Naponee News

An out-of-control temper that got the better of Peter Draper when disciplining his grandchildren led to the death of his 2-year-old grandson, an investigator testified Tuesday.

In Franklin County Court Monday, an estranged father spoke out for the first time about the death of his two-year-old -- at the arraignment for the three allegedly responsible for the death.

Kirk Downey wants to give the benefit of a doubt. The owner of Kap's CafA© in downtown Naponee, a slyvan town with around 100 residents, said Friday afternoon it's a tragedy that 2-year-old Joseph Rinehart Jr., died this week, but he hopes the death was accidental.

Three members of a Franklin County family are in jail in connection with the death of a two-year old Naponee boy.

The death of a Naponee toddler has led to the arrest of the boy's mother and two grandparents, the Nebraska State Patrol reported Thursday.

The Nebraska State Patrol say 2-year-old Joseph Rinehart, of Naponee, died after he was taken to a hospital Monday night.