A Red Willow County Sheriff’s deputy who pulled over a Corvette for a traffic violation created a traffic breach of his own when he accidentally rear-ended the sports car.

Deputy Justin Davis was driving a marked, county-own sport utility vehicle when he stopped a 51-year-old from Phillipsburg, Kan., who was driving the Corvette.

Both vehicles pulled into a business parking lot. Davis says he thought he put his cruiser in park, but an item on the console apparently prevented the gear shift from fully engaging, and the cruiser rolled and rear-ended the Corvette.

The accident caused an estimated $1,200 in damage to the sports car.

A 28-year-old mother has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2010 death of her toddler.

A Dawson County jury found Doris Herrin guilty on Friday. Prosecutors had charged her with the more serious offense of child abuse resulting in death, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison.

Police say 3-year-old Misty Herrin was unresponsive when she arrived at a Gothenburg hospital on Dec. 21, 2010. She was flown to a Kearney hospital, where she underwent surgery brain surgery. She died the next day.

Doris Herrin had told doctors the girl fell, but evidence showed she had been hit in the head several times and shaken.

Herrin faces up to 20 years in prison when she’s sentenced Oct. 12.

NORTH PLATTE Neb.– Young and old found something to enjoy Sunday at the 60th annual St. Patrick Church barbecue. Started in 1952, the barbecue has been a consistently viable fundraising option for the Church.

The late-summer event has become one of North Platte’s signature events with proceeds going, in part, to help pay expenses at St. Patrick Middle-High School and McDaid Elementary. In fact, that is how the event started. As a way to pay for the then “new” St. Patrick School which has been erected in the late 1940’s at the present location on south Silber Avenue.

Those attending this year’s event enjoyed a beef barbecue dinner, with dessert. Youngster enjoyed the dunk tank, games, cake walk and a silent auction.

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The parent company of the North Platte Post, Eagle Communications,  has been recognized as the 2013 Heart of America “ESOP Company of the Year.” The Heart of America ESOP Association presents this award annually to a company that embodies employee-ownership.

“We are honored to have received this award and to join the companies that have laid the foundation for what it means to be Company of the Year,” said Eagle Communications President and CEO Gary Shorman. “We were recognized for our internal and external promotion of ESOPs; the various ways we educate, share and participate in the ESOP throughout the year and our continuous involvement to stay connected in the communities we serve.”

Shorman also added, “An ESOP is better than just being a part of a team. It is being a part of a team that shares in the long-term growth and prosperity of a company. We have to work smart, hard, and fast, but the rewards of ownership are great. Having ownership in our company is the foundation for quality products and great customer service. We won this award because we have terrific employee-owners who work hard every day to provide great products for our listeners, viewers, and customers while providing the best customer service anywhere.”

An ESOP, or Employee Stock Ownership Plan, is designed so that each eligible employee shares in the ownership of a company. Each year, Eagle Communications allocates a percentage of its profits to the employee-owners, similar to a profit- sharing plan.

“For Eagle employees, this translates into owning a piece of the company as stock is transferred to each eligible employee in the ESOP program,” said Shorman. “Our company is valued each year based on our performance and since the inception of the ESOP, the value of Eagle’s stock has steadily increased.”

“The ESOP Company of the Year” recognizes a commitment to employee ownership as evidenced by involvement with the ESOP Association and its program, communication with employees, and commitment to the vision of The ESOP Association. That commitment endorses employee participation, wealth creation, and individual dignity and worth and an overall feeling of ownership by employees.

Eagle Communications, Inc. is a Kansas-based Broadband Services and Media Company with over 250 employee-owners. The company operates 28 radio stations in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri as well as cable TV systems in 30 Kansas and Colorado communities. The company also offers e-business solutions, web hosting, telephone service, high-speed Internet, and wireless Internet in most service areas. For more information, log on to http://www.eaglecom.net.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb- The North Platte Fire Department responded to a fire twenty three minutes after midnight on August 24th at 7th street and poplar across the street from Huebner’s Lawn & Garden.

A warehouse type building was fully involved in the fire. The building used to hold chemicals and pesticides.

Fire Marshal George Lewis said the building was vacant and the building was in the process of being demolished but that process has stopped for unknown reasons.

As of 8:00 Fire Crews are still on the scene assessing the situation.
There were no doors on the building so it was easily accessible.

Lewis said in an interview with North Platte Post “We’re taking our time to make sure we cover all the bases and see if we can determine what caused the fire”.

More details to come as they are released from the authorities.

Authorities have released the names of two people who were killed and two who were injured in the rollover crash of a pickup in south-central Nebraska.

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says the crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday about 2½ miles south of Miller on U.S. Highway 183.

Investigators say 28-year-old Amanda Wilder lost control of the truck as it headed south. The truck crossed the highway and rolled after entering the east ditch.

The sheriff’s office says 11-year-old Destani Wilder, and 24-year-old Rebecca Veeder died at the scene. Amanda Wilder and 8-year-old Montannah Wilder were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

Deputies say all four lived in Sargent.

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light east southeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light northeast wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Authorities have discovered a leak in the outlet structure of the reservoir at Hayes Center Wildlife Management Area in southwest Nebraska.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the structure is being examined to determine the best option for repairs.

The 50-acre reservoir water level is already low. The commission says its goal is to fix the leak quickly so the reservoir can refill.

The lake sits about 12 miles northeast of Hayes Center.