CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (AP) â Authorities have confirmed the names of two 17-year-old girls who were killed in a Merrick County crash.
Grand Island Senior High School communications coordinator Jack Sheard said Cheyenna Urbauer, of Grand Island, and Shania Rivera, formerly of Grand Island, died in the accident Saturday. Sheard says Urbauer was a senior at the school and says Rivera attended the school before moving and transferring.
Authorities say the crash happened just before 2 a.m. Investigators think the car was eastbound when it ran off the rural roadway. The driver overcorrected, causing the car to roll several times before landing in a roadside ditch.
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — Catholic Charities is closing its Columbus residential treatment facility for people with mental illness and substance abuse issues.
John Griffith is president of Catholic Charities for the Omaha Archdiocese, and he said the organization’s board decided in August to create a transition plan so other providers would have a chance to fill the void.
Griffith says the decision is part of a broader shift by Catholic Charities away from government-funded programs. He says the reimbursement rate from government agencies has not kept pace with the cost of care.
Griffith says the transition is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Outpatient services are still available locally through East Central District Health Department and Colegrove Counseling Center.
ELGIN, Neb. (AP) — A 24-year-old pickup driver has died in a collision with a semitrailer near Elgin in Antelope County.
Authorities say the accident occurred Friday when the eastbound pickup was struck by the northbound truck on Nebraska Highway 14 about two miles north of Elgin.
The pickup driver was identified as Drew Holter, who lived in Elgin. The semi driver has been identified as Roy Rogers, of Clearwater. It’s not clear whether Rogers was injured.
Shaylee Johnson of Fleming, Colo., signs a national letter of intent to play volleyball for the North Platte Community College Lady Knights. Seated L-R : Parents Devin and Krista Johnson, Shaylee Johnson, Fleming Head Coach Doug Kamery. NPCC Assistant Vicki Hopping is looking on.
North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team has added Shaylee Johnson from Fleming, Colo., to its 2017 recruiting class.
Johnson, a 6’0 middle blocker, played for the Fleming High School Lady Wildcats, coached by Doug Kamery. The Wildcats finished the 2016 season with a record of 29-2 and the state champion in Class 1A.
Johnson was named to the first team CHSAA 1A All-State team and was named 1A Player of the Year, her senior season. During her senior season, Johnson recorded 251 kills with a .279 kill efficiency. She also had 102 total blocks and had 275 defensive digs.
Johnson played varsity for four seasons having 593 kills, 261 total blocks and 497 defensive digs.
“’We are excited about Shaylee because she does such a good job in the middle.” Lady Knight Head Coach Alexa McCall said, “She has a big presence and is going to be able to come in and do some great things. She comes from a very successful program and is not afraid to compete”
Fleming High School product Megan Chintala was an All-Region IX performer for the Lady Knights this past season.
Johnson is the third recruit for the Lady Knights for the 2017 season. The others are Jordynn Simpson from North Platte, and Taylin McNair from Imperial.
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south-southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Texas man has died and a police officer has been injured in a western Iowa crash.
Police say the crash happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs, when a vehicle slammed into the back of Council Bluffs police cruiser parked on the side of the interstate. The crash killed 72-year-old Bertram Ellis, of Houston.
Officials say 39-year-old Officer Josh Horner was sitting in his patrol car conducting traffic control when Ellis’ vehicle rear-ended the cruiser. Both men were rushed to hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska, where Ellis died from his injuries.
Officials have not released the medical condition of Horner, a seven-year veteran of the department.
Council Bluffs police are investigating the crash.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (AP) — Two teenage girls have died in a rollover crash in central Nebraska.
The crash happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday on a rural road in Merrick County. Investigators believe the car was eastbound when its passenger tires ran off the road. Officials believe the driver overcorrected, causing the car to roll several times before landing in the south ditch.
A spokesman for Grand Island Senior High confirmed that one of the girls was a senior at the school and the other girl had been a former student. The girls’ names have not yet been released.
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of regular grade gasoline is unchanged nationally over the last two weeks, holding steady at $2.20 a gallon.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that refiners have had little time to react to last week’s announcement by major oil-producing countries to slash output. Many retailers have yet to see big price increases.
Lindberg says to expect higher prices after OPEC’s decision to cut production. She says prices may fall if financial markets don’t believe the cuts will stick.
Gas in San Diego was the highest in the continental United States at $2.69 a gallon on average on Friday. The low average was in Houston at $1.91 a gallon.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than 250,000 fish were killed this week at a southwest Omaha lake, drawing complaints from some anglers.
But Nebraska Game and Parks officials say the move will lead to better fishing in the Chalco Hills Recreation Area for years to come.
A low dosage of the chemical rotenone was applied Tuesday to the lake, killing thousands of gizzard shad and some sports fish. The fish washed up on the shores of the 245-acre lake near 154th Street and Giles Road.
Game officials say the gizzard shad, which are considered bait fish, were competing with bluegills, crappie and small bass for food.
Shad are highly susceptible to rotenone when water is cold. Other fish are more tolerant and are expected to thrive and multiply.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (AP) â Authorities have confirmed the names of two 17-year-old girls who were killed in a Merrick County crash.
