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Sidney's DOVES program hosted an open house along with a ribbon cutting Wednesday at it's new location in the Panhandle Health Group Building in Sidney. The DOVES Program in Sidney provides services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the organization serves women, men, teens, and children. Victoria Williams, program coordinator for Cheyenne/Kimball County DOVES program, said DOVES has been providing assistance to survivors in the community for more...
Cheyenne County Commissioners and the Cheyenne County Board of Equalization met Tuesday for their regular meeting at the Cheyenne County Court House in Sidney. In the meeting the Cheyenne County Fair Board submitted reservation dates for the upcoming 2017 year, three event reservations were approved by the board. Also submitted for approval by the fair board was its annual inventory submitted by fair board member Anita Pennel and approved by the Commissioners. Another request was submitted to the Commissioners for a circus to be held Sept. 19...
It was a Lakota prophecy that prompted Sidney's Rebecca Faustino to travel to the Sacred Stone Camp and stand with the people who have gathered against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota. "For Lakota people there is a prophecy that the seventh generation, which is my generation, will rise up and fight the black snake that envelops the country," Faustino said. "The black snake will bring an end to the human race." There is more than prophecy, however, that has thousands of people...
Sidney Police Officers briefly held two suspects Friday after receiving a report that a vehicle stolen from Pueblo, Colo. was located in Sidney. Based upon the vehicle's electronic tracking, Sidney police and Cheyenne County Sheriff deputies responded to the area of Arby's. According to Police Chief Joe Aikens, witnesses at the scene observed two occupants, a male and a female, leaving the car to walk to Wal-Mart, where the suspects were detained by officers. Aikens said the suspects were temporarily detained pending the investigation of the...
Lodgepole's Depot Museum will be open to the public in observance of the Old Settlers' Days celebration held over the Labor Day weekend in Lodgepole. Lodgepole has a rich history with the Valley of Lodgepole Creek having historic trails, telegraph lines, and railroads run through it. and items on display at the museum tell the story of this history. According to the Nebraska Historical Society, the Pony Express followed the valley from 1860 to 1861. Pole Creek No. 2 station was a few miles west...
Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) beefed up it's numbers in Sidney Wednesday to conduct surprise commercial vehicle inspections. NSP Sargent Mike Maytum said the officers that came to Sidney to conduct the inspections were from all over the state, essentially tripling the State Trooper population in Sidney for the day. Morning inspections were conducted at 23rd Ave. and Illinois St., where commercial vehicles were pulled over and thoroughly inspected. The NSP said surprise inspections target...
Labor Day is the first Monday in September, and is recognized as a National Holiday. In observance of this holiday some area businesses, as well as area schools will be closed for the holiday next week. Labor Day’s creation was part of the labor movement in the 1880s and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. According to the Department of Labor, the first governmental r...
Abundance is a support group to help victims become survivors and communicate in the recovery of sexual abuse. Their mission is to support, empower, validate, and educate survivors, as well as their families and supporters. Fee Rocha, who grew up in central California, is now a resident of Sidney and a survivor of sexual abuse. It was her experience that prompted the organization of Abundance. Rocha, along with the cooperation of DOVES, a victims advocacy program, began organizing the support group after coming to terms her past and its...
What first started as a picnic has blossomed into a four day celebration that brings the community and surrounding areas together. Starting the holiday weekend early, Old Settlers' Days will kick off Friday Sept. 2 with a city-wide garage sale. The sale will last Friday and Saturday and maps are available at the Panther Den or Post Office in Lodgepole or on Facebook. A Turkey Softball Tournament will be Friday starting at 6 p.m., with play throughout the evening. Turkey softball is where...
Grand Marshals for the Lodgepole Old Settlers' Days Reunion have been announced. Preston Richards and Tammy Sherman will preside over the event's 92nd year. Grand Marshal Preston Richards is the youngest of seven children born to Albert and Stella (Gilliam)Richards. He was born June 2, 1950 in Sidney. Richards graduated from Lodgepole High School in 1968, during which time he worked at Zalesky's Petroleum gas station. After graduation, Richards traveled to Anchorage, Alaska where he started...
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Monday to discuss the Pavilion Building at the fairgrounds and the 2016-2017 Cheyenne County Budget. Troy Kurz, volunteering construction manager for the pavilion building, came before the Commissioners to discuss ventilation issues the new Pavilion building is facing. A combination of moisture and heat has proven to be an issue for the new building Kurz said. As a solution a ventilation system is set to be installed. “The ventilation system will be used to create air exchanges in t...
Cabela’s Outdoor Fund and The Arbor Day Foundation have partnered together to replant in forests devastated by natural disaster. A press release sent out by the Arbor Day Foundation said the reforestation efforts, which include the planting of 200,000 trees, are critical to preserving wildlife habitat. Record wildfire seasons in recent years have destroyed millions of trees in forests around the country. Many areas were burned so severely that natural regeneration is not possible, making the need to replant necessary. Insect infestations, disea...
Rasing funds for a local shelter, dogs and their owners will be dashing their way through a 5K run/walk at this years Old Settlers' Celebration in Lodgepole Terry Duffield, founder of Adopt-A-Dog Animal Rescue, said she started rescuing dogs in 1986, first by putting pens up in her yard in the town of Chappell before buying a house in the country with more land. "We kept the dogs north of the house at first and later I found an old hog building and was able to get it moved onto our property,"...
Making the most of cooler temperatures, Karla Morlock gives a dock door of the Cash-Wa distributing building in Sidney a new coat of Cash-Wa's signature blue paint on Thursday morning....
A Denver man who was arrested last week by Sidney police plead guilty to a reduced charge in County Court Thursday. Sidney police officers arrested 33-year-old Justin Lane, on Monday after he attempted to run from law enforcement. According to the police affidavit, on August 15 at approximately 8:03 p.m. a vehicle, driven by Lane was observed with no visible registration. After Lane provided a false name and date of birth, the car’s vehicle identification number came back to the arresting officer as stolen. The affidavit stated the officer e...
Mark Wayt, 55, of Fort Collins, Colo., had a preliminary hearing Thursday on two felony charges that were bound over to District Court. According to a press release from the Cheyenne County Attorney’s Office, the preliminary hearing was held Thursday on the charges of Refusal to Submit to Blood, Breath, or Urine Test, a Class II Felony (with 4 or more prior driving under the influence (DUI) convictions) and Driving During Period of DUI Revocation, a Class IIA Felony. The press release stated an officer of the Sidney Police Department t...
Sidney's radio station, KSID, began a project to show community support to local law enforcement. KSID General Manager and Program Director Suzy Ernest said the idea for the project was born from a sticker KSID Graphic Designer Keifer Mitchel made for his vehicle, after the Dallas police shootings. "I designed them out of the thought that support sheds peace of mind on our officers. I brought the idea to Suzy figuring what a great way to support our local law enforcement," Mitchel said. "To me...
Mable Nelson has been following the Olympic games for a more personal reason then most of Cheyenne County, Nelson has been cheering on not only Team USA in Volleyball but also her Grand-niece. Surrounded by paper clippings from various newspapers and magazines, Sidney resident, Nelson sat to talk about her grand-niece Jordan Larson. Larson just competed as a member of USA's Woman's Volleyball Team in the 2016 Olympic games that were held in Rio de Janeiro, August 5-21. Nelson said Larson...
Nebraska Loves Public Schools (NE Loves PS) is an organization dedicated to telling the stories of public schools across the state. The group was recently in Sidney to talk to teachers and students about Sidney Public Schools. The organization travels the state to find out what's happening in the public schools around Nebraska. With interviews from students, teachers, administrators and parents, thousands of hours of video footage make up nearly 50 short films that NE Loves PS has created....
A Sidney family recently reached out to the community to bring relief to flood victims in Louisiana. Retired army veteran Shawn Syverson and his wife and Sidney native, Lindsey Glassburn Syverson made the decision to collect items and send aid to Louisiana. Syverson said he made several phone calls to multiple states looking for help in aiding with donations and all of them came back with the same request, they wanted donations in the form of money. Knowing flood victims lost everything and...
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...
A Denver man was arrested this week and is being charged with possession of a controlled substance and assault of an officer with a motor vehicle. Sidney police officers arrested 35-year-old Justin Lane, on Monday after he attempted to run from law enforcment. According to the police affidavit, on August 15 at approximately 8:03 p.m. a vehicle, driven by Lane was observed with no visible registration. The vehicle was stopped near the intersection of 18th Ave. and Fourth Street. After asking Lane to step back to the officers vehicle, Lane...
As summer draws to a close, back-to-school season is in full effect. Students begin returning to school today, and residents are asked to remember to safely share the roads with school buses, pedestrians and bicyclists, and provide children with the necessary knowledge to stay safe at school. Whether children walk, ride their bicycle, take the bus or are dropped off to school, it is extremely important that they - and the motorists around them - take proper safety precautions and follow the...
A road activity update was presented by County Highway Superintendent Doug Hart at Monday’s regular Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting. In the meeting Hart discussed future plans to repave the asphalt pad located at the fairgrounds. The pad is primarily used by the Oktoberfest committee for its annual event. Hart said an asphalt overlay would cost an estimated $28,000 as opposed to a concrete one that would run about $22,500. “The concrete would hold up much better,” County Commissioner Philip Sanders said. Due to the cost, ideas...
Representatives from more than 130 communities across the Midwest traveled to the Holthus Convention Center in York in July to be recognized for their outstanding work in the TeamMates Mentoring Program. Cabela's was honored with the TeamMates Corporate Champion Award. Eighty-six employees mentor with the Sidney chapter, and 11 mentor in other communities. Cabela's allows employees to mentor on company time along with generous financial support. Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator for...
