Blizzard Birth Delivers Baby During Panhandle Blizzard
Randy Betzold delivered his baby son Joseph Lee at 12:05 a.m. Friday in a farm home amid the Panhandle blizzard. Snowdrifts seven to eight feet blocked exits, but a snowmobile and a National Guard helicopter later ferried mother Debra and newborn to Memorial Hospital Sidney. Joseph weighed six pounds 15 ounces and measured 203% inches, both mother and child healthy.
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Snowstorm cleanup continues amid forecast Western Nebraska reels from 14 inches of snow
Weather forecasters warn more snow in the Panhandle as crews clear major arteries after a weekend blizzard paralyzed cities. State Highway Dept crews labored around the clock, reopening highways 71 19 385 and 26 while ground blizzards hampered progress. National Guard and police aided rescues and transportation, two robberies were investigated, and one life was reported as the Cheyenne County blizzard victim.
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Kimball County
Oshkosh
Blizzard Brings Wide Cattle Losses in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County ranchers face mixed cattle losses from the Blizzard of 75 with heavy to light damage forecasts. ASCS director Lawrence Thompson cites preliminary reports, while Gov Exon urges filing loss reports. Extension agent Ken Sakurada notes potential salvage options and heat in the meat market. Local feed yards report most cattle survived, with some strays sorted back. Final tallies await snow melt.
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University of Nebraska
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Sidney
Dave Secreat
Secrest
Associated Press
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Sidney School Board Sets Special Meeting
The Sidney Board of Education will hold a special meeting this evening in the Junior High School library. Superintendent Russell Pederson says the session will address personnel matters.
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Sidney Board of Education
Russell Pederson
Davison Area May Be Merged in County Meeting
Cheyenne County commissioners plan a Tuesday regular session to consider abolishing the Davision voting precinct north of Brownson and annexing it to Gurley and Union Valley. Hearings on two road vacations are on the agenda, along with a study of a bridge inventory for the federal aid secondary route and a potential traffic signal for the Court House annex on Jackson Street.
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One Room Schools in Nebraska Face Education Reform
Rural districts in Nebraska contend with implementing a new mandatory special education program amid many one room schools. Critics fear consolidation and higher taxes, while officials cite independence and access issues. The state drafts rules to improve small schools, though debates about adequacy and socialization persist.
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Loran Schmit
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State Board of Education
Anne Campbell
Sdhoets
Marilyn Fowler
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