The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office recently completed two overtime grants provided by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety

The Click It or Ticket grant ran from November 19th through November 25^th with 5 Deputies participating and working 67.5 hours of overtime.  There was a condition in the grant that required 40 percent of the time being worked be between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.   Five Deputies worked 41 hours between those times, approximately 61%.  Pre and post grant observations of seat belt usage were 88% and 91% respectively.  During the grant period, Deputies wrote 93 warnings and citations and arrested 2 individuals for Driving While Intoxicated. No citations were written for occupant restraint violations.

The second grant was the You Drink and Drive You Lose enforcement action which ran from December 14^th, 2012 through January 1^st, 2013. Deputies worked a total of 44 hours and made 70 traffic stops which resulted in 2 DWI arrests, 4 citations for speeding and 73 warnings for other traffic offenses.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind 7 to 13 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

A North Platte former firefighter has been given 18 to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty in a drug case.

Thirty-three-year-old Aaron Vieyra, of North Platte, was sentenced on Monday by Judge Donald Rowlands of Lincoln County District Court.

Vieyra had made a plea deal with prosecutors, who lowered the charges to attempted sale of cocaine. Police say Vieyra sold cocaine drug to informants in February and March of 2011.

Vieyra resigned from the North Platte Fire Department after his arrest.

Pat and Kathleen Keenan were honored Saturday by the North Platte Catholic Schools with the “Wall of Honor” Award. The award is the highest recognition given by the school, and is extended to members of the school community who have made enduring significant impact on the school and its operations.

The Keenans have both been involved in the major decisions and directions of the school through membership on the School Board or the Endowment Board. They are involved in the Activities Association and have been involved in many committees and study groups.

Their leadership, financially and in planning for the funding and construction of the new McDaid Elementary, was pivotal to the success of that significant event in the school’s history. They have been involved in most major decisions at the school for the past quarter-century. The “Wall of Honor” plaque was presented Saturday evening at the St. Pats-Cozad basketball game, and will be displayed with those of previous inductees in the McDaid commons area.

On 1/3/13 at 10:20 AM officers responded to the 900 block of west 6^th in regards to a domestic disturbance.  Upon arrival officers met with the female adult victim and adult witness.

The victim had injuries and the investigation determined that Jeremy Tobey was suspected of causing the injury to the victim who was his live-in girlfriend.  Jeremy was incarcerated for felony 3^rd degree domestic assault as he had a prior conviction of the same offense.  While speaking with the victim it was also determined that a prior incident of domestic violence had occurred on 1/1/13.

It was reported that Jeremy had grabbed the victim around the throat until she reportedly blacked out.  It was reported that Jeremy had than pulled a knife out and threatened to cause injury to the victim. Jeremy was also charged with another count of felony 3^rd degree domestic assault as well as terroristic threats and strangulation.

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Scottsbluff police officer on child pornography charges.

Tyler Reinpold was found guilty last year in Scotts Bluff County District Court of 10 counts of possessing child pornography. He was sentenced in March to five to 10 years in prison.

Reinpold had claimed the images were part of a police investigation he was conducting, but prosecutors disproved that.

In his appeal, Reinpold argued that the videos and photos found on his computer hard were the result of an illegal search by an investigator. He also argued that prosecutors failed to prove those depicted in the photos and videos were under 18 years old.

The state’s high court on Friday said Reinpold’s arguments were without merit.

A traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80 in Keith County led to the seizure of 80 lbs. of marijuana and the arrest of a California man.

Just after 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 3, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2013 Ford Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), for speeding near the Roscoe Exit on I-80. The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle. The search led to the seizure of 80 lbs. of marijuana. The marijuana was located in a duffel bag and a car luggage carrier in the passenger/cargo area of the SUV.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, Matthew S. Hornsby, 38, Mariposa, Calif., was lodged in the Keith County Jail on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -3. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -3. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.