Sidney Public Schools consider building program at special board meeting
At a regular meeting, Sidney Public Schools discussed accelerating plans for a new building program with a May or June bond vote target. Board members weighed architect concerns, proposed a blue ribbon citizen committee, and planned a March 21 special session to push preliminary plans for a fall bond vote while noting needs at North and South Elementary Schools and limited facilities for physical education, libraries, and vocational programs.
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Con Marshall
Sidney Public
Board of Acation
South
JoAnne Meusburger
Meusburger
L.S O’halloran
Dean Arter
Lincoln
O'Halloran
Arter
Elizabeth Young
Rodney Wilmoth
Ron Reichert
Reichert
Chamber of Commerce debated for Cheyenne County
About 300 business leaders met at Fort Sidney to set priority needs for a Sidney Cheyenne County chamber. They agreed on a full time manager and programs, but debated funding and whether higher dues or greater donations are needed to sustain operations and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Marshall
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Board
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Chamber
Richard Fix
Fix
Lowe
Gene Lienemann
Jones
Maynard Dils
Bob Zuhlke
Gurley
New West ethics mirror old West rustling tale
A recent Deuel County cattle rustling case fades the line between eras. The Telegraph notes a modern calfnapping incident on page 7, remarking the high tech gear contrasts with unchanged ethical lapses in rural practice. Authorities pursue suspects and assess losses.
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Deuel County
Telegraph
WIFE activists push for farm aid after Washington trip
Members of Women Involved in Farm Economics return from D C with messages for urban senators and House Agriculture Committee members. They plan to keep letters to Secretary Bergland and to publicize testimony from Marian Lenzen while praising senators Zorinsky and reps Smith Thone. They described long Washington days and minimal personal expenses. A pot luck dinner for husbands and contributors is set for March 19 at the Lodgepole Valley 4 H Camp, with next meeting March 15 at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Sidney
U.S. Department of Agriculture
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Robert Bergland
Washington
U.S
Edward Zorinsky
Virginia Smith
Charles Thone
Nebraska
Bergland
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Daniel Minchew
International Trade Commission
Gerald’Ford
Jimmy Carter
Today
Zorinsky
Marian Lenzen
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Lodgepole Valley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
UAW Strike Impacts Gurley Egging Co in Gurley Nebraska
The UAW walkout at Fiat Allis in Springfield Illinois halts shipments of industrial cabs to Gurley Nebraska. Eighteen Egging Co workers, including three office staff, a draftsman and fourteen production workers, are laid off. Gurley operates without product liability insurance as insurers raised rates from about 27000 to over 100000 this year.
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Gurley
United Auto Workers
Fiat-Allis
Springfield
Nebraska
Egging Co
Fiat- Allis
WNTC Ends Classes as Spring Break Starts
Western Nebraska Technical College at Sidney begins spring break this afternoon. No classes Thursday or Friday. offices closed those days. The Western Technical Community College Area meeting is postponed to March 23. Area President Gene Lienemann says higher education budget hearings in the Nebraska Legislature are set for March 16, requiring officials to travel to Lincoln.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Western Technical Community College
Gene Lienemann
Nebraska
Lincoln
Coed dies in car train crash at Brownson crossing
Roxanna Steele 18 of Crook Colo died at Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle collision at the Brownson crossing six point six miles west of Sidney along Highway 30. Two other Western Nebraska Technical College students, Perry Keys 18 of Elsmere and Brad Nutter 19 of Thedford, were injured critically. Keys received multiple injuries and was transported to Scottsbluff. Nutter was airlifted to Denver after initial treatment in Sterling. The 48 car Union Pacific train, traveling about 65 mph, struck the southbound car as it appeared to stop then moved forward. The crossing lacked signals beyond standard symbols.
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Brownson
Sidney
Roxanna Steele
Crook
Colo
Memorial Hospital
Perry Keys
Elsmere
Neb
Brad Nutter
Thedford
Thedford High School
Keys
Scottsbluff
Nutter
Sterling Hospital
Denver
Ron Gusman
Gusman
Western Nebraska Technical College
Brownson Crossing
Impa
Esquire May The Skunk Tale Hit Sidney Cover
A mocked Esquire feature pretends Sidney Nebraska as a film hub with a skunk on Chevy Chase’s shoulder. The April article humorously imagines Hollywood turning local town headlines into box office plots and movie titles like The Streets of Sidney.
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Sidney
Esquire
Hollywood
Nebraska
Skunks
Chevy Chase
Great Plains
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Reichart
Don Duffy
Herman
Duffy
R.W. Brown
Bill Maddox
Jack Lowe
Panhandle Growth, Inc
PGI
Minchew
UAW
WNTC
Coed
Union Pacific
Gaylord Clausen
North Platte
John Cherry
Bernie McMurtry
Cheyenne
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