Panhandle Growth nets first industry. two more loom at Sioux Park
Panhandle Growth Inc reports its first industry Plains Manufacturing at the Sioux Industrial Park, with two additional prospects likely soon. Manager Jack H Lowe declines to name them while noting signed leases are not yet in place. SWIS owns the park, and PGI’s board includes five bank presidents and Sidney Federal’s director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Growth Inc
Jack H Lowe
PGI Lowe
Sioux
Sioux Army
Plains Manufacturing
Panhandle Growth
SAC
Union Pacific
Sidney Lowe
Lowe
Sioux Industrial Park
Sidney Warehousing and Industrial Sites, Inc
SWIS
Sidney Investors
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Robert C Conrad
Sidney National Bank
D W Jorgenson
American National Bank
Donald Enevoldsen
Potter State Bank
Thomas Olson
Dalton State Bank
E K. Yanney
First State Bank
PGI Eyes New Industry After SAD Losses At Sidney
PGI aims to restore income after SAD closed affecting about 600 families. Lowe notes UP payroll decline hit the community hard and discusses attracting clean manufacturing with IDA bonds, DED contacts, and local utility upgrades. Delaware prospect could hire 100–150 with 100,000 sq ft space near UP land.
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SAD
Union Pacific
Lowe
PGI
Delaware
Omaha
Sidney
Nebraska
Plains
Wheatbelt
Matzke Pressure to Resign Amid Campaign Ties
Lincoln AP States State Economic Development Director Stanley Matzke faced a call for immediate resignation after GOP Chairman Milan Bish charged a conflict of interest. Bish cited Matzke’s role as Berg campaign manager for Democrat Darrel Berg in the 1st District race against Republican Charles Thone. Matzke defended his private citizen status while asserting personal political views.
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Matzke
Mishaps Reported by Sidney Police Monday
Sidney police investigated four traffic accidents Monday. George Fulton collided with Jesse King at 11th and King causing $75 and $300 damages respectively. A tractor driven by Carl Brown struck a parked pickup on 14th causing $25 damage. Bette Golden was rear ended by Cynthia Earnhart at 10th and Newton with no damage reported. Donna Wolfe struck a bridge railing on Ith causing $1200 and $75 damages to the pickup and railing. No injuries occurred. Mrs Wolfe cited for no driver's license.
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Sidney
George Fulton
King
Jesse King
Fulton
Carl Brown
North Platte
Ilinois
14Th
Vincent Baseggio
Atwood
Colo
Baseggio
Bette Golden
10Th
Newton
Cynthia Earnhart
School District Wins Vocational Education Grant
Russ Pedersen in Sidney announces a federal grant covering 100 percent of a $6,884 summer project to hire teachers who will develop curricula for English math trades and industry office occupations and home economics. Federal funds subsidize a portion of teacher salaries based on courses taught, reducing local tax burden.
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Russ Pedersen
Sidney
Canvass Adds Three McGovern Delegates in Nebraska
Nebraska Canvassing Board certifies 18 of 22 Democratic delegates pledged to George McGovern and 4 to Hubert Humphrey after the May 9 primary returns. McGovern led with 79,309 votes. Nixon topped the Republican ballot with 79,824 votes.
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Lincoln
George McGovern
Nebraska
South
McGovern
Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Samuel W. Yorty
Eugene J. McCarthy
Shirley Chisholm
John V. Lindsay
Wilbur D. Mills
Edward M. Kennedy
Vance Hartke
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
John M. Ashbrook
Panhandle forecast calls for showers and warm afternoons
Partly cloudy through Thursday with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Warmer this afternoon with highs in the 80s to 90s and lows in the 50s. Extended outlook shows scattered showers and thunderstorms most afternoons and evenings Friday through Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s.
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Panhandle
Sidney City Council Undergoes Reorganization Name Change
John Gottschalk elected president of the Sidney City Council with Edward Haupt as vice president after resignations. Newly sworn in were Robert Wait Edward Bauman and Vincent Maliszewski. The new council moved to protest Continental Trailways route cuts and handled zoning and land sale issues, plus housing authority appointments.
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John Gottschalk
Sidney City
Edward Haupt
del Koch
Stan Larabee
Daniel J Garcia
Robert C. Wait
Edward Bauman
Vincent Maliszewski
Frank Mattoon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Continental Trailways
Sidney
John Baudek
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Continental
Cheyenne County Weed Control Authority
Jacent
Weed Control Authority
City Planning Commission
Baudek
Dorwart Addition
CB Dorwart
Sidney Flooring and Supply Co
Knicely
14Th Ave
Maple
Newton Street
Baudck
Lucille Dorwart
Kimball
Senior Citizens Center
WW. Schulz
Mattoon
Baudeek
Gordon Tobin
Bauman
Maliszewski
City Housing Authority
Wait
Lawsuit Filings Challenge Nebraska NRD Law
A Lancaster County lawsuit filed by Richardson County Soil and Water Conservation District and two landowners seeks to block the July 1 consolidation of 152 districts into 24 natural resources districts. The suit argues the NRD law is unconstitutional, cites a veered commission with voting rights, defects in related bills, and potential takings without due process or just compensation. A June 23 hearing on a temporary restraining order is scheduled.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Natural Resource District
NRD
Lancaster County
Richardson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Walter Neeman
Frederick Behling
Herman Ginsburg
William C. Hastings
Nebraskans For Nebraska Soil and Water, Inc
NNSW
Charles Gove
Denton
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Petitions Circulate For NPPD Plant in Bridgeport
About 100 residents met in Bridgeport to back a petition drive urging Nebraska Public Power District to build a $180 million power plant there. Similar petitions circulate in Sutherland and North Platte for the Sutherland site. The Chamber of Commerce will host NPPD director Jim Orr to answer questions, while Sen. Robert Clark and Sen. Terry Carpenter critique petitions and plan hearings in Lincoln.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska Public Power District
Sutherland
North Platte
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Orr
NPPD
Robert Clark
Sidney
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Carpenter
Gurley and Potter Village Trustees Reorganize Leadership
Karl Lessig was elected Gurley chairman with Lloyd Searles joining as trustee and Lyle Mather chosen village clerk while Goldie Wolcott was named treasurer. Dalton and Lodgepole boards plan future reorganization. In Potter, Francis Gaston re-elected chairman with new trustees Alvin Theis Harold Steele and Herb Pabst, Pat Wieckhorst reappointed clerk.
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Karl Lessig
Gurley
Lloyd Searles
Lyle Mather
Goldie Wolcott
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Francis
Bud" Gaston
Alvin Theis
Harold Steele
Herb Pabst
Pat . Wieckhorst
May Rain Deficit Beats All Time Low Since 1966
Don Dey Ermund Station in Dalton records May precipitation at 6.0 inches, 4.47 inches below the previous year and the lowest May total since 1966. A surge of showers Saturday through Monday offered some relief to crop growers despite the deficit.
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Don Dey Ermund
Dalton
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Love
Sutherland-Bridgeport
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
DED
Denver
Leas
Cheyenne County
Lockwood Corporation
Gering
GOP
Didate
Charlie Solano
Milwaukee Brewers
Gottschalk
By Jennifer Scott
Washington
Rosemarte Hruska
Dean Rexroth
Wheatbelt Public Power
Merle Bobo
Hruska
Vicki Smith
Rexroth
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