(AP) — The Kearney school board has voted to fire a teacher who took time off without permission to attend church events.

The board voted 5-1 on Monday night to immediately cancel the contract of Central Elementary teacher Candace Flavell.

She rejected a compromise her attorney had reached with the district. Under it, she would have remained on paid leave until Dec. 20, after which she would have quit. If she hadn’t found another job by the start of spring semester, she would have been hired as a paraprofessional at entry-level pay.

Her lawyer says Flavell decided against accepting the deal because it didn’t allow her to keep teaching at Kearney public schools.

Flavell intends to appeal her termination.

A North Platte woman has been placed under arrest after a powdery substance confiscated from her in July tested positive for methamphetamine.

According to a North Platte Police Department news release, officers responded to an apartment in the 900 block of North Dewey at around 8:15 p.m on November 10th and made contact 29-year-old Kizzie Ross.

Police say Ross was arrested in July, and was found to be in possession of a self-seal baggie containing a white residue.  The baggie was sent to the Nebraska State Patrol lab for testing and, on November 5th, law enforcement received the results of the test which identified the substance as meth.

Officers placed Ross under arrest for felony Possession of a Controlled Substance stemming from the July arrest.

Ross was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center where she was processed and released.

A North Platte man has been charged with multiple serious misdemeanors following an argument with a female.

According to Rodney Brown, North Platte Police Department public information officer, officers received a report of a  domestic assault at around 11:30 a.m. on November 9th.

The female victim alleged that her domestic partner, 28-year-old Matthew Meyer, assaulted her and would not allow her to leave a residence in 400 block of South Willow.

Furthermore, the victim told police that Meyer pushed himself against her in an unwanted sexual manner, then forced her outside and assaulted her again.

Following an investigation, police found probable cause to arrest Meyer and charge him with 3rd Degree Domestic Assault, 3rd Degree Sexual Assault and 2nd Degree False Imprisonment, all Class I misdemeanors.

Meyer was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

(AP) — Scottsbluff airport officials fear flight cancellations by Great Lakes Airlines could anger more customers, costing the airport boardings and, ultimately, federal funding.

The airline has canceled nearly two dozen flights out of Western Nebraska Regional Airport over the past few months.

Officials say new federal safety and training rules has caused a shortage of pilots for Great Lakes and other airlines.

Airport director Darwin Skelton says the airport might not reach a target of 10,000 annual boardings by the end of the year. Failure to reach the threshold could cost the airport $850,000 in federal funding.

A public conference concerning the flight cancellations and other topics will be held at the airport starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values as low as -3 early. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
• Tonight: Clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

(AP) — The cheese plant at Ravenna (ruh-VA’-nuh) in central Nebraska has closed as expected, costing the city more than 170 jobs.

Friday was the last day of production at the Leprino Foods plant. Plant officials had blamed a diminishing dairy supply for the plant’s closure.

Leprino Foods had operated in Ravenna since 1998, when it purchased the facilities from Dairy Farmers of America. The plant produced mainly string cheese for its mozzarella cheese company based in Denver, but also made some whey products.

(AP) — Authorities in western Nebraska say they’re investigating a weekend collision involving a train and an unoccupied car.

Police say a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train collided early Saturday with a 1989 Mercury Cougar that was at a crossing in Scottsbluff. There are no reports of injuries.

Scottsbluff Police Capt. Brian Wasson says the train engineer saw people near the car prior to the collision. No one was at the scene when police arrived.

Authorities have contacted the owner of the vehicle, who says his car was stolen. Wasson says the man did not contact Scottsbluff authorities prior to the train collision.

• Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

(AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking applicants for its annual Nebraska Young Artist awards.

The awards recognize 11th graders from Nebraska who show talent in the visual arts, dance, music, theatre, film and new media.

Applications must include a work sample and a recommendation letter from a teacher. They must be submitted online by Dec. 6 at https://go.unl.edu/nyaa .

The applications are judged by faculty from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Winners will receive invitations to a recognition day on April 9.

Organizers say anyone with questions can contact Kathe Andersen at 402-472-9355 or kandersen1@unl.edu.

(AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s outdoor periodical, NEBRASKAland Magazine, is now among the growing list of those available in digital format.

Readers can access the publication by visiting OutdoorNebraska.org, then clicking on the NEBRASKAland link.

Features include embedded videos, links to the agency’s website, photo galleries and social sharing.

The free digital magazine is also available through Game and Parks’ new website partnership with the Omaha World-Herald at GoOutdoorsNE.com.

Past issues may be bought for $4.95 each.

NEBRASKAland Magazine, which debuted in 1926, is published 10 times a year.