Rex “Jack” David Jackson, age 76 of Sutherland, passed away Tuesday September 13, 2016 at Imperial Manor in Imperial, NE. Cremation was chosen and private services will be held at a later date. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Baby falls from 2nd floor window in Omaha home
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a baby suffered only some scratches — and a big scare — in a fall from a second floor window in Omaha.
Officials were called to the home Tuesday morning for a report of a 10-month-old baby falling from the window.
When officers arrived, the baby boy had already been taken to a hospital.
Omaha police spokesman Phil Anson said that officers following up on the baby’s condition learned he had fallen into a mulched area and “was perfectly fine.”
Police say the baby’s father said the upstairs window was open. He says the boy pushed on the screen, it popped out and the boy fell through.
NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Falls to Concordia JV
Seward – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team lost to the Concordia University Junior Varsity on Tuesday night in four sets, 19-25, 25-11, 25-21 and 25-18. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Falls to Concordia JV”
Former Kearney Catholic coach charged with child enticement dies in collision
MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — A former Kearney Catholic High School golf coach who’d been accused of trying to sexually entice a teenager has died in a highway collision.
Authorities say 44-year-old Shawn Dowse, of Kearney, died at the scene Tuesday morning, about two miles west of Hazard on Nebraska Highway 2. Sherman County authorities say Dowse was driving a pickup west when he ran into an eastbound truck. The other driver was taken to a hospital.
Dowse was arrested last week on charges of negligent child abuse, enticement by electronic communication device and contributing to the delinquency of a child. Records in a separately filed case say the mother of a 13-year-old who obtained a protection order against Dowse said he sent inappropriate text messages to the girl.
North Platte Weather-September 14
TodayMostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Authorities arrest 268 in Omaha and Lincoln this summer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A law enforcement task force arrested 268 fugitives, gang members and violent criminals this summer in Omaha and Lincoln.
The U.S. Marshals Service worked with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in the operation that was announced Wednesday.
The operation included 208 felony arrests.
In addition to the arrests, officers seized 101 guns, drugs valued at more than $443,000 and $11,202.35 cash between June 1 and Sept. 1.
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says the joint effort will help make neighborhoods safer and stronger.
Midwest governors send letter to EPA seeking ethanol changes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Seven Midwest governors have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking regulation changes intended to increase sales of gasoline blended with a higher percentage of ethanol.
The governors of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota sent a letter Tuesday to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting new standards that would allow stations to sell more gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol rather than the current standard of 10 percent ethanol.
The letter says the current setup “is stifling the widespread adoption” of E15 ethanol blends.
The governors — five Republicans and two Democrats — are all from leading ethanol-producing states. The letter was also sent to President Barack Obama.
A telephone message seeking a comment from McCarthy was not immediately returned Tuesday.
$12M grant to aid Nebraska with child mental health services
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Children who suffer from serious emotional problems could have better access to community-based services in Nebraska under a new $12 million federal grant.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday it will receive $3 million annually over four years to continue implementing a mental health system of care.
The system of care will help deliver services to children who are considered at-risk of emotional and behavioral problems.
Sheri Dawson, the state’s behavioral services director, says the grant will help the department meet youth needs more efficiently at state, regional and local levels.
The department says more than 37,000 children in Nebraska experience behavioral health disorders.
Former Kearney Catholic golf coach charged in child enticement case
MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — A former Kearney Catholic High School golf coach has been charged with negligent child abuse and other crimes.
Online court records say 44-year-old Shawn Dowse was arrested Wednesday. The records don’t list an attorney who could comment for Dowse.
The Kearney County Court has sealed an affidavit that details allegations leading to his arrest. Dowse also is charged with enticement by electronic communication device and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
Records in a separately filed case say the mother of a 13-year-old who obtained a protection order against Dowse said he sent inappropriate text messages to the girl. Also, the mother said that after her daughter told Dowse she couldn’t communicate with him further, he showed up at an Axtell football game so he could speak to her.
Omaha woman rescued from creek after 30-foot fall into ravine
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued from a creek a 78-year-old woman who fell around 30 feet into a ravine behind her west Omaha home.
Firefighters were called to the scene near Zorinsky Lake around 1 p.m. Monday. The woman had fallen when the ground crumbled beneath her while she was pulling weeds behind her house.
Her rescuers lowered a basket that she got into so she could be pulled to safety up the ravine bank. Firefighters say she suffered only minor injuries.