Births
Local births
RATHJEN -- To Andrew and Rebecca (Schardt) Rathjen of Grand Island, a daughter born April 24 at St. Francis Medical Center.
LAWVER -- To Jared and Brindy (Placzek) Lawver of Grand Island, a son born May 5 at St. Francis Medical Center.
PETERSEN -- To Tom and Naomi (Penner) Petersen of Grand Island, a daughter born May 6 at St. Francis Medical Center.
DAHLKE -- To Chad and Carrie (Schnell) Dahlke of Grand Island, a son born April 30 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.
ANSON -- To Donavon and Nicole (Boughton) Anson of Grand Island, a son born April 18 at St. Francis Medical Center.
State births
NEBESNIAK -- To Erin and Heather (Wieck) Nebesniak of Omaha, a son born May 7 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Grandparents are Gary and Nanna Wieck of Grand Island and Vic and Kathy Nebesniak of Lincoln. Great-grandmother is Nola McConald of Wolbach.
Police/Sheriff
Anyone with information about any crime in the state may call the Grand Island-Hall County Crime Stoppers, 381-8822. Crime Stoppers guarantees that callers will remain anonymous.
A reward of up to $1,000 will be paid after law enforcement agencies have determined the seriousness of the crime and the usefulness of the information.
Inmate custody status can be obtained by calling the VINE hotline at (877) NE 4 VINE. Information is available 24 hours a day.
If you see a crime happening, call the Grand Island-Hall County Emergency Center -- 911.
Grand Island Police
The following felony was reported:
Carrie Walker, 2604 Chanticleer St., reported criminal mischief there.
Hall County Sheriff
Law enforcement arrested five people on warrants in seven cases. No felonies were reported.
For more information visit www.hallcountyne.gov and click on the sheriff link.
Hall County Jail
The Hall County Jail has 145 inmates, booked in 37 people and released 34 people.
Court report
Hall County District Court
Cassandra Burton, 19, 908 W. Koenig St., pleaded no contest to terroristic threats for an Oct. 23, 2007, incident. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 27.
John C. Garaas, also known as John Starke, 32, 511 E. 16th St., pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree forgery for June 4 and June 6, 2007, incidents. He also pleaded no contest to burglary for a July 11, 2007, incident. His sentencing is scheduled for June 27.
Timothy A. Feighner, 26, Lakeport, Calif., pleaded no contest to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute for a Nov. 25, 2007, incident. A charge of not having a drug tax stamp was dismissed for the same incident. His sentencing is scheduled for June 26.
Jeremiah Heredia, 22, Newton, Kan., pleaded no contest to misdemeanor third-degree assault for a Feb. 3 incident. A charge of aiding and abetting first-degree assault was dismissed for the same incident. His sentencing is scheduled for June 26.
Genaro S. Ruvalcaba, 43, 1410 W. Koenig St., pleaded no contest to sexual assault of a child for a Jan. 1, 2006, incident. His sentencing is scheduled for June 27.
Justin A. Rodenbaugh, 21, 3033 W. Capital Ave. Apt. 7, pleaded guilty to possession of a forged instrument and third-degree domestic assault for a Nov. 14, 2007, incident involving Alicia Pfeifer. He also had a charge of failure to appear dismissed for a Feb. 2 incident. In addition, he pleaded guilty to burglary for a March 6 incident and two counts of attempted assault by menacing threat for Jan. 11 incidents. His sentencing is scheduled for June 26.
Amanda L. Warner, 29, 611 N. Oak, pleaded no contest to distribution of methamphetamine for an April 18, 2007, incident. A charge of distribution of meth was dismissed for an April 12, 2007, incident. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 27.
Hall County Court
Ali M. Farah, 25, 623 Yund St. Apt. 1, was fined $500 for attempted possession of khat, reduced from possession, for a March 3 incident.
Arthur D. Shafer Jr., 27, 1601 N. Vine, was sentenced to six months in jail for attempted failure to appear for a March 13 incident.
Michael S. Shirley, 46, Phillips, was charged with possession of methamphetamine for a May 10 incident.
Abdulahi O. Nur, 41, 623 E. Yund Apt. 3, was charged with terroristic threats for a May 10 incident involving Mohamed Abdi Ali.
Dawn M. Lockwood, 31, Kearney, was charged with possession of amphetamine for a May 11 incident.
Driving under the influence
Ann M. Olsen, 39, 2114 W. Second St., third-offense, $500, 90 days in jail, 15 years no driving.
