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DEVELOPING: MISSING NEBRASKA FAMILY,
ADDS: WOODWORKING WORSHIP, DEERE-REORGANIZATION,
MISSING NEBRASKA FAMILY
OMAHA—A northeast Nebraska couple who fled with their two children out of fear they’d lose custody were due in court Tuesday on probation violations. Matthew and Rowena Schade had almost completed their three-year probation sentences when they took off on an 800-mile trip that took them to western South Dakota and back. But now, they could face jail time. By Timberly Ross.
WOODWORKING WORSHIP
HASTINGS—A tour around First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church shows example after example of the contributions Bob Kent’s hands have made to the church. From the pulpit, altar and baptismal font in the Celebration Center to the church’s visitors center to bookshelves in the pastors’ offices, his work is pervasive. A Nebraskaland Feature by Tony Herrman of the Hastings Tribune.
BUSINESS:
DEERE-REORGANIZATION
PITTSBURGH—Deere & Co. said Tuesday it plans to combine operations that make its iconic green and yellow tractors with another unit that manufactures products like chain saws, resulting in about 200 job cuts. The world’s largest maker of farm machinery said the restructured unit will help it better meet customer needs, cut costs and boost global sales of products like riding mowers. Sales of such products have tumbled as the global economic downturn has slowed spending and made it harder to get loans. And while Deere’s farm machinery sales have been strong, the company has slashed its 2009 earnings outlook. By Manufacturing Writer Daniel Lovering. Eds: Note Nebraska interest. Also moving on national lines.
SPORTS:
— NEBRASKA TRAINER—The latest from the Huskers’ spring football practice.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— SHRINKING AQUIFER—A new report says the High Plains Aquifer has shrunk 9 percent since access to it was first developed nearly 60 years ago.
— POT SEIZED—Two Virginia men were arrested and nearly 50 pounds of marijuana was seized after a traffic stop in south-central Nebraska.
— TEACHER ARRESTED—The Nebraska State Patrol has arrested a 29-year-old math teacher from Bloomfield on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
— FIREWORKS INJURY—A Valley teenager is in an Omaha hospital after a firework explodes inside a car.
— GRIEVING BURGLARY—A 24-year-old Omaha man is suspected of stealing a unique necklace and other jewelry from a Ralston home while residents attended a wake for a woman who had lived in the home.
— WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY—The North American celebration of World Environment Day will be held in Omaha on June 5.
— AUTISM FILM—An independent film that promotes autism awareness will be screened in three Nebraska cities this week.
— HORSE CONFERENCE—Horse owners can learn about feeding, dentistry and pasture management at a conference in North Platte.
— VETERANS AID—Ailing veterans seeking help in south-central Nebraska will find a new treatment available for their post-traumatic stress disorder.
The AP, Omaha.
