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Sidney Raiders Television, or SRTV, is becoming something to watch not only for Sidney students, but for those in the community as well. Matt McKay, tech coordinator, and Roger Gallaway, technology facilitator for Sidney Public Schools, started SRTV as a club three years ago. The club began slow and has grown exponentially since that time. According to Gallaway, they started with a laptop computer and a few members. When the administration approached them about turning their club into class,...
The City of Sidney has warned citizens about a phone scam going around the area. In the phone call, those who call demand supposed delinquent utility payments and threaten that utilities or phone service will be shut off. The alert also said the callers have a "threatening and insistent tone." Sidney Sapp Bros Petroleum was the first to get the call. According to Penny Borcher, manager at Sapp Bros, one of her employees received a call in the morning from a person claiming to be from the city...
The flag waves at half staff in Hickory Square on Monday in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday....
The Cheyenne County commissioners and board of equalization approved tax exemptions at its meeting on Tuesday. County Assessor Louella Pippitt presented for consideration and approval the tax exemptions on real and personal property by qualifying organizations. Every four years citizens and organizations re-apply, disclose new members and report changes in an application to qualify for charitable, educational or religious tax exemptions. According to Pippitt, in the intervening years between...
Rain clouds loom over the Sidney late Monday afternoon. With temperatures in the 50s, they brought rain instead of snow....
Steven Vach was presented with a plaque at Sunday's 'Sidney Smackdown' at the Sidney High school gymnasium for his dedication to the Federation wrestling program. Jordan Burroughs, Olympic gold medalist and former University of Nebraska wrestler, was on site to give the presentation as Vach was honored for his 14 years of volunteering with the Sidney Federation wrestling. Vach was unaware that he was being presented with this honor and that Burroughs was here to be the presenter. "One word...
5 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs made an appearance at Sunday's Federation wrestling meet in Sidney. Burroughs grew up wrestling in New Jersey, and received a scholarship to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006. He wrestled for the Huskers under coach Mark Manning. According to his online biography, he amassed 111 wins and took only six losses in his college career for the Huskers. He finished his junior and senior campaigns with undefeated records (in 2009 he was 35-0 and in...
Runners are getting ready at the sign up for Sidney's 'Girls on the Run' Love Run 5K Run/Walk held Saturday....
Members of the community met Thursday night to discuss a potential four-day school week for Peetz School. The idea was brought up by school officials for a four-day school week began as a way to reduce operating costs. After initial research, the school district began to weigh the pros and cons. Superintendent Mark Collard gave a PowerPoint presentation that focused mainly on the benefits of going to a four-day school week. He said in the presentation that recruitment and retention of qualified...
Keep Sidney Beautiful was one of the more than 75 organizations and individuals recognized at the Keep America Beautiful national awards ceremony on Feb. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Keep Sidney Beautiful received a state affiliate recognition award during the President's Circle Awards breakfast at the conference. According to a press release from KAB, the President's Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance made by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in creating clean, green and...
A Sidney resident will head to Sydney, Australia, this summer for an eight-week internship program. Meghan Wiedeburg, a 2013 Sidney High graduate and a junior at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, will be in Australia in a public relations internship with the Global Experiences company. "I will be in the land down under, loving every second of this once in a lifetime opportunity," Wiedeburg said. Wiedeburg interviewed with Global Experiences, and based on her interview questions, writings and...
North Elementary Teacher Judi Roach was named one of two teachers to receive the 2016 teacher of the year by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture's Board of Directors, Promotion and Education Committee and staff. The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is a nonprofit grassroots organization, that works to benefit Nebraska through education service and Advocacy. Roach first participated in the Ag Pen Pal Program in 2012. Her students wrote letters to Jeff and Robyn...
The City of Sidney named Ed Sadler as its new city manager on Wednesday morning. Sadler was chosen from three finalists for the position. He is currently the city manager of Webster City, Iowa. In a phone interview Wednesday morning, Sadler said he is excited about the new position. "The projects the city is working on and the growth in Cabela's new offices, the new hotels and businesses is a wonderful opportunity," Sadler said. He also mentioned that the position will get him a lot closer to...
Mayor Mark Nienueser suggested taking submissions for possible names for Sidney's new aquatic center at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The public can make a submissions for the name to the city or Geri Anthony, interim city manager, until the next city council meeting on Feb. 23. Names will be considered and possibly approved at that meeting. Construction on the aquatic center began Aug. 17, 2015 and the official groundbreaking was held in October of last year. As of late January, the project...
The Sidney School Board added a day to "spring break" for the 2016-17 school calendar at its regularly scheduled meeting held Monday night. In a discussion of the 2016-17 school calendar, a day was added to what was formerly "Easter break" and its name was changed to "spring break." Sidney Superintendent Jay Ehler said this was done to accommodate a wide variety of families that live in the Sidney area. The 2016-2017 school calendar was approved. The board discussion of the impending resignation...
The case against a Sidney woman charged with 21 counts of burglary continues to makes its way through the courts. Mindy Richmond is the woman charged with committing a string of burglaries in Cheyenne County in 2014-15. She was arrested June 11, 2015. Richmond's lawyer, James Korth, appeared via telephone in Tuesday's status hearing and said there are "a substantial amount of discoveries." He also stated that there are preliminary talks of a plea deal. Korth asked for a continuance. Nebraska...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet Friday. The banquet was held at the Sidney Elks Lodge, and various awards were given to community members. Brooke DeNovellis, outgoing chamber board chairman, passed the gavel to 2016 chairman Andrew Hurt. Hurt, a loan officer at American Bank of Sidney, said he is "looking forward to 2016 with a them of partners in progress, I envision Cheyenne County Chamber to become the host of Cheyenne County." Along with a new chairman, the ch...
The Peetz Plateau School District is gathering information via an online survey and a community forum to discuss a potential four-day school week. The online survey is available at the school's website, www.peetzschool.org, and the community forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, in the small gym. In addition to the survey, articles on the subject discussing both sides of the issue can be found on the school's website. "We originally began looking at a four-day week for budget savings,"...
The staff at Sidney Regional Medical Center dressed in red today to support a cause that is making a big impact on women - heart disease. "Heart disease is the number one killer of women, more than all cancers combined," said Evie Ranselm-Parsons, SRMC director of public relations. According to statistics from The Heart Foundation, while one in 31 American women die from breast cancer each year, one in three die of heart disease. Factors to take in to consideration when evaluating risk for...
Cheyenne County is still digging its way out of over 14 inches of snow left behind by the storm earlier this week. One of the issues on everybody's mind is when the roads will be cleared. Sidney's snow removal policy is laid out and worked in stages. Stage one is the Emergency Snow Routes, which are over 200 miles of road that takes priority when it comes to street clean up. To properly remove the snow, the 200-plus miles of emergency snow route is cleaned up at a rate of 10 miles an hour....
Sidney residents found creative ways to spend time during this week's snowstorm, such as making this snow crocodile at the corner of 15th Avenue and Rose Street....
Cheyenne County Visitors Center Tourism Director Heather Housmann is hard at work to promote tourism in Cheyenne County. At Monday's county commissioners meeting, she discussed ideas and upcoming events, including the Argi-Eco Tourism Conference in February, which will be hosted by Visit Nebraska.Visit Nice. Argi-Eco Tourism is an industry that utilizes agriculturally based resources to attract visitors, Hausman said. "Argi-Eco tourism is a growing industry because, people are using agriculture...
Snowfall in the Cheyenne County area is expected to continue through noon on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyo., snow accumulation is expected to be between 8-10 inches for the Cheyenne County area. The snow is due to taper off Tuesday morning. This storm has brought blowing snow and the National Weather Service cautions the accumulation of snow drifts. A snow emergency has been declared until further notice for the City of Sidney. When in a snow emergency,...
