One judge applicant so far for 19th District seat
Only Jack Knicely of Sidney has filed to replace P J Heaton Sr as county judge in the 19th Judicial District covering Cheyenne Devel Kimball and Banner counties. The Judicial Nominating Committee led by Judge Leslie Boslow will meet December 4 in Sidney to forward choices to Gov Exon.
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Judicial Nominating Committee
P J. Heaton Sr
Sidney
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Banner
Jack Knicely
Nebraska Supreme Court
Leslie Boslow
Knicely
University of Nebraska College of Law
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
Heaton
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Ted. R Feidler
Gering
17Th
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Garden Counties
Feidler
James Macken
Scotts Bluff County
Robert Hippe
Robert Harris
Paul White
Cooler cloudy on turkey day headline
Nebraska's North Platte logged a low of 23 degrees early Wednesday as Alliance and Scotts Bluff posted a high of 59. Thanksgiving forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler highs in the 50s, with 50 degree readings still considered pleasant for the season.
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Associated Press
North Platte
Alliance
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Sidney population dips but progress cited in six years
Sidney now has 6092 residents down from 6403 in 1970. Officials credit 80 homes built, 18 to 20 percent rises in electrical and water use, and programs at Western Nebraska Technical College for growth. Residents seek elbow room and heavier utility use as signs of a healthier community.
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Sidney
Western Nebraska Technical College
Jack Lowe
Panhandle Growth, Inc
Dustry
Bureau of Business Research
College of Business Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Sidney faces slower population growth and turning point
City officials note census trends show Sidney’s population stabilizing after earlier declines. They cite fewer housing units since 1970, aging housing in Sioux Villa, and a birth-rate drop while stressing local growth in jobs, downtown activity, and a potential future boost from WNTC and farm economy improvements. Projections from the Bureau of Business Research suggest modest county gains with Scotts Bluff leading county growth.
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Maynard Dils
Sidney
Dils
America
Lowe
Cheyenne County
No new leads in Skiba murder investigation
Frederick Joseph Skiba 46 was found dead along I 80 west of Sidney. Nebraska investigators retrace his Nebraska route for clues. Autopsy results awaited. the body was found eight days after his death with gunshot wounds.
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Frederick Joseph Skiba
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Oren Cox
Nebraska State Patrol
Skiba
Nebraska
Cox
Reno
Negr
State Patrol
Kimball
Rancho Cordova
Calif
Santa to visit Sidney with sled rides this Saturday
Santa Claus will visit Sidney this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. to give sled rides. He is expected to return on Saturdays Dec 4 11 and 18. Stores extend Christmas hours with late openings on select Dec days and Sunday afternoons.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Sidney
Mary Meick
Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph
Sidney council OKs bids for two trucks from Sidney Ford-Mercury
The Sidney City Council approved two bids from Sidney Ford-Mercury for new trucks. One GVW dump truck received a low bid of 10 329 31 dollars, and a high pressure sewer cleaning machine truck was bid at 23 071 07 dollars. The meeting also reviewed Board of Education traffic light or four-way stop proposals at Toledo and 13th Avenue and road extensions toward 13th Avenue near the bridge. Police Chief Roy Bauer attended.
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Sidney
Sidney Ford-Mercury
Sidney Ford- Mercury
Sidney Board of Education
Toledo
13Th Avenue
12Th Avenue
South Ward
Hubert Lubash
Lee-Ellen Matzke
Duffy cycle fund Nears Goal with $600 Target
Don Duffy of Sidney seeks a new motorcycle for his paraplegic needs. R.W. Brown reports about $300 raised or pledged toward the $600 total, with Maddox Motors offering to fit the bike to the cart. Contributions may be made at the Sidney Public Library.
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Don Duffy
Sidney
R.W Brown
Brown
Duffy
Maddox Motors of
Sidney Public Library
Holiday mail deadlines urged for Christmas deliveries
Sidney Postmaster Ferris Preble urges residents to mail Christmas cards and packages early due to high volume. Domestic parcel deadlines are Dec 3 and Dec 10 for letters. international mail dates unchanged but oversea items should be sent by air to ensure Christmas delivery amid the UPS strike impact.
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Sidney
Ferris Preble
Postal Service
United Parcel Service
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Bernard F. O’brien
George Burke
Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Murl Mauser
Big Springs
Donald Gerner
Wilbur D. Brawner
Kimballey
Turkey
Mike Grant
Mark McElwain
Nienhueser
Angie
Kerry Nienhueser
Ed Haupt
Haupt
WNTC
Southern Panhandle
Panhandle
West North Central
Con Marshall
Dana
Angie Nienhueser
Vearn Nienhueser
Dennis
Santa
By Gregg Piburn
Roy Bauer
Duffy Cycle Fund
Armour Boese
Olsen & Associates of
Lincoln
Ed Bauman
Sidney -Authorized
Gordon Tobin
Oberfelder
State Department of Roads
Alex E Keller
Eugene
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