02-22-13

Posted on Feb 22nd, 2013 at 7:43 am

Happy Birthday Wishes to:

Marty Adle, Betty Deitloff, Sylvia Ketelsen, Robert Kleinschmit, Gladys Maxwell, Jeanne Nelson, Jo Schmit, Charles Slahn, Dr. Shannon Spence

Skywatch Weather:

Today, cloudy, chance of snow showers lingering through midday, high 24. Tonight, partly cloudy, low 5. Saturday, a blend of clouds & sun, high 31.

Sports:

ESPN Radio now at 105.9 WJAG-FM & 780 WJAG-AM Mon-Fri at 5:00 PM & Sat & Sun at 4:00!

The Norfolk High girls & boys swim team will be participating in day two at the State Meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Competition continues with swimming events at 9:30 AM. In yesterday’s diving events, Chase Hopper placed 16th in diving. This is the first time since 2009 that diving has scored at the State Meet. The event concludes on Saturday.

Local Schedule: Nfk Cath Vs. Boone Central/Newman Grove at Nfk High (BBB C-1-8 Sub-Dist. Final-7:00); LHNE Vs. Stanton at Nfk Cath (BBB C-2-6 Sub-Dist. Final-5:00); Nfk Cath Vs. Winnebago at West Point-Beemer High School (GBB C-1-4 Dist. Final-7:00); Nebraska at Texas at Austin, TX (Bsbl-7:00).

Friday Night: We’ve got two postseason high school basketball games. On Lite Rock 97-5 and Literock97.com, the Norfolk Catholic boys meet Boone Central/Newman Grove at Norfolk High in the C-1-8 Sub-District Final at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:40. And we’ve also got the Humphrey High girls taking on Lindsay Holy Family in the D-2-2 District Final from Norfolk Catholic High School at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:40 on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com.

Saturday Morning: Sportstalk on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com from 9:00-10:00 AM from Hy-Vee East. This week we’ll talk boys basketball with Norfolk High’s Ben Ries & Greg Rathke from Lutheran High Northeast. Girls basketball will be a topic with Norfolk High’s Bruce Shively, Norfolk Catholic’s Tim Kassmeier, Lutheran High Northeast’s Shannon Pospisil, and Northeast Hawks women’s coach Matt Svehla. Also, Norfolk High swim coach Dave Nelson.

Saturday: We’ve got three basketball games. On 106 KIX & 106KIX.com, the Lutheran High Northeast girls basketball team plays North Bend Central at Central Community College in Columbus in the C-2-3 District Final at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:40. And the Northeast Hawks’ women and men’s basketball teams visits Council Bluffs, Iowa to play Iowa Western in a 5:00 doubleheader starting with the women’s game. Pregame coverage at approximately 4:40 on Newstalk WJAG 105.9 FM & WJAG.com.

Local Scores: Nfk Cath Vs. Boone Central/Newman Grove (BBB-Ppd.); LHNE Vs. Stanton (BBB-Ppd.); LHNE Vs. North Bend Central for this evening (GBB-Ppd. To Sat at 7:00); (24) Nebraska 57 Michigan 39 (WBB); Creighton 73 Northern Iowa 66 (WBB); South Dakota St. 69 Nebraska-Omaha 56 (WBB); WSC 3-3 Bemidji St. 2-2 (Bsbl DH).

Kwifax:

ELVIS SHOW Sat 3/2@ DeVent Center! 2 big shows 3pm & 7 pm. Get tickets @ Norfolk Lodge & Suites!

Winchell’s House of Donuts created the world’s largest edible doughnut .. 5000 pounds & 95 feet in diameter.

News Briefs:

The National Weather Service says Norfolk received 6.4 inches of snow yesterday and last night, that’s 57/100s of an inch of moisture. Crews have been out all night plowing snow from the city streets and continue to do so. Norfolk city officials have declared a snow emergency. Residents are asked to park on the even-numbered side of the streets where parking is normally permitted on both sides.

Fire has destroyed a bank and insurance office in Laurel. The fire broke out yesterday shortly before 6 a.m. KCAU-TV reports that several crews from surrounding towns were dispatched to help with the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department. The fire gutted the Laurel National Bank, an historic structure that dates back to 1902. Fire crews worked into the afternoon. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

All of Norfolk Schools including Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk Catholic Schools, Lutheran High Northeast, Christ Lutheran and Keystone Christian Academy started at 10:00 this morning. Classes at Northeast Community College started at 10 this morning as well.

An 18-year-old student has been cited for possession of a destructive device following Wednesday's scare at Northeast Community College. Police Captain Michael Bauer says Reid Alden was cited following the investigation into the discovery of a 2-liter pop-bottle bomb found outside Simon Hall on the Northeast campus. The dorms were locked down for about 15 minutes late Wednesday morning while Norfolk Fire and Rescue secured the device. No injuries or damage has been reported.

The Norfolk Planning Commission has approved the final plat of the parking lot at the corner of First Street and Norfolk Avenue to allow for possible construction of a Dollar General Store. In other action Wednesday, the Commission voted to recommend changes in zoning at the intersection of 13th Street and Norfolk Avenue for construction of a CVS pharmacy, to table a request for a conditional use permit to construct a second drive through and larger parking lot at the McDonald's Restaurant on Riverside Boulevard, and heard plans to construct storage units west of the hospital have been withdrawn.

A Northeast Nebraska State Patrol Trooper was honored recently because of injuries he received in the line of duty. Trooper Brian Detlefsen of Creighton received an Honorable Service Award for his actions during a December 18th incident near Brunswick. An individual was using a tractor to destroy property in rural Antelope County, and Detlefsen's patrol vehicle was rammed by the tractor at a high rate of speed. The trooper required medical treatment for a laceration to his head. In presenting the award to Detlefsen, Patrol Colonel David Sankey said his actions demonstrated bravery, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of danger and in the protection of others.