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It's no secret there are many houses for sale in Sidney. It is almost impossible to drive down a street and not see a for sale sign from a realtor or for sale by owner sign. According to realtor Jim Slama, there are more than 200 homes for sale in Sidney. This is a dramatic increase from last year around this time, when around 35 homes were for sale in Sidney and a couple of houses for sale in surrounding towns. Slama, operating out of Potter, is in charge of selling The Ranch development locate...
On August 9, 1949, the first successful oil well in western Nebraska was established, effectively ending 60 years of unsuccessful searching and continuing the drive for mineral resources in Cheyenne County. According the Nebraska State Historical Society, Marathon Oil Company completed the discovery, known as Mary Egging #1, located five miles southeast of the town of Gurley. A historical marker on U.S. 385 between Sidney and Gurley reports that interest for oil in western Nebraska first...
After WWII, the Army-Air Forces became the US Air Force. Keeping in mind the bureaucratic process involved, change wasn't really noticeable right away. Among other things, there was quite a surplus of uniforms. The Eisenhower jackets were still in the inventory – and many were issued beyond 1950. When an individual joined the Air Force in 1951, he/she was issued clothing that could have been from WWII or Korea and in time, the service person would be re-issued new stuff. One of the people who j...
Elizabeth J. Larson, age 79 of Plains, MT and former Potter, NE resident passed away at her home Saturday, August 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 26th in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Rev. Dr. Scott Schiesswohl officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Plains. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Elizabeth’s name to the Clark Fork Valley Hospice or The Cancer F...
