Retired farmer builds miniature tractor and thresher
Walter Robbins of Sidney authored a 40 year labor of love crafting a 34 inch long tractor and 40 inch thresher, modeled on an Ault man-Taylor rig from 1917. The pair will be shown at Peetz during the Bicentennial Centennial celebration with possible future display at Cheyenne County Fair.
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Walter Robbins
Sidney
Peetz
Robbins
Con Marshall
15Th Ave
Peetz Robbins
Aultman-Taylor
US Air Service
Dorothy Hansen
Cheyenne County Fair
Nebraska Irrigators urged to conserve water and improve practices
David Hendee reports a Sidney Draw meeting where Dean Axthelm urged farmers and ranchers to act as better irrigators amid drought. He warned that a declining water table could force shutdowns without wiser water use and better soil and crop knowledge. He cited tests reducing irrigation from 21 to 13 inches with proper management and called for more wells to read water levels.
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David Hendee
West
Sidney Draw
Dean Axthelm
University of Nebraska
Extension Service
Cheyenne County Court House
Axthelm
Lincoln
Sidney
South Platte
NRC
Hahn
Nebraska
South Platte Nri
Peetz Bank Celebrates Centennial Centenni Mental Fest
Peetz marks its centennial with a day full of events including flag raising in the town park at 11 00 a m a carry in picnic street dedication naming to honor two veterans and a parade at 2 p m The day also features a gymkhana park events a Chey Lohs drill team demonstration a museum and craft booths plus a Rocky Mountain oyster feed and a community dance The theme For Peetz Sake Lets Get Centenni Mental was chosen by Donna Fuehrer who will receive an award.
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Peetz
Dean Hunter
Colorado Department of American Legion
Chey-Lohs
Sidney
FFA
Rocky Mountain
Donna Fuehrer
Roofing Projects Begin at Sidney Schools and Hospital
Two roof repairs under Fisher Roofing of Scottsbluff exceed $24 000 total. Sidney Senior and Junior High School roofs started Thursday while Memorial Hospital began Tuesday on the south wing over the surgical area with Sidney Roofing handling the job per administrator Darold Hendee.
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Sidney
Fisher Roofing
Scottsbluff
Memorial Hospital
Sidney Roofing
Darold Hendee
Wheat Belt Public Power district faces two major rate hikes
Wheat Belt Public Power District learns from Tri State Transmission that two wholesale rate increases will raise bills about 50 percent over present rates within six months. The first hike, 23 percent, began June 25 with bills due Aug 1 for many customers. a second 22 percent rise follows in January, with delivery costs exceeding energy costs for the first time. Sidney, Nebraska, will see KWH charges jump from 6.05 mills to 11.6 mills by December 25, affecting about 60 percent of Sidney's electricity purchases. Corcoran says Wheat Belt's rates remain the lowest among Nebraska districts, but consumption rose sharply in recent years and further increases are expected through 1977 and into 1978.
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Con Marshall
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Sidney
Wheat Belt
Tri- State Transmission and Generation Association, Inc
Cal Corcoran
Corcoran
Tri- State
Chappell
Bridgeport
Nebraska
City installs two stop signs at 10th Ave and Toledo St
City of Sidney crews added four way stop controls at the corner of 10th Ave and Toledo St to slow north south traffic near Town and Country Market Jones Center and Legion Park. City Manager Maynard Dils said warnings were placed about 400 feet from the intersection to improve safety for children crossing to and from the park. The 11th Ave and Toledo St corner was already turned into a four way stop.
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David Hendee
City of
Sidney
10Th Ave
Toledo St
Maynard Dils
Town & Country Market Complex
Jones Center
South 66 Phillips Station
Legion Park
11Th Ave
Dils
Nebraska highway plan highlights limited local projects this year
The Nebraska Department of Roads awards most work to I-80 rest areas near Sidney and select five year projects in Cheyenne Kimball and Deuel counties. Major 1976 77 items include 8 4 miles of 385 resurfacing Gurley to Morrill County line and a North Platte River bridge revamp near Bridgeport Northport with $2 35 million. Funding combines federal 50 million state 43 million and local 8 million.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Nebraska Department of Roads
Department
Panhandle
Hemingford
Chappell
Wyoming Line
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Morrill County
Dalton
Kimball County
Deuel County
Big Springs
North Platte River
Bridgeport
Northport
Platte
Scottsbluff
Gering
Grant County
Hyannis
Ashby
Hay Springs
Rushville
Harrison
Fort Robinson
Gordon
Merriman
Eli
Mitchell
Scott
Angora
Alliance
Box Butte County
Thomas Doyle
Doyle
Thunderstorms Move Across Nebraska Panhandle and Nebraska
Storms tracked across the Panhandle and Nebraska with a twister sighted near Doniphan that quickly vanished without damage. A low pressure center and two cold fronts shaped the day with forecasts for cooler, mainly dry conditions and mild 80s on Thursday.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
Nebraska
Doniphan
National Weather Service
Chadron
N Platte
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