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements.