Dry November moisture total hits 0_surprise for farmers
November at the High Plains Agricultural Lab near Sidney recorded 0.35 inch, part of a 11.06 inch yearly total. Local wheat growers worry about shallow crown roots, subsoil moisture, and potential spring shortages unless winter snows replenish subsoil water.
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High Plains Agricultural Lab
Ag Lab
Sidney
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Potter
Herboldsheimer
Cheyenne County
Ken Sakurada
Sakurada
Sakukhqha
Cheyenne County Tables Billboard Variance and County Actions
Cheyenne County Commissioners tabled a variance request from Fort Sidney Motor Hotel for a billboard east of Sidney due to a 15 foot height limit. A similar variance for a west Sidney sign had been approved. Also approved were selling five county lots to the City of Sidney for landfill planning, raising the secretary’s salary to 465 dollars, and placing a stop sign on a county road near Colton. The board met Monday instead of Tuesday. next meeting December 17.
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Sidney
Legion Park Lagoon
Leonard Erickson
Erickson
11Th Ave
Cheyenne County Commissioners
Fort Sidney
East Sidney
Bob Hossle
Mable Portz
Henrieta Luben
Colton
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Officials check mailing of bomb from Gurley
Postal inspectors investigate a package bomb mailed to Columbia Missouri from the Gurley post office A Denver resident is questioned in connection with the incident The package bore a Dalton return address and a Gurley cler k said postmaster Harold Ahlschwede was out of town The Burgess family found the package on their doorstep after Thanksgiving
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Columbia
Gurley
Denver
Colo
Dalton
Harold Ahlschwede
Steve Burgess
University of Missouri-Columbia
Explosive Parcel Found Hidden in Christmas Box Case
Burgess received a $15,000 United Fund residence parcel that authorities said concealed a non detonating bomb. Detective Highbarger described a gasoline can, a bag of black powder, a heating coil, three batteries, two mouse traps, and glass shards arranged to ignite the powder when opened. Postal inspectors and the FBI joined the inquiry. Burgess claimed no knowledge of the sender or Nebraska connections.
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Burgess
Carrol Highbarger
FBI
Associated Press
Nebraska
Reception to honor Brumbaugh at Sidney Elks Club
A reception honoring retiring Cheyenne County Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh and all law enforcement officers will be held Sunday at the Sidney Elks Club from 2 to 4 p.m. A program begins at 3 featuring Ed Cole and guests Sol Willis and Bill Schulz. Refreshments served. open to public. arrangements by Mrs. Harvey George with chamber co sponsorship.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Sidney Elks Club
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Sidney
Sol Willis
Bill Schulz
Harvey George
Chamber
City housing drives Sidney building permit boom
City building activity led by housing shows permits issued this year by the City of Sidney totaling $867,098 through November, up from $617,903 in the first 11 months of 1973. Last month permits reached $73,454 with new homes and garage work fueling the gain, including a $40,000 residence at 2321 Linden St and a $20,000 home at 13th Ave and Osage St.
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Sidney
Dean Starr
Linden St
13Th Ave
Osage St
Starr
Fair Skies Follow Warm Thursday In Nebraska
The Associated Press notes mostly fair skies and rising temperatures across eastern Nebraska Thursday with lows in the 20s. Forecasters expect a west to east increase in cloudiness with highs from the mid 50s in the west to upper 40s in the east as a trough develops along the eastern Rockies.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Rockies
Golden Link bills paid for I-80 celebration
Ed Cole reported at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce meeting that all I-80 Golden Link Celebration expenses were covered by contractor and contributor funds. Commemorative letter openers financed the budget with no chamber funds. Surplus items remain at local banks and the chamber office.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Nebraska
Chamber
Cole
Sidney National Bank
American National Bank
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
First State Bank of Lodgepole
Dalton State Bank
Rod Freeman
Casper
Wyo
Budget Battle Looms as Nebraskas 1975 Legislature Opens
LINCOLN Neb AP Budget work tops agenda as double digit inflation and a recession test the new legislature. State Sen Richard Marvel of Hastings chairs the Budget Committee and said creating a budget and programs that fit Nebraskans pockets will challenge all senators. The council accepted interim study reports and prepares to return Jan 7 with bills to curb cronyism and require competitive bids on state contracts.
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Lincoln
Neb
Richard Marvel
Hasings
Marvel
Legislative Council
JADO Not Expected to Bid on 2nd Round
LincolnNeb AP The JADO Investment Co may not get a chance to renegotiate its controversial lease with the state if a cheaper suitable alternate space is offered for the Labor Department in Omaha The state seeks bids for space and could cancel the JADO lease if a qualifying proposal meets requirements and is cheaper Officials including Governor Exon defend against cronyism charges while committees review bids and lease terms The state currently pays 133488 annually plus maintenance and incidental costs.
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Lincoln, Neb
Jado Investment Co
Labor Department
State Department of Labor
Omaha
JADO
J James Exon
Michael Jackson
Exon
William Hoppner
Hoppner
Shirley Marsh
Appropriations Committee
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United Fund
Sidney United Fund
Union Pacific Railroad
Eltra Foundation
Business Drive
Bil Wolf
Roger Price
Eltra
Independent Cable Inc
Pat Heaton Jr
Telegraph
Brumbaugh
Golden Link
Exon Administration
Cronysim
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