Moisture Needed to Reach Potential Wheat Harvest
Grain elevator operators say a bumper wheat crop hinges on timely rain. Winds and hail have not fully damaged prospects, but moisture is crucial for heads to fill and prevent shriveling. Harvest could start in early July if rains arrive, otherwise yields will be smaller.
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Marshall
Hart-Quinn
Farmers Co-op Elevator Co
Lodgepole
Miller
Farmers Union Co-op
Gurley
Lee Foster
Foster
Don Hoffman
Farmers Coop Grain Co
Sidney
Hoffman
Gene Wheeler
Potter Co-op Grain Co
Weather shifts bring sun and warmth to Nebraska
Two high pressure centers that affect Nebraska's weather are due to move out by Thursday, bringing mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Western Nebraska may see increasing cloudiness and wind damage is uncertain. grower quotes note wind and a May 17 freeze may have damaged some wheat, while drought effects concern Dalton Co-op Association manager Laurence Miller.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Laurence Miller
Dalton Co-op Association
Gurley Bicentennial Parade Highlights Friday Lineup
Gurley plans a Saturday Bicentennial celebration with a 10 am parade and over 30 entries. A noon free lunch follows at the school, then afternoon events include contests, a threshing bee, car and machinery displays, a concert, Chey Loh Drill Team, and multiple dances.
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Gurley
Chey Loh
Sidney
Dalton
Paula Mather
Debra Landreville Busbroom
Brenda Sorge
Chris Wolff
Region's electrical appetite pushes power rates higher
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assoc plans a tentative rate increase raising Sidney annual bills by over $100,000 as demand grows from irrigation boom. Bureau of Reclamation order forces proving non bureau power in billing. Higher cost sources from Basin Electric and Wray plant drive charges. interim 23.5 percent wholesale rise to July 1.
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David Hendee
Sidney
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assoc
Denver
Colo
Tri-State
Paul Swanson
Public Information Office
Swanson
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Tri- State
Wheat Belt
Bureau Power
Tricity
Wray
Cole Swanson
Southern Engineering
Yampa
Craig
Missouri Basin Power Project
Laramie River
Wheatland
Wye Swanson
Armour Beese
Pedersen departs Sidney for Milford post
After 14 years as Sidney Public Schools superintendent, Russ Pedersen finishes at Sidney and moves to Milford Nebraska to take a new job starting June 21. He reflects on a stable district with open space schools, federal funding gains, and a supportive community while noting his contract renewal did not occur this spring.
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Sidney Public
Colorado Mountains
Milford
Neb
Russ Pedersen
Sidney
Pedersen
Pederson
Sioux City
Iowa
Morningside College
Coleridge
Gordon
Pedersens
Janet
Kay
Penny
Sidney High
Lincoln
Steve Boshart
Strong June winds hit Sidney region causing crop and tree damage
A strong Monday wind storm in Sidney reached 66 mph for three hours at the airport, disrupting city services and damaging corn and bean fields. City crews face a week of cleanup with seven workers plus a dump open 8 am to 5 pm for residents to haul debris. The storm coincided with heavy rains across western Nebraska and tornado activity in parts of the Corn Belt.
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City of
Sidney
Federal Aviation Administration
Flight Service
Mick Evertson
Kimball County Extension
Evertson
Sidney Street
Mel Jackson
South Dakota
Corn Belt
Telegraph Photo
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Don Marshall
Central Elementary School
State Department of Education
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