Nebraska jobless rate rises to 5 percent in June Jul 18, 2009
Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009 The Associated Press. LINCOLN -- Nebraska's unemployment rate has risen 1. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Woman Found Guilty Of Dumping Dead, Dying Dogs Jul 18, 2009
Withee said in court Thursday that she was taking the dogs from her home to a woman in North Platte because Withee couldn't care for them any longer. Withee said the woman didn't show, so she headed home. (7 KETV Omaha)
Columbus 1 of 100 best places to live Jul 17, 2009
A good comparison is North Platte, NE where we moved from ... We visit North Platte often and it has never totally recovered. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Child Killer Sobs When Sentenced: 70 Years To Life Jul 16, 2009
By Ben Schwartz / North Platte Bulletin. July 15, 2009. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Democrats Shy Away from Palin Offer Jul 16, 2009
to bring a bit of Burlington to North Platte. I dont have very many of my colleagues campaign for me, Nelson responded quickly. (CBS News -- Politics)
Two Pastimes of The Good Life Jul 16, 2009
That was in 1960, the same year Dwight and his brother started awakening before dawn on Saturdays to hunt waterfowl east of Scottsbluff along the North Platte River ... He makes it to one or two Husker games every year, but for most games he is deer hunting near North Platte with family. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Births, 7/13 Jul 15, 2009
Hammond, Melissa, North Platte, girl, BryanLGH East. Livers, Kristin (Oppegard) and Josh, Lincoln, girl, BryanLGH East. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Neb. man gets 70 years to life for murder Jul 14, 2009
Sioux City Journal : Neb. man gets 70 years to life for murder. (Sioux City Journal)
Spring rains bring good news for Nebraska irrigators Jun 24, 2009
Nate Nielsen, the foreman of McConaughy s dam, says farmers will be able to use water from the South Platte River longer before tapping into the lake, which is fed by the North Platte River. Nielsen says that if the South Platte continues to flow well, the first outflows from Lake McConaughy can wait until after July Fourth. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
North Platte Saddles up for Festival Jun 16, 2009
People in North Platte know a good cowboy when they see one ... The festival brings people from all over the state, and some long-distance national and international travelers, to North Platte ... Its free and families arrive early in the morning to find a spot along the streets of downtown North Platte, she said. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Story Of Governor Cochran Is Fascinating, Informative, Insightful Jun 16, 2009
Three Nebraska governors came from North Platte: Keith Neville, Roy Cochran and Bob Crosby ... It is available on Amazon and soon will be at A-Z Books in North Platte ... He returned to North Platte to become Lincoln County engineer-surveyor. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Former Crawford Police Chief Found Not Guilty In Fatal Shooting Jun 16, 2009
By Frank GrahamNorth Platte Bulletin ... While obviously in agreement with Judge Murphys decision, Chief Richard Thompson would like to extend his thoughts and prayers to the Britton family, said Terry Waite, a North Platte attorney who assisted in Thompsons defense ... She hired three special investigators - Scottsbluff Police Detective Mark Overman, Sheridan County Sgt. Scott DeCoste and retired Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Ronald Rawalt of North Platte. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Strong storms crossing Nebraska Jun 6, 2009
A second tornado was indicated by radar near Lake Maloney south of North Platte ... 75 inches in diameter was reported southeast of Hershey in Lincoln County and stones 1 to 2 inches in diameter were measured in North Platte, near Hastings and south of Sutton. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Nebraska prepares to go smoke free Monday (35) May 31, 2009
Some bars, especially those that don't have the space to add an outdoor smoking area, will undoubtedly fail when they lose smoking customers, said Cheri Wilson, an investigator with the liquor division of the Nebraska State Patrol in North Platte. Wilson, who talks to a lot of small-town bar owners in central and western Nebraska, said she has definitely seen a general decline in their businesses during the economic recession. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Drivers license security to be tightened May 30, 2009
Beginning June 22 in the DMVs offices that are open five days a week (Omaha, Papillion, Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, North Platte and Gering), the new security measures will go into effect. All other exam offices across the state, including Columbus, will close June 22-23 and reopen on a staggered basis from June 24-July 2 after the security measures are implemented. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Deputy Spots Possible Tornado May 24, 2009
A sheriff's deputy spotted a possible tornado about 17 miles southeast of North Platte near the Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. (7 KETV Omaha)
Real Estate Records, 5/24 May 24, 2009
Pecenka, Frank and Dawn, to First National Bank of North Platte, 3701 S. 15th St., 126,652. Peters Properties LLC to Muhs, Athena C., 5342 Madison Ave., 172,500. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
6-Year-Old Takes The Wheel When Dad Passes Out May 23, 2009
North Platte officer Roger Freeze ran up to the moving pickup, reached through an open window and rammed the gearshift into park. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Nebraska boy, 6, takes wheel after dad passes out May 22, 2009
-- Police say a 6-year-old boy grabbed the wheel of their pickup after his dad passed out from low blood sugar and kept them from crashing until a North Platte police officer could bring the truck to a halt ... "I remember getting up to about the mall - that was about 6:45," Phillip Mains told The North Platte Telegraph ... He was then spotted by North Platte officer Roger Freeze. (Fresno Bee)
Twister Causes Damage Near Sandhills Town May 14, 2009
Charlie Munn told North Platte radio station KELN/KOOQ that his barn, shop and two storage sheds were damaged. He said the tin roof off one of the sheds "was wadded and balled up like it would be if someone squashed a pop can.". (7 KETV Omaha)
Ex-Neb. dentist sent to mental hospital May 13, 2009
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) -- A former North Platte dentist has been committed to the Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., after a competency hearing stemming from federal tax fraud charges. (Sioux City Journal)
Recalling A Friend And A Life-or-Death Struggle May 12, 2009
North Platte Police Chief Martin Gutschenritter had just begun his work as a lawman, some 40 years ago, when he lived through the story of a lifetime ... Gutschenritter recently recalled that harrowing story and the heroics of a fellow trooper, in his own words, for the North Platte Telegraph. (Nebraska Statepaper)
• Wendell's Fleming signs with NPCC to play basketball May 5, 2009
Wendell's Fleming signs with NPCC to play basketball By Mike ChristensenTimes-News writer Wendell senior Jori Fleming has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for North Platte Community College in Nebraska ... "Jori is a good student and I like the way she plays the game," said North Platte coach Dick Thurin. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Jones-Sitzmann named co-coach of year May 5, 2009
IF Laura Fugate Concordia Junior North Platte, Neb ... Junior North Platte, Neb. (Sioux City Journal)
South Sioux, Norfolk competing for state call center Apr 20, 2009
Other communities with proposals were Alliance, Atkinson, Aurora, Columbus, Fullerton, Geneva, Grand Island, Hastings, Lexington, Norfolk, North Platte, Sarpy County, Scottsbluff/Gering, Seward, South Sioux City, Stuart and Wahoo. Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Top North Platte School Administrators Forego Pay Raises Apr 15, 2009
North Platte Bulletin ... North Platte's three highest-paid school administrators will not ask for pay raises this year, superintendent David Engle told the Board of Education on Monday ... Last year, the average North Platte school administrator received a 3-percent pay raise. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Nebraska horse owners can learn about care Apr 14, 2009
- Horse owners can learn about feeding, dentistry and pasture management at a conference in North Platte. The May 21 West Central Equine Conference Trade Show is at North Platte Community College's south campus. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
4 hurt in apartment fire in North Platte, Neb. Apr 13, 2009
Sioux City Journal : 4 hurt in apartment fire in North Platte, Neb ... 4 hurt in apartment fire in North Platte, Neb ... Posted: Monday, April 13, 2009 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Pipeline plan takes shape (57) Apr 9, 2009
wyengineer wrote on Apr 1, 2009 9:34 AM:" I believe that this is a great project for the future of Wyoming. Wyoming currently has unutilized water in its allotment from the Colorado River compact and if the compact is ever renegotiated (look at who is running the country a Senator from Nevada and a Congresswoman from California) we may lose that water if it is not put to a beneficial use. The North Platte River is over allocated and would greatly benefit from the trans-basin diversion. I say we... (Casper Star-Tribune)
Judge In North Platte Faces Allegations From Attorneys Apr 7, 2009
By FRANK GRAHAMNorth Platte Bulletin ... Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling prosecuted the case, and North Platte attorney Russ Jones defended Kramer ... Florom believed Kramers conviction had jeopardized her teaching position with North Platte High, according to the complaint, and he believed Paloucek might take official steps to affect Kramers position. (Nebraska Statepaper)
UNMC professor to appear on 'Oprah' talkshow Apr 3, 2009
Schmid, a North Platte native, is an assistant professor of biostatistics at the Omaha school. On the Net. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Neb. Latino advocate sounds warning on census Apr 3, 2009
Census officials have opened an office in Lincoln and expect to open offices in North Platte and Omaha in October. Current employees have the option of staying on through 2010 operations when they'll be going out to homes and following up on unreturned census questionnaires. (Sioux City Journal)
Central Neb. city agency rejects stimulus money Apr 2, 2009
Posted: Thursday, April 02, 2009 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) -- A North Platte housing agency has turned down nearly 600,000 in federal stimulus money, saying it doesn't need the money ... The stimulus money would have been spent on improvements to the 150 federally funded units in North Platte for such things as landscaping and fixing driveways and sidewalks. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Madkins Going to Chadron State Mar 26, 2009
Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, offensive captain of Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star all-class, all-state teams, and Huskerland Prep Report Player of the Year for North Platte HS. He was selected by Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as 2003-04 Male HS Athlete of the Year. Rushed for 2,037 yards and scored 31 TDs as senior, rushed for 4,891 yards and scored 76 TDs for career both Class A state records and had 6,527 all-purpose yards at North Platte. (The Insiders -- California Prep)
Blizzard whips northern Plains; travel difficult... Mar 25, 2009
"We have wind gusts to 62 mph at Valentine this morning," said National Weather Service meteorologist Clifford Cole in North Platte, Neb ... Meteorologist Clifford Cole in North Platte, Neb. (The Drudge Report)
Remembering A Community Leader Mar 17, 2009
NORTH PLATTE - Leadership, friendship, loyalty ... He found a way when no one else thought it could be done to build the first building on what is now the north campus of North Platte Community College. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Gage unemployment among states highest Mar 14, 2009
Gage unemployment among states highest - News - Local - The Beatrice Daily Sun - Beatrice, Nebraska's Community Newspaper. Gage unemployment among states highest. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
DNA Says He Is Not The Father - But The Court Say He Has To Pay, and Pay and .... Mar 14, 2009
By FRANK GRAHAMNorth Platte Bulletin ... A former North Platte resident has paid child support for 29 years, even though a DNA test said the daughter is not his ... Spiehs worked in North Platte in the late 1970s. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Forecast can help you find fish Mar 8, 2009
Top five lakes: Merritt (Valentine), McConaughy (Ogallala), Maloney (North Platte), Lewis and Clark (Crofton), and Yankee Hill (Denton) ... Top five lakes: Swanson (Trenton), Harlan (Republican City), Enders (Imperial), Maloney (North Platte) and Whitney (Chadron). (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Pet Lovers Organization Gets $600K From Judge's Estate Mar 7, 2009
North Platte Bulletin ... A North Platte organization that encourages people to spay/neuter their pets, adopt homeless animals and support the local animal shelter will receive $600,000 from the estate of the late Judge Earl Morgan ... It has struggled to raise funds and educate the public about responsible pet ownership, implement spay/neuter programs to control pet overpopulation, promote the adoption of homeless animals and to support the North Platte Animal Shelter. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Rig Driver Arrested After Staggering Into Weigh Station Feb 28, 2009
Angela Brown, 32, of Tennessee, tipped off a trooper's suspicion as she staggered into a weigh station near North Platte. A trooper there noticed Brown stagger as she brought her required paperwork into the weigh station, according to patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins. (7 KETV Omaha)
Bill Would End 'Life Without Parole' For Juveniles Feb 26, 2009
Inmate Tyler Keup is serving a life sentence for killing a young North Platte woman when he was a teenager. Now 25, he earned a general education degree in prison and has become expressing himself through art. (7 KETV Omaha)
South Sioux City's DeAnda reaches consy semifinals Feb 21, 2009
Franco lost to Brandon Bedlan of North Platte, 7-0, closing his season with a 13-19 mark while Pacheco (12-18) lost by fall to Ryan Morrissey of Elkhorn in 1:56. Grand Island has unseated four-time defending Class A state team champion Millard North. (Sioux City Journal)
Snowstorm leads to hazardous conditions Feb 16, 2009
Shawn Jacobs, a National Weather Service meteorologist in North Platte, said hed gotten two reports of 10-inch-deep snow in central Nebraska. The first came from an observer 15 miles north of North Platte, which is in west-central Nebraska; the second report came from Callaway in Custer County, which is northeast of North Platte ... Jacobs said the snow started before 3 a.m. in North Platte and had reached nearly 8-inches-deep by 11 a.m.. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Judge accused of violating judicial code Feb 14, 2009
It alleges Florom improperly involved himself in the case of Sharon Kramer, a North Platte teacher and softball coach accused of stealing from a high school booster club concession stand, and a softball player who was facing other criminal charges ... The complaint also says Florom threatened a school board member out of concern that Kramer's conviction jeopardized her teaching position with North Platte High School. (Sioux City Journal)
Nebraska Farmer-Soldiers Help Rebuild Agriculture In Afghanistan Feb 13, 2009
By George Lauby / North Platte Bulletin. February 12, 2009. (Nebraska Statepaper)
COMPLETE LIST: Stations planning all-digital switch on Feb. 17 Feb 12, 2009
Nebraska Lincoln: KGIN (CBS), KHNE-TV (PBS), KWNB-TV (ABC), KHGI-TV (ABC), KLNE-TV (PBS), KLKN (ABC), KOLN (CBS), KSNB-TV (Fox) North Platte: KNOP-TV (NBC) Omaha: KYNE-TV (PBS), WOWT-TV (NBC) Rapid City: KDUH-TV (ABC), KSGW-TV (ABC). Nevada Las Vegas: KVCW (CW), KVMY (MyN), KMCC Reno: KAME-TV (MyN), KNPB (PBS), KREN-TV (CW), KRXI-TV (Fox). (USA Today -- Money)
