Precedent-Breaking Nebraska Budget Move Sparks Legislative Debate
Senators reconsider a rule banning bills with fiscal impact on the general fund as they await attorney general guidance. The Panhandle region fears delayed funding for Western Nebraska Technical College as lawmakers grapple with Exon’s proposed tax cuts and a potential special session.
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Nebraska
Exon
Panhandle
Sidney
Vocasional Technical College
Terry Carpenter
Power Line Route Change Delays 15-KV Project
Construction on Tri-State 15-KV line from Big Springs to Lewellan resumes after route modification to avoid hunting pits. The change, urged by Nebraska Game and Parks and EPA concerns, moves the line away from ducks and geese flights. REA funds remain on hold pending environmental impact statement. Project aims to meet Oshkosh Lewellan area peak demand.
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Co-Op
Big Springs
Lewellan
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Wheatbelt
Oshkosh- Lewellan
Garden County
Wheatbell
Environmental Protection Agency
North Platte River
EPA
Tri-State
Rural Electrification Administration
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Tri- State
State Game and Parks Willard
Barbee
Nebraska Public Power District
Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Set for Saturday in Legion Park
The Lions Club hosts an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday for children from pre school to fourth grade at Legion Park. The event starts at 9 a.m. with separate hunts for preschool, kindergarten, grades one and two, and grades three and four in designated areas. Lions Club members assist younger groups.
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Lions Club
Legion Park
Legion Ball Field
Shelter House
Good Friday Office Closures Different Across City
City and county offices will close Friday afternoon for Good Friday while retailers decide individually. Banks including American National, Sidney National, and Sidney Federal Savings and Loan will close between noon and 2 p.m. The Telegraph will publish Friday and Monday as usual.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
American National Bank
Sidney National Bank
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Telegraph
Miss Buecker and McNurlin Named Elks Teenagers of the Month
Sidney high student Cynthia Ann Buecker and Gurley junior Donald Marvin McNurlin are named Elks Teenagers of the Month. Buecker excels in NHS Mu Alpha Theta band volleyball and track while McNurlin serves in student government and leads in chorus and athletics.
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Sidney Elks Lodge
Cynthia Ann Buecker
Sidney
Donald Marvin McNurlin
Gurley
Robert Buecker
MD McNourlin
Miss Buecker
Mu Alpha Theta
Suspect Sought in Assault on Sidney Teen
Sidney Police Chief Roy Bauer said a good suspect is identified in a Tuesday evening attack on a 15-year-old girl near 21st Ave and Maple St. The girl screamed and bit the assailant, who released her and fled as she escaped. Further details await ongoing investigation.
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Sidney
Roy Bauer
21St Ave
Maple St
Bauer
Joint Jail Contract Sets Sidney Cheyenne County Merger Plan
The City of Sidney and Cheyenne County sign an agreement to merge jail operations at the Courthouse. The Knights of Columbus building at 920 Jackson St will house county offices after a lease purchase funded by 56 000 in federal revenue sharing funds. The county will supply space and remodeling for police use while the sheriff remains jailer and a joint board administers the agreement.
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Associates
Sidney
John Gottschalk
Pat von Seggern
Children’s Association
Gottschalk
John Echternach
al Voelker
Ed Prince
Denver
Cheyenne County
Kenneth Rose
Knights of Columbus
Jackson St
Drs O'Halloran
Dorwart
Carl Christ
William Hahn
Robert Hossle
P. J. Heaton Sr
Veterans Service Office
Commissioners Office
Nebraska passes gift to NU for Hiram Scott campus in Scottsbluff
Legislature approves LB179 by 25 to 21 final reading, authorizing the University of Nebraska to accept the Hiram Scott College campus in Scottsbluff for agricultural or rural health use. The gift carries no state appropriation and takes effect three months after adjournment. Gov. Exon has five days to decide, or the bill becomes law without his signature.
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Exon
Clark
Morday
Associated Press
Len Wally Barnett
Lincoln
Barnett
Carpenter
Richard Marvel
Hastings
Appropriations Committee
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Hiram Scott College
Scottsbluff
Robert Clark
Sidney
J. J. Exon
Exonihias
Terry Carpenter
Loran Schmit
Bellwood
Cnts
Legislative
Hiram Scott
Pershing College
Beatrice
Pershing
Scotsbluff
NU Board of Regents
Miscellaneous Subjects Committee
Panhandle forecast lowers highs with rain and snow mix
The forecast warns of increasing clouds and cooler conditions with a chance of showers this afternoon and rain or mixed precipitation late tonight and Thursday. Highs in the 60s today, lower 40s Thursday, with lows in the upper 30s tonight and near 30 to 45 across the region. Winds shift from west-northwest to northerly 10 to 20 mph. Extended outlook calls for more rain Friday, partly cloudy Saturday, and a warmer Sunday.
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Panhandle
Stockman
Frontier Airlines
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Western Nebraska Technical College
WNTC
Nebraska Western College At
Pace Clark
Cheyenne
Wyo
Good Friday
McNurlin
Elks
Cynthia Buecker
Don McNurlin
Kermit Brumbaugh
Bob Wait
Ed Bauman
George Bailey
John Gottsebolk
Ed Narjes
Vince Maliszeynski
Ed Haupt
Kofc
Missioners
Hahn
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