No Decision On Egging Road paving bid
County commissioners took no action on the lone bid to paving four and a half miles from U S 385 to The Egging Co plant. Bidder J D Olinger offered 46346 base or 35358 with county labor, but board delayed action to Thursday to review road specifications and overall cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 385
Egging Co
J. D. Olinger
John Peetz, Jr
Albert Fenske
Lundl
Douglas Boyd
Egging
Hard
Oil Well Marker Dedication Set Sunday
Historical marker at the Mary Egging oil well site southeast of Gurley will be unveiled July 9 at 2 PM. Marathon Oil’s R W McCanne and Nebraska Historical Society’s Vernon Goranson highlighted the event led by the Cheyenne County Historical Association with landscaping to enhance the site.
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Mary Egging
Gurley
Cheyenne County Historical Assn
R. W. McCanne
Casper
Marathon Oil Co
Gen. Warren Wood
Gering
Nebraska Historical Society
Marathon
Marvin Kivett
Vernon Goranson
Goranson
Egging
Cheyenne Officials Oppose Gas Tax Allocation Change
Three Cheyenne County officials traveled to Lincoln to oppose a bill reallocating gasoline tax funds. They cite potential losses to rural counties like Cheyenne and note Cheyenne County received 203,885.50 plus misc funds for roads in the year ending June 30, 1967. The current distribution favors larger cities and portions support bridge and road funds, with added allocations to incorporated towns including Sidney and Gurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Lincoln
State Legislative Committee
Billie Smith
County Board of Commissioners
Milt Nissen
Ralph Englert
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
Potter
Lodgepole
Runaway Girls Returned Home
The Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office returned two Beverly Hills girls Barbara Mc Queeny and Debora Pearson to their mother after bringing them to Sidney on Sunday evening. The girls rode English style bicycles east of town and were lodged in the city jail during questioning before their mother flew in to take them back to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Car-Truck Crash Near Bar-Q Motel Leaves Driver Missing
A late Tuesday crash east of Sidney involved a 1967 Pontiac driven by Donald Gossard and a semi-truck driven by Lloyd Sullivan. Gossard said a female driver fled the scene after the collision, leaving his car with damage to the right rear fender. The incident occurred at 10 50 p m in the motel driveway.
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Sidney
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Bar-Q
Donald Scott Gossard
Hiway
Lloyd Sullivan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Felix Koenig
Safety Patrol
Gossard
Rev Al Smith Resumes Pastoral Duties at Grace Baptist
The new Grace Baptist Church pastor is Rev. Al Fred Smith a native of Omaha. He studied at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Omaha Baptist Bible College and previously led churches in Chadron Nebraska City Miles City Montana. The Smiths arrive from Indianapolis Indiana with seven children Linda Cheryl David Julie Connie Loretta and Philip.
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Grace Baptist Church
Alfred Smith
Mr. Smith
Omaha
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Omaha Baptist Bible College
Chaedron
Nebraska City
Miles City
Mont
Smiths
Indianapolis
Ind
LaVon
Linda
Cheryl
David
Julie
Connie
Loretta
Philip
Southwest flood damage hits Cheyenne County roads
Wyoming floodwaters caused severe damage across Cheyenne County from Potter to Lorenzo area. West Sidney Draw washed out bridges and roads, leaving debris and silt in fields. County Commissioner Billy Smith says rebuilding is urgent with a large bridge destroyed and several culverts needing repair.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne County
Potter
Lorenzo
Billy Smith
Sidney
Mr. Smith
Farmers Face Vexing Decisions As Rain Delays Crops
Rain and cool weather keep crops behind schedule across Cheyenne County and northeastern Colorado. Farmers debate planting or replanting as fields stay waterlogged and wheat, corn, and sorghum development lag. Hail risk rises with ongoing moisture, with harvests pushed back to mid July at the earliest. County agent Ivan Liljegren remains cautiously optimistic about potential for a big wheat crop if weather improves.
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Cheyenne County
Colorado
Condi
Stramit Plant Is Sold to Panel Structures
Denver executive Hiner announces Panel Structures acquisition of Midwest Stramit Corporation facilities in Dalton. Dalton plant to expand marketing to Denver and Omaha. SBA loan funds to upgrade facilities and add equipment. Construction of two straw storage sheds planned. Hiner to run operations from Denver while family stays in Dalton.
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Denver
H. Dean Hiner
Panel Structures, Inc
Midwest Stramit Corporation
Dalton
Midwest Stramit
Stramit
Panel Structures
Omaha
Midwest
SBA
Hiner
Glen Twarling
Max Ravert
Tom Erickson
Ray Graff
Stramit Board
New News Chief Joins The Sidney Telegraph Staff
Gary Bennett joins The Sidney Telegraph as news chief after graduating from Colorado State University Fort Collins. He and wife Shelly will live at 2458 11th Avenue with their 16 month old son Brian. Bennett is also a former Mesa Junior College editor and Mesa College Criterion participant.
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Gary Bennett
Sidney Telegraph
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Bennett
Shelly
11Th Avenue
Brian
Mesa Junior College
Mesa College
Freeholder Petition Filed To Move School District Transfer
Otto D. Ernest of Cheyenne County filed a Freeholder's Petition with County Superintendent A Caldwell seeking to transfer his land from District 69 to District 91 C so his children may attend school closer in Morrill County. A hearing is scheduled June 29 at 10 00 a m in the District Court room with Caldwell Engler and Nissen presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Caldwell
Otto D. Ernest
Cheyenne County
Ernest
Cheyenne
Morrill County
I. A. Caldwell
Ralph Englert
County Wheat Outlook Good In Spite Of Diseased Areas
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren reports a survey of southeast county wheat shows crown and root rot and wheat streak mosaic. Most damaged areas lie 2 to 10 miles east of Sidney and Dalton with yields under 20 bushels in affected zones. Overall county damage unlikely to exceed 5 10 percent. moisture favors a good harvest near 30 bushels or more per acre though rust risk remains. Harvest shifted to July 15 20 due to cool weather.
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Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne
Liljegren
Sidney
Dalton
Lilje
Gren
John Weshing
University of Nebraska
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Thunderstorms Possible
Weather outlook shows a chance of isolated storms tonight with increasing cloudiness Thursday. Daytime highs near 80 on Thursday, low around 50 to 60 tonight, rain chances 10 percent tonight and about 60 percent Thursday, five day outlook cooler than normal with highs in the 70s and lows near 50, afternoon thundershowers likely through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
State Official Visits Jaycees in Country Club Meeting
Dean Freouf of Scottsbluff district vice president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce was a special guest at the Jaycees meeting in the Country Club. Dick Cole attended as a guest. Plans were set for the State Junior Golf Tournament in Sidney July 13 to 15 and for an optional rehabilitation survey. The first Kangaroo Court is scheduled for Saturday at 10th and Illinois. The annual Jaycee picnic will be July 9 at North Sterling Reservoir. The next regular meeting moves to July 11 at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Freouf
Scottsbluff
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Dick Cole
Jaycees
Sidney
10Th
Illinois
North Sterling
New Christian Pastor Serves Sidney-Kimball
The Rev. Ellis Wotan becomes pastor of First Christian Church and also serves Kimball Christian Church. Sidney and Kimball church committees meet to plan pastoral unity with approval from the Nebraska Fellowship of Christian Churches. Rev. Wotan will reside in Sidney.
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First Christian Church
Ellis Wotan
Kimball Christian Church
Sidney and
Kimball
Sidney-Kimball
Norman Stacey
Nebraska Fellowship of Christian Churches
Wotan
Sidney
Votaw
Shenandoah
Iowa
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Kenneth Rose
Lloyd Bondegard
Laurence Miller
Lee Foster
Bob Hassle
Doug Boyd
Stanley Larabee
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Blaine Thompson
al Smith
Nebraska
New Christian
Rev
Ellis Votaw
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