Prince Praises City For Good Government In Sidney
City Manager Ed Prince announced his resignation and cited the city’s tax reductions and expanded services as the year's highlight. He credited $405,000 in federal grants and argued the council-manager form delivers professional management and accountable governance despite critics.
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Ed Prince
Sidney
Prince
Georgia
Council of Governments
Environmental Protection Agency
Itment of Housing and Urban Development
OSHA
Petition drives to change Sidney form of government
Petition leader Bill Koehn reports 100 to 200 signatures on efforts to switch Sidney from a city manager system to a mayor council or mayor commission. He expresses regret over timing with council races and notes confusion over forms, while alleging drainage issues in his neighborhood and lack of council response.
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Prince
U.S
Sidney
Bill Koehn
Koehn
Sidney City
Oran
Mrs. Smith Seeks Nebraska Third District Congress Nomination
Haven Smith of Chappell announces candidacy for the House from Nebraska's Third District. She cites farm policy inflation and government control as key issues and plans to continue Rep. Dave Martin's fiscal principles while opposing centralization in Washington.
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Haven Smith
Chappell
House of Representatives
Smith
North Platte
Gread Island
Scottsbluff
Ac Ee
Nebraska
Dave Martin
End Of Snowfall Forecast From Weatherman
The Associated Press reports light snow in parts of Nebraska with clearing skies tonight. Lows drop to about 10 to 15 in western areas and 5 to 10 in the east. Thursday brings increasing clouds west and partly cloudy conditions east. State highs reach the 30s in the west and upper 20s to 30s in the east. Valentine McCook and Mullen report two inches on the ground, while Grand Island Chadron and Scottsbluff report one inch each.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Valentine
McCook
Mullen
Grand Island
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Gilliland Improves After Surgery in Cheyenne
J R Gilliland 67, hit and run victim, is in good condition at Memorial Hospital Cheyenne after Friday surgery for multiple fractures. Wife reports he may be moved from the intensive care unit today.
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J.R. Gilliland
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gilliland
Mrs Sherrerd Enrolls In Bricklaying Course
Mrs Phyllis Sherrerd of Sidney has enrolled in a masonry course at Western Nebraska Technical College to study brick and block laying. She attends part time under instructor Jean Phillip and says she aims to learn enough to finish the Sherrerd cabin on Lake McConaughy.
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Phyllis Sherrerd
Sidney
Sherrerd
Lake McConaughy
Jean Phillip
County to Join Two-County Planning Project
Cheyenne County Commissioners approve county participation in a two county planning project and authorize appointment of a planning commission. The county signed an agreement with Devel County Chappell Sidney to form a comprehensive land use plan. A Greeley firm is hired to map the plan and begin Sidney's updates this spring, with work to start after July budget hearings.
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Cheyenne
Devel County
Chappell and
Sidney
Greeley
Colo
Gottschalk Seeks Re-Election To Sidney City Council
Sidney Mayor Gottschalk files for another term on the City Council as one of three seats up for May election. He defends his record on improving the local economy and expresses support for a Council-manager government. He also comments on the City Manager resignation and lack of a city administrator.
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Sidney
John Gottschalk
Gottschalk
Ed Prince
Tax Relief Expanded for Elderly Property Owners
Legislature grants first floor approval to raise elderly property tax relief. Under the measure a person over 65 with income under 2800 would owe no tax on the first 15000 of home value. a couple over 65 with income under 3500 would be exempt. The bill moves to address full 100 percent exemption and debates constitutional viability. The changes shift limits from taxable to adjusted gross income to broaden eligibility.
Oshkosh Assailant Believed To Be Kansas Manhunt Target
Authorities across Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri hunt for Robert Earl Fritz 34 suspected of rape and a shooting after escaping the Nebraska Penal Complex seven days ago Fritz linked to a Tuesday night shooting of Harold Wagner near Oshkosh Nebraska Wagner shot in the shoulder police say Fritz is armed with firearms and involved in a Garden County robbery and rape as well as car theft Ohio?
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Oshkosh
Kansas
Reloit
Kan
Robert Earl Fritz
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Fritz
Auburn
Neb
C. P. Karthauser
Harold Wagner
Here
Wagner
Omaha
Garden County
Bill Keisel
Keisel
Abolishing Local Boards Could Save Vo-Tech Funds
Nebraska Legislative Education Committee examined a bill to abolish seven local boards and regional admin of technical community colleges. State control could save 1.1 million yearly but would cost 6 million to replace the levy. witnesses say it would resemble the state college system and reduce local input.
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Nebraska
Rage
John Kuns
Robert Simmons
Scottsbluff
Tedesco
Simmons
Unicameral
Terry Carper
Eb Ae
Associated Press
Ken Wortman
Aurora
State Board of Technical Community Colleges
Peavey Firm Takes Over Lorenzo Grain Lease
The Peave Co. has leased Lorenzo Grain Co. from C. J. Tomasello. Tom Wirth of Kearney will manage the operation and move to Sidney with his wife and two children. The unit joins Peavey’s Kearney division.
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Peavey Co
Lorenzo Grain Co
C. J. Tomasello
Chet Bowman
Minnesota Corporation
Kearney
Tom Wirth
Sidney
Bowman
Wirth
Peavey
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Central School
Sidney Telegraph
John Ward
Central Plant
Walt Johnson
Diane Heck
Robert Zalesky
Keith Ragp
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