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Hide your dogs Hide your cats, Catty Cougar sighting in York Nebraska!

Posted on June 7, 2012

YORK, Neb. (AP) — Another report of a cougar has reached York County officials.

The local media reports a Waco-area resident reported seeing what appeared to be a cougar in the resident’s yard on Tuesday morning. The resident said the animal leaped a 5-foot-tall fence as it left the property.

The York County Sheriff’s Department says no paw prints were found and the sighting has not been confirmed.

Cougars, which also are called mountain lions or pumas, have turned up as far east in Nebraska as Omaha.

There were several unconfirmed cougar reports last summer in York County.

More information will be updated as available.

Police ID a man who died in crash

Posted on June 7, 2012June 7, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have identified a man who died when his vehicle crashed in a field earlier this month.

Police say 31-year-old Oscar Gaytan-Moreno, of Omaha, died in the accident on June 2. Police released his name on Wednesday, saying his next-of-kin had been notified.

Police say Gaytan-Moreno’s Jeep was parked on a city street. He put it the vehicle into reverse and backed up in a reckless manner. The Jeep went over the curb at an intersection and into the field. Gaytan-Moreno was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.

Police say speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

Today: A possible shred of a chance to get some rain?

Posted on June 7, 2012

Thursday_6_7 — A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind between 13 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind between 11 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Woman pleaded guilty of possession of Meth also guilty of two misdemeanors. Stay in school kids!

Posted on June 7, 2012

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A North Platte woman who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the drug-related death of her sister will serve probation.

Local media says Elizabeth Crawford was placed on probation for 18 months. She was sentenced on Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Her sister, 45-year-old Esther Smith, died on Aug. 3, 2011, of what authorities have said was a drug overdose.

Crawford pleaded guilty in March to attempted abuse of a vulnerable adult and possession of methamphetamine.

Crawford and Jeffery Manary originally were charged with manslaughter and distribution of meth. Crawford will cooperate in the case against Manary. Police say Manary supplied the drug that Crawford injected into her sister.

Long time Associated Press reporter dies in Lincoln. You will be remembered.R.I.P.

Posted on June 7, 2012

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — , a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who became correspondent in Lincoln, has died.

His wife, Cynthia, told the local media that he died on Tuesday in Lincoln after a lengthy illness. He was 63.

Howard was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1948. He joined the AP in 1968, working in Columbus and Cincinnati before moving to New York City. He transferred to Omaha in 1971 and was named correspondent in Lincoln in 1974. He left the AP in the mid-1990s.

In recent years, Howard wrote for the online StatePaper.com and authored columns for the Nebraska Press Association. NPA executive director Allen Beermann says Howard was a “wonderful writer and a true wordsmith.”

Howard is survived by his wife and two children.

Funeral services are pending.

Monty Fredrickson hits the road to retirement! After 17 great years!

Posted on June 7, 2012June 7, 2012

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The director of Nebraska’s Roads Department has set his retirement date.

Fredrickson was appointed to the positions in July 2009 after he’d served 17 years as the department’s deputy director of engineering.A news release from the office of Gov. Dave Heineman says Monty Fredrickson will retire on Aug. 3. Fredrickson also is leaving his post as the state engineer.

Are you a veteran and need a job? Nebraska Officials planning career fair for veterans.

Posted on June 7, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska labor officials are planning another career fair to help veterans and their spouses find jobs.

The state Labor Department plans to hold a job fair Tuesday in northwest Omaha at the DC Centre banquet facility. The event is co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Nebraska National Guard.

Officials say more than 80 employers registered for the Omaha job fair, and hundreds of job opportunities are available.

A previous event in Lincoln attracted more than 350 current and former military members and their spouses.

About 4,800 men and woman serve in the Nebraska Army and Air National Guard.

More information about the job fair can be found online at http://hoh.greatjob.net and http://dol.nebraska.gov .

City to Restrict Memorial Park Parade Claiming

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012

NORTH PLATTE- Fans of the NEBRASKAland DAYS Parade have been on the hunt for the
best spot to watch the parade for years. Where is this “best spot’? Some would say
outside of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, others would say on the corner of 4th and
Jeffers, but one of the prime spots of the parade seems to be along 4th Street in Memorial Park.
This year the City of North Platte is restricting Memorial Park marking.
Fans may not reserve their spot until Friday June 15, at 1:00 p.m.
This allows workers at Memorial Park to be able to fulfill their mowing
duties free of obstacles in time for the parade on June 16th, which begins at 1:00 p.m.
“The City wants to make sure that Memorial Park is at its best when the
Parade starts, and this new policy will allow them to do that,” says
NEBRASKAland DAYS Executive Director David Fudge.

Pleasanton Woman Pleads No Contest

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012

PLEASANTON, Neb. (AP) — A Pleasanton woman has pleaded no contest to motor vehicle homicide.

Local media says 41-year-old Tammy Wiese entered the plea in Buffalo County Court on Monday. She faces up to a year in jail when she’s sentenced July 26.

The charge stems from an accident in March 2011 near Pleasanton on Nebraska Highway 10. Authorities say witnesses reported that Wiese’s van drifted over the center line and collided with a pickup driven by 63-year-old Daniel Miles, of Arnold.

Miles died at the scene.

Five Businesses Cited in Thayer County Compliance Checks

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012

(Lincoln, Neb.)- The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) in conjunction with the Thayer County Healthy Communities Coalition, conducted compliance checks at 11 retail outlets.

During the checks conducted Saturday, June 2, five businesses in Thayer County were found to be non-compliant after selling alcohol to minors, for a non-compliant rate of 45%. The retail outlets checked during the collaborative effort included convenience, liquor, and grocery stores as well as restaurants and bars.

Compliance checks are conducted to help communities determine the extent of the problem of alcohol sales as a source of youth access to alcohol. Local law enforcement conducts compliance checks to ensure that businesses are in compliance with the state’s youth alcohol laws.

Media requests for additional information may be made to Sgt. Martin Costello, Headquarters Troop-Lincoln, at (402) 471-4545 during regular business hours.