ESU Moves to New Location for Handicap Training Shop
Education Service Unit 14 relocates to 1114 Toledo from East Ward School and Jones Center. The lease purchase building houses administrative and professional staff and a workshop aiding adults with handicaps, with evaluation and job placement offered by Marland Gammon. Funds from state and federal agencies support operations. Kelley and staff pursue federal support for Title II project.
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Education Service Unit 14
Toledo
East Ward School
Jones Center
Arlo Jones Agency
Mr Gammon
Panhandle
Kelley
National Advisory Council
Washington DC
Roman Hruska
Carl Curtis
Verde Lane Dam Project To Start In Sidney
Construction on the Verde Lane Dam in south Sidney will begin April 25 after Huse Construction Co of Sterling, Colorado won the contract. Engineers surveyed the site. watering will moisten dam fill for proper moisture. The 80 day project aims to curb flood damage from lands south of town. it is Panhandle RC and D’s largest project and received priority funding.
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Verde Lane
South Sidney
Huse Construction Co
Sterling, Colo
Area Soil and Water Conservation District
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Roger Plantz
Plantz
Jim Cain
Scottsbluff Office
Panhandle
U S 30 resurfacing to start Monday in Sidney area
US 30 resurfacing from 23rd Street in Sidney to west of the Western Nebraska Technical College turnoff begins Monday. The 7.5 mile project should take three to four weeks for overlay, then two weeks for shoulders. One lane traffic will reduce speed with no detours planned. Missouri Valley Construction Co. of Grand Island holds a $156 599 contract funded by Department of Roads. Completion is expected around late May, possibly sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
23Rd Street
Sidney
Nebraska Technical College
Dennis Custer
Custer
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Department of Roads
Minimum Wage Proposed For Farm Labor
Senate labor subcommittee votes to raise farm workers pay to 2.20 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act with staged increases to reach 2.20. It would expand coverage by about 150,000 by removing seasonal exemptions and tighten child labor rules on farms while ending the overtime exemption for agricultural processing employees. The draft goes to the full Labor Committee and then to the Senate before House compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Full Labor Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
Sidney to Host WNCC Meeting Next Month
Western Nebraska United Chamber of Commerce set May 17 for its Sidney gathering with Merle Rudebusch and Ed Cole organizing. A podium from Western Nebraska Technical College was presented by Dick Patten. The board approved 5,000 tourist brochures and a switch of Western Union payments to a commission basis.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Dick Patten
WNTC
Western Nebraska United Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Merle Rudebusch
Chamber
Ed Cole
Western Union
Chamber of Commerce
Cole
Dan Rowan
I-80 construction back on schedule claims
Nebraska State Roads Director Thomas Doyle says Governor Exon expects federal highway funds to be reinstated in early April 1972 enabling contractual activity to resume. The funding gap has delayed bids for the Kimball to Potter and Potter to Brownson segments and the 52 mile I-80 gap remains unsettled amid state federal disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Department
Thomas Doyle
James Exon
Nebraska
Doyle
Exon
United States
Cheyenne County
Sand
Sidney
Department of Roads
Kimball
Potter
Brownson
Farmers tour Lodgepole area conservation practices
Nearly 30 area farmers and ranchers attended a conservation tour in the Lodgepole area on Wednesday. The event was sponsored by the Cheyenne County ASCS Office Soil Conservation Service Extension Service and Soil and Water Conservation District. Participants viewed windbreaks terraces erosion control and pollution abatement measures on several farms and a grade A dairy. Lawrence Thompson noted the Rural Environmental Assistance Program provides cost sharing to fund enduring conservation projects.
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Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
ASCS
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Soil and Water Conservation District
Leonard Bond
Wayne Campbell
Louis Schmale
Rush Creek Ranch
Ed Bochmer
BG Biscoe
CC Ulmschneider
Albert Brandl
Lester Theis
Lawrence Thompson
Elk s Clinic Set For April 15 At Sidney Elks Lodge
The Sidney Elks Lodge and Cheyenne County Public Welfare sponsor a Crippled Children clinic at the Elks Lodge in Sidney on April 15 with registration at 7:30 am and exams starting 8 am. Open to new and certified cerebral palsy patients by appointment. urgent cases seen. Clinic staff includes Dr. Jack Trembath, Dr. James Simpson, Dr. John M Thomas, Dr. Daryl Conger, Mary Krider, John Charles, and William Klein. For referrals, contact the attending physician. for information, contact Cheyenne County DPW.
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Sidney Elks Lodge
Sidney
Cheyenne County Divison of Public Welfare
The
Elks Lodge
Jack Trembath
James Simpson
John M Thomas
Daryl Conger
Mary Krider
John Charles
William Klein
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Department of Public Welfare
Forrest Street Drainage Line Cleaning Sets City Schedule
City street department crews began a major cleaning of the Forrest Street storm sewer, clogged by sand and gravel for years. Bruce Raddatz said 10 loads were removed from the first 100 feet, with the 6 foot line as much as 90 percent blocked. The work, using a bucket machine, could take about 100 days, with 350 feet likely yielding 35 loads. Crews expect longer than two days, plan summer maintenance and seal coating beginning in June.
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City Street Department
Forrest Street
Bruce Raddatz
11Th
12Th Avenue
Raddatz
9Th
14Th Avenues
11Th Avenue
Forrest
Hth
2Th Avenues
Telegraph
Panhandle Weather Forecast Highlights Through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions with westerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Highs expected 55 to 65, with tonight's lows 25 to 35. Zero percent chance of measurable precipitation through Saturday. Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday calls for variable cloudiness and cooler temperatures with highs mainly in the 60s and lows in the 20s.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska asks feds to approve Kimball Eastbound Rest Area design
The Nebraska Department of Roads seeks federal approval for the Kimball Eastbound Rest Area 15 miles east of the Bushnell Interchange. The plan includes a rest room building information center picnic table shelters charcoal grills area lighting landscaping and miscellaneous work.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Roads
Kimball Eastbound
Bushnell
Two New Gas Wells Indicate Commercial Quantities in Cheyenne County
Tests at two Cheyenne County wells show potential for commercial gas. Exeter Drilling gauged 2.63 million cubic feet per day at No 1 1 Treinen near Rohlfing Field, while Rex Monahan measured 1.25 million cubic feet daily at No 1 Reineka Johnson after deepening a prior hole.
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Cheyenne County
Exeter Drilling and Exploration Co
No. 11
Treinen
Rohlfing
Rex Monahan
Reineka- Johnson
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Cullum Exploration and
Banner Drilling Co
Banner
State Bowling Tourney Reaches Halfway Mark
The Nebraska Women's Bowling Association tournament nears halfway with 800 already bowled and 1,200 more expected. Cedar Lanes hosts two shifts today as 300+ women compete across two months with Beatrice set for 1973 site and Kimball hosting events.
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Cedar Lanes
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Janes
Red Willow County tops Nebraska oil output in 1971
Nebraska reports show 1 191 oil wells on production in 1971 with over ten million barrels. Red Willow leads with 3 707 411 barrels, Sleepy Hollow Field alone producing 2 949 440 barrels, while Kimball and Cheyenne counties follow with large totals. Natural gas production remains limited to small counts in Cheyenne Deuel and Kimball.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Kimball County
Red Willow
Cheyenne
Banner
Furnas County
Morrill
Deuel
Kimball
Scotts Bluff
Hitchcock
Frontier
Richardson
Harlan
Garden
Lincoln
Furnas
Dundy
Sleepy Hollow
Red Willow County
Cedar Valley Field
Scotts Bluff County
Cheyenne County
Southwest Sidney Field
West Engelland
Margate
Johnson
Southwest Potter
Graff
Jury Pay Ready Checks Available for January Term Duty
The Clerk of the District Court announces that jury pay for those who reported for the January term is ready. Recipients who did not serve are urged to pick up their pay at the Courthouse promptly.
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ESU
Bill Kelley
Gary McGee
Marland Gammon
M G P Nissen
State Office of Mental Retardation
State
Federal Welfare
Safeplay Manufacturing Co
Verde Lane Dam
WNCC
National Geographic Society
Elk’s Clinic
Kimball Design
Mountain Petroleum Limited
Anadarko Production Co
Gear Drilling Co
Scottsbluff County
Lake Minatare
Neuharth
Petroleum Inc
S and Dresling Drilling Co
Farmer
Oshkosh
Platte Valley Oil Co
Granite
Danbury
Ear Wakefield
Wichita
Lincoln County
Amoco
Wiel
Mr Wakefield
Fitch
Kemper
Wakefield
Frontier County
Gehrig and Son
NWBA
Kimball County High School
Beatrice
Dayle
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