Cattle mutilations puzzle Logan County lawmen
Logan County lawmen confront 48 cattle mutilations in under a year starting Aug 14 1975 with losses totaling 14400. Undersheriff Jerry Wolever says incidents span the county and occur at night across many areas. Officials clash over predator versus human causes and consider rewards up to 10000 while investigating sightings and lack of tracks.
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Con Marshall Sterling
Logan County
Jerry Wolever
Wolever
Sidney
Tex Graves
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
CBI
Sterling
Graves
Colorado State University
CSA
Colorado State
BF Gill
Gill
Mars
Sheriff's Department
Sheriffs Department
Morgan
Washington
Sedgwick
Phillips
Weld
Ernest D Bower
Bower
Wheat Harvest Hits Peak in Southern Panhandle
Harvest moves fast as Cheyenne County yields average about 30 bushels per acre with test weights near 60 pounds. In Chappell yields may reach 37 bushels. boxcar shortages and storage needs emerge as 1.8 thousand cars await unloading in Lodgepole. Prices slip to about 3.20 a bushel while many farmers delay sales awaiting better conditions.
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Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Chappell
Ted Yoder
Farmers Co-op
Yoder
Lodgepole
Bart Bondegard
Kansas City
Boudegard
Jim Deaver
Colton Grain Co
Deaver
Deuel County
Colorado
Tom Birth
Peavey Co
Lortétizo
Dalton
Laurence Miller
Farmers Co-op Grain Co
Sidney
Huntsman
Don Hoffman
Alys Lafler Crowned 1976 Cheyenne County Fair Queen
Alys Lafler of Sidney was crowned queen of the 1976 Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo. She is 16 and attends Sidney High School. First attendant is Beth Glassburn and second attendant is Patricia Glanz, both Sidney residents. The pageant used an extemporaneous essay and horsemanship tests. Her sisters Dawn and Valera previously held royal titles. The queen and attendants will parade in Cheyenne Sterling and Ogallala ahead of the Aug 20 23 fair.
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Telegraph
Don Marshall
Cheyenne County Fair
Alys Lafler
Smokey
Sidney
Sidney High School
Don Lafler
Beth Glassburn
Gordon Glassburn
Patricia Glanz
Harold Glanz
Dawn
Cheyenne County
Alys
Cheyenne
Sterling
Ogallala
Tax payments above normal signal regional strength
Cheyenne County Treasurer Milt Nissen notes tax receipts far exceed normal levels with about 83 percent of 1975 real estate and personal property taxes paid by July 1. He credits a healthy economy, adds many late 1974 payments reduced 1975 income taxes, and cites delinquent dates with nine percent interest thereafter.
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Cheyenne
Milt Nissen
Nissen
New superintendent to attend Sidney Board meeting
Ron Reichert, new superintendent of schools, is expected to attend the Sidney Board of Education meeting at 7:45 p.m. in the Junior High School Library. It will be his first meeting since accepting the post in June. The 1976 77 budget will be among the items discussed.
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Ron Reichert
Sidney Board of Education
Nebraska Enacts 100 New Laws After 1976 Session
Nebraskans face 100 new laws taking effect after a 90 day waiting period following the Unicameral adjournment. The 1976 session produced 216 enacted measures from 169 held over and 398 introduced. About 100 laws carry emergency clauses for immediate effect. the rest await the 90 days. Dr. C J Cornelius notes budget cuts and a bare bones plan with salary increases and inflation pressures. The board may buy an activities bus and pursue a five year roof repair program. Bids, new teachers, tuition rates, student rights, activity ticket costs, and a budget hearing are on tonight’s agenda.
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Lincoln
C J Cornelius
Cornelius
Dr Nelson backs WTCC Area board candidates
Dr H C Nelson of Sidney, past president of the WTCC Area board, supports Albert W. Crites and Donald Burkhiser of Chadron for board seats. The Scottsbluff-Gering United Chamber of Commerce had urged their resignation, accusing them of prioritizing Chadron State College over WTCC. Nelson criticized local business leaders for self serving motives.
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Western Technical Community College Area Board of Governors
H C . Nelson
Sidney
Albert W. Crites
Donald Burkhiser
Chadron
Scottsbluff-Gering United Chamber of Commerce
Crites
Burkhiser
Chadron State College
WTCC
Panhandle
Nebraska
Dr. Nelson
Nebraska Weather Outlook and Board Dispute Details
The National Weather Service forecasts high 90s for Tuesday with a slight chance of thundershowers westward and mid 60s to mid 70s for lows. In community college board matters, Sidney dentist disputes, praising members for educational access while questioning past appointments and the elimination of Dr William Ptacek as area administrator amid recent tensions.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Omaha
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Crites
Nelson
Burkhiser
William Ptacek
Community College Board
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Western College
Ptacek
Charles Bensman
Nebraska Western
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Oren Cox
Peor
Loyal Hornicek
Sunol
Interstate 80
John Deere
Lee Foster
Farmers Union Co-op Grain Co
Gurley
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain Co
Potter
Valera
Fair and Rodeo Princess
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