Winter storm moves through Nebrica dropping heavy snow
A major winter storm sweeps Nebrica with Dalton reporting six inches of snow and 1.01 inches of moisture. Potter records 4.5 inches and 0.45 inches moisture while Sidney logs 1.6 inches with 0.41 inches moisture. Lodgepole sees about an inch with 0.57 inches moisture. Winds reach 44 mph in Sidney at 7 am, easing to 26 mph by 6 pm. lows range from 9 to 18 degrees in the affected towns.
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Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Potter
Ralph Anderson
Sidney
Sidney Flight
Lodgepole
Lloyd Dykman
Armory opens doors to stranded motorists
Snowstorm closures on Interstate 80 and U.S. 30 forced Sidney to host stranded travelers. The National Guard Armory opened for the second time in six years, housing eight people including Barb Roberts and Beth Freebairn.
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Armory
National Guard Armory
CWO
Marion Gunderson
Sidney Guard Platoon
Barb Roberts
Beth Freebairn
Honey Bee Stoud
Eastern Nebraska Braces for Major Snowstorm Impacts
United Press International reports Nebraska's first major winter storm of the season closed schools in parts of eastern Nebraska, snarled Lincoln and Omaha traffic, and caused power outages. The system left up to four inches in western and central counties, with two inches moving into the east. Roads were hazardous, buses delayed, and gusts up to 62 mph were recorded near Norfolk. Interstate 80 closures occurred due to poor visibility.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
National Weather Service
Southeast
Norfolk
Omaha Council Bluffs
Sidney
Wyoming
State Patrol
Rushville
Sheridan County Sheriff's Office
Marie McKinnon
Sheriff's Office
Cheyenne County
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Cornhusker State
Veterans Day closures and winter storm disrupt Sidney area
City and county offices close Friday for Veterans Day and there is no Friday garbage pickup. Banks also close as snow and wind create hazardous travel with multiple accidents in western Nebraska. UNICEF drives raise about 274 dollars from Sidney residents and church groups for health care and education abroad.
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Ferris Preble
Sidney
Unicef
Ed Marquardt
First Disciples Christian Church
First United Methodist Church
Cindy Woods
Methodist Church
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Sidney school board rejects bond opposition input at meeting
The Sidney School Board voted to pursue architectural drawings bids and space options for a third floor fire escape at the senior high and a north end escape at North Elementary. They also approved a $1,500 Title IV-B contribution to ESU 14 and discussed countywide reorganization and classroom space solutions.
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Liz Watts
Sidney School Board
North Elementary
Ron Reichert
Dalton Gurley to study school merger feasibility
Dalton and Gurley school boards vote to hire Jerry Mire of Educational Consultant Service to study possible redistricting. Enrollment declines and stricter Rule 11 accreditation drive discussion of a potential, but not guaranteed, district reorganization with a start in coming weeks and completion by January.
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Tobin Beck
Dalton
Gurley
Rodney Garwood
Jerry McCain
Educational Consultant Service of
Lincoln
Denver
Jan Garwood
Garwood
Don Bartling Gurley
Bartling
Nebraska Department of Education
Bartling Uurley
Dan
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
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Mrs. Stoudt
Jamestown
N.C
Cheyenne
Telegraph
Tom Brossart
Sidney Flight Service
Abe Bea
American National Bank
Sidney National Bank
Joanne Meusburger
Gerald Radcliffe
O’halleran Sai
Elizabeth Young
O’holleran
Holloran
Young
Reichert
Radcliffe
Educational Service Unit 14
Christine Ennis
Douglas Bartlett
Brent Joyce
O’halloran
Nebraska State School Boards Association
Gurley, Dalton
Barthing
Don Bartling
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