Teachers Back To Industrial Court In Sidney Dispute
The Sidney Educators' Association and the Sidney Board of Education head back to the Court of Industrial Relations for a March 26 hearing over 1972 73 contracts and 1973 74 terms. The board took no action on SEA demands or on reopening contracts citing local law and budget limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Educators’ Association
Sidney Board of Education
Court of Industrial Relations
SEA
CIA
The
Ken Crookshank
Sidney
Jack Knicely
Russell Pedersen
Knicely
Drug Council For
Cheyenne County
Ancel Lewis
Ethel Ayers
South Ward
Storm Closes Schools and Powers Lines Across Nebraska Panhandle
A spring snow storm dumped heavy snow and eight foot drifts in the Kimball Cheyenne area. Potter, Harrisburg and Bushnell Pine Bluffs Burns and Albin Wyoming lost power as lines iced and broke. Schools closed in Cheyenne County except Sidney Public. Sidney area to get five day break due to teachers convention. Roads were snow packed and slushy with limited travel. crews worked around the clock to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhandle
Kimball-Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Potter
Sidney
U.S 30
Panhandle
Rural Electric Company
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Basil Lyons
Lyons
Harrisburg
Bushnell
Burns
Albin
Wyoming
Dix
Kimball
Bruce Madden
Bear Bushnell
Wheat Belt Public Power
Bob Selzer
Morrill
Garden County
Nebraska State Patrol
U.S. 30
Highway 19
South Dakota
Scottsbluff
Frontier Airlines
Dale Kindred
Panhandle Forecast From Frontier Airlines Advisory
Stockman reports this afternoon strong NW winds 25-45 mph with a chance of light snow showers. Highs 32-37. Tonight winds 20-30 mph westerly to NW with a few snow showers possible. Lows 25-30. Thursday mostly sunny and less windy with highs 38-44. Extended: partly cloudy Friday, then fair and warmer Saturday and Sunday.
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Panhandle
Stockman
Frontier Airlines
Thaw Brings Load Limits On Two County Roads
County road thaw triggers weight restrictions on two routes. F B Tom me Thompson says the paved east road from U S Highway 385 to Egging Co plant near Gurley and the south extending road from U S Highway 30 east of Potter are limited to 12000 pounds per single axle or 20000 pounds per tandem axle. Restrictions are temporary, likely six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.B
Tommy
Thompson
Egging Co
Gurley
Potter
Labor Demand Up Last Month in Cheyenne and Surrounding Counties
The Cheyenne Kimball and Devel counties job market showed 255 seekers in February, down from 270 in January and up from 189 a year earlier. Construction and transportation dominated active demand with many expected to return when weather allows. New applications fell to 54 from 87, while overall demand rose 30 percent year over year with packing, transportation and service roles leading. half of placements were female.
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Cheyenne
Kimball
Devel
Chester H Hickman
Sidney
State Labor Department
Division of
Hickman
Thayer Receives NWU President's Scholarship
Jim D Thayer earns a $2000 per year President's Scholarship to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University for four years. The automatic award honors high school rank and renews with maintaining GPA. He is the son of Dr and Mrs James E Thayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D Thayer
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Dave Schoonover
Nebraska Wesleyan
Schoonover
Jim
James E Thayer
Legislature Simmer on Nebraska Community College Boundaries
Education committee took no action on LB 113 which would fund colleges from the state treasury. LB 533 would redraw districts, shifting Panhandle counties into Mid Plains. WNTC and four other colleges face funding and boundary questions as lawmakers weigh state versus local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nebraska Technical College
Robert L. Clark
Panhandle
Mid-Plains
North Platte
McCook
WNTC
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Omaha
Lincoln
Clark
Nebraska
Merle Rudebusch
Mid Plains
Rudebusch
Cherry
Grant
Hooker
Hitchcock
Hayes
Frontier
McPherson
Blaine
Loup
Thomas
Logan
Arthur
Keith
Perkins
Chase
Dundy
Custer
Red Willow
Sidney
Scotts Bluff County
ESU 14 Plans Area School Board Dinner
Educational Service Unit No 14 hosts an Area School Board Dinner on Monday March 19 at St Patrick s Youth Center 14th and King. Attendees include superintendents county superintendents and board members from Cheyenne Devel and Kimball Counties with Hugh Harlan of the Nebraska Department of Education as banquet speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educational Service Unit No 14
St. Patrick’s Youth Center
14Th and
King
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Hugh Harlan
Nebraska Department of Education
State Department
Easter Seals Campaign Seeks Sidney Volunteers
Nebraska Easter Seal Society Neighbor to Neighbor drive asks Sidney residents to pick up kits and donate. Tom Plummer Jr. announces as society president in Ogallala while Mrs Gary Lashley coordinates neighborhood volunteers to distribute fund kits with Susie Shemek image and envelopes for contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Society
Tom Plummer Jr
Ogallala
Gary Lashley
Susie Shemek
Columbus
City OKs Jail Merger and Improvement Projects
Sidney City Council approved a county city jail merger and moved toward remodeling the courthouse for a joint facility. The body also approved road repaving plans, sidewalk survey results, a seal design contest, and a zoning expansion study beyond city limits, with several items referred to commissions for action.
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Sidney
Aves
Ilinois St
Sidney Improvement Council
Nebraska Community Improvement Contest
Improvement Council
Planning Commission
Prince
Sidney Improvement
Cheyenne County
Department of Roads
Bob Wait
Council
Kenneth Pittam
Preston Hogeland
James Cablea
Hillside Golf Course
Cabela
Summitt Drive
el Rancho Road
Pillam
Hogeland
Frank Mattoon
Fire From Vandals Damages Car Lot at Larabee's
Stan Larabee of Larabee Auto and Truck Center escaped injury when sparks from a misfiring 1966 Oldsmobile after a theft led to a gasoline inferno on the west edge of the lot. He burned gasoline fumes and acted quickly to extinguish the flames before the Sidney volunteers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Larabee
Larabee Auto and Truck Center, Inc
Larabee
Sidney
Ney
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Congress
Carl Cornelius
William Cullington
Novato
Calif
Cullington
U.S. Highway 30
Tom Parker
Telegraph
Thayer
NWU
Tech Colleges
ESU 14
City Oks
Ed Prince
Larabee’s
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