Four local posts sought in Sidney and Cheyenne County
Four key positions are open in Sidney and Cheyenne County including a Sidney Public Schools superintendent, Western Nebraska Technical College president, city engineer, and Cheyenne County extension agent. No appointments are imminent though the superintendent search advances via Selection Research Inc. The WNTC presidency remains unfilled after Dr. Hawse’s resignation. City engineer offers were declined amid salary concerns. Extension agent vacancy remains, with limited applications and plans to fill by August if possible.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sidney Public Schools
Western Nebraska Technical College
Russell Pedersen
Sidney Board of Education
Selection Research Inc
Lincoln
Cornelius
Western Technical Community College
Scottsbluff
John Hawse
WNTC
Hawse
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Wateloo
Iowa
Tom Dindinger
Maynard Dils
Dils
Larry Richards
Des Moines
Kuehn
Nebraska
Panhandle
University of Nebraska
Sakurada
Cheyenne County Fair
Income tax and sales tax rates stay steady for Nebraskans
The Nebraska State Board of Equalization voted 4-0 to keep current income and sales tax rates unchanged. Debate centered on possible delay for more revenue data with Beermann urging postponement. Revenue Department projections show a 462 million dollar levying need to cover a 450 million dollar budget plus a potential overlevy, versus lawmakers' fiscal staff estimates. The panel discussed overlevy levels from 3 to 7 percent. current rates remain 2.5 percent sales plus city added 1 percent and 15 percent of federal income tax liability.
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Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Allen Beermann
Republican
Beermann
Revenue Department
Secretary of State
William E Peters Peters
JJ Exon
Ray A.C Johnson
Frank Marsh Marsh
Johnson
Peters
North Platte Cold Snap and Patchy Rain Forecast
North Platte recorded 27 degrees as a cool spell lingers across Nebraska. Chadron's high reached 62 degrees as a low pressure system drifted into southeastern Iowa and a Pacific front neared Wyoming. The National Weather Service predicts a few sprinkles tonight with lows mid 30s to mid 40s and Thursday highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Associated Press
North Platte
Nebraska
Chadron
Iowa
Wyoming
National Weather Service
Swine flu inoculation plan eyed by state officials
Dr L S O Halloran of Sidney says local physicians will back a mass inoculation program as the State Board of Health tasks Dr Henry Smith with crafting the plan. Health authorities consider October vaccination, with $135 million in federal funds. Some doctors worry about malpractice suits and the timing of a nationwide rollout. The 1918 Spanish flu context is noted, including local impact in Western Nebraska and historical shutdowns.
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Cheyenne- Kimball-Devel County
O’halloran
Sidney
O’holloran
Bagin
Virginia Smith
Chappell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Smith
Ford
Congress
O'Halloran
Nebraska
Sidney Telegraph
Telegraph
Trash pickup film on local cable channel
A five minute film on Sidney’s rail trash collection system will air Thursday and Friday on Channel 8. City officials plan to adopt the system this summer, with two noon and two 5 pm showings. The rail system uses a packet truck with a hydraulic lift to lift and dump containers, and officials say it will cut operating costs and reduce injuries.
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Sidney
Channel 8
Reagan staff plans meeting in Nebraska primary race
Reagan state chairman Milan Bish of Grand Island and Rick Reed of Reagan's national staff will attend a public meeting at 7 30 p m at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Local Republican organizers say supporters are invited to attend as Ronald Reagan competes with President Gerald Ford in the May 11 Nebraska primary.
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Ronald Reagan Reagan
Milan Bish
Grand Island
Rick Reed
Reagan
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Gerald Ford
Nebraska
Fire truck and car collide on Newton Street in Sidney
A Sidney fire truck on a rescue call collided with a car driven by Mrs. Elizabeth Paris on Newton Street near 1835. Deputy Darrell Johnson assessed 1000 dollars damage to Paris’s car and 150 dollars to the fire truck. No injuries were reported. County Attorney Tom Sonntag announced a death occurred but withheld the victim’s name pending relatives notification.
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Sidney
Newton St
Jerry van Natter
Newton
Elizabeth G. Paris
Paris
Darrell Johnson
Tom Sonntag
Community clean up set for Sidney May day
The City of Sidney and the Sidney Community Improvement Council invite homeowners to join Clean Up Day on May 1. City crews will collect debris placed on front curbs, excluding tree limbs and concrete, to avoid alley pickups and conflicts with regular trash collection. The Sidney Jaycees plan awards for participating children and a volunteer effort to target unsightly areas, with the landfill open 8 to 12 that Saturday and May 8.
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Sidney
City of
City Sanitation Department
Bud Bennett
Sanitation
Bennett
Attitudes toward sculptures change in Nebraska
Lincoln AP reports six months after the Bicentennial Sculpture Project began, attitudes have shifted. Art Thompson notes people who opposed it now often claim they misunderstood the plan, while some remain skeptical about methods and costs. Concrete is going up in York Ogallala and Brady with delays in approvals at multiple cities. five sculptures may be complete by July 4 1976.
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Lincoln
Art Thompson
Nebraska
Thompson
York
Ogallala
Brady
State Department of Roads
Kimball
Sidney
Cozad
Kearney
Grand Island
Omaha
York City
Jody Blum
Graves
Josephine Wachter
Unidilla
Jewell Grasmic
Seward
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Sidney Federal
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