GUERNSEY, Wyo. (AP) — A 21-year-old Scottsbluff, Nebraska, man has drowned in Guernsey Reservoir.
Platte County Sheriff Steve Keigley says a man jumped off a cliff into the water near Long Canyon in Guernsey State Park on Tuesday and failed to surface.
The body was recovered Wednesday in nine feet of water.
The name of the victim has not been released by authorities pending notification of relatives.
North Platte, NE- Josh Harm, Vice President Business Banking at NebraskaLand National Bank,
was presented with the Nebraska Bankers Association Scholarship to the Graduate School of
Banking in Wisconsin. Josh will be attending the Graduate School of Banking in Wisconsin later
this year. These scholarships are funded by the Prochnow Educational Foundation and
awarded through each of GSB’s sponsoring bankers assocations. Scholarship winners are
chosen by the sponsoring state bankers association and selection is based on involvement in
banking, the association and the community. The Graduate School of Banking at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison has been educating professionals and creating leaders in the banking
industry since 1945.
Ginny Harshbarger, Senior Vice President Information Technology Director at NebraskaLand
National Bank, was selected for the Nebraska Bankers Association (NBA) Leadership Program.
The NBA created the Leadership Program to enhance the leadership, organizational, and
performance skills of highly motivated, mid- to upper-level bankers. The program establishes a
network of bank leaders who understand and can respond to local and national issues
impacting the banking industry.
In addition, NebraskaLand National Bank was presented an award for outstanding participation
during Get Smart About Credit Day, which is held annually in October.
A North Platte man and woman were arrested early Wednesday morning for stealing cigarettes from vehicles.
According to a report from the North Platte Police Department officers responded to a call at the South Platte Terrace Apartments at 700 E. Phillip at around 1:15 am Wednesday, May 21 on the report of male and female subjects entering parked vehicles in the parking lot. Officers were unsuccessful in locating the two at that location but were able to track them to a front yard in the 900 block of E. Francis.
The suspects, Austin Bordeaux and Sabrena Flores, both 20, fled on foot and into a field west of that location, according to the report. Bordeaux was found lying in tall grass and Flores was apprehended moments later running in the nearby parking lot of the North Platte Dialysis Center at 785 E. Francis. The investigation revealed that Bordeaux and Flores were stealing cigarettes from vehicles. Both were arrested and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center. Bordeaux was jailed for possession of burglary tools, a class IV felony, resisting arrest and theft by unlawful taking along with being cited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Flores was jailed for resisting arrest and theft by unlawful taking.
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Sidney man accused of killing his former father-in-law is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
Online court records say a June 17 hearing is set for 24-year-old Theodore Medina. On Tuesday he pleaded no contest to attempted assault. Prosecutors had lowered the charge and dropped a manslaughter charge in exchange for Medina’s plea.
Cheyenne County authorities say officers had been sent to a Sidney home after someone reported a fight there between Medina and Ernie Ward. Court documents say Medina lived in the 50-year-old Ward’s house despite no longer being married to one of Ward’s daughters.
Officers have said that when they arrived Medina was giving Ward CPR. Medina said Ward’s head was injured when he picked up Ward and threw him down.
(Lincoln, Neb.)- Sworn members of the Nebraska State Patrol were honored during the 15th Annual Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Outstanding Law Enforcement Awards & Recognition ceremony.
The awards ceremony held Tuesday, May 20, in Lincoln, recognized law enforcement officers who work daily to ensure Nebraska roadways are kept safe from drinking and drugged drivers.
According to the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS), of the 207 fatalities recorded on Nebraska roads in 2013, 72 were alcohol related. That compares with 212 fatalities in 2012, 87 of which were alcohol related.
“The efforts of all law enforcement to remove impaired drivers from our roadways plays a key role in reducing the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “The honor is recognition of their hard work and dedication and they should be commended.”
The Troopers listed below were honored by MADD for their commitment to keeping Nebraska communities and roads safe.
| Troop B- Norfolk | Adult DUI-Individual/MIP Enforcement Individual
Adult DUI-Team |
Trooper Tim Doggett #126 Trooper Brandon Wilkie #464 Trooper Bryan Wiggins #495 |
| Troop C-Grand Island
Troop D-North Platte |
Adult DUI-Individual Education& Awareness MIP Enforcement |
Trooper Sam Mortensen #618
Investigator Chad Phaby #375 |
| Headquarters Troop- Lincoln |
Adult DUI-Individual
Adult DUI-Individual Adult DUI- Team |
Trooper Michael Grummert #397
Trooper John Lukesh #342 Trooper Kaleb Bruggeman#584 |
MITCHELL, Nebraska (AP) — Weather officials are monitoring severe weather in the Nebraska Panhandle.
The National Weather Service says a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was reported around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near Mitchell. It was moving east at 20 mph. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A tornado warning was in effect for south central Sioux and north central Scotts Bluff counties. Officials say quarter-size hail and flying debris is possible.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the number of state wards has fallen more than 25 percent since 2012.
Department officials say the state had 4,498 wards as of Monday. In March 2012, Nebraska had 6,121 state wards in its protection.
Thomas Pristow, the state’s director of Children and Family Services, says a new evidence-based safety assessment tool used by case managers has allowed more children to remain at home when they can do so safely.
Pristow says some juvenile offenders have moved to probation as a result of a state law that passed last year. The law shifts the supervision of juvenile offenders in a community from DHHS agencies to the state’s probation office. The law also places an emphasis on diversion programs.
Friday, May 23, 2014 is the due date to register for the 2014 Tractor Safety Course to be held in North Platte. The class is planned for Monday, June 2, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, June 3, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 or until testing is completed, at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte.
Any youth 14 or 15 years of age who works on a farm or ranch other than his parents’ is required to be certified through a tractor safety course. Extension Educators and field specialists will teach the class.
Cost for the course is $60, which includes all materials, testing, and lunches and breaks both days. Call the Extension Office 308-532-2683 or e-mail rsaner2@unl.edu for registration materials. Registration forms are also available at https://kearney.unl.edu or llm.unl.edu
A North Platte man broke probation with a failed urinalysis test and ended up in jail.
According to a report from the North Platte Police Department, officers assisted a District 11 Probation Officer around 2:26 pm Monday, May 19 with the search of 38-year-old probationer David Mullen. Mullen failed a urinalysis test, prompting the search.
According to the report, officers met with Mullen at his residence and conducted the search, discovering anabolic steroids and paraphernalia commonly used to administer steroids. Mullen was placed under arrest, transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and jailed for felony possession of a controlled substance- steroids.
