Nine Inches Of Snow Falls In Area Thursday
A winter storm blanketed the Panhandle with nine inches in Sidney the heaviest fall on record for the region. Snow spread through northern Colorado Western Nebraska and into northeast Nebraska causing school dismissals and bus cancellations. Traffic halted by jackknifed trucks and downed power lines, with state patrol reporting multiple slide offs and airport closures until mid afternoon.
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Sidney
Wyoming
Coloado
Colorado
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Potter
Lodgepole, Gurley
Dalton
Russ Pedersen
Nebraska State Patrol
Sunol
Highway 30
Kenneth L Edwards
Barrow Pit
State Patrol
Highway Department
Sidney Municipal
Wheatbelt
Sioux Villa Housing Unit Surges as Housing Tightens in Sidney
The Sioux Villa Housing Unit, owned by the City of Sidney, shifts from potential phased closure to a pivotal growth point as 96 of 149 units are occupied. Rent remains low with $40 for one bedroom and $60 for a four bedroom. city officials consider opening more units to meet demand amid manufacturing and construction growth.
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Gail Bergstad
Sioux Villa
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
Sidney Housing Authority
W. G. Maliszewski
Ed Haupt
John Gottschalk
Ed Bauman
Tom Kokjer
Hillside
United Fund Nears Goal As Sidney Raises Funds
A United Fund spokesman reported Sidney collections at 6624 dollars, up from 5424, toward an 18000 dollar goal. The drive funds 11 groups including Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Red Cross Salvation Army Traveler's Aid and more. Last year about 13000 was raised for 10 organizations locally.
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United Fund
Boy and Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Traveler's Aid
United Services Organization
King’s Daughters
Sidney
Drice
Sidney Area Faces Severe Rental Shortage
Sidney area experiences a tight rental market with few listings and many residents living in motels. Real estate agencies report no rental listings in weeks, while analysts expect conditions to worsen as demand exceeds supply.
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Sidney
C. A. Story Agency
Bob Cook
Cook
Arlo Jones Agency
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Wheat prices rise as dryland acreage draws buyers
Land auction results show Morrill County tracts selling at 296 dollars per acre while Cheyenne Kimball and other county farms fetched 230 to 199 dollars an acre. Observers link higher wheat at four dollars this year to stronger demand for wheat producing property.
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McGowan
Morrill County
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Mark McElwain Leads Poster Contest Winners
Auxiliary of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department awards grand prize to 10 year old Mark McElwain for a forest campground poster reading Drown All Campfires. First prize posters in three age groups earn certificates and will be displayed downtown.
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Sidney
First Community Concert Brings Broadway To Sidney
The season opens with Three on Broadway at the Sidney High School Auditorium Tuesday at 8 p.m. Memberships for 1973-74 go on sale before showtime, and holders attend the rest of Sidney concerts plus events in Scottsbluff Sterling and Fort Morgan. The show stars Ronald Rogers and Jan McArt in a greatest hits revue with Rogers noted for Carnegie Hall appearances and performances with Paul Lavalle, while McArt is acclaimed for opera and TV work and Broadway roles.
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Sidney High School
Larry Pippitt
Cheyenne County Community Concert Association
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Sterling
Fort Morgan
Ronald Rogers
Jan McArt
Matzke Named Area Chairman for Nebraska Bicentennial
Gerald E. Matzke of Sidney is named Cheyenne County chairman and organizational advisor for the Nebraska Bicentennial Commission. Executive Director Don Searcy announced Matzke will help prepare for the United States 200th birthday celebration. John D. Wertz of Chappell is also selected from the area.
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Gerald E Matzke
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Enrollments Rise at Western Nebraska Technical College
Admissions Office reports fall quarter enrollment up 5.5 percent from last year at WNTC. 228 full time students this quarter vs 216 a year ago. Figures exclude Continuing Education and FTE. Officials note rising interest in vocational technical education.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
WNTC
Potter Senior Citizens Elect Board of Directors
Potter residents named officers at a dinner meeting as the town assigns the old Horrock building for a Senior Citizens Center. Officers include Doreen Harrison president Theresia Grothe vice president Arthur Wilder secretary treasurer Charles Belden program chair Ralph Robertson activities chair Wilder building chair.
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Potter
Horrock
Doreen Harrison
Theresia Grothe
Arthur Wilder
Charles Belden
Ralph Robertson
Wilder
Blood Donor Day Planned at Cheyenne County Memorial
The Blood Donor program at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital is scheduled for October 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those wishing to donate should call Blood Services contact Doyle Butts M.T. at 254-5825.
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Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Doyle Butts
M.T
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Jane Ehren
Nelson Dungan
Elvin Wittig
District 97
Margaret [Lwell
Central
Kurt Haugan
South
Odd Fix
Scott Bussinger
Tony Meyer
Tanya Winn
Jeff Swain
Dennis Larson
Mark McElvain
Bill McIlvain
Rogers
Cleveland Orchestra
Cincinnati Syphony
Sound of Music
Margaret Truman
Love
Miss McArt
London
Arthur Fiedler
San Francisco Opera
Nbc-Tv
Molly Brown
Matzke
Potter Senior Citizens
Board of Directors
First Lutheran Church
Eve Ruff
Sidney Field Office
Panhandle Community Action Agency
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