State to keep Route 30 maintenance in Cheyenne Kimball counties
Sen. Robert L. Clark said the Nebraska Department of Roads will continue maintaining U.S. Route 30 through Cheyenne and Kimball counties reversing a prior plan to shift responsibility to counties. The department foresees rebuilding costs and potential use of the Kimball County section as an I-80 detour during completion.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Cheyenne
Kimball
Robert L. Clark
Sen
Clark
State Highway Advisory Commission
Kimball County
Len Clark
DOR
Robert Crosby
L.N. Ross
Crosby
U.S 30
U.S. 30
Sen. Clark
Nebraska
Pipeliners Seek Housing as Jobs Remain Scarce
The Kansas Nebraska Gas Co pipeline extends through Morrill Cheyenne and Deuel counties with 150 workers and families migrating to Sidney Nebraska. Despite pay cuts from 3.70 to 2.90 per hour, workers follow the project while furnished housing is scarce and local hiring is limited. The contractor Mc Cathern Inc reports steady progress from Bridgeport toward Big Springs with extensive equipment, ice supply issues, and a mobile office setup near Ryan site on Highway 30.
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Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Morrill
Cheyenne
Devel
Sidney
Wyoming
Nebraska
Wayne Harris
McCathern, Inc
Pampa
Texas
Bridgeport
Big Springs
The
Telegraph
Harris
Kansas-Nebraska
Torrington
Scottsbluff
Denver
Ryan Site
Highway 30
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Cheyenne County
Rare Bones From Bison Found Near Harrisburg
A bone deposit 22 feet underground near Harrisburg appears to belong to a bison or its ancestor according to preliminary study reported by the Scottsbluff Star-Herald. University of Nebraska Museum staff plan site visits and possible excavation. experts expect a Crawford meeting to discuss the find.
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Harrisburg
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Tom Middleswart
Bridgeport
C. Bertrand Schultz
University of Nebraska Museum At
Lincoln
Don Quinn
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Charles I. Anderson
Middleswart
Dr Schultz
Quinn
Crawford
Schultz
University Museum
Heavy Moisture May Have Increased Nitrogen Need
Western Nebraska corn may require extra nitrogen for maximum yield after heavy Panhandle precipitation. Soil nitrate testing to three feet or past cropping history guides initial applications. Nitrogen deficiency shows as light green to yellow leaves and can reduce yields. irrigation water and sidedressed nitrogen help mitigate loss. County agents and dealers guide precise per acre dosing to minimize nitrogen loss.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Lights Out In Country Club Heights Area
City crews will shut power in parts of Country Club Heights Sidney next week while upgrading transformers to a higher transmission voltage. Details on outages by area and day will appear in Friday's Telegraph. The work affects areas south of Spruce Street and west of 10th Avenue.
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City of Sidney
Country Club Heights
Sidney
Spruce Street
10Th Avenue
Panhandle Forecast Warns of Warmth and Thunderpossible
The Panhandle region garves a small chance of afternoon thundershowers with fair and warm conditions through Thursday. Highs range 85 to 95 degrees, lows 55 to 65, with Friday through Sunday continuing the same pattern per Scottsbluff Weather Bureau.
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Panhandle
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Three Mishaps Occur Monday in Sidney Police Report
Sidney Police investigated three nonfatal vehicle accidents on Monday. At 4:57 p.m. Edna Arnold’s car collided with Clifford Leake’s at 13th and Elm, causing $350 and $50 damage respectively. An unidentified car struck Elmer Adams’s vehicle in Memorial Hospital parking lot at 8:30 p.m. No damage estimate. At 11:50 p.m. Kay Highland’s eastbound car struck a parked car owned by C.O. Atkins, causing $25 and $70 damage.
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Sidney
13Th
Elm
Edna Arnold
Manor Road
Clifford Leake
Leake
Arnold
Elmer Adams
Potter
Memorial Hospital
Kay Highland
1625
Osage
Hickory Street
C.O. Atkins
Highland Auto
Atkins
Funeral services Friday for Clifford E. Wolf 61
Clifford E Wolf 61 longtime Sidney postmaster and Cheyenne County resident since 1918 died at Memorial Hospital after two months of ill health Funeral services will be 1030 am Friday at First United Methodist Church with Rev Stanley Ganzel officiating Interment Greenwood Cemetery Holeciek Funeral Home in charge He was born July 14 1909 at Big Springs son of Frank and Winifred Gunn Wolf He moved to Lodgepole in 1918 and later Sidney He attended University of Nebraska for two years worked at Liberty State Bank Married Aug 3 1936 to Alvera Runquist of Chappell Surviving are his widow three daughters Lynne Duane Moody of Denver Cindy Rauner Jr of Omaha and Barbara at home two sons Gerald L Wolf of Omaha and Larry of Sidney two sisters Gladys Correll of Los Angeles and Bonita Bond of Sidney and six grandchildren Memorials preferred to First United Methodist Church.
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Clifford E Wolf
Sidne
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
First
United Methodist Church
Stanley Ganzel
Greenwood Cemetery
Holeciek Funeral Home
Mr Wolf
Big Springs
Frank
Winifred Gunn Wolf
Lodgepole
Sidney
University of Nebraska
Liberty State Bank
Osceola
Neb
Alvera H Runquist
Chappell
US Post Office
Sidney Ellis
Moody
Lynne
Denver
Colo
Robert Rauner Jr
Cindy
Omaha
Barbara
Gerald L. Wolf
Larry
RB Correll
Gladys
Los Angeles
Calif
Harold Bond
Bonita
First United Methodist Church
Wm. Punchstone Rites To Be Here Friday
Graveside services for former Sidney resident William L. Punchstone 53 who died last Friday in Las Vegas will be held Friday at Greenwood Cemetery at 2 p.m. with Rev Joe Conaway of Calvary Baptist Church presiding. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handles arrangements. Surviving are widow Geneva of Las Vegas and daughter LaDonna Namuth of Sidney.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Sidney
William L. Punchstone
Las Vegas
Joe Conaway
Calvary Baptist Church
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Geneva
Wallace
LaDonna) Namuth
Explorers Plan Cleanup To Support Project SOAR
Aviation Explorer Post 89 the GOLDEN EAGLES of Sidney will join National Boy Scouts in Project SOAR by mowing painting and picking up trash at Sidney Municipal Airport and along the highway June 27 In the evening a post party and cookout is planned for members led by post advisor John Yirak
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Boy Scouts of America
Aviation Explorer Post 89
Sidney
Post 89
The
Golden Eagles
John Yirak
Post
Filly Turns Bachelor Into Baby-Sitter
Bill Moore a Nebraska Safety Patrol dispatcher known as an old bachelor becomes a caretaker after his Arabian mare Tazet foals a 40 pound filly named Genet for his dad Gene Moore. The birth occurred in the early hours Tuesday with a smooth delivery and a happy mother despite the foal's lively nature.
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Bill Moore
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Tazet
Genet
Bill
Gene Moore
NWC Receives Federal Grant for Vocational Building
Congressman Dave Martin announced a $114,003 grant to Nebraska Western College for a new vocational technical education building. The grant comes from the Department of Health Education and Welfare under the higher education facilities act.
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Dave Martin
Nebraska Western College
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Martin
Wheat Crop Looks Good Across State
The weekly weather and crop report from the US Agriculture Dept notes corn, sorghum, soybeans, and sugar beets in good to excellent condition. Wheat is good to excellent over most areas, with livestock generally in good shape despite hot days. Pasture is average or better as farmers finish sorghum and soybean planting, weed control, and haying.
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US Agriculture Dept
High Plains Field Day schedules top specialists event
The annual Field Day at the High Plains Agricultural Laboratory near Huntsman will start at 1 pm Thursday with Ken Sakurada as master of ceremonies. Speakers include Lionel Harris on the station's future and Dr Don Hanway on the University agronomy program, plus talks on fertilizer, wheat quality, new varieties, and weed control. A campus tour features researchers from Scotts Bluff and North Platte stations.
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High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Huntsman
Gerald Moline
Scotts Bluff Station
Ray Cruise
Don Hanway
University of Nebraska Agronomy Department
University
Gary Peterson
Don Sander
Virgil Johnson
Laren Robison
Scotts Bluff
Lewis Nelson
North Platte
Jim Nichols
Gail Wicks
Nebraska
High Plains
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Cheyenne County Veterans Service Officer to End Term
Leo Gorman plans to retire as Cheyenne County Veterans Service Officer on June 30 but a decision on making the post full time and selecting a successor faces delays. The county budget is unsettled, and 11 applicants wait on the commissioners’ decision while the veterans committee prepares to appoint a replacement and set staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Veterans Service
Leo Gorman
Paul Huff
Huff
County Veterans Committee
Gorman
Veterans Committee
New Well Has Good Prospects In Bridgeport Field
A new oil well southwest of Bridgeport has been swab tested at 84 barrels in two hours and is expected to add a substantial producer to the field. The five existing wells produced about 20 000 barrels in April, averaging near 900 barrels daily, and the new south offset should push daily output beyond 1 000 barrels.
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Bridgeport
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Nebraska-Wyoming Line
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Sidney, Nebraska
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Clifford Wolf
Punchstone
NWC
Greece
U.S
George (Nousa) Anest
Bayard
United States
John H. Kuns
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 610
Marion Whitaker
Nebraska Department
VFW
Bob Lloyd
Anest
Jimmy
Rula
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