Harvest outlook bright in Cheyenne County crops farm report
Cheyenne County farms near harvest end with silage chopping millet and bean picking underway. Wheat seeding largely complete despite late planting and favorable rains. A Potter area bean field yielded 43 bushels per acre at 5.10, one of the county’s best profits. Sugar beet dumps expected in week two of October amid strong silos and elevators.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Cheyenne
Potter Area
Ken Sakurada
Sidney Youth Arrested On Drug Charge
An eighteen year old Sidney youth was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Police took the youth into custody at 3 50 am Tuesday and filed charges. He appeared before Acting County Judge Sol Willis and posted a 25 appearance bond. Arraignment is pending tests at the state drug laboratory in Lincoln. The charges may be heard at an upcoming hearing or dropped if evidence fails. The youth’s name will not be published while arraignment is pending.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
Lincoln
Panhandle Weather Forecast Shows Clearing Skies
Fair this afternoon and tonight with increasing cloudiness on Thursday. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Highs in the 70s today and Thursday, lows in the 40s tonight. Rain chances zero through Thursday. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions through Sunday, cooler Friday and Saturday with a few rain showers. Warmer Sunday with highs 65 to 75 and lows in the 30s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Autumn Arrives as Countryside Turns Red and Gold
The article notes autumn weather settling in with vivid reds and golds across the countryside. Temperatures stay above freezing this week, with lows around 38 degrees since Monday and daytime highs ranging from 41 to 73, then 38 to 55 by noon today per FAA records.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Meat at Cheyenne County Eaters Signals Better Times
USDA finds local residents consume 197 pounds of meat per person yearly, up from 1960, with potato intake rising to 116 pounds. The pattern reflects rising incomes, with Cheyenne workers needing about 26 hours to buy a representative basket of foods and services, versus 30.2 hours nationally.
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Cheyenne County
Department of Agriculture
United States
Escapee Arrested by State Trooper Near Sidney
State Trooper Jack Robinson of Sidney arrested a Los Angeles escapee and his companion after a speeding stop at the west edge of Sidney at 6:50 a.m. The men were identified as Herman E Henson, 31, Anaheim, serving four years for forgery, and Coy D Abercrombie, 37, Monrovia, on parole for check forgery. They are held in Cheyenne County Jail awaiting extradition as Henson faces charges and Abercrombie for possession of stolen credit cards and a concealed weapon.
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Jack Robinson
Sidney
Los Angeles
Sidney Robinson
Herman E Henson
Anaheim
Calif
Coy D. Abercrombie
Monrovia
Henson
Robinson
Cheyenne County
Abercrombie
Foster Homes Needed by Cheyenne County Welfare
Cheyenne County Welfare Department seeks foster homes for children from toddlers to teens with varied nationalities. Contact 254-5891 for a conference and foster home study. placement requires a stable home with few problems. Welfare payments aid care, and applicants should love children and enjoy humanitarian service.
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Cheyenne County
Virgil Knackstedt
Welfare Department
Organist Ted Worth to Open Local Concert Series in Sidney
Renowned organist Ted Alan Worth will open the Cheyenne County Community Concert Association season with a concert at 8 pm Saturday Oct 2 in the Sidney Junior High School auditorium. Tickets are needed in advance as no sales at the door. Worth, a touring virtuoso trained at Peabody and mentored by Virgil Fox, has a storied career including a New York debut, San Francisco symphony soloist appearance, and church positions. The program features works by Handel Bach Dupre Langlais Durufle Widor and others.
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Ted Alan Worth
Cheyenne County Community Concert Association
Sidney Junior High School
Worth
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
Virgil Fox
New York City
New York
Riverside Church
San Francisco
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco Symphony
Arthur Fiedler
Marcel Dupre
Jean Langlais
Maurice Durufle
Burglars Strike Sidney High and Town & Country
Thieves broke into Town & Country Market and Sidney High School office Tuesday night. At the market, doors were found unlocked with no outside entry evidence. The high school vault held proceeds from magazine drives with estimated theft between $900 and $1,000. Investigators followed clues but announced no firm suspects.
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Sidney High
Town & Country
Town & Country Market
Sidney High School
Sidney Police
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department
I 80 Seeding Starts Along Bushnell Spur Lodgepole Sunol Spur
The Nebraska Department of Roads announces seeding along the Bushnell Spur to I 80 and upcoming work on the Lodgepole and Sunol Spur. Contracts go to Ken Kiburz of Afton Iowa with costs Bushnell 8880 Sunol 7630 Lodgepole 5895. Completion set for October 18 with no detours. project managers Gary Holly and L W Furstenau.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Roads
Sunol
Ken Kiburz
Afton
Iowa
Bushnell
Lodgepole
Gary Holly
Sidney
L.W Furstenau
Kimball
Cheyenne County Farm Income Tops Local Output in Year
A national survey by Standard Rate and Data Service shows Cheyenne County farms earned gross receipts of 26.46 million dollars last year up from 23.01 million three years earlier. Despite rising costs and expenses, the area fared well relative to national and state trends, with gains driven by fertilizer and pesticide use, intensified cultivation, and favorable weather.
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Standard Rate and Data Service
Cheyenne County
Smith Alignment Changes Hands With New Owners Smiths
Wendell and Ethel Smith acquire Smith Alignment from Ben and Mrs Guzinski owners of B L Alignment. Grand opening planned Saturday October 2 at 911 Ninth Avenue, Sidney Telegraph reports.
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Wendell and
Ethel Smith
Smith
Sidney Telegraph
Smiths
Ben Guzinski
Smith Alignment
Ninth Avenue
Scottsbluff Gering United Chambers Formed by Vote
Scottsbluff and Gering chambers voted to merge creating the Scottsbluff Gering United Chambers of Commerce. Gering backed the merger 40 28 in Scottsbluff the vote was unanimous by 1500 attendees. Max Coppom president said a joint boards meeting will prepare articles of incorporation and Don Jacobson remains manager through December 1.
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Scottsbluff and Gering Chambers of Commerce
Scottsbluff-Gering United Chambers of Commerce
Gering
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne
Max Coppom
Scottsbluff Chamber
Don Jacobson
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
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LA Escapee
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Town & Country Safe
Oren Cox
Ralph Spencer
Nebraska
Smith’s Buy B & L Business
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