Frontier Officials Here Tuesday
Frontier Airlines plans a Tuesday 3 pm meeting with Sidney city officials to announce a likely new early morning Sidney to Denver schedule replacing the late afternoon service The move follows a prior plan to drop night service and shift Beechcraft 99 runs to favor Panhandle passengers Local officials welcomed the prospect of improved connector service and potential eastbound connections through Denver The airline cites subsidies and regional economics as factors shaping its service policy and future schedules
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Sidney
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Denver
William D Wayne
Transportation Services
Gail Godbey
Ed Gerhardt
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Rapid City
Panhandle
Omaha-Lincoln
Sidney School Board to decide on appeal of negotiation order
The Sidney School Board meets at 7:30 to decide whether to appeal a fast issued order to bargain with the Sidney Educators Association and to consider its 1972-73 contract with Superintendent Russell Pedersen. The case hinges on LB 485 and LB 15 governing professional negotiation.
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Sidney School Board
Sidney Educators Association
Russell Pedersen
Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations
Nebraska State Educators Association
Ted Kessner
Kessner
Sidney
Sidney Association
Nebraska Supreme Court
Court of Industrial Relations
February Forecast Signals Below Normal Temps Across Nebraska
The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will run below seasonal norms across most of Nebraska in February. The Panhandle may see near normal precipitation while the eastern half faces a drier month, in the year's shortest calendar period.
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Nebraska
National Weather Service
Panhandle
Truck Tank Racks Rollover Near Sidney
A 1.2 International water tank rack totaled when driver Elmer Holliday of Scottsbluff lost control while turning left from Highway 385 at the Huntsman turn-off six miles north of Sidney. The Saturday 2:25 p.m. crash left Holliday with a head bump. the tank was torn from the cab and an investigation by State Patrolman Ron Gusman followed.
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Elmer Holliday
Scottsbluff
Huntsman
Sidney
Ron Gusman
Holliday
City Council Sets Fifth Monday Meeting In Sidney
The Sidney City Council meets tonight at 7 30 p m for a regular session to review bids for Osborn building demolition on 10th Avenue and storage balcony construction at the electric warehouse. Four ordinances on second reading raise plumbing and building permit fees clarify gas inspection fees and amend fire zone rules for wood frame construction.
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Sidney
Osborn
10Th Avenue
Panhandle Weather Forecast Turns Warmer and Colder
Fair and warmer this afternoon and tonight with mostly cloudy skies and a light snow chance. Highs 40 to 50, lows 10 to 20. Tuesday highs around 30 with 20 percent snow risk. Extended outlook shows snow and cold midweek, warmer by Friday with highs 25 to 35 and lows 5 to 15.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
CAB Proposes Bidding On Smaller-Community Air Routes
Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Secord Browne outlined a plan to let air taxi operators and commuter airlines bid to operate routes serving small communities. The experiment would require congressional approval and could shift service in Kansas Nebraska, Montana North Dakota, and Alaska regions currently served by Frontier and North Central Airlines.
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Denver
Alvin L Feldman
Frontier
Feldman
North Central
Browne
CAB
Nebraska
Trans-Nebraska Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Secord Browne
Washington
North Central Airlines
Wichita
Kan
Kansas- Nebraska
Montana-North Dakota
North Dakota
Alaska
ESU 14 Operates Speech Hearing Services Across Three Counties
The three county ESU 14 program emphasizes early corrective work for speech and hearing issues. In 1971, testing begins in early fall with therapy starting October, expanding screening to cover all third graders and new students. 220 Kindergarteners are in the Margaret Byrnes program with 34 schools screened last year and multiple therapists led by Miss Sally Haythorn.
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Cheyenne
Kimball
Devel
Education Service Unit
Jeanne Plese
Mr. Pig
Tommy Teakettle
Margaret Brynes
Chappell Elementary
Educational Service Unit 14
Margaret Byrnes
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Dix
Bushnell
North
South
Central
Sidney
Chappell
Mary Lynch
West
ESU 14
Sally Haythorn
St Patrick's High School
Kearney State College
University of South Dakota At
Vermillion
Judy Justis
Kathy Oliverius
Justis
University of Nebraska
Big Springs
Trinity Lutheran
Hastings
Miss Oliverius
Creighton University
Buswell
Miss Plese
Colorado State University
Miss Haythorn
Weekend Temperature Extremes and Daytime Highs
The report notes temperatures fluctuating with a weekend high of 30 Saturday and 39 Sunday, and lows of 7 and 5 respectively. Mid-morning today reached 32 with an overnight low of 7.
Mountain West Airlines Plans Wyoming Start and Nebraska Reach
Mountain West Airlines announced in Cheyenne Wyoming it will begin operations June 1 with three daily Casper flights and five daily Denver trips. The plan includes nine Beechcraft aircraft and a target of 32 daily flights through Cheyenne once fully phased in, expanding to multiple Nebraska cities.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Mountain West Airlines
Wyoming
Sidney
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Grand Island
Norfolk
Omaha
Chadron
Alliance
Nebraska
Leonard E Sullivan
Sullivan
Casper
Denver
Mountain West
Uncertain Outcome for Sidney Air Service Prospects
The article analyzes potential carriers for Sidney's local air service under CAB subsidy proposals. Frontier seeks 16 million in subsidy and may win only if higher profitability routes are shed. Mountain West Airlines and Trans Nebraska are strong contenders, with potential for all three if markets justify. A decision timeline follows as Frontier, CAB, and new operations unfold.
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Sidney
Frontier
Mountain West Airlines
Trans- Nebraska Airlines
Congress
Mountain West
Trans-Nebraska
Cheyenne County Sees Surge in Youth Voter Registration
January brought a busy period at the Cheyenne County Courthouse as 168 youths aged 18 to 20 registered to vote. The county remains Republican heavy with 5,334 total registered voters, including 3,082 in Sidney and 2,252 in the rest of the county. Tax payments and vehicle licenses are also ahead of pace, with 4,918 licenses issued and earnest reminders to meet April 28 registration and July 1 tax deadlines.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Milton G . Nissen
Nissen
Bargain Seeker Ad Tip Urges Want Ads for Deals
A brief note advises scanning want ads for bargains where price cuts and deals appear. The line emphasizes the want ad section as the prime place to find value and action in shopping.
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Frontier Officials
ESU Speech
Tri-County
Mercury
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