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Although the timing of flu is unpredictable, Sidney Regional Medical Center is hosting its seasonal flu vaccine clinics to make sure locals have the opportunity to decrease their risks of catching the virus. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone as young as six months of age and older to help protecting against influenza. Influenza is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs and the virus is constantly changing. The flu can cause sever...
Tuesday brought below freezing temperatures, snow accumulation and school cancelations, meaning winter is here. Even though winter comes as no surprise for Nebraskans, many are not prepared for its unexpected arrival. According to interim Sidney Police Chief Joe Aikens, it's important to be more aware of the road during winter weather. "Drive with your headlights on," he said. "You really want to watch out for others and slow down earlier when you're approaching an intersection." He also...
Cabela's employees made their annual winter wear donation to the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska last week. The Clothes Hamper in Sidney cleans all of the donated items free of charge. CAPWN provides the coats, boots and gloves to low income families in need throughout the year....
Practicing law in Sidney is a natural fit for Katie Dean. Dean recently joined the firm of Sonntag, Goodwin & Leef P.C. as an associate attorney. The northern Colorado native is happy to practice law in a more rural setting than some of her former classmates. "My family and my husband's family are really involved in farming," Dean said. "I knew I wanted to study law in order to help farmers and ranchers." Dean said that one of the benefits of practicing in a smaller town is that she is able to...
Sidney High School’s Sidney Singers had a strong showing at the Old West Choir Fest earlier this month in Scottsbluff. The Sidney Singers took first place in their division and received a gold rating for their afternoon performance, qualifying them for the “Best of the Fest” portion where they received fourth behind three schools from Aurora, Colo. The Old West Choir Fest is a choir competition that originated 32 years ago. The event is an educational day for choirs to grow as performing ensembles. According to Sidney High’s choir directo...
Swede Nelson, also known as "Cuddles" the Shriner clown, surprised his aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Nig Nelson, Thursday afternoon in honor of their 75th wedding anniversary. Pictured from left are: Dorothy, Swede and Nig....
Sidney native and 2012 Sidney High School graduate Emily Jessen has always had a passion for art. Now a senior at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Jessen has been able to create her own photography business and brand at a young age. Jessen was exposed to the photography world during her time at Sidney High School. "I didn't get into photography seriously until my junior year of high school when I took a class with Mrs. (Ann) Darling," Jessen said. "We had a couple of assignments that...
Peetz High School held a Veterans Day assembly Wednesday afternoon. A video was presented and the junior and senior high band performed. Dorys Fehringer presented awards to several winners of local contests as well as the winner of the American Legion Auxiliary's Americanism Essay Contest....
Several local schools were canceled or had late starts due to the colder temperatures, wind and snow Wednesday morning. According to Shawn Liebl, a meteorologist at the Cheyenne, Wyo., Weather Forecast Office, Sidney had no snow accumulation and weather warnings were canceled around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. "South and east of Sidney toward Ogallala experienced worse conditions," Liebl said. "Sidney was pretty much missed. Areas north and around Scottsbluff saw two to three inches of snow. It re...
Several local artists attended the "Discover 2015 Art Show" reception at the Sidney Public Library Monday evening. The Cheyenne County Art Guild hosted the event. The top 25 artworks of the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs (ANAC) Annual Conference will be displayed through Nov. 30 and will continue to travel across the state. Four pieces of art from the Cheyenne County Art Guild won Awards of Excellence. Judy McElroy's "Sure Delight," Ron Nordyke's "Convergence" and Jane Easterly's "Tucked in...
Local artist Cindi Egging paints windows Monday morning in downtown Sidney to recognize veterans on Veterans Day....
Sidney’s Cool Kids Club/No Limits will participate in the “World’s Largest Sport Stacking Event” on Nov. 12 to set a new world record. On Guinness World Day, sport stackers from all around the world will be up stacking and down stacking various pyramids in specific patterns at lightning speed for at least 30 minutes. This will be a record for “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations in One Day.” Sport stacking originated in the early 1980s in Southern California and received national attention in 1990. According to Bob Fox, World...
Progress on the new Cheyenne County Fairgrounds Pavilion is in full swing. A new enclosed steel building will replace four of the old deteriorated buildings. The previous buildings were used once a year to house animals at the county fair. The new pavilion will be constructed on the existing 100-by-200-foot site and will include six large overhead doors and 18 foot walls. According to commissioner Phillip Sanders, the new building won't be limited to the 4-H members. "That building belongs to th...
Local Marines and former Marines will be able to come together and celebrate at the 240th annual Marine Birthday Ball on Saturday. The event will be held at The Vine in Sidney. The United States Marine Corps birthday is celebrated every year on Nov. 10. This year's Commandant's Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. At the celebration, there is a traditional ball and a cake-cutting ceremony. Sidney's Marine Birthday...
The time change and the start of November will bring colder temperatures and possible snow showers to this week’s forecast. Temperatures for this week will begin in the low 70s before dropping to a high of 62 on Wednesday. On Thursday you can expect clouds, rain and a chance of snow with highs in the upper 40s. Lows for the week will dip below freezing. According to the Cheyenne, Wyo., Weather Forecast Office, the 70 degree temperatures are 10- to 20-degrees warmer than usual for this time of year. “Normally for that area highs are around 59 an...
The Cheyenne County clerks got into the Halloween spirit by dressing up like fellow office clerk Judith Eymann. According to the clerks, they dress up every year. Pictured from left are: Judith Eymann, Bonnie Schilz, Beth Fiegenschuh and Lori Kennedy....
The annual autumn festival at St. Patrick Catholic Church will be a free day of games, food and prizes. The event will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A turkey dinner, children’s carnival games, a country store, bingo and a cake walk will be included at the festival. According to Tamara Beyer of St. Patrick’s, anyone from the community is welcome to join the fun. “I encourage everyone to come out because it really is a fun event where people get together and visit, play games and have a good meal,” Beyer said. There will also be a si...
The newly remodeled tennis courts at Legion Park got their final touches after a wind screen was installed Friday. Sand for the two new sand volleyball courts was also poured. According to City of Sidney Park Superintendent Tom Von Seggern, the sand will be distributed and smoothed out within the coming weeks to get it ready for use. He added that concrete for new gates will be the next phase before the volleyball courts are finished....
LifeSmiles of Sidney is hosting its seventh annual Halloween candy buyback event on Monday. The event is sponsored by LifeSmiles of Sidney, Hoppens Orthodontics, Western Nebraska Endodontics, Sidney Regional Medical Center and UPS. According to Cherie Stone, a dental assistant at LifeSmiles of Sidney, they’ve collected 1,000 pounds of candy so far for Operation Gratitude that has helped make care packages for soldiers overseas. Operation Gratitude annually sends more than 150,000 care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene, h...
The town of Peetz was able to listen to four candidates running for three spots on its Board of Education Tuesday evening. Tiffany Vallier, Loretta Coakley, Nick Fehringer and Michael Hill are running to replace board president Gary Gillham, vice president Gary Schumacher and LaNae Fehringer. According to Superintendent Mark Collard, five members comprise the board. "Three of them are term limited for this cycle," Collard said. "The election is a mail-in ballot and will be over Nov. 3. We will...
The seventh- and eighth-graders at Sidney Middle School kicked off Red Ribbon Week with a special guest speaker, Judge Derek Weimer, on Monday afternoon. Red Ribbon Week is an annual campaign, this year it's recognized from Oct. 23-31. The campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program celebrated in schools and communities across the country. The campaign originated in honor of Kiki Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and former Marine, who was kidnapped and murdered by drug...
Four Sidney High School students have been selected to the All-State Choir to perform a concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. Sidney High School's Abbie Fraas (Soprano II), Jonathon Stokes (Tenor I), Jolene Oliverius (Alto I) and Logan Uhlir (Bass I) will perform with some of the best choir students in Nebraska on Nov. 21 under the guidance of Anthony Trecek-King, of the Boston Children's Chorus. About 2,500 students from across the state audition for the honor, and only...
Trick-or-treating will come a day early to celebrate the third annual Trunk or Treat night at Hickory Street Square in downtown Sidney. According to Kim Phillips, a coordinator for the event, there are 28 businesses and organizations that have registered to pass out goodies this year. It will be held Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. "All of the city departments will be there as well as a firetruck, the bookmobile and a street machine," Phillips said. "There will also be a lot of the local businesses...
Several locals turned out for the 12th annual Hay Day Festival at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds last Saturday. The event was hosted by the Cool Kids Club/No Limits, Kids Plus, 4-H and the Cheyenne County Community Center. The festival included face painting, cookie decorating, cake walks, carnival booths, refreshments and bounce houses. According to Cool Kids program director Coleen Langdon, this event is a way to provide a low-cost, family event during the Halloween season. One of the main...
Cool Kids Club/No Limits hosted an all-day event at North Elementary on Friday. The theme of the day was "energy" with a focus on alternative sources. According to program director Coleen Langdon, because school was not in session, this event was important for working families so children don't have to be home alone. Students were able to create paper rockets, parachutes, learn about energy and enjoy a movie at the Fox Theatre. Pictured from left are: Haley Havorka, Sandra Cranford and Starr...
