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(AP) — A judge has overturned a Nebraska commission’s decision to let a Colorado company use a well in the Nebraska Panhandle to dispose of salty groundwater and chemical-laden fracking wastewater that result from oil and gas exploration and production. Judge Derek Weimer said in a ruling released Tuesday that the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission had exceeded its authority in April 2015 when it approved a request by Terex Energy Corp., of Broomfield, Colorado. The company wanted permission to dispose of wastewater produced in Col...
Weather permitting, the City of Sidney Street Department will be conducting a chip sealing project from through July 13. According to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) website, chip seal a thin layer of crushed aggregate applied after the roadway has been sprayed with asphalt. Sidney Street Superintendent Hank Radtke said the city has been patching and removing weeds from designated roads in preparation for the project. Chip sealing, said Radtke, begins with a covering of oil applied to the street, the rock is then applied and rolled...
With summer vacation in full swing for area children, Sidney Public Library offers programs to keep children engaged during the summer months. Toddler Teammates was held at the library Wednesday morning, the interactive story time brings children ages two and three together to experience interactive story time. Eileen Nightingale, Children's Librarian, said she chooses a book, and activity helping the children learn concepts they will need in school. "This is a good way to introduce them to the...