Western Nebraska 20 County Plan Promotes Regional Growth
The Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce considered a 20 county coalition, backing Fort Robinson development and rejecting PPP funding. Jack Pollock was installed as WMCC president and urged a Western Economic Development program to unite counties for agriculture driven growth, tourism, and industry.
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Sidney
WNUCC
PPP
Fort Robinson
WMCC
Nebraska
WMCE
Jack Pollock
Ogallala
Jim Monroe
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Alliance
West Nebraska
Egging Tractor Cab Co
Gurley
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Potter
Saws
Olson Mfg. Co
Brule
Steel
Sawyer Mfg. Co
Roscoe
Pollock
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Western Economic Development
WED
Vision 17
West
Las Vegas
Western Nebraska
Old West Trail Foundation
Scottsbluff National Bank
Great Plains Water Resource Plan draws Western chambers
Alliance hosts Western Nebraska United Chambers meeting where Mark D. Stenson and Fred Simonton present a plan to divert Missouri River water via Niobrara to form a north south canal across the Nebraska Panhandle and adjacent regions. They seek a $300000 study and forecast up to 53 million acres benefits amid opposition concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Great Plains
Missouri River
Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas
Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Mark D. Stenson
R. W. Beck and Associates
Fred Simonton
Midwest Electric Consumers Association
Sidney
Sidney Council of Youth
Stenson
Board of Directors
Simonton
South Dakota
WMCC
Missouri
Niobrara
New, Mexico
Beck and Associates
Ogallala Formation
R. W. Beck
United Chambers of Commerce
Knackstedt Named Welfare Official
The Panhandle County Welfare Association elected Minnit Fullen as president to lead the 11 county area succeeding Margaret Strong. Virgil Knackstedt of Sidney was named vice president and Norma Rose of Bridgeport named secretary treasurer.
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Panhandle County Welfare Association
Minnit Fullen
Scotts Bluff
Margaret Strong
Dawes
NFO Meeting Set for Cheyenne County Farmers
A regular Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization meeting is scheduled for Monday February 26 at 7 30 p m in the National Guard Armory.
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Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization
National Guard
Three New Oil Wells Placed In Kimball Banner Cheyenne Areas
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports a busy week with three field development wells in Kimball Banner and Cheyenne counties and two new wells in Weld County Colorado. Operators have begun production casing and testing steps while proceeding with drilling plans for Sundance Oil Co and B-W Drilling Co along with several independents in the Kimball Gehrke Mintken Madden and Surges fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Kimball
Banner
Cheyenne County
Weld County
Colorado
Kimball County
Denver-Julesburg
Sundance Oil Co
B-W Drilling Co
Nelson
Bertramson
Chandler and Associates, Inc
C Gifford
Hole-in-Rock
Banner County
C. G. Novotny
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Rudolph Field
Patrick A. Doheny
Dix
Exeter Drilling Co
Toltek Drilling Co
E. P. Zuspann
Gehrke
Toltek
S. P. Zoch
Mintken
CSW
B-W Drilling
McPeak
Surge
K & M Associates
Duffel Et al
Braden- Gear Drilling Co
Madden
Madden Field
GE SE
Howard W. Kaler
Nelson GW
Sand Creek
Braden-Gear
Germer
B-W
Deuel County
I 80 Completion Question at North Platte Town Hall
Gov. Norbert Tiemann’s town hall in North Platte raised when I 80 across southern Nebraska will be finished. District Engineer Harold Eason said funds froze after 1966, delaying plans from 1972 onward and pushing completion further back due to new cutbacks.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
Norbert Tie
Mann
North Platte
Harold Eason
Moisture Improves Panhandle Wheat Outlook
Moisture this week boosts western Nebraska farm prospects and alleviates drought concerns. University experts warn drought could return if rains stop, while Panhandle subsoil moisture remains sturdy.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture
John Vallentine
North Platte Station
Northeast Nebraska
A.A. Alexander
Northeast Station
Alexander
C. R. Fenster
Scotts Bluff Station
Don Burzilaff
Donald Sander
Extension
Jack Steele
Southwest
Howard Gillespie
Dixon County
Dawson County
Harold Stevens
Ullery Rites Held Today for Charles Ullery
Funeral services were held Friday morning at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home for Charles Ullery 71 who died Tuesday night at a Scottsbluff rest home He had lived there 12 years Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery He was born May 5 1896 in Sidney to William S Ullery and Lena Poper Ullery He never married Survivors include sisters Mary Coleman Boise Idaho and Irene Bowersock New Orleans Louisiana and many nieces and nephews.
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The
Gehrig and Son
Charles Ullery
Scottsbluff
Wilbur Bennett
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Ullery
Sidney
William S
Lena Poper Ullery
Mary Coleman
Boise
Idaho
Irene Bowersock
New Orleans
Paint Spraying Reported Again In Sidney
Three more vehicle sprayings reported to Sidney Police. Mrs. L. L. Swanson says a Chevrolet was sprayed Thursday. Bill Lenz of Moore's Paint and Glass reports his truck tagged behind the store. Gamble's also reports a similar incident.
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Sidney
L. L. Swanson
Country Club
Bill Lenz
Moore’s
Glass
Gamble’s
Moore's
Panhandle Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Light Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a chance of light snow flurries on Saturday. Lows tonight around 15 to 25 degrees and Saturday highs in the 40s. Precipitation chances under 5 percent this afternoon and tonight, rising to about 10 percent on Saturday.
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Panhandle
Geo Gardner Succumbs To Long Illness
George Delbert Gardner 68, long ill since a 1966 auto crash that killed his wife, died at Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for Christ Episcopal Church and Episcopal Church of Hyannis, with burial in Hyannis Cemetery. Survived by daughters Loree Bowzer and Jane Kocourek, sons George and Jerry, siblings, and nine grandchildren. Born September 5, 1899 in Westerville, Neb., lived in Broken Bow before moving to Hyannis in 1951.
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George Delbert Gardner
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Christ Episcopal Church
Max Kors
Episcopal Church of
Loree Bowzer
Jane Kocourek
George
Bellevue
Neb
Jerry
Riverton
Wyo
George Geleman
Alliance
Jewel Gardner
Broken Bow
W.T. Carland
Leoland Wilson
Olympia
Wash
Helen Gilmore
Salem
Ore
Harley
Carpenter Gordon Niemoller Hurt In Buzz Saw Accident
Local carpenter Gordon Niemoller suffered a severe right hand injury Thursday in Brachtenbach Construction Co. shops when his hand was caught in a buzz saw. He underwent a three hour operation and is listed in good condition at Memorial Hospital.
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Gordon Niemoller
Brachtenbach Construction Co
Niemeler
Memorial Hospital
Cunningham Named Nebraska Member of SBA Advisory Council
Ross C Cunningham of Sidney is named a Nebraska member of the National Small Business Administration Advisory Council joining George B Acker Scottsbluff John O Barry Alliance and Donald W Brown Alliance. The panel selects members for semi annual meetings to review small business needs and SBA program effectiveness in Nebraska.
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Ross C. Cunningham
Sidney
Nebraska
National Small Business Administration Advisory Council
West
Road Hearing on County Road Program Set for Feb 27
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing next Tuesday February 27 at 9 30 am to discuss the 1968 county road program. The meeting invites public input on road maintenance and construction for the county system including opinions on paving rural roads annually. The board may consider a proposed plan though no obligation to adopt any recommended road plan exists.
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Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners
U.S. 385
Egging Co
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United Chambers
Gulf of Mexico
Beck
Beck Firm
Knackstedt
NFO
Lyle S. McIirvin
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
State Department
Geo. Gardner
SBA
Cunningham
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