Inflation slows road plan in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County finds inflation halts full year progress on 22 projects in its one year plan. Only six projects slated for completion before July with funding limits shaping the rest. Officials cite rising material costs and budget constraints as main factors while continuing grass seeding, crossing improvements, snow drift prevention, and minor upgrades across arterial routes.
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Con Marshall
Cheyenne County
F.B
Tommy) Thompson
Thompson
Narses
Rush Creek School
Lodgepole
Sidney
Burlington
Gurley
Nebraska Department of Roads
Lorenzo
County road fund report outlines sources and spending patterns
A county meeting disclosed road and bridge fund details for 1976-77 showing state sources at just over 40 percent, county property taxes 31 percent, inheritance taxes 12 percent, federal funds 11.7 percent, and miscellaneous 4.3 percent. The highway budget allocates 52.12 percent to personnel, 39.24 percent to supplies, 4 percent to capital outlay, 2.8 percent to operating expenses, and under 14 percent to traffic control and equipment rental, with expenditures trending from 611,933 in 1971-72 to 763,697 in 1973-74 and 608,804 in 1975-76.
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Highway Department
Repair on Sidneys windblown Interstate sculpture
Sidney winds blamed damage to the 40 foot high aluminum sculpture named Roadway Confluence. Lowell Knudson of Sterling leads repairs with Nebraska Department of Roads officials Bernie Innis and Bob Mason present. Crews brace and fill four major weld cracks as high winds delay welding cleanup. The job should span most of the week despite conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Knudson
Nebraska Department of Roads
Bob Mason
Bernie Innis
Sidney
Sterling
Knudson
Bridgeport
Sidney crime trend bucks national rise in 1976
Sidney police chief Roy Bauer notes crime stayed level overall in 1976 while national crime rose 5 percent. Break-ins fell from 24 in 1974 to 15 in 1976, thanks to preventative patrols and a full-time investigator hired in 1974. Destruction of property rose to 145 cases, but remained well below 1974. Assaults totaled 19, traffic arrests rose 2 percent, speeding citations climbed to 207, and 4,237 calls required action as 126,679 squad miles were logged.
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Gregg Piburn
Sidney
Roy Bauer
Bauer
Cbers
Richard Willis
SPD
Big City
Sidney hires Jack Carlson as city engineer
Jack Carlson, a 16 year veteran of North Platte work, will become Sidney city engineer March 1. His wife Dee is the daughter of Forrest Belieu. Carlson left North Platte Telegraph saying a change of scenery was desirable as the city faces growing pains. Sidney had been without an engineer since Larry Carlson resigned about a year ago.
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Sidney
Jack Carlson
North Platte
Carlson
Dee
Forrest Belieu
North Plautte
Larry Carlson
Sidney Council Approves Water, Golf Rates and Public Hearings
The Sidney City Council moved through its agenda in about 30 minutes and acted on items beyond the list. They authorized City Manager Maynard Dils to prepare bids for drilling Well No 9 to address summer water shortages, plus proposed 1977 1978 Hillside Golf Course rates for various categories. The panel also heard about parking meter alignment, approved a wastewater treatment facilities hearing for March 28, and granted several facility and public utility actions including basketball hoops, police cars, alley vacating with easement, annexing Highway 19, floodway districts, and airport contract extensions. The meeting included approving a one day liquor license for the Firemen's Ball with liability insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Piburn
Sidney
Maynard Dils
Dils
Tom Kokjer
Hillside
Okjer
Gordon Tobin
Sid Holtmeier
Ed Bauman
Mel Jackson
Jother
Council
Maynard Wieser
11Th and
Newton
Sioux Villa
WIFE members plan rally in Goodland Kansas trip to DC
WIFE members will pack lunches for a Goodland rally expected to draw up to 10000 people organized by Governor Lamm and PAA. A bus departs Fort Sidney at 8 a.m. to Washington, DC, Feb 26 returning March 4. Marian Lenzen will testify before agricultural committees Feb 28 and March 1.
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WIFE
Washington, D.C
Goodland
Kan
Colorado
Richard Lamm
Partners In Action In Agriculture
PAA
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Kansas
Joy Ankeny
Washington, DC
Marian Lenzen
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
US Department of Agriculture
Robert Bergland
Jimmy Carter
Nebraska
St Pat's rehires Gross and lists first honor roll
The Sidney St Patrick's Board of Education extended a one year contract to Supt. Duane Gross with a 10 month term replacing nine. A first honor roll will be compiled this year with a minimum 3.5 GPA. A March 3 special meeting will set salaries for remaining faculty and discuss accreditation directives from the North Central Association. The advisory council will help prioritize visitation recommendations as board policy is reviewed. Commencement is planned for May 15 at 2 pm with baccalaureate at 10 am.
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Duane Gross
Sidney St Patrick's Board of Education
Gross
St Pat's
North Central Association of Coleges and
Ernie
Fran) Deaver
Don Tedesco
Keith Schwartz
Bernie
Jean) Chromy
Dick Scott
Tim Smith
Angie Egging
Greg Grothe
Budget Critique Sparks Call for More Funding for Nebraska Tech Colleges
Western Nebraska Technical College President Dr Charles D Michael criticized Gov J James Exon's 13.6 million dollar Nebraska technical community college budget as far too low. He urged greater state funding to build a solid two year program as 13 colleges share 13 million this year after seeking 15 million. A plan to shift funding from property taxes to state sources failed in committee. The story notes a board meeting in Scottsbluff where budget division and the remodeling of the Marathon Building for a cosmetology program are on the agenda alongside the funding formula changes and bids.
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J. James Exon
Nebraska
Charles D. Michael
Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Michael
Western Technical Community College
WNTC
Len Howard Lamb
Anselmo Michale
Exon
University of Nebraska
Technical Community
Board of Governors
College
Scottsbluff
FTE
Marathon
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas names energy rep in Sidney
Elder E Anderson a 30 year Kansas Nebraska veteran will locate the energy utilization representative office for western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado in Sidney replacing retiree Babe Stutz. Anderson began with K N in 1947 and has held multiple posts including service foreman and division serviceman. His wife is Edna.
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Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Nebraska
Colorado
Sidney
Elder E Anderson
Kansas-Nebraska
Anderson
William
Babe) Stutz
Scottsbluff
Nordrege
Hastings
K-N
Holdregé
Edna
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Hickory
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8Th
Clark Chevrolet, Inc
Emmett Clark
12Th
13Th
King and Jackson
Clark
11Th Avenue
Ken Pittam
Board of Adjustments
Joanne Goodwin
Planning Commission
Lloyd W Carr
St. Pat's
Michael Exon
Energy Repaor
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