NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- A North Platte man has been charged with forgery after allegedly changing the amount on his prescription. An employee at U-Save Pharmacy noticed the discrepancy on 27 year old Jordan Wilson’s prescription note Saturday morning and alerted police. Wilson was arrested and charged with possession of a forged prescription, a Class IV Felony. Wilson is free on bond.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- A North Platte man has been arrested for allegedly choking and stomping on his girlfriend after an argument erupted over a phone call. 20 year old Julius Reed has been charged with third degree aggravated assault, and strangulation, both Class IV felonies. Lt. Rich Thompson with the North Platte Police Department said the woman reported the incident to police at 7 p.m. on Sunday. She had bruises on her neck and shoulder, according to police. Reed was taken into custody after fleeing out the back door of Applebee’s, where he is employed. Police believe that Reed’s manager, Jon Samson instructed Reed to flee. Samson was charged with accessory to a felony, a Class I misdemeanor. Reed remains in the Lincoln County Jail. No bond is set.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – The North Platte River has fallen below flood level for the first time since March in North Platte. National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Taylor says the river dropped to 5.66 feet over the weekend, a third of a foot under flood stage. Weather service records say the river peaked at nearly 7.7 feet on June 3 at the U.S. Highway 83 bridge near North Platte’s Cody Park. Flooding was fueled by heavy spring rains and a heavy snowmelt from Wyoming. People are encouraged to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency by Tuesday’s deadline, even if they haven’t yet detected any flood damage. The damage could show up later. The FEMA phone number is 800-621-3362. The online address is www.disasterassistance.gov.
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) – An autopsy has been ordered on the body of a 36-year-old man who was found slain at a Columbus motel. A news release from Columbus police says officers were sent to the Sundown Motel a little after 3:30 a.m. They found the body of Jerry Garcia in the motel parking lot. Garcia had been stabbed several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been reported, but police say the investigation is continuing.
MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) – Officials say a McCook company is moving to Minnesota. The 15 workers at Springer Magrath’s McCook plant have been given severance packages, but some of them have inquired about transferring instead to Glencoe, Minn., where the new plant is being located. Amy Scheel is a vice president at Springer Magrath’s parent company, Frandsen Corp., of North Branch, Minn. The company is still discussing the transfer requests. Scheel says the McCook plant will remain in operation through Oct. 28. Work at the new plant begins Nov. 1. The company makes and sells stock prods and other animal care products. Scheel says Frandsen is moving Springer Magrath because of the difficulty in maintaining operations over such a long distance.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A $1.1 million fence meant to keep deer from dashing onto a stretch of Interstate 80 between Lincoln and Omaha is nearly complete. ElectroBraid Fence Co. is putting the finishing touches on the fence. The Nebraska Department of Roads has said the 4-mile-long stretch between the Mahoney interchange and Pflug Road has the highest deer-vehicle collision rate in the state. The 8-foot-tall fence will be electrified on the east side of the Platte River. Engineers hope the fence will redirect the deer to one of several undercrossings built beneath the Platte River bridge.
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) – Comedian Larry the Cable Guy will receive this year’s Tom Osborne Leadership Award from a Hastings group. Leadership Hastings plans to honor the comedian, whose real name is Dan Whitney, on Nov. 1. The award honors a top leader in Nebraska or a national leader with ties to the state. Larry the Cable Guy was chosen because of his success in the entertainment business and his charitable work with several Nebraska organizations. The award events include an afternoon leadership seminar on Nov. 1 followed by an evening award banquet.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Construction has started on an outdoor learning area at the Nebraska State Fair that’s designed to teach children about groundwater use. The nonprofit Groundwater Guardians raised almost $50,000 for the half-acre learning area. It will include a prairie maze, tree fort, rain garden and other features to teach children about how and why groundwater is used. The learning area is expected to be open for next year’s fair. Groundwater Guardians says it will also accessible year-round for education activities.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Two men have died in a collision on an Interstate 80 interchange in Grand Island. The Hall County sheriff’s office says 19-year-olds Tailey Taryon and Fred Tardey, of Grand Island, were killed Saturday afternoon when their vehicle collided with a semi. A third person in their vehicle has been hospitalized in critical condition. The sheriff’s office says Taryon’s vehicle was exiting I-80 and failed to stop at a stop sign, driving into the path of the semi driven by 36-year-old Michael Wilson, of Hastings. Wilson was not hurt.
