The North Platte Bulldogs and Hershey Panthers each take on their biggest rivals tonight. For the Bulldogs, they hope to snap their five-game losing streak against Kearney at Foster Field. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from Kearney tonight, with pregame coverage starting at 6:30 and the kickoff at 7. The Panthers are also trying to get back on track after losing two games in a row. They’ll travel to Sutherland tonight and face the Sailors, who are searching for their first win. Q-Country 107.3 FM is the home for Panther football tonight, with the pregame at 6:30 and a 7 o’clock kick. Elsewhere in prep football tonight, St. Pat’s heads to Cambridge for a pivotal district clash. Maxwell looks to snap their three-game skid at Hemingford. Wallace hosts unbeaten Hayes Center and Brady welcome Wauneta-Palisade.
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Neb. bus crash passengers describe wild scene
Dozens of people on the Denver-bound bus were hurt in the wreck, including five who were hospitalized. Passengers Jimmy Strickland and Anthony Pavarotti say the driver may have been on her cell phone. But Nebraska State Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins says the initial investigation showed the cell phone was not in use when the accident happened.
The bus company prohibits personal calls, but drivers use cell phones to communicate with dispatchers and other drivers. A spokesman for the American Bus Association said there was no indication the driver was doing anything improper.
Former NP DEVCO Head to lead State Chamber post
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska’s top economic development official is resigning to join the state Chamber of Commerce. Gov. Dave Heineman said Thursday that Richard Baier would leave his post after Oct. 28. Baier has led the department since he was appointed by Heineman’s predecessor in 2003. Heineman praised Baier’s efforts to promote the state and improve the climate for businesses. Baier helped redesign the incentives Nebraska uses to attract companies and led several trade missions to help boost business. Baier will lead a new Chamber program to research business trends in the state and make recommendations about what should be done to strengthen Nebraska’s economy. Chamber President Barry Kennedy says Baier’s research will help determine what Nebraska needs to do to set itself apart from other states.
Scotts Bluff County goes to court over mining
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – Scotts Bluff County has asked a court to stop a company from mining sand and gravel near the North Platte River on the west side of Scottsbluff. The complaint was filed against Western Engineering, of Scottsbluff, and seeks a court order to halt the mining. The complaint says a county road has been damage. The county says the mining is a permit violation because a conditional use permit for the mining expired in 1993. The county also says mining is not authorized on the property where it is occurring. A phone listed for Western Engineering was not in service Friday morning.
HHS responds to ‘sadistic’ abuse of Beatrice residents
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – At least five staffers hit, pushed or choked developmentally disabled residents of the troubled Beatrice State Developmental Center, according to investigative reports. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services released the center’s 78-page internal report on the alleged abuses happening earlier in the year, with the names of accused staffers and at least seven center victims redacted. The report details incidents in which center residents were routinely slapped, punched, ridiculed and choked, sometimes into unconsciousness. Jodi Fenner, the director of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities, says the suspected abuse occurred at one of five homes on the Beatrice grounds. Fenner says among the 15 staffers currently suspended are a manager and nine other staffers suspected of knowing of, but not reporting the abuse.
North Platte Attorney named Judge
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Gov. Dave Heineman has appointed an attorney from North Platte as a district judge in central Nebraska. Heineman on Thursday named 58-year-old Richard Birch to the bench in the 11th Judicial District. Birch, who has practiced law for 32 years in Nebraska, replaces Judge John Murphy, who retired earlier this summer. The district covers 17 central and western counties and is based in North Platte.
