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North Platte Weather-October 20

Posted on October 20, 2016

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Kearney man sentenced for selling misbranded drugs

Posted on October 19, 2016

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old Kearney man has been sentenced for selling misbranded drugs online.

The prosecutors say U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Paul Martin on Monday to 11 months behind bars. He also must serve two years of supervised release after he leaves federal custody.

Court records say Martin pleaded guilty to delivery of misbranded drugs, mail fraud and wire fraud.

Prosecutors say Martin was indicted after Food and Drug Administration investigators learned that he continued selling foreign products with banned ingredients despite being warned that it was illegal to do so.

Man who killed Omaha neighbor sent to prison for 8-10 years

Posted on October 19, 2016

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 56-year-old man has been imprisoned for killing his Omaha neighbor.

Robert Inman was sentenced Tuesday to eight to 10 years in prison. He’d pleaded no contest to a manslaughter charge in the death of 48-year-old John Hanes. The two lived near each other at a mobile home park.

Prosecutors say Hanes took a meal of pot roast, potatoes and carrots to Inman’s home early in the morning on Aug. 29, 2015, in hopes of partying. But that pre-dawn disruption of their sleep angered Inman and his roommate. Prosecutors say a fight broke out, and Inman put Hanes in a chokehold to subdue him.

Inman says he called 911 later after realizing Hanes wasn’t breathing.

Fort Calhoun nuclear plant set for 6 rounds of layoffs

Posted on October 19, 2016

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A series of six layoffs will reduce the workforce at the Omaha Public Power District’s Fort Calhoun nuclear plant to as few as 300 employees.

There are currently 570 employees on site. The layoffs will occur over the next 20 months as part of the decommissioning of the plant, which will permanently cease power operations Oct. 24.

The first round of cuts is scheduled around Nov. 1, and the next round is set for the first quarter of 2017.

Mary Fisher, senior director of decommissioning for Fort Calhoun, told regulators Tuesday that employees are aware that layoffs beyond 2017’s first quarter could happen sooner or later than called for in the preliminary plan.

The decommissioning process includes disassembly and decontamination of equipment, which can take decades.

Ex-jailer’s lawsuit against Hall County reaches settlement

Posted on October 19, 2016

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Hall County Board of Supervisors has approved a nearly $75,000 settlement with a former county corrections department employee whose lawsuit accused jail managers of sexual harassment and unfair treatment of female employees.

A lawsuit was filed on behalf of Sgt. Debb Rea in May saying her civil rights were violated by former corrections director Fred Ruiz and assistant director Jimmy Vann. According to the lawsuit, female employees were subjected to harsher discipline and referred to in an offensive manner.

Ruiz and Vann were fired by the board in August 2015 after Rea sent a letter to the board outlining her concerns and the county hired an attorney to investigate the jail.

Hall County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf says the settlement includes a non-admission clause, meaning Ruiz and Vann don’t admit any wrongdoing.

Police ID man found shot to death in Omaha backyard

Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have identified a man found shot to death in an Omaha backyard.

Officers say they were dispatched a little before 7:10 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a report about a person on the ground in a Benson-area yard. Police say they found 32-year-old Ronnie Devers unresponsive, and he was declared dead at the scene.

Police say Devers’ death is being investigated as a homicide, and investigators are trying to determine who is responsible.

No arrests have been reported.

Man shot by Kearney officer also charged in incident

Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A man shot by a Kearney officer who has since been charged with assault also will face trial.

Court records say Jose Klich has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstructing a peace officer and of driving with a suspended license. His trial is set to begin Jan. 9 in Buffalo County Court.

The officer who shot Klich, Derek Payton, has pleaded not guilty to felony assault. The records don’t show that a trial has been scheduled.

Payton is accused of shooting three times on June 5 at 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 of a traffic stop.

Company to meet with people who fled pipeline leak area

Posted on October 19, 2016

DECATUR, Neb. (AP) — Company officials say they’ll be meeting Wednesday with residents who fled fumes that escaped from an anhydrous ammonia pipeline in northeast Nebraska.

Authorities have said a Tekamah man checking the leak was killed by the fumes Monday night.

Magellan Midstream Partners, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, said the meeting would start at 2 p.m. at City Hall in Decatur.

Magellan says it’s making progress on repairs. Company says it wants to isolate the failed portion of the 8-inch-diamer pipeline, which will allow local roads to reopen. A decision on letting people return to their homes will be made later Wednesday.

Magellan spokesman Thomas Byers says the incident is still under investigation and didn’t say whether Magellan had determined what caused the release of the fumes.

Another prison staffer struck by inmate, department says

Posted on October 19, 2016

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say another staff member has been assaulted at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.

The Nebraska Correctional Services Department says an inmate being moved from one location to another in the prison Tuesday stuck the staff member in the face. The staffer was treated for injuries and released.

The department says it won’t release the names of those involved. The attack will be investigated and findings will be submitted to the Lancaster County attorney for possible prosecution.

Officials have reported several attacks on corrections officers and staff at various Nebraska prisons over several months, including one in August at the Lincoln Correctional Center that officials say was carried about by a dozen inmates and left nine officers injured.

Erla Lucille Peck

Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Erla Lucille Peck passed away October 18, 2016 peacefully with her husband and all her children by her side. She was born March 11, 1932 to Elmer and Bessie (Whiting) Telitz. She grew up in North Platte, NE where she attended North Platte Senior High School. Erla and Frank C. Peck Sr. found true love in 1948, where brick by brick, board by board they built their home in North Platte which was a requirement of her father before he would allow them to be united in marriage on November 22, 1950. Starting on March 4, 1952 she gave birth to her first child which was just the beginning of raising a family of seven children, nineteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and multiple nephews, nieces, neighborhood children, and friends. Erla, her mother, and sisters (Delores, Betty, and Charlene) ran the first airport cafe restaurant. They also helped feed the soldiers at the canteen. She was a Sunday school teacher at the First Baptist Church, room mother for years at Jefferson Elementary School and Chaplin for the Women of the Moose Lodge. Erla and Frank sponsored many youth activities such as holding dances, camping trips and pool tournaments at the Moose Lodge. Her love and laughter was contagious. She always found the goodness and the positive in everything and everyone. She always taught you to believe that no hurdle could not be overcome. She instilled that into her family and everyone she met. After retirement, Frank and Erla traveled the country. They spent their winters in paradise in warmer climates with friends and siblings having a great time, until they started missing their children and grandchildren and decided to return home early to see them. She enjoyed camping, spending time with her family, and watching her five generations of offspring enjoy and help each other through life.
She is survived by her husband Frank Peck Sr.; her children, Frank (Cheryl) Peck Jr., Chris (Ron) Richardson, Deanna (Frank) Savage, Jeanna (Joe) Koubek, Steve (Lorena) Peck, Tanya (Todd) Gayman; grandchildren, Travers (Jodi) Richardson, Vicki (Brent) Langemeier, Trent (Melissa) Richardson, Robby (Meghan) Peck, Tylan Gayman, Jamie (Aaron) Koubek, Kandace (Grady) Carpenter, Tusten Gayman, Jade (Brittany) Koubek, Jaustin Koubek, Lane (Sidney) Carpenter; great-grandchildren, Karsen (Jimmy) Falcon, Lane Richardson, Jordan (Michael) Richardson, Kaden Langemeier, Kyler Peck, Brittney Richardson, Mekennah Kemp, Maylah Langemeier, Madden Fattig, Jaylen Koubek, Andrew Richardson, Kambree Kemp, Steven Richardson, Madelyn Koubek, Coy Gayman, Jaxon Koubek; great-great-grandchildren, Greah Falcon and Taylar Beisner; sister, Charlene (Dave) Titus,; In-laws, Bill(Vina) Peck Sr., Dale(Carol) Douglas, and Barbara Telitz; and endless friends that were actually family in her heart.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Bessie Telitz; daughter, Kathleen Jo Peck; grandson, Frankie Lloyd Peck; sisters, Delores (Bill) Thrash, and Betty (Bucky) Layton; brothers, Vern (Velma) Telitz, Bob Telitz, and Rick Telitz.
“Don’t you leave home without clean underwear on you never know what might happen”. – Erla Peck
Memorials may be made in her name and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, 2016 at the First Baptist Church with Reverend Ryan Alexander officiating. Casual dress is requested and a reception will follow at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Ag Building, 5015 Rodeo Road. Cremation was chosen and those wishing to sign the register book may do so 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.