Winter Storm Paralyzes Broad Area With Snow and Wind
A fierce spring storm swept in with rain turning to wet snow and strong winds. Five inches of snow drifted across roads, visibility dropped to zero at times, and highways including 19 and 30 became impassable. Schools closed, buses halted, and travel ground to a near standstill as moisture totaled about 0.96 inch. Local officials reported widespread disruption but noted the storm’s overall minor damage due to temperatures around 25 degrees.
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Ogallala- Grant
Here
Cheyenne County
Potter and Gurley
Sidney
Peetz
Sterling
Chappell
Big Springs Junction
Greyhound
Snowbound travel and storm impact across Nebraska towns
A fierce snowstorm disrupts travel from North Platte to Chappell and across the region. Drivers abandon vehicles on Highway 30 as winds howl above 70 mph, with rapid city closures, drifting roads, and blizzard conditions reported in Alliance Ogallala and nearby counties. Multiple rescues, stalled cars, and searches for individuals occur amid whiteout conditions and ground depths of several inches.
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Sioux Army Depot
Town
George Felsch
Sidney
13Th Avenue
Kent Holloway
Lorenzo
Sheriff’s Office
Wheatbelt
Ore Deal
Baby
Ordville
Tuesday Alliance
Rapid City
Ogallala
Wyoming
Colorado
North Platte
Cheyenne County
Grand Island
Rain and Snow Storm Causes Widespread Moisture Rise
A moist storm system drenched the region with about three quarters of an inch of rain and snow, aiding wheat and pasture lands. FAA reports .41 inch rain and .43 inch snow, wind speeds 30 to 60 mph, temperatures from 33F to a low near 13F, then 16F by 10 am. Observers in Sidney, Dalton, and Lodgepole logged moisture totals from the storm reaching up to .96 inch.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Dave Ells
Sidney
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Blizzard hits roads and lines in region. restoration underway
Transportation and communications suffered during a brief blizzard on Tuesday. Crews cleared highways from Chappell to Big Springs Junction and repaired downed power and telephone lines. Wheatbelt and Midwest Electric reported hundreds of poles down and power outages, with full restoration expected by evening in many areas. Northwestern Bell noted minor phone damage as repair crews resumed work after darkness.
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Here
Chappell
Big Springs Junction
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Bureau of Reclamation
Wheatbelt
Gene Lienemann
Sidney
Ogallala
Lodgepole
Lienemann
Garden County
Midwest Electric Co
Grant
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Charles Ham
Midwest Electric
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
R.S. Thailing
Panhandle forecast shows a warming trend with showers
Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday with lows of 15 to 25 and highs in the 50s. The five day outlook calls for temperatures about five degrees below normal through Monday, then a warming start followed by a weekend turn cooler. Highs 40 to 50, lows around 20, with showers expected Friday and again early next week.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Potterites To Discuss Bond Issue
Potter residents prepare for an 7 30 p m meeting at the Legion Hall to hear the town board and Attorney Frank Mattoon explain an 18000 dollar bond issue to enlarge and remodel the town hall complex. If approved the town will use 7500 dollars of existing funds to buy a vacant building next to the hall and merge the structures to create space for village offices fire department and town equipment with garage room for fire trucks.
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Potter
Legion Hall
Frank Mattoon
Town of
Fire damages Dalton Farm cattle shed
A 12:30 a m fire at a farm southeast of Dalton destroyed a cattle shed on Keith Deaver’s property. One cow died and another sustained severe burns. Residents alerted Dalton Fire Department after rain soaked and froze the siren. the new Dalton fire truck was used to summon firefighters.
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Dalton
Keith Deaver
John Lessig Elected As Exalted Ruler
John Lessig was elected as exalted ruler of Sidney Ellis Lodge 1894 at a regular meeting in the lodge hall. Outgoing ruler Dale Nelson. Other officers elected include Walt Skrdlant Jack Robarchek Richard Fahy Robert Wait Wayne Ayers Gene Siemers Mark Wieser Jim Keating and trustees replacing Lloyd Mintken. Five new members were initiated: Fred George Richard Krause Francis Pritchard Arthur Witkowski and George McMillan.
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John Lessig
Sidney Ellis Lodge
Dale Nelson
Walt Skrdlant
Jack Robarchek
Richard Fahy
Robert Wait
Wayne Ayers
Gene Siemers
Mark Wieser
Jim Keating
Lloyd Mintken
Fred George
Richard Krause
Francis Pritchard
Arthur Witkowski
George McMillan
Record Toll Call Day at Northwestern Bell Center
Operators at the Northwestern Bell long distance center in Sidney set a new record with nearly 5,000 calls in one day amid a severe blizzard. Thirty-nine operators handled the surge, with 3,000 calls seeking help for local numbers, time checks, and dialing assistance. Calls routed from Sidney to Sterling and beyond continued despite a regional service outage.
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Northwestern Bell Long
Margaret Hamilton
Sterling
Julesburg
Colorado
Sidney
Cheyenne
Denver
Northewestern Bell Operating Center
Alliance
Bingham
Hemingford
Hyannis
Kimball
Bushnell
Dix
Chappell
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Brownson
Ordville
Lorenzo
Sunol
Accidents At Storm's Peak Reported In Nebraska
Two accidents occurred during a strong spring storm nine miles east and eight north of Sidney and two miles west of the Dix Junction. Low visibility delayed responders as Wayne L. Bules escaped injury in a pickup while Bruce A. Dimick sustained head and chest injuries and was hospitalized. A second wreck involved John W. Siemensma, Alexander Haberkorn, and Patricia Harden in a westbound sequence on Highway 30 with minor vehicle damage and a passenger treated for a head wound.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sidney
Felix Koenig
Wayne L. Bules
Bruce A. Dimick
Route 2
Lodgepole
Bules
Dimick
Sioux Army Depot
Memorial Hospital
Herman Jurgens
Don Dodson
Highway 30
Dix Junction
John W. Siemensma
Decatur
Neb
Alexander P. Haberkorn
Patricia Harden
Dodson
Elizabeth Shepard
Kimball Hospital
Colorado Man Dies In Pickup Truck Crash
The first traffic fatality of 1966 in Cheyenne County occurred at noon Monday when 59 year old Aurora resident Coleman was killed instantly. His pickup failed to turn at a county road dead end nine miles west and one south of Lorenzo.
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Cheyenne County
Aurora
Coleman
Lorenzo
John Peetz Jr
Weldon Potter Horn
Horn
Peetz
Ardell and Horn Construction Company
Gehrig & Son
Denver
Nebraska
Panhandle
Kimball
Colo
Sheriff’s Office
Teachers To Confer Here At Nebraska English Convention
The Northwest Convention of Nebraska Council of Teachers of English will meet in Sidney High School on Saturday March 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers include Don Nemanich and Nixon Mumper with demonstrations on creative writing and audiovisual aids. Registration 90 cents, luncheon 1.60.
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of Nebraska Council of Teachers of English
Sidney
Don Nemanich
Nebraska Curriculum Development Center
University of Nebraska
Nixon Mumper
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Nebraska Conciler
Ruth Gudgel
North Ward
Glen Houtz
Sidney Junior High
Nebraska
Guy Fulbright Approved to Operate Taxi Service
The State Railway Commission approved Guy R. Fulbright to operate a taxicab service in Sidney. His firm Guy's Cab Co. will use the same rate structure as the former City Cab Co., plus a special charge for prescription deliveries, filling the gap left by City Cab Co.'s closure.
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Lincoln
The
State Railway Commission
Guy R. Fulbright
Sidney
Western
Nebraska
City Cab Co
Alvin E. Hedges
Fulbright
Guy’s Cab Co
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Wheatbelt Public Power District
Dalton Farm
Tra
Pickup
John W. Horn
Pleta N. Potter
Guy Fullbright
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