Two UP Workers Die in Truck Train Collision Near Sidney
Two Union Pacific employees Marvin L. Sharp and Lloyd V. Paddock were killed when their southbound company truck was struck broadside by a westbound UP freight train at a private crossing three-tenths of a mile west of Sidney Nebraska. The crash, on private property, caused the truck to catch fire. responders from Sidney Fire Department and state troopers assisted. Sharp, 39, of Ogallala, a Korean War veteran, leaves a wife and 10-year-old daughter. Paddock, a longtime UP worker from Brule, leaves a widow and four stepchildren. Funeral services for Sharp are set for Tuesday in Ogallala. Paddock’s services Saturday in Ogallala.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brambaugh
Marvin L. Sharp
Ogallala
Lloyd V. Paddock
Brule
Sharp
Grant
Union Pacific
Mr Sharp
Bracken Memorial Chapel
National Cemetery
Fort McPherson
Mr Paddock
Braucker Funeral Home
The
Panhandle forecast calls for warm weekend rise
Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph and gusts this afternoon diminish tonight. Variable clouds with a warming trend through Saturday. High today in the 40s, tonight's low in the 20s, Saturday high 50 to 60. Precipitation chances zero through Saturday. Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday generally fair with highs in the 50s and lows in the 60s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Seven Degrees Low For Today
Cheyenne County registered a frigid start in the small hours with seven degrees. By noon the temperature rose to 44 degrees as sunshine returned. FAA Flight Service Station noted 18 to 32 degrees Wednesday and 13 to 34 on Thursday.
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Cheyenne County
Fedreal Aviation Administration
Final cleanup of yards urged in Sidney
Sidney residents are asked to finish raking leaves and disposing of limbs and trash in the next two weeks. Ray Nicholson of the waste department asks that debris be placed in the alley or curb and covered with a lid to prevent wind and dog problems before bad weather makes pickup impossible.
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Sidney
Ray Nicholson
Waste Department
Open House For Sidney National Guard Detachment
The Sidney Detachment of the National Guard invites the public to an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Displays and refreshments will be offered and a special awards ceremony at 3 PM will highlight the event.
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Sidney
National Guard
Mastodon bones found during county road project near Potter
Construction workers uncover fossil bones in a hill north of Keith Sprenger farm near Potter as Chadron State College officials return to excavate. The find includes a right mandible, an upper tooth, tusks, a vertebra, and a foot bone from a large mastodon that stood eight to ten feet tall and weighed about 8000 pounds. The Cheyenne County Highway department and local contractors assist in the recovery and preservation for study.
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Sidney Draw
Chadron State College
Larry Agenbroad
Agenbroad
Doyle Lund
Robert Johnson
Sideny Conservation Contractors
CSC
The
Telegraph
Keith Sprenger
Potter
Cheyenne County Highway Department
November Oil Activity Surges in Nebraska with 12 New Permits
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved a dozen new drilling permits in the past week, more than October’s total. Projects span Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Morrill, Nemaha, and Phelps counties with wildcats and established wells. a new Cheyenne County producer in the Fourmar Field targets 70 barrels daily as the latest development. The commission notes ongoing field expansion and rigs backlog pushing activity through year end.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Pebble
Cheyenne County
A T Skaer
Cheyenne County Gear Drilling Co
Crest Oil and Gas Co, Inc
Schott
Chandler and Associates
Sidney
Krueger
Kimbark Operating Co
Chambers Field
Morrill County
No 1 Corman
CSW
Reimers
NW SE
Nemaha County
Richardson County
Auburn
Ladd Petroleum Corp
Reid Farms
Phelps County
Jones and Pellow
Peterson
Oil-Gas Commission
Arthur County
Gathman
Formar
Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Venice man held in Nebraska theft case with stolen car
Ronald L Kovac, 20, Venice California, was arrested by Nebraska State Patrol at 10 45 am west of Potter. A 1964 Chevrolet listed as stolen from Venice on Nov 16 was involved after Kovac allegedly picked up three hitchhikers. One passenger, John Hampton, 24, Richmond Virginia, is jailed on probation violation suspicions.
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Venice
Calif
Ronald L Kovac
Kimball County
Nebraska State Patrol
Potter
Kovac
Laramie
NCIC
Nebraska Patrol
John Trenerry
John Hampton
Richmond
United Fund Nears Goal Through Business Drive
Sidney's United Fund tops 9,082 dollars of a 12,900 goal, with 40 percent of businesses not yet contributing. Benny Hochman, general chairman, urges immediate responses and pickup services for remaining materials to reach the Thanksgiving target.
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Sidney
United Fund
Benny Hochman
Hochman
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