Dorwart and Knicely Nominated for County Judge Post
The district nominating committee names Sidney attorneys Jack Knicely and Tom Dorwart to the governor for the 19th Judicial District county judge vacancy. Both spoke of juvenile reform and capital punishment, with endorsements from local attorneys and a $25,000 annual salary starting January.
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Dorwart
Knicely
Jack Knicely
Tom Dorwart
Sidney
J.J. Exon
19Th Judicial District
Cheyenne County Court House
Exon
Christ
Gerald Matzke
G.F
Jeff) Bush
Marc Wempel
Murl Mauser
Big Springs
Hay prices rise as a bright spot amid farm declines
Farmers report hay selling for 50 to 60 dollars a ton, about double five years ago, with dairymen and local ranchers buying in Colorado and Nebraska. Producers like Bob Slama of Potter and Jack Nienhuser of Sidney cite labor costs and weather as factors, while some hay reaches as far as eastern South Dakota.
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Hay Educers
Bob Slama
Potter
Slama
Colorado
Sidney
Jack Nienhuser
Nienhuser
Sidney Farmer
Brian Latler
Chuck
Peetz
Brian
Young
Lafler
Merlyn Heidemann
Heidemann
Panhandle
South Dakota
No Good Lead in Skiba Slaying Near Kimball
Cheyenne County Sheriff Oren Cox said there is no solid lead on who killed Frederick Joseph Skiba. Skiba’s body was found in a ditch about five miles west of Kimball along Interstate 60, likely killed about a week earlier. An autopsy showed four gunshot wounds, and investigators seek a couple with a young child who boarded a Kimball bus the night of November 12. Their deserted car was found at an I-80 interchange. officials hope to question them as possible witnesses.
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Cheyenne County
Oren Cox
Frederick Joseph Skiba
Skiba
Kimball
Interstate 60
Cox
California
Fascination car project lingers as Highway Aircraft plans unfold
A spokesman for Highway Aircraft Corp notes efforts to produce the Fascination three wheeler continue after moving HQ from Sidney to Haxtun Colorado three months ago. He says production timing is uncertain and hinges on negotiations with investors, with no firm commitment yet on return to Sidney.
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Highway Aircraft Corp
Sidney
Haxtun
Colo
Sidney Issues 18 Building Permits in November
Eighteen building permits totaling 125,150 were issued in November in Sidney by Building Inspector Dean Starr. The largest permits were 50,000 for an apartment building at 819 Jackson, 35,000 for a new home on South Dorwart, and 11,000 to remodel a building at 1301 Illinois for offices. The year to date total reaches 2,242,652, compared with 834,059 through November last year.
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Sidney
Dean Starr
Jackson
South Dorwart
Illinois
Three Teens Die in Kimball Plane Crash
A early Sunday joy ride ended in a Piper Commanche crash near Kimball Nebraska. Victims Wesley Brothers 19 pilot Joy Evelyn 17 Russell Moore 17 Kimball High students. FAA investigation to probe cause as families prepare services.
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Kimball
Wesley Eugene Brothers
Joy Evelyn
Russell Moore
Kimball County High School
Steve Evans
Nebraska State Patrol
Kimball Airport
Maxwell and Sons Aviation
Dix
Federal Aviation Administration
Ivan White
Evans
Angel
Not Guilty Verdict In Alan Seems Murder Trial
A not guilty verdict was returned Friday afternoon in the murder trial of Alan Seems of Kimball in Cheyenne County District Court. After 10 hours of deliberation the jury of 10 women and two men found Seems not guilty of first degree murder, the charge reduced to manslaughter or assault and battery.
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Alan Seems
Kimball
Cheyenne County
John D. Knapp
Kimball County Atty
Jack Myers
Myers
Both Seems
Robert Chaloupka
Gering
Seems
Sandra
Cosmetology Program Set to Open at WNTC
Western Nebraska Technical College will open its new cosmetology program on January 10. Dean Tom Dindinger said equipment has arrived and remodeling of Marathon Building is underway. Over 20 young women have shown interest, with Marie Novell named director and Floy Stuss hired as an instructor.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Tom Dindinger
Dindinger
Marie Novell
Grand Island
Floy Stuss
North Platte
Sidney man on roof charged with feloniously entering
LeRoy Hendrix of Sidney, 22, was found on the rooftop of Cabelas at 10:25 p.m. Thursday. He is charged with feloniously entering and held in Cheyenne County jail. Police say there were no signs of forced entry and no merchandise was found. The case remains under investigation.
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Cabela’s
LeRoy Hendrix
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Dick Willis
Hendrix
Pat Farnsworth
Roads iced over much of Nebraska with slick travel
The Associated Press reports snow packed and icy roads across Nebraska Monday morning. Snow totals ranged from one to two inches at major reporting points, with ice in some areas creating hazardous travel. A cold front stretched from eastern Minnesota to Northwest Missouri, with highs in the 20s to 30s and very cold Monday night readings.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
The
Weather Service
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
South Dakota
Saskatchewan
Valentine
Beatrice
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Leslie Boslow
Dowart
Chappell
Bob Richards
Santa
Telegraph
Lawrence Osborn
Brothers
Evelyn
Dix High School
Leland Forell
Lodgepole
Moore
Kimball County High
Presbyterian Church
Con Marshall
W.O. Brown
Scottsbluff
Seem
WNTC
Sidney Man
State
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