Judge lifts no-contact order

A superior court judge granted a woman’s request to rescind a no-contact order against her estranged husband in a domestic violence case involving alleged threats to kill their family and burn down their home, but kept a previous parenting plan in place as a safeguard for the child’s safety.

Michelle Edgerton, the victim, and the defendant’s father appeared Tuesday at the motion hearing in Lincoln County Superior Court, where Judge Adam Walser approved the request against Nicholas Gene Finch, 39, who also was present according to court records. Prosecutor Ty Albertson handled the case for the...