Nebraska Supreme Court urged to strike new tech college funding
Sheridan County officials asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to nullify the legislature’s financing plan for technical community colleges. The case affects Western Nebraska Technical College in Sidney, where a proposed Marathon Building purchase hinges on the ruling and the 22 mill property tax levy. A Scottsbluff meeting discussed tying the building deal to the levy and a half mill for capital needs.
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Lincoln
Sheridan County
Nebraska Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Marathon
WNTC
Scottsbluff
Western Technical Community College Area
Spray drive for cutworms nears finish in Cheyenne County
Two aerial sprayers report that as many as 20 000 acres of Cheyenne County wheat have been treated for pale western cutworms, representing under 10 percent of the county's total wheat acreage.
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Cheyenne County
Oliver Dam funds OKed for Oliver Lake project and taxes debate
The State Game and Parks Commission approved $200,000 in federal money for the Oliver Lake project with federal aid reaching 50 percent The next step is approval of $275,000 sought from the Nebraska Resources Commission Officials expect a mid September readiness and action within one to two months The article also covers county insect spraying for cutworms in the Western Nebraska Panhandle and a debate over a new state funded tax system for community colleges amid court challenges with local control versus state oversight.
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State Game and Parks Commission
Oliver Lake
Nebraska Resources Commission
South Platte
New Oil Field Near Potter Brightens Panhandle Picture
Discovery of the Shelda Field about nine miles southwest of Potter in western Nebraska has boosted oil activity. The Beren Oil Co. drilled six wells with three completions over 100 barrels per day, signaling a productive future and active leasing in the area.
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Potter Brightens
Potter
Nebraska
Mary Nelson
Jack Fish
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Sidney
Panhandle
Shalda
Fish
Beren O11
Qakmar 011 Co
Denver
Wichita Kan
Union Valley Dalton polling place moved before Nebraska primary
The Union Valley precinct in Dalton has shifted polling from Dalton Village Hall to the Dalton Fire Hall. Voters are urged to arrive early as ballots are long and five minutes per booth are allowed. Other area changes include Potter and Colton adjustments.
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Union Valley
Dalton
Dalton Village
Dalton Fire Hill
Cheyenne
Bob Hessle
Hessle
Nebraska
Hossle
Potter
American Legion Club
Colton
Sidney
Two New Substations Planned in Cheyenne County Area
Rural Electric Co based in Pine Bluffs Wyoming will build two substations in western Cheyenne County funded by a 41 million loan from the Rural Electrification Administration. The project includes six miles of distribution line and seventy one miles of transmission line with over two million dollars to be spent in Nebraska and additional substations in Banner and Kimball counties.
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Cheyenne County
Rural Electric Co
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Rural Electrification Administration
Nebraska
Cheyenne
REC
Banner Kimball
Morrill
Potter
Western
Sidnes
Bureau of Reclamation
Banner County
Bushnell
Kimball County
Wyoming
Smith
Lyons
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Leonard Nelson
Sioux Army
Bronson
Gurley
Lorenzo Nelson
Don West
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Russell E Lovell II
Western Technical Community
John Newton
Harry Spencer
Lovell
Sheridan County District Court
Katie Tallon
Tech
Don Duffy
Herman
Duffy
Point of Rocks
Raymond Stark
Discovery
Nelson Farm
Nebraskas
Oil and Gas Commission
Williston Basin
North Dakota
Utah
Idaho
Mexico
Red Willo
Kimball
Red Willow County
Dalton Precinct
Cong. Virgina Smith
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