Budget cuts loom as Sidney schools weigh upgrades and leases
Sidney Public Schools face tight finances as the board reviews Reichert proposed savings, including trimming $30,000 in requests and delaying bus purchases. Tuition rises 12 percent for 76-77, while staff hires, roof repairs, and a tractor repair are decided or postponed.
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Con Marshall
Sidney Public Schools
Ron Reichert
Board of Education
C.J Cornelius
Reichert
Douglas Sturma
North Dakota
Northern
State College
South Dakota State University
Warner, S.D
Fisher Roofing
Scottsbluff
Carl Christ
Sidney
Smaller districts face budget squeeze in 1976 77 year
Cheyenne County Class 2 districts Dalton Gurley and Lodgepole approve 1976 77 budgets after switching fiscal years to Sept 1 Aug 31 raising costs about 15 percent to cover two extra months. Budgets boost salaries and utilities with some reserve use and roof work noted.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Don Bartling
Jevy
Bartling
Harlan Dormann
Dalton Board of Education
Dormann
Dalton Board
Gene Thompson
Thompson
Potter
Roland Schilz
Schilz
Sidney housing authority wins loan for elderly complex
Farmers Home Administration approves a 620000 loan to fund 40 elderly apartments and an activities center in Sidney. Thirty units will include HUD rent subsidies. Bid openings will be delayed while plans are certified and wage scales filed, with total project cost near 645000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hendee
Sidney Housing Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department Complex
North Platte
Jack Budler
Sidney
Department of Labor
Kansas City City
Maynard Dils
Fmha
Housing Authority
South 11Th Ave
Virginia Smith
Tire strike hits tire supply and prices nationwide
The ongoing rubber workers strike, seeking higher pay, has disrupted tire production. Sidney dealers report shrinking inventories and delayed new stock, with experts predicting a 10 to 15 percent price rise after a settlement.
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Gregg Piburn
Skrdlant
United Rubber
Sidney
Wandless
Dale Fidler
Dale
Texaco
Lire
Serdlant
Fidler
Sidney council weighs Sunday wine sales and zoning tweak
The Sidney City Council plans to consider an ordinance allowing Class C and Package liquor license holders to sell wine on Sundays, with a July 26 meeting. A 3-1 vote advanced the draft. support came from local liquor retailers. The council also approved a central business district zoning amendment to permit beer sales where allowed, adding except beer after the prohibition on alcohol.
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Sidney
Tom Dorwart
Ed Haupt
Ed Bauman
Tom Kokjer
Lee-Ellen Matzke
D. J. Garcia
Gordon Tobin
Village Liquor
Center Liquor
The
Mill
the Sportsman
Central Business District
Clinton L. Hodges
Eagle's Club
Ronald Ray Hecker
Sela
R C= Cunningham
Frank Hoelck
Ferris Preble
Harvest near finish in southern Panhandle wheat fields
The southern Panhandle wheat harvest nears completion with over half the region cut and Chappell Lodgepole nearly finished. Potter and Kimball show improved yields around 30 to 35 bushels per acre, with one Potter field at 43 and a Dalton field at 48. All grain reportedly high quality as elevators fill and railcars become scarce.
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Panhandle
Chappell
Lodgepole
Potter and Kimball
Potter
Dalton
Bike rider killed while cycling world tour near Batavia
Dr William Marquardt 61, linguistics professor at Fort Hays State, died after a car struck him near Batavia New York while he attempted to cycle around the world. He had logged over 50 000 miles since 1969 and previously boxed for Wisconsin in the Big Ten. Survivors include his wife and two children in Wichita Kansas.
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William Marquardt
Panhandle
New York
Batavia
Marquardt
Legion Park
Telegraph
Sidney
Fort Hays
Kan
State College
Thomas Stevens
University of Wisconsin
Witchita, Kan
Nebraska shower coverage described by weather service
Scattered thundershowers occurred in central and northeast Nebraska but were not general, per the National Weather Service. A cold front extended from near Sioux City southwestward across eastern Nebraska into north central Kansas on the weather map.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Sioux City
Kansas
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Sidney Board
Cornelius
Elizabeth Young
Bob Cook
Don Marshall
Walt Skrdlant
Goodyear
Don Wandless
Courtesy Tire and Muffler
Denver
Salt Lake City
Tobin
Washington
Jerry
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Carter
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