Cold weather on its way across Nebraska
A Pacific cold front moving from Missouri through central Nebraska toward Colorado will meet a Canadian front pushing south from the Dakotas into northern Nebraska by Saturday morning. Night temperatures may drop into the mid 30s west to upper 40s east after daytime highs near 70. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Norfolk tied for the day’s high at 87 while Chadron recorded 43 for the overnight low.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Dakotas
Norfolk
Chadron
State and federal offices to close Columbus Day
Government offices will close Monday for Columbus Day with no rural or city deliveries from Sidney Post Office and a 4 pm dispatch for trucks. County Court House and several state agencies will close while City Hall and many Sidney businesses stay open.
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Columbus Day
Ferris Preble
Sidney
Preble
Columbus
Bob Hossle
Cheyenne County Court House
County planners to map Cheyenne County master plan
Cheyenne County Planning Commission convened with Greeley consultant Bob Britzman to outline basic guidelines and prepare site proposals for a county master development plan. Members from Potter Dalton Sidney Lodgepole Gurley and Sunol attended alongside County Commissioners Ken Rose and Ed Narjes.
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Cheyenne County Planning Commission
Greeley, Colo
Bob Britzman
Wayne Larson
Potter
Devel County Planning Commission
Devel County Group
County Planning Commission
Cheyenne County
County Commissioners
Ron DeVier
If Dalton
Larson
Albert Mehr
Sidney
Lester Willoughby
Ed Block
Lodgepole
Wayne Elsen
Gurley
Bob Misegadis
Sunol
Ken Rose
Ed Narjes
Dalton and Potter
Moonlight Madness set for Sidney shopping night
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce retail committee schedules Moonlight Madness on Tuesday with stores closing at regular hours and reopening 7 to 10 p.m. The plan also reintroduces a Christmas Money Tree promotion with 10 dollar bills attached to mini trees in participating stores. Drawings take place on three Fridays starting Nov 29 Dec 6 and Dec 13.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Ed Cole
Cole
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
Drive Reaches 77 Percent Of Sidney United Fund Goal
Sidney’s United Fund stands at 77 percent of its $13 000 target, with $10 051 raised as of today. The door to door drive, now in its fifth day, relies on adult volunteers aided by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts plus Sub Debs and 17 Club members. Advance gifts chair Jack Lowe and business drive chair Bill Wolf urge completion of remaining phases. Funds support 10 local charities.
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Sidney
United Fund
Drive
Barb Custer
Jack Lowe
Business Drive
Bill Wolf
Hendee named secretary of Nebraska Hospital Association
Darold Hendee of Sidney becomes secretary of the Nebraska Hospital Association at its annual convention in Kearney. Dr. Robert Sparks urged state focus on retaining physicians, nursing growth, and local training to keep graduates in Nebraska. The convention wrapped up with new officers and praise for the Medical Center family practice residency program.
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Holdrege
Green
Association
Mark Schellabarger
Perkins County Community Hospital
Grant
Schallabarger
Jack Stiles
St. Elizabeth
Lincoln
Sparks
College of Nursing
Omaha-Lincoln
Omaha
Nebraska
School of Medicine
Cattle Industry Saluted in Western Outlook Magazine
The October issue of Western Outlook Magazine features its fifth salute to cattlemen and the beef industry. Editor Ed Sykes notes the project grows more enjoyable each year while also noting ongoing industry troubles. The magazine discusses beef price spreads between ranch ranges and supermarkets.
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Sidney Telegraph
Western Outlook
Ed Sykes
GOP registrations top Democrats in Cheyenne County
County clerk figures show 3 036 Republicans registered versus 2 299 Democrats for the November 5 general election. Independent registrations total 195. The last day to register is October 25, with offices open until 6 p.m. that day.
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Cheyenne County
League Revises View on Planning Commission Interest Conflicts
The League of Nebraska Municipalities softened its Oct 2 opinion that four Sidney Planning Commission members have direct financial interests disqualifying them from rezoning votes. A Oct 4 letter suggests some planners may need to step down to avoid repeated disqualifications, though no names are given. Sidney’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Oct 21 on Arlo Jones’s rezoning request from residential to commercial, with Council action following. Citizens group Citizens for Planned Progress opposes the change.
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David Hendee
League of Nebraska Municipalities
Sidney
League
Planning Commission
Jeff Bush
RC. Cunningham
Warren Ellison
Elmer Ladine
Dorwart
Bush
Cunningham
Ellison
Ladine
Arlo Jones Jones
City Council
Jones
Kansas City, Mo
11Th Ave
South
Citizens For Planned Progress
Emil Ball
Bernard O'Brien
Kimball
Ball
John Brauer
NF Leypoldt
Glenn Patrick
Bob Schiel
O’brien
Crusher sweeps Nebraska in junk auto clean up drive
Merle Brenden of M&M Wrecking Co. leads a Panhandle Resource Council sponsored sweep to remove junk autos from North Platte Lodgepole and South Platte valleys. The effort involves Gurley Dalton Western Nebraska Technical College Potter and Dix areas with a Sidney stop planned. Brenden pledges cash per ton to Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp fund.
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Panhandle Resource Council
Sidney
Telegraph
Merle Brenden
Brenden
M&m Wrecking Co
Sioux Falls
S.C
Panhandle
PRC
The
North Platte, Lodgepole
South Platte
Gurley
Dalton
Western Nebraska Technical College
Potter and Dix
Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp
Cheyenne County
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Gordon Tobin
Cheyenne
County Chamber of Commerce
Bill Meehan
Nebraska Fire Service
Chantelle Stewart
Janice Belcher
South Ward
Meehan
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Dan Benzel
GOP
Crusher
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