Winter wheat takes hold in Cheyenne County amid dry topsoil
Extension agent Ken Sakurada reports the winter wheat crop has emerged across Cheyenne County despite 50 days of very dry surface soil. Subsoil moisture remains adequate, and many farmers are planting near the Sept 10 optimum date. He notes low risk of wheat streak mosaic but warns of potential cutworm problems and EPA insecticide approvals for spring. Other crops like pinto beans and field corn show mixed yields and drying timelines as harvests approach.
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Cheyenne County
Ken Sakurada
Sakurada
Environmental Protection Agency
North Platte River Valley
Six SHS students named National Merit commended recipients
Sidney High School honors six seniors Steve Cook Brian Cornelius Sam Cunningham Jay Curtiss Mark Johnson and Greg Mueller as Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Their performance on the 1974 Preliminary SAT National Merit Qualifying Test earned them commended status Nationwide 30000 names were announced while 15000 semifinalists were named earlier in the month Certificates will be presented at May graduation ceremonies.
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Sidney High School
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
George Hinn
Steve Cook
Brian Cornelius
Sam Cunningham
Jay Curtiss
Mark Johnson
Greg Mueller
NMSC
Crash in Nebraska Kills Iowa Man Near Sunol
A two-vehicle crash on I 80 three miles east of Sunol killed James L. West, 53, of Des Moines Iowa, when a semi carrying candy bars hit a parked car. Truck driver Karlo Francesconi of Costa Mesa and his wife were hospitalized in Sidney with injuries. Nebraska's 1975 traffic toll reached 265 on the date.
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SUNOL
Cheyenne County
James L. West
Des Moines
Iowa
Karlo Francesconi
Costa Mesa
Calif
Sidney
Oktoberfest plans in Sidney aim for three sunny days
A final planning meeting says Sidney Oktoberfest will run October 3 to 5 with events centered in Legion Park and extended into downtown. The program features a German Biergarten, ethnic food booths, Armory arts and crafts, pancake feeds, a German band, parades, dances, and a closing program at Sidney Junior High School Auditorium led by Dr John Hawse.
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Sidney
Legion Park
Sidney Junior High
Senior Citizen's Center
Curtis Routh
Chappell
Lloyd Zimmer
Russ Fisher
Ron Barker
Ken Pittam
Biergarten
Ed Bauman
Nittygritty Deutschland Band
GF. Bush
Bush
Bill Fankhauser
Dean Walker
Hank Barker
George Hinn
Jim Jones
Dave Young
Mike Lewis
Armory
Senior Citizen’s Center
Sidney High School
United Methodist Fellowship Hall
Park Band Shell
Lodgepole
Dalton High School
Sidney Junior High School
Western Nebraska Technical College
Hans Rolf Kiderlen
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
America
Fort Sidney
John Hawse
WNTC
CROP campaign to gather Cheyenne County wheat for India
Cheyenne County elevators join a CROP drive led by the Cheyenne County Ministerial Association to collect a carload of wheat for workers on an Indian dam project. The Oct 6 kickoff at St Patrick's Church hall precedes a countywide plan with seven areas and a Hunger Walk to fund shipping costs.
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Cheyenne County
Rodney Wilmoth
Bob Rauner
Wilmoth
St. Patrick's Church
Lorenzo
Sidney
Gurley
Sund-Colton
Dalton
Potter
Lodgepole
Rauner
Peru State College motion dies for lack of second
The State College Board of Trustees tabled a motion to reaffirm Peru State College as it exists but without immediate action. State Sen. Gerald Koch proposed using Peru State as a juvenile delinquent center, a proposal to be reconsidered later in the day.
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Lincoln
Peru State College
State College Board of Trustee
Gerald Koch
Ralston
Peru State
NebR weather to cool with clouds and fire danger
The Weather Service forecast cooler, cloudy weather for Nebraska over the weekend as a Alberta disturbance pushes a cold front from Montana. Lincoln tied a Sept 2 city record low of 31, while Scottsbluff reached 82 and Chadron 82. Highs will range from the mid 70s east to mid 60s west with rain possible and very high fire danger due to low humidity and two weeks without rain.
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Associated Press
Prospect
Nebraska
The
Weather Service
Alberta
Canada
Montana
Lincoln
Scottsbluff
Chadron
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Julie Whitefoot
Kotti Ribera
Tanya Jung
Kelley Hoagland
Lila Studnicka
Sidney High
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Sally Garcia
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