Every five years The Nebraska Public Power District requires inspects and performs maintenance to canals and waterways in western Nebraska. Lake Maloney’s water level is expected to drop as canals drain.
According to utility water resources adviser Edward Dekleva, the NPPD began draining canals from Lake Maloney to Keystone Dam to inspect the sides and structures of the canals normally under water.
Today: Isolated showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Children who are placed in foster care and the child welfare system because of an abusive, neglected, tragic past have a hard time making sense of what’s happening around them. In the search of a new home or recovering from the loss of a parent that child must enter the court system without someone to trust or even help guide them through until the end.
On June 27th seven local volunteers who decided to make a difference were sworn into CASA. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) CASA volunteers act as the voice or the guiding light to help children who enter the court system through no fault of their own.
According to CASA, children with a CASA volunteer are much less likely to spend more than three years in foster care, in-fact 13.3% of children in foster care with a CASA volunteer stay more than three years whereas 27% of all children in foster care end up staying over three years. Cases involving a CASA are more likely to be permanently closed, those children are less likely to re-enter the child welfare system. Only 9% of CASA children re-enter the system as opposed to the 16% of children who do without an advocate from CASA.
Lincoln County CASA hasn’t been around forever, with the first seven advocates sworn in June 27th plus one more advocate who is currently working a on a case from another Nebraskan county, more advocates are needed not only by CASA but by the children who are placed in the described environment that the child will remember for the rest of their life.
Listen to Ginny Adams, a CASA volunteer, she explains her experience and why she does it.
There are more than one ways to help. You can donate at any time, donations are tax deductible.
The next CASA training is in October! To be a volunteer contact your local Lincoln County CASA Executive Director Stephanie Miller at (308) 520-0577 OR E-mail [email protected]
Stay informed as well on the local Facebook page.
Class A
Lincoln North Star 42, North Platte 10
PLAY OF THE GAME: Alec Wesslund caught this deep ball from Dylan Mlady to spark a touchdown drive in the third quarter. Listen by clicking the link: 7 – wesslund 37 yd catch
Class C-1
Broken Bow 33, St. Paul 8
Chase County 44, Mitchell 7
Cozad 42, Gothenburg 7
Jake Paulsen rushed for two first-half touchdowns as the Haymakers jumped to a 14-0 lead at the intermission. They never looked back in the second half on their way to victory.
Class C-2
Bayard 21, Hershey 17
Perkins County 32, Kimball 7
Class D-1
Maxwell 69, Sutherland 6
Jordan Biere rushed for three scores as the Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak.
Paxton 62, Morrill 22
South Loup 44, Ansley-Litchfield 6
Class D-2
Garden County 58, Sandhills/Thedford
Medicine Valley 84, Hitchcock County 26
Brady 42, Wallace 26
Brady QB Zach Mann rushed for 216 yards and 4 TD as the Eagles stunned the Wildcats in Brady. Mann also had 14 tackles on defense.
Six-man
Sioux County 54, Arthur County 8
Wauneta-Palisade 52, Maywood 14
Five fires burned a total of twelve acres south of North Platte. Firefighters from the North Platte Fire Department responded around 3:30 pm to the area near mile marker 80 on the west side of highway 83. The farthest fire south of North Platte was near the south entrance to Lake Maloney
There is no determined cause of the fires though a hot wheel bearing is a probable cause.
According to Battalion Chief at North Platte Fire Department, Jason Trimble, two separate fires joined into one single blaze. The largest fire responders contained burned seven acres. Trimble says it took 45 minutes to contain the five fires.
North Platte fire responders put four grass rigs to use against the fires while receiving mutual aid from Hershey supplying a tanker and Wallace supplying two grass rigs.
No structures were threatened and no injuries or accidents occurred.
At or around Friday September 28th, Casey’s General Store on the corner of Buffalo Bill Rd and Rodeo Rd was robbed at gun point, confirmed by Lieutenant Hoaglund from the North Platte Police Department.
The suspect, 16-year-old Daniel Shinkle is in custody. According to the Lincoln County Court, Shinkle will be charged as an adult with robbery and use of a firearm to commit a felony. Shinkle is lodged at the Lincoln County Detention Center on $100,000 bond.
Friday morning at 7:56, 19-year-old Amanda Giles of North Platte was booked in the LCDC and charged with being an accessory to robbery. Bond set at $10,000
The robbery is still under investigation by the NPPD.
The body found in the Sutherland Inlet was positively identified as 61-year-old Larry Sack. The body was sent to Gibbon, NE, for an autopsy where the body was confirmed as Sacks by his dental record.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, the death was accidental and caused by drowning. The investigation is now closed.
A news release from the LCSO says:
“Sheriff Jerome Kramer gives his condolences to the family and would like to thank all the area Dive and Rescue Teams, especially Sutherland and Paxton Volunteers. Sheriff Kramer would also like to thank Kitty Riggins and all citizen volunteers for their dedicated assistance. “
A tribute to Larry’s life will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
At around 4 PM on September 26th Officers from the NPPD responded to the 700 block of East Philip on the report of a prior assault.
The female victim alleged that her domestic partner and suspect, Austin M. Welch, 19, had struck her multiple times, which caused her pain and injury. Welch had left the scene prior to the arrival of law enforcement.
Following the investigation Officers determined there was probable cause to arrest Welch for Assault 3rd Degree – Domestic, 28-323 (I Mis). Welch was then located, arrested and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center, where he was jailed
The 4S Goat Expo, being held in Lincoln County for the first time, was awarded $600 by the North Platte/Lincoln County Convention and Visitors Bureau at the regular Advisory Committee monthly meeting on September 26. “The 4S Goat Expo, held for the past ten years in Dawson County attracts visitors from Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado and Iowa,” said NP/LCCVB Executive Director Lisa Burke. “We are grateful to Randy Saner and the UNL Extension office for bringing this event to North Platte.”
The grant award will be used to help the organization offset the cost of the featured speaker, Dr. Kenneth M. Andries, Ph.D. of Kentucky State University. Dr. Andries will cover many topics, including multi-species grazing, nutrition, genetics and management. There will also be a producer panel that includes producers from across the Midwest as well as Dr. Andries.
More information about the 4S Goat Expo can be found at their website, www.4sgoatexpo.org.
The Advisory Committee has earmarked $77,000 in the 2012/2013 fiscal year budget of the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau for Promotional and Incentive grants. These grants are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, and all event and activity promoters are encouraged to make their application well in advance of their event to ensure availability of funds. In the past ten years, the NP/LCCVB Advisory Committee has awarded more than $288,000 in promotional and incentive grants.
Events and activities that occur within Lincoln County will be considered for these awards. Applications and information are available by calling the NP/LCCVB at 308-532-4729 or emailing [email protected].
