Columbus NCIP finalist drama lands in state spotlight
Columbus earns recognition as one of six NCIP Class I finalists after a six month effort by the Women’s Division of the Columbus Chamber, NCIP committee members, PTCC, and local leaders. Judges arrived to assess community projects, with a final winner to be announced at the Oct 21 Recognition Day banquet.
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Len Wall
Columbus
Ruth Lind
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce
WDCC
Lori Frisbey
Nebraska Community Improvement Program
NCIP
Jerry A. Lee
Platte Technical and Community College
PTCC
Delores Spulak
Clarence Cory
Columbus Community Hospital
Ellie Sweet
Sue Schermer
Lloyd Castner
Ronald Copeland
Department of Local Services
State of Arkansas
T Michael Smith
Center For Community Development and Design
University of Colorado At Denver
Nancy Donovan
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
NDED
Alliance
Hastings
Lexington
Norfolk
South Sioux City
Clarkson
Stromsburg
Sweet
Midwest
Community Resource and Research Center
College of Architecture
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Smith
Copeland
Nebraska
Castner
Lee
Bob Loshbaugh
Lind
City Hall
George Johansen, Jr
Cory
PICC
Bill Hathaway
Kansas- Nebraska Gas Company
Bill Martin
Nded Out of
Arch Gustafson
NFFD
Troy Engdahl
Lee Houfek
Fleischer Rexall Drugstore
Telegram
Engdahl
Jerry
Glenna Engdaahl
Columbus Junior High
Troy
Pann State
Kentucky
Joe & al
IGA
Lohr 66
Jack, & Jill
Pizza Lan
Person's Sport Shop
Hinky-Dinky
Fleischer Rexall
Kwik Shop
Len Walle
Wholesale prices rise 0.5 percent signaling end of summer stability
The Labor Department reported a 0.4 percent September increase in wholesale prices, the largest since April, while prices paid to farmers fell 0.2 percent for the fifth straight month. The closely watched industrial index jumped 0.8 percent, the biggest rise since October 1976, as inflation concerns persist amid a 90 day period of relative weakness.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Preside Carter
WPI
Eisenmenger heads Red Cross out county fund drive
Mark Eisenmenger of Humphrey was named to lead the Platte County American Red Cross Out country Fund Drive underway this week. Five unit captains were chosen to coordinate the campaign across towns and rural townships excluding Columbus, with unit heads listed for Lindsay, Humphrey, Creston, Monroe, and Columbus area volunteers. The drive seeks donor envelopes to support blood and water safety programs after a recent funding shortfall.
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Mark Eisenmenger
Humphrey
Red Cross
Platte County
American Red Cross
United Way
Columbus United Way
Eisenmenger
Phil Weltzel
Lindsay
Walker
Woodville
St. Bernard
Joliet
Mae ‘Terma
Creston
Granville
Carol Rosendahl
Burrows
Grand Prairie
Sherman
Bismark
Tarnor
Melvin Gerlach
Monroe
Lost Creek
Oconee and
Loup
David Marsh
Shell Creek
Butler
Columbus
Duncan
Platte Center
Platte
Kumphrey
Florence
Nebraska Artificial Breeders Association
St. Francis Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Ray Weinboff
Ron Dekinger
Dan Eisenmenger
Milo Herink
Wilfred Foltz
Russell
D.D
John Eisenmenger
San Antonio
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City Council Clears Licenses and Street-Plan Changes
City council approves three liquor and a dance license and okays a Civil Defense warehouse project with Platte County sharing costs of about 31,228 dollars. They authorize right of way actions for avenues west of 36th Avenue, set stop signs on multiple streets, and send subdivision waiver and rezoning requests to planning authorities.
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Debgondringer Ih
Civil Defense
23Rd
27Th Street
36Th Avenue
10Th Street
30Th Avenue
Platte County
County Board of Supervigors
Hassebrook Farm Service
2Nd
Mth
Jerry Norris
Norris
Peterson
1Th Avenue
7Th Avenue
14Th Street
Baptist Church
33Th Avenue
40Th Street
Planning Commission
29Th Avenue
29Th Street
Weather rounds Nebraska with rain forecast into Friday
Mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures spread across Nebraska with rain forecast tonight and Friday. A high pressure area over eastern Nebraska and a developing Rocky Mountain low suggest increasing clouds and possible thunderstorms, with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph and highs in the 50s to 60s.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Sidney
Kirsball
Omaha
Eppley Field
Chadron
Kimball
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