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Dr. Caroline Winchester, Chadron Public Schools Superintendent,&nbsp;was recognized with the Excellence in Education Award by Cognia during the 2019 Midwest Region Fall Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Oct. 30.&nbsp;Cognia is a non-profit, continuous improvement organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and provides resources, tools and support to education leaders across the globe to ensure all learners realize their full potential. Nominations for this award were received from a variety of sources including volunteers, Engagement Review team members, Lead Evaluators, Field Consultants, Cognia Advisory Committee members, and staff. “Caroline has demonstrated herself as a strong, goal-focused servant leader as she has led Chadron Public Schools over nine years of her 36 years in education.” commented&nbsp;Shannon Vogler, Cognia Regional Director. Under her leadership she has led the district through difficult financial times, the implementation of a district wide MTSS model, the adoption and implementation of the Danielson Framework for Teaching, and nearly two cycles of regional Systems Accreditation through Cognia, formerly AdvancEd. Her reflective, inclusive, collaborative and transparent leadership has served as an example of exceptional leadership to the administrative team (The A-Team) and to the entire Chadron Public Schools staff.&nbsp;The Chadron administrative team shared, “We recognize the importance of the vision of Chadron Public Schools - Infinite Education, Infinite Possibilities, and Opportunities for All - because it reminds us of the important work that we do every day. We appreciate her experienced guidance as we strive to meet this ideal by serving our students with passion, compassion and equity. We also appreciate her trust in us as professionals, which she demonstrates through a collaborative decision making process and by allowing us the autonomy to run the day-to-day operations of our schools.&nbsp;As Dr. Winchester prepares to retire from public education, we are excited to celebrate this special recognition from Cognia with her. On behalf of the teachers, support staff and students of Chadron Public Schools, the A-Team would like to congratulate and thank Dr. Caroline Winchester for her record of outstanding service and exemplary leadership.”&nbsp;

Chadron's Dr. Caroline Winchester receives 2019 education award

KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) — A March trial has been scheduled for a western Nebraska man accused of intentional child abuse in the death of his 7-month-old daughter. Kimball County District Court records say 24-year-old Alexander Romero has pleaded not guilty. His trial is set to begin March 2. The records say the Kimball man gave police&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/19d6b1050d124d8ea457cb2c16ea916a" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">two versions</a>&nbsp;of what happened to his daughter in March this year. In one he said she was injured when she fell off a futon. In the second he said he'd been "playfully running" with her when he tripped and fell. He told officers he placed her on the futon when he went to find his phone. He says she then fell. The records say doctors who examined the girl say her injuries could not have been caused by an accidental fall.

March trial set for panhandle man accused in death of infant daughter

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<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574181683904.jpeg" width="417">By KALIN KROHEPanhandle Post Roller Hardware has been a downtown staple in Alliance for many years.The current and longtime owners of the business recently moved into the old Shopko building on Flack Avenue. The business name has also changed to "Carter's Home, Hardware, Appliance." The business had an official opening in the new location on Nov. 8. "We're really excited about making our business bigger," said Carter's owner, Lisa Carter. "It was an opportunity that came to us so we decided...what the heck. We're very excited about expanding our business and providing some lines in our store that we've never had before. It's kinda like Christmas for us." "It's going to be incredible because I'm finally going to get to put stuff that I've always wanted to put in, but I didn't want to leave buried in a corner somewhere," said Carter's owner, Greg Carter. Greg and Lisa said their housewares department, home decor, and much more will have a big expansion. When it comes to relocating a business and expanding there's a lot of challenges. "The floors have been the most challenging of all. That's a big store." said Greg. The building dates back to 1975.<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574181655790.jpeg" width="440"> Lisa said another challenge was getting the official announcement out about the business change. "It was hard because a lot of people were talking about us. We wanted to keep it kinda under wraps because we had a lot of official stuff we needed to get done. Pretty soon you just get that excitement in you and you do want to tell people. You pull certain people aside and say, 'Yes, it's true'. Whats neat about it is the excitement in the town and just the support we've had," Lisa added. Lisa said it was a seven plus day operation getting everything moved into the new store. "It has been pretty stressful on both of us. A lot more than we anticipated." Lisa said. "Each day is a new day, and brings different stuff everyday." Greg and Lisa hired some extra help with getting everything ready and moved into the new location. "Praise the Lord for the three men that we hired because without those guys I wouldn't be here today. When I fell off the ladder I realized that I needed more help." said Greg. Carter's business will now fill a lot of holes in the City of Alliance after the closing of Shopko and Kmart over the last year. "That was my goal from the time that Shopko announced that they weren't going to stay. I wanted to fill those spots mostly because I love my little town," said Greg. "I grew up here, I was born here, I was raised here. I left for a few years and all that did was make me appreciate it more. I discovered that I was going to have to go out of town to buy underwear and so many things. It was almost a mission at that point to figure out how to do it." <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574181671302.jpeg" width="461">

Alliance staple business moves into bigger store 

By CSC College Relations CHADRON – Sarah Green will give a public reading Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Chicoine Atrium on the campus of Chadron State College. The reading, which is free and open to the public, is part of Chadron State College’s Distinguished Writer Series sponsored by the English and Humanities program. Green is the author of “Earth Science” and “Skeleton Evenings.” A Pushcart Prize winner, she has been honored by inclusion in Best New Poets and by fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center and Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She is the editor of an anthology, “Welcome to the Neighborhood,” forthcoming January 2020 from Ohio University Press. She is currently at work on her second full-length collection of poetry and is an Assistant Professor of English at St. Cloud State. Green is the seventh writer to read for the Distinguished Writer Series since 2016. Previous writers include Kent Meyers, Karen Gettert Shoemaker, Frank X Walker, Markus Jones, Brad Aaron Modlin, and Ken Ilgunas.

Green will read at CSC Thursday

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Human remains discovered in a Nebraska stock trailer appear to be from one of two Wisconsin brothers who were fatally shot by a Missouri farmer, authorities said Monday. The Lincoln County sheriff’s office in North Platte, Nebraska, announced that a local rancher found the remains mixed with dirt in a plastic tub inside the trailer. “We believe it probably is one of the brothers,” said Roland Kramer, the department’s chief deputy. The rancher had just bought the trailer through an online ad from a seller in Missouri, Kramer said. He added that Lincoln County officials seized the trailer for possible use as evidence and would work with Missouri authorities as requested. Garland Nelson, 25, of Braymer, Missouri, is&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d979d903133f475f941d1be6a8ce5fe3" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">accused of fatally shooting</a>&nbsp;35-year-old Nick Diemel and 24-year-old Justin Diemel, of Shawano County, Wisconsin, then burning their bodies and dumping them in a manure pile. Jack Diemel, the brothers’ father, said the two had traveled to Nelson’s farm to collect on a $250,000 debt, according to court records. The father reported his sons missing July 21 after they failed to show up for a flight home to Milwaukee and did not answer their phones. According to a probable cause statement, Nelson shot the brothers, put their bodies in 55-gallon barrels and used a skid loader to move them one at a time from a barn to a pasture. There, he allegedly burned them using diesel fuel and an unknown liquid. Nelson told investigators he then dumped the remains on a manure pile and hid the barrels elsewhere on his property, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Kansas City, Missouri.

Remains found in western NE linked to Missouri killings

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in December. Get more event details at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and boating safety classes. Dec. 1 – Bobcat hunting and trapping season opens Dec. 1 – Enchant, Ash Hollow State Historical Park (SHP), Lewellen Dec. 1-31 – Muzzleloader deer hunting season Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 – Antlerless elk hunting season Dec. 3 – Learn to Hunt Predators Workshop, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln Dec. 4-8 – Pearl Harbor Exhibit, Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 – Christmas at the Codys’, Buffalo Bill Ranch SHP, North Platte Dec. 7 – Kids Christmas Bird Count, Lake Minatare State Recreation Area (SRA), Minatare Dec. 7 – Historical Christmas Dinner, Fort Robinson State Park (SP), Crawford Dec. 7-8 – DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) antlerless muzzleloader deer season Dec. 7-31 – Light Up the Fort, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford Dec. 7, 14, 21 – Christmas in the Woods, Ponca SP, Ponca Dec. 8 – White-fronted goose hunting season, first segment closes Dec. 14 – Nature’s Gifts: Decorations from the Great Outdoors, Wildcat Hills SRA, Gering Dec. 14 – Classic Christmas, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland Dec. 14-22 – Boyer Chute NWR antlerless deer hunting Dec. 15 – Crow hunting season, first segment ends Dec. 16 – Snipe hunting season closes Dec. 17 – Duck and coot hunting season closes in zones 2 and 4 Dec. 18 – Christmas Bird Count, Ponca SP, Ponca Dec. 21 – Yule Log Festival, Platte River SP, Louisville Dec. 22 – Bighorn sheep hunting season closes Dec. 24 – Duck and coot hunting season closes in Zone 1 Dec. 25 – Light goose hunting season, first segment closes Dec. 28 – 8th Annual Winterfest, Ponca SP, Ponca Dec. 31 – Archery antelope hunting season closes Dec. 31 – Archery deer and Whitetail Statewide Buck hunting seasons close Dec. 31 – Underwater spearfishing season closes Dec. 31 – Archery fishing for game fish closes

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A search continues for a boy missing in central Wyoming. Authorities said Friday they’ve now covered almost 230 square miles (590 square kilometers) in their search for 16-year-old Joseph “Joey” Peterson. Peterson walked away from his family’s home in southeastern Natrona County on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials began looking for him soon after. Searchers are using helicopters, drones, dogs, night vision and heat-sensing technology. They plan to keep looking as much as possible before the weather worsens. Peterson has high-functioning autism and is not self-sufficient. He was wearing a red, hooded sweatshirt and pajama pants. Temperatures have dipped well below freezing and snow has fallen since Peterson went missing. Peterson has blond hair; is 5 feet, 9 inches (175 centimeters) tall; and weighs 120 pounds (54 kilograms).

Search for missing Wyoming boy continues

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574093300198.jpeg" width="489" style="">-Chadron State College student Rachel Mitchell, left, and CSC English faculty member Dr. Mary Clai Jones pose with Mitchell's research poster at the North American Victorian Studies Association in Columbus, Ohio Oct 19, 2019. (Courtesy photo) By George LedbetterChadron State College&nbsp;CHADRON – Contrary to some modern interpretations, the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, the famous fictional detectives created by Victorian author Arthur Conan Doyle, didn’t have homosexual overtones, and might better be labeled as a bromance. That’s the thesis that landed Chadron State College senior English major Rachel Mitchell the opportunity for a poster presentation at the prestigious North American Victorian Studies Association Conference in Columbus, Ohio, last month. “My research went into how contemporary media changed the relationship that John Watson and Sherlock Holmes had, saying ‘Oh, they are a homosexual couple.’ I was looking at it more as a homo-social relationship,” said Mitchell of Riverton, Wyoming. Mitchell was one of just 19 undergraduates invited to attend the annual conference, which attracts experts in Victorian studies from colleges and universities across the country. CSC English faculty Dr. Kimberly Cox and Dr. Mary Clai Jones were also invited presenters at the conference. In a panel discussion about representations of sexual violence in Victorian literature, Cox spoke of her research on how novelists of the period used uninvited grabbing of female character’s hands to represent the threat of rape. Jones took part in a roundtable discussion about female fantasy writers of the 1890s and 1920s that focused on a recently published book that includes a chapter of her research about writer Marie Corelli. A Sherlock Holmes and mystery story fan from the time she was young, Mitchell had a significant amount of research to back up her presentation. In addition to close readings of all of Doyle’s stories, a college-sponsored trip to the Lilly Library Collection at Indiana University last spring gave her the opportunity to examine the first Sherlock Holmes mysteries as they were originally published, as well as letters and papers from Doyle. “I had a lot of original illustrations that Doyle worked on,” she said. “He actually had his dad illustrate ‘Sign of the Four,’ the second Holmes story.” The tendency of some modern reworkings of Doyle’s tales to make a homosexual relationship out of the friendship between the brilliant, but eccentric, detective and the military veteran doctor stems from an uneasiness with male-male friendships in contemporary culture, Mitchell said. “There is maybe a stigma around men having friendships in a more serious context,” she said. “In comedy and fantasy fiction it’s completely acceptable, but when we go into a dramatic realm, we are uneasy. The stigma around just having regular bromances is what I used in my paper.” Mitchell said she was grateful for the opportunity to show her work to respected experts in Victorian studies and pleased with the responses she received. “People were really open to my ideas,” she said. “They were all really positive about my work and said to continue my research.” Attending the conference also provided opportunities for Mitchell to connect with professionals in various fields of literature and academic publishing, said Cox, who nominated her for inclusion on the program. “It’s an opportunity for networking and professionalization on a national scale,” she said. The experience will have long-term benefits for Mitchell, who plans to eventually earn a Ph.D. in Native American Literature and would like to teach at a university. “Attending a premier national conference as an undergraduate gave her the chance to see how her future field of study will impact students, publishing and other scholars,” Jones said. Attending academic conferences like this also has value for faculty members, and the other students they teach, Cox and Jones agreed. “I met a number of academic publishers who offer distance internships that are open to students,” Cox said. “For our literature majors such an internship while an undergraduate would help build their professional futures.” Meeting professors and other professionals in the humanities field was an inspiring part of attending the conference, said Mitchell, whose ambitions include writing her own creative pieces. “People who do humanities want to help others and see people succeed,” she said. “The big community that is out there, that is what I took away.”

CSC student analyzes Sherlock and Watson for prestigious conference

GERING, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska man has been charged with assault after shooting and wounding his 39-year-old son during an argument. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that prosecutors charged 67-year-old Eldon Anthony with first-degree assault and using a firearm in connection with the Nov. 11 incident. Police were called to Anthony’s home in Gering Monday evening after the shooting. Investigators say Anthony told police he feared for his life when he shot his son because the younger man had charged at him with a broken beer bottle. Phillip Anthony sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to a local hospital for surgery. His current condition isn’t known because he isn’t listed as a patient at the hospital. Eldon Anthony has been released on $2,000 bond. Online court records don’t list an attorney for him.

Western Nebraska man charged with shooting his son

By: John MurphyCSC Sports Information COLORADO SPRINGS -- November 19, 2019 -- Chadron State College volleyball senior libero Ashton Burditt was named the RMAC Volleyball Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's annual award lists, released Tuesday.&nbsp;Along with being named Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Burditt, from Spearfish, S.D., was named to the All-RMAC Second Team. Teammate Chandler Hageman, sophomore of Chadron, was also named to the second team. Senior Shelby Schouten, from Alton, Iowa, was named All-RMAC Honorable Mention.&nbsp;Burditt finished this season with 619 total digs and an average of 6.07 digs per set, to lead the conference in both categories. She currently ranks fifth in the nation in digs per set and 16th in total digs. Her 619 total digs are the most in a season by an Eagle since 1991, when Roxie Boehm had 666.&nbsp;She holds the Chadron State records for most digs in a three, four and five set match. Ashton was named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team this past season, and was also Second Team All-RMAC last season.&nbsp;Hageman finished her sophomore campaign with 131 total blocks and an average of 1.28 per set. She finished tied for first in the conference and 16th nationally in total blocks and second in the RMAC and 10th in the nation in blocks per set. Hageman's 131 total blocks are the most in a season by an Eagle since 1995, when Mistie Fowler had 176.&nbsp;With 205 kills on the season, Hageman finished ranked third for CSC and led the team with an attack percentage of .280&nbsp;Schouten finished her senior campaign with 263 kills, ranking first on the Eagles. She hit .262 this season. Defensively, she finished second on the team with 75 blocks.&nbsp;Silvia Basso of Regis was named the RMAC Player of the Year and Setter of the Year. Lauren Gammell of Dixie State shared the honors of Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Burditt. Last season, Gammell was the lone Defensive Player of the Year. Freshman of the Year was awarded to Haedyn Rhoades of Black Hills State and Joel List of Regis was named Coach of the Year.

CSC libero named RMAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Nebraska High School FootballSemifinals, Monday November 18Class D1SemifinalBurwell 28, Dundy County-Stratton 10Osceola-High Plains 34, Cross County 30 Class D2SemifinalHumphrey St. Francis 24, Falls City Sacred Heart 16Pleasanton 12, Overton 6

Eight-Man High School Football Semifinal Scoreboard - Monday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had barely moved the ball at all, when they gathered in a humbled locker room after an awful first half. Picking up the pace with the two-minute offense was about their only hope of a comeback. They delivered one in stunning fashion against the Denver Broncos. “Suddenly, it just has a different feel to it, and the next thing you know, you’re going,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said. The Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory Sunday. This was the first time in five years — a span of 100 games including the playoffs — that an NFL team won after trailing by 20 or more points at halftime, though New England did defeat Atlanta in Super Bowl 51 after an 18-point deficit after two quarters grew to 28-3. “We can’t count ourselves out. We had 30 minutes of football. Was it going to take perfect football? Most likely,” tight end Kyle Rudolph said. “But all we can go out there and do is worry about the first drive, and getting points, and see what happens.” Cousins went 29 for 35 for 319 yards and three scores for the Vikings (8-3), overcoming a system-wide failure in the first half that included a lost fumble of his during a sack that led to one of three field goals by Brandon McManus for the Broncos (3-7). Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for a 54-yard touchdown pass that brought the crowd noise to a deafening level and cut the lead to 23-20. McManus went wide right from 41 yards on his fourth attempt, and Cousins found Rudolph wide open for a 32-yard score on the next possession with 6:10 left. “I like when adversity hits and you see what kind of guys you’ve got,” Diggs said. Both of those throws by Cousins came off bootleg rollouts to his left, the type of passing play he has long thrived on. After being stymied for just 47 total yards in the first half, the Vikings turned to their hurry-up offense with enviable results. “Throwing an interception into double coverage is not going to get you back in the game,” Cousins said. “So you take what they give you. You play one play at a time, and you trust that if they give you a shot, you take it.” Brandon Allen, the fill-in quarterback after the injury to Joe Flacco and the impending debut of rookie Drew Lock, drove the Broncos to the cusp of a comeback of their own with a drive that included three fourth-down conversions. With first-and-goal from the 4, but only 10 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, Allen had three chances at the winner. Trae Waynes knocked down the first one, Jayron Kearse had a hand on the second and the last try for Noah Fant sailed past the rookie tight end after he and Kearse tussled for position. The Broncos have not scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter for six straight games. The last team guilty of such a severe second-half collapse was Atlanta on Oct. 26, 2014, when a 21-0 lead at home turned into a 22-21 victory for Detroit. According to Sportradar, this was only the 14th time in NFL history that a 20-plus-point halftime deficit turned into defeat. “Didn’t sustain any drives,” Allen said, “and that put our defense in a bad spot.” HORRID HALF The Vikings punted on their first four possessions and already trailed 10-0 when they finally got a first down. With the deficit at 17-0, Cousins hit Diggs for a 34-yard gain that was wiped out by a holding penalty on left tackle Riley Reiff, who had a particularly difficult time against the pass rush. On the other side, the Broncos drove 90 yards for their first touchdown, a third-and-goal throw to tight end Troy Fumagalli for his first career score. They spiced up their play calling with repeated success, using a 38-yard reverse pass by Courtland Sutton to fellow wide receiver Tim Patrick. Sutton kept the ball on two more end-around plays during that drive, including a fourth-and-1 run from the 7 to set up their second touchdown. One break went Minnesota’s way, an ominous end to Denver’s momentum. The kickoff after the field goal that followed the fumble by Cousins was fumbled and lost by Ameer Abdullah at the 17 by Josey Jewell with 60 seconds left. Allen’s pass for Fant on the next play was intercepted by Andrew Sendejo, preventing the Broncos from taking a four-score lead. “He made a bad throw into coverage, and they picked it,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said. “That’s one of those where you almost in hindsight maybe we should have just ran it three times and got our three points and been happy. But you would have roasted me if I did that.” INJURY REPORT Broncos: FB Andy Janovich, who bulled his way into the end zone on a third-and-goal run from the 1 in the second quarter, hurt his elbow while being tackled at the end of a short reception and did not return. Vikings: SS Harrison Smith hurt his hamstring in the fourth quarter and didn’t return. LB Ben Gedeon suffered a concussion in the first quarter and was done for the day. Four other starters were already inactive: Adam Thielen, RG Josh Kline (concussion), NT Linval Joseph (knee) and FS Anthony Harris (groin). UP NEXT Broncos: Facing a stretch of four road games in five weeks that began in Minnesota, the Broncos play at Buffalo next Sunday. They’ve lost their last two road games against the Bills in 2017 and 2011. Vikings: After the second-latest bye week on the schedule in team history — in 1991, they were off the weekend of Dec. 1 — the Vikings return to action on Dec. 2 at Seattle. This is their second straight year with a Monday night game on the road against the Seahawks in December.

Broncos find another way to lose late

By: Con MarshallCSC Sports Information CHADRON, Neb. -- November 16, 2019 -- Colorado School of Mines put its potent offense on full display here Saturday while wrapping up its regular season by defeating Chadron State College 70-28 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference contest. The Orediggers, now 11-0, and ranked seventh in NCAA Division II, scored their first four touchdowns on pass plays while building a 28-7 lead halfway through the second quarter. Their next six touchdowns came on rushing plays while they piled up 440 yards on the ground, third most ever against the Eagles. Their 683 total net yards are the most ever yielded by Chadron State, topping the 658 that Bemidji State managed in 2004.&nbsp;Mines was forced to punt just three times and also lost a fumble, but otherwise played an almost flawless game on offense. The 70 points are the most ever scored against the Eagles aside from the 73 points that Abilene Christian posted during Chadron State's 76-73 triple overtime win in the 2007 playoff game.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Eagles have scored at least 70 points eight times in the 100-plus years they've played football. "These guys (Colorado Mines) are a top 10 team, and they acted like a top 10 team today," said Chadron State Coach Jay Long. "When you play a team of this caliber, you need the ball to roll your way some of the time, and you also need to make big plays when they're available. Those things didn't happen very often today. "This wasn't the way we wanted to end the season," added Long, "but we bounced back from a 1-4 start and won our next five games. I'm proud of my coaching staff for keeping our guys up throughout the season, and I'm proud of these seniors who played their last game today for providing an example of what it means to be an Eagle. We'll keep working to get to the next level, and admit that Mines played a great game today." Freshman quarterback John Matocha got the Orediggers off to a great start by completing his first six passes, including touchdown tosses of 13 and 31 yards to sophomore Josh Johnston. Matocha's third TD pass was an 18-yarder to redshirt freshman Mason Karp and the fourth was a 21-yard shot to Johnston. Matocha finished the day with 14 completions in 19 attempts for 243 yards. Johnston caught six passes for 103 yards and Karp five for 123. The Mines running game was led by sophomore Michael Zeman, who carried 20 times for 228 yards. His big play was a 75-yard romp up the middle that gave the Orediggers a 35-14 halftime lead.&nbsp;He also scored on a two-yard run in the third quarter after Mines recovered a CSC fumble and Matocha connected with Karp for a 29-yard gain.&nbsp; Alternate running back Brandon Farmer also had a great game.&nbsp;He carried 10 times for 143 yards, including touchdown jaunts of five and 46 yards.&nbsp;The visitors' other touchdowns were on a three-yard run by Dawson Johnson after Farmer had romped 72 yards and on Nathan Mackey's 54-yard gallop that closed out the scoring with 6:37 left to play. Placekicker Scott Marshall was good on the extra point attempts following all 10 touchdowns. Chadron State scored a touchdown in each quarter. The first came on a two-yard pass from quarterback Dalton Holst to senior wide receiver Tevon Wright to cap a 70-yard drive.&nbsp;The Eagles also went 72 yards in 12 plays for their second TD, a two-yard dive by sophomore Elijah Myles, who helped spark the drive with an 18-yard run. Jackson Dickerson, a senior from Chadron who had been sidelined by a leg injury since the second game of the season, returned to action and scored the Eagles' third touchdown on a 10-yard pass from Holst. The big gainer in the 65-yard march was a 40-yard gain from Holst to inside receiver Cole Thurness. Just two plays were needed to post the Eagles' fourth quarter touchdown. They were back-to-back 44- and 31-yard passes from Holst to Wright. Holst finished with 19 completions in 38 attempts for 241 yards and the three TDs. He ends the season with 3,106 yards through the air and 33 touchdown passes, both CSC season records. Wright caught nine passes for 133 yards Saturday and finished the year with 74 catches for 1,146 yards and 16 touchdown grabs. His yardage figure ranks second all-time at CSC and his touchdown total is the most in a season.&nbsp;He also owns the school's career touchdown reception record with 26. The Eagles rushed for a season-low 109 yards, but that's double what Colorado Mines had yielded per game through its first 10 games.&nbsp; Colorado Mines&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;----70Chadron State&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;----28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

CSC season closes with loss to RMAC champs, but winning record after tough 1-4 start

By: Con MarshallCSC Sports Information CHADRON, Neb. -- November 14, 2019 -- The Chadron State College football team will wrap up its season Saturday at home with a special challenge. The Eagles will host what apparently is one of the best NCAA Division II teams in the nation--Colorado School of Mines.&nbsp;The finale will kick off at noon. At 10-0 the mighty Orediggers are one of 11 undefeated teams in the division and have not been challenged by most of their opponents.&nbsp;They are ranked seventh in this week's American Football Coaches Association poll and lead the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in virtually every important statistical category. "This is our bowl game," said CSC Head Coach Jay Long. "We know they're a great team. We'll give it everything we've got and see what happens." The Eagles are 6-4 for the season after winning five games in a row. The Orediggers' closest game was last Saturday, when they topped Dixie State 35-27 by scoring what proved to be the winning touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. The Trailblazers finished with 447 yards of total offense and Mines with 403.&nbsp; For the season, Mines has tallied 428 points and the opponents 146. Aside from the Dixie State game, the Orediggers' closest contest was their 34-14 decision over Colorado State-Pueblo on Sept. 21. Two weeks ago, South Dakota Mines, the pesky team that the Eagles edged 53-48 a week ago, fell to the Orediggers by 21 points--49-28--in Rapid City. Besides leading the RMAC in both scoring offense and defense, Mines is tops in the conference in total offense (490.1 yards a game), total defense (256.6), rushing offense (260.4), rushing defense (51.8), first downs (25.8), opponents' first downs (14.2), third down conversions (44.7 percent), opponents' third down conversions (23.1) and time of possession (33.50 minutes). Chadron State is second to the Orediggers in the RMAC in three of the offensive categories--scoring offense (38.0 points), total offense (468.5) and first downs (24.3)--but is down a ways on most of the defensive listings.&nbsp;For instance, the Eagles are eighth in total defense (387.9) and rushing defense (172.2) and sixth in opponents' first down (18.9). "We've been playing better defense, but we know we'll have to play better than ever on Saturday if we're going to shut them down," said CSC Defensive Coordinator Craig Jersild.&nbsp;"They've got both a great running game and a great passing game.&nbsp;We're going to have our hands full, that's for sure." The Orediggers generally prefer to run the ball. During the first half of the season, they leaned on Cameron Mayberry, a 5-11, 210-pound senior who in 2018 led the RMAC in rushing with 1,584 yards (a 6.5 yard average) and 22 touchdowns.&nbsp;He was going strong again the first half of this season, gaining 636 yards through five games for a 6.0-yard per carry average and eight TDs. But Mayberry was injured early in the second quarter of the sixth game. His replacement, Michael Zeman, a 5-11, 210 pound sophomore from Wheat Ridge, Colo., also has excelled.&nbsp; Zeman has rushed 132 times for 1,064 yards, an 8.1-yard average, and scored 10 TDs.&nbsp;He's had two spectacular games.&nbsp;He ran for 298 yards during the 49-27 win over Azusa Pacific on Oct. 26 and then set the Mines' single-game record by rumbling for 321 yards the next week at South Dakota Mines. Last Saturday, Zeman carried 22 times for 183 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown jaunt, against Dixie State.&nbsp;&nbsp; A year ago, when the Orediggers were 10-1, losing only to Dixie State during the regular season, they brought in senior transfer Isaac Harker from Indiana State to play quarterback.&nbsp;He responded by completing 67.8 percent of his passes for 3,573 yards and 38 touchdowns in those 11 games. This year's quarterback is a true freshman, John Matocha, a 5-11, 180-pound Magnolia, Texas, native.&nbsp;His passing totals don't match Harter's, but he's connected on 195 of 264 attempts for an amazing 73.4 completion percentage for 2,109 yards and 23 TDs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Matocha also can run with the ball. He's carried 107 times for 535 yards and scored 10 times. "He's a true dual threat," Jersild said of Matocha. "He's a terrific runner and also throws lots of screen passes to lull you to sleep before throwing a long one over the top."&nbsp; The Eagles also have a potent offense. Their 468.5-yard total offense average is the second highest in Chadron State annals. Quarterback Dalton Holst needs just 135 more yards to become the Eagles' first 3,000-yard passer in a season, but Offensive Coordinator Logan Masters said CSC has to be able to run the ball, too, on Saturday. "They're (Mines) only giving up 51.8 yards a game on the ground to lead the nation, so we'll have to execute really well to get our rushing game going," Masters noted.&nbsp;"But we're going to try." While the Eagles lead Mines 23-18 in the all-time series, the Orediggers have won the last six games in the rivalry. Last year's score was 49-20 in Golden.&nbsp;

"This is our bowl game" Coach Long and CSC ready to face undefeated Orediggers Saturday

Courtesy: Husker Athletics Cam Mack poured in a career-best 24 points and was one of four Huskers in double figures, helping Nebraska defeat South Dakota State, 90-73, Friday night. The victory improved NU's record to 1-2 and gave Head Coach Fred Hoiberg his first victory since taking over in Lincoln in April. NU, which never trailed, used a strong first-half performance to take control, shooting 57 percent in leading by as 31 in the opening 20 minutes to take a 51-27 lead into the locker room.&nbsp; The Huskers raced off to a 12-2 start, as Dachon Burke Jr. and Hannif Cheatham combined for nine early points for the Big Red, as both players finished with 17 markers. Kevin Cross was the fourth Husker to post double figures with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting off the bench. Douglas Wilson did all he could to keep his team within striking distance early, scoring the first six points of the contest for SDSU, and the visitors were within 26-14 before Nebraska blitz the Jackrabbits with a 19-2 spurt. NU held SDSU to one field goal over a five-minute span, as the Huskers took their largest lead of the half at 45-14 on a Yvan Ouedraogo putback to cap a run of 13 straight points. Nebraska held the Jackrabbits to 27 percent shooting, including 1-of-13 from 3-point range in the first half. The Huskers placed three in double figures in the opening 20 minutes with 14 from Mack, 12 from Burke and 10 from Cheatham. In the second half, SDSU was never able to cut the deficit to less than 17 points. The Jackrabbits were within 56-53 with 16:49 left, but Nebraska used 13-6 spurt as Cross scored six of 10 point off the bench to stretch the lead back to 30. From there, the Huskers were in control and never led by less than 17 points. For the contest, the Huskers scored 16 points off of 13 Jackrabbit turnovers. Many of those turnovers led to fastbreak opportunities, and Nebraska capitalized, scoring 20 fastbreak points overall. Defensively, the Big Red held SDSU to 3-of-21 shooting (14.3 percent) from behind the arc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Wilson turned in a strong performance in a losing effort, finishing with 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, as SDSU fell to 3-2 on the season with its second straight setback. The Huskers return to action next Friday, Nov. 22, when the Huskers host Southern.&nbsp;

Huskers hand SDSU huge loss, earn Hoiberg first win in Lincoln

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign drew plenty of mockery on social media this week for its “Meth: We’re on it” slogan, but according to local police, the attention couldn’t have come at a better time. Law enforcement agencies in South Dakota are contending with a drug that is now cheaper and more potent, leading to a surge of use in the state and across the Midwest. Officers said preventing people from ever taking the highly addictive drug — a key goal of the campaign — is essential to stopping the surge. In South Dakota, the Drug Enforcement Administration said meth seizures are up a third over last year. Other agencies have made their own seizures and seen similar jumps. The drug is known for being especially addictive and police said it’s often tied to violent crime. In Minnehaha County, which had more than 1,000 meth arrests last year, Sheriff Mike Milstead said meth is involved in many of the homicides he works. Both dealers and users carry guns to protect themselves in drug deals that can lead to violence, he added. “I’ve been in this business a long time, and I would say I’ve never been more concerned about the safety of my officers and highway patrol officers of encountering dangerous individuals,” Milstead said. After Congress passed laws aimed at clamping down on over-the-counter medications that could be used to make meth, the supply evolved from home-grown labs to Mexican cartels shipping in the drug. According to the DEA, meth today is 71% cheaper than in 2005, with local police saying that meth is going for as little as $5 on the street. Meth is especially problematic in the areas surrounding the two largest cities in the state, Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The DEA has designated those areas as high-intensity drug trafficking areas and awarded grants for special drug task forces. City and county agencies coordinate with federal law enforcement, including the DEA and the Department of Homeland Security. Officers interviewed by Tthe Associated Press on Tuesday said they felt they had the resources needed and that the focus should be put on prevention. That’s where Gov. Kristi Noem’s “Meth. We’re on it”&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7f4613bec5b442fba28498c33a941bf3" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">campaign</a>&nbsp;is trying to step in. The state is spending nearly $1.4 million on the campaign that includes TV ads, billboards and a&nbsp;<a href="https://onmeth.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">website</a>&nbsp;to direct people to prevention and addiction recovery. The state’s Department of Social Services is also planning to run educational classes in every middle school by next year, to address an increase in meth use among teenagers.While several officials did not want to comment on the awareness campaign, at least one sheriff said it is doing its job. “Some will suggest it was a bad idea, some will say it’s sheer brilliance,” said Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom. “In 24 hours, that campaign has raised awareness of meth more than we’ve been able to do in the last several years.”

In South Dakota, meth fighters welcome any help they get

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha City Council has decided to subject vaping products to the city’s tobacco tax. The council voted for the measure Tuesday and decided to make permanent the city’s 3% tax on tobacco products. It was approved in 2012 to support construction of a cancer center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The vaping product addition could spur an estimated&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/6b304617026d475885b5dafa820a51fe" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">$1 million</a>&nbsp;increase in the tobacco tax, which now raises about $3.5 million annually. Public health advocates and others have said a vaping tax could help some young people choose not to start. Local vaping retailers warned that the tax would drive more vaping purchases online and beyond the city limits.

Council subjecting vaping products to Omaha tobacco tax

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1574272191570.jpeg" width="451" style="">Photo courtesy: Rushmore Mall facebook page RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City mall has banned a Native American cultural practice following health complaints. Rushmore Mall security recently gave the I Am Legacy youth outreach center a letter saying it could no longer burn sage because it was jeopardizing people’s health. The center’s founder, Erik Bringswhite says they didn’t mean to harm anyone by burning about a nickel-sized amount of sage twice a day. Bringswhite says the cultural sage burning is done “mainly for exchanging the atmosphere from the negative to the positive” in a prayerful manner. KOTA-TV reports the mall ‘s general manager says the burning smell has sickened some people.

Center told to stop cultural sage burning at Rapid City mall

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An 18-year-old has been given 45 to 60 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a Lincoln man. Lancaster County District Court records show Natavian Morton was sentenced Monday. Morton had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/f032b772da434348837d3f772ff76d0d" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">pleaded no contest</a>&nbsp;to manslaughter and a weapons crime. Prosecutors lowered a charge of second-degree murder and dropped two other charges in return for Morton's pleas. Morton was 16 and was one of four young people charged in the March 26, 2018, slaying of 22-year-old Edgar Union Jr. Morton's judge rejected a motion to move the case to juvenile court. Prosecutors say Morton wasn't targeting anyone in particular when he shot at a house during a confrontation between two groups of people.

18-year-old gets 45-60 years for Lincoln slaying

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The 20-year-old son of a former University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletic director has been sentenced to six months in jail in a child pornography case. Jack Eichorst pleaded no contest in September to two misdemeanor counts of child pornography possession by someone under 19. The Omaha World-Herald&nbsp;<a href="https://www.omaha.com/news/crime/son-of-former-husker-athletic-director-gets-jail-time-for/article_57acef21-ad80-5291-a845-93f08463eace.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">reports</a>&nbsp;he was sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. Investigators say several videos and images of child pornography were found on Eichorst’s phone. Eichorst was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of the sexual assault of two minors, but prosecutors opted not to bring charges in that case. Eichorst's attorney, Sean Brennan, has said Eichorst is autistic and that his level of sophistication and maturity was well below that of his age. Eichorst's father is former University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletic director Shawn Eichorst, who was fired in September 2017.

Ex-UNL athletic director’s son sentenced in child porn case

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — The new, $1.3 billion headquarters for the command unit that controls the nation’s nuclear-armed forces has been dedicated at an Air Force Base south of Omaha. Officers and enlisted men joined civilian dignitaries for ceremonies Monday at Offutt Air Force Base. The facility is named the Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Building. LeMay headed what was then known as the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command until 1957 when he left to take a Pentagon post. Strategic Air Command eventually became a multiservice unit under a new name: the U.S. Strategic Command, or StratCom. Work on the 916,000-square-foot (85,000-square-meter)&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/adc7a91bd7124afcb17fbe0c9251c359" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">command and control center</a>&nbsp;began in October 2012. Contractors worked through several setbacks, including floods and persistent mold. Around 2,000 of StratCom’s 3,200 employees have moved in.

Military dedicates new headquarters for nuclear control unit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two Sioux tribes in South Dakota, the Flandreau Santee and Oglala, have filed applications with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grow industrial hemp. <a href="https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/south-dakota-tribes-apply-to-grow-industrial-hemp-with-federal-government/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(28, 167, 218);">KELO-TV</a>&nbsp;reports the applications come as Gov. Kristi Noem maintains a hard stance against growing the crop in the state. However, state law doesn’t apply to sovereign nations. The Flandreau Santee and Oglala are among 11 tribes and 11 states in the U.S. that have filed applications with the federal agency since it opened the process in late October. States or tribes will have to adhere to a number of federal guidelines, including plans to comply with enforcement and inspection procedures.

Flandreau Santee, Oglala Sioux apply to grow hemp

DERRY, Pa. (AP) — A woman was accidentally shot and wounded when she tried to take a loaded gun from her toddler son at the family’s Pennsylvania home. Authorities disclosed details of the shooting when they announced Monday that the woman’s husband would face charges of reckless endangerment and child endangerment. His name has not been released. The shooting in Derry occurred Nov. 1. Authorities say the 25-year-old father left the weapon unsecured, and it was picked up by their 2-year-old. The boy’s 24-year-old mother tried to get the gun from him, but it discharged a bullet that went into her thigh. The woman has since recovered from her wound.

Dad facing charges after toddler accidentally shoots mom

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A jury found one person guilty and acquitted another after a trial stemming from immigration raids in northern Nebraska. The August 2018 raids targeted businesses that officials say knowingly hired — and mistreated — immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally. Mayra Jimenez faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted Monday in Lincoln of harboring illegal aliens and conspiring to harbor illegal aliens. She’d worked in human resources at a tomato greenhouse operation in O’Neill.John Glidden was found not guilty of harboring and conspiring to harbor illegal aliens, as well as conspiring to employ illegal aliens. He was the manager of two hog confinement complexes. The raids led to the detention of 130 workers and company managers and also uncovered a scheme led by Juan Pablo Sanchez-Delgado to provide dozens of workers for local commercial farming operations. Officials say the schemers skimmed off part of the workers’ paychecks and didn’t pay state and federal taxes. His sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 27.

1 person convicted, 1 acquitted in immigration case

NORFOLK&nbsp;— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the Cedar and Antelope County Sheriff’s Offices and the Laurel and Randolph Police Departments apprehended a subject following a pursuit Monday morning in northeast Nebraska. At approximately 8:15 a.m. Monday, troopers were informed that the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office was in pursuit of a vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 20 near Laurel. The vehicle, a Buick LeSabre, had previously been reported to law enforcement as potentially containing a suicidal party.&nbsp; A trooper joined the pursuit and eventually became the lead unit as the vehicle continued westbound on Highway 20 east of Plainview. During the pursuit, which reached speeds of 90 miles per hour, the suspect vehicle swerved toward oncoming traffic on several occasions. The suspect driver also intentionally made contact with pursuing officers’ patrol units multiple times throughout the pursuit. As the pursuit reached Brunswick, in Antelope County, a trooper successfully deployed spike strips to slow the vehicle. Another trooper then utilized a tactical vehicle intervention to bring the vehicle to a stop. The subject was then taken into custody. The driver, Matthew Waters, 34, of Colton, South Dakota, was arrested for felony flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, assault on an officer with use of a vehicle, and driving under the influence of alcohol. Waters was lodged in Antelope County Jail.

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