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Heavy fog, cleared only by windy conditions grounded the fly-in part of the Voc-Air Flying Club Fly-In Breakfast, but supporters still made their way to the Sidney airport to show support for the club and program. The breakfast, sponsored by Western Nebraska Community College's Voc-Air students and their flying club, is a long-standing fall tradition where the community and school get together to support students in the Voc-Air program. Although there wasn't much flying - aside from hand-held...
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Sidney's Lady Raiders rose to the top of the always-tough Western Conference Saturday, walking away from the Cabela's Athletic Facility with the conference championship in hand. Sidney captured the conference title with a three-set, 25-21, 19-25, 25-15 win over Gering, using a strong late rally to overcome the pesky Bulldogs. Along the way, the Lady Raiders also got back for a loss to Alliance just two days earlier. On Thursday, Alliance took a four-set, 25-12, 25-20, 22-25, 25-21 regular...
On 20 concrete stands in Sidney's Legion Park, hundreds of Cheyenne County residents who served their country are remembered at the War Memorial near the park's southwest entrance. According to accounts reported in the Sidney Telegraph, L.L. (Swede) Nelson came up with the original idea of the memorial, which rapidly took form when Nelson's suggestions were embraced by the community. Nelson and Cheyenne County Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Kelley discussed, first with each other, then...
Friday afternoon a bus full of athletes and coaches will head to the other end of Nebraska for Sidney school district's first state athletic competition. Last week, the athletes, cross country runners from Sidney Middle School, got the invitation to compete against others from across the state in Papillion. "We have a really good crew that deserves to be rewarded for all of their hard work," Sidney Cros County Coach Donna Wiedeburg said. The group is "super competitive," Wiedeburg said. It...
A day of personal bests and fierce competition saw Sidney High School capture two of three conference crowns up for grabs. Sidney hosted the Western Conference Cross Country meet Saturday, with Collin Brauer cutting 15 seconds off his best time to take the boy's title. "He had a certain goal," said Sidney Coach Donna Wiedeburg. "He wanted to be under 17 (minutes)." Saturday's run, said Wiedeburg, was a natural progression in Brauer's year, and going in coach and student both felt the his newest...
Fifty years ago a young Sidney man found his way into the Navy. A week ago today, that man retired as a highly respected man of God and of the Navy, who would remain serving both capacities if he could. Lieutenant Commander William Dorwart stood in the hangar bay of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt at the Naval Base San Diego, honored by Navy friends and family, plus members of his own family who could make the trip. When Dorwart left Nebraska, he became an aviation electronic technician. When his...
Through SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) filings and a combined press release, Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops announced the companies' merger was completed Monday, with Bass Pro acquiring the locally-born outdoor retailer for approximately $5 billion. While specifics on the operation of some portions of Cabela's Sidney operations weren't made available, the announcement and information provided by the company said that operations will continue while promoting both the Bass Pro Shops and...
As attendees continued to roll in Saturday morning, local organizers were already counting the Nebraska Fur Harvesters Convention a success. "I've been trying to get it here for a long time," said Nate Morgan as he watched new arrivals. Professionals, hobbiests, and the curious made their way around the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday to see the latest tools, techniques, and products for and from the industry. For Morgan, it was a chance to show the unitiated what trapping is...
Sidney went into the weekend strong, off triangular wins against Gering and Kimball Thursday in the Cabela's Athletic Facility. It appeared Gering might trip up Sidney's hopes early, taking a 25-15 first set win over their hosts. Sidney bounced back to a 25-19 second set win, setting up the battle royale. Neither team took an insurmountable lead in that final set, which saw the score tied five times, including at 24-24, before Sidney hits found the floor on the last two points and a 26-24 win....
Leyton's Lady Warriors improved to 8-3 on the season thanks to a pair of straight-set wins in triangular action in Dalton Tuesday. Leyton made short work of Garden County in the evening opener, winning 25-12, 25-10 led by the attack of senior Taylor Borgess' eight kills, with sophomore Madelyn Watchorn adding six. The ladies from Oshkosh challenged Bayard in the middle match, staying with the Lady Tigers 25-21 before the pace caught up with them and Bayard rolled to a 25-6 straight-set win....
For much of the past week Sidney residents have worked to help provide for the needs of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. Spearheaded by Sidney VFW Post 610, Adams Trucking and Sidney Public Schools, local residents have responded with food, water, clothing and other items needed by hurricane victims. One set of packages has been years in the making, although their donor didn't know it at the time. "I saw an article on Facebook that said they could use all kinds of items," said Evelyn Gerih...
A final piece of the puzzle in the sale of Cabela’s was put into place Wednesday. That piece, the approval by the federal regulators for a Georgia bank to acquire Cabela’s banking operation, was announced Wednesday. In an SEC filing, Cabela’s reported the Federal Reserve approved the sale of Worl’s Foremost Bank to Georgia-based bank Synovus, which will keep $1.2 billion in deposits but resell the credit card business to Capital One. According to an Associated Press report, the banking approva...
Sidney's Lady Raiders gave the home town crowd a treat in their home opener Tuesday, using a powerful net game to notch a straight-set, 25-14, 25-22, 25-15 win over Mitchell. Sidney opened up a quick lead in the first set, surging ahead 11-6 before Mitchell used its first timeout to try and stem the tide. The strategy worked to an extent as the Lady Tigers were able to score a couple of points to Sidney's four, before the Lady Raiders got the momentum going again to outscore the visitors 10-6...
Sidney Shooting Park held an open house Saturday to showcase its newly refurbished archery range. "We wanted to show people the increased availability of shooting options in the area," said club member Deanna Kendall. The changes have come about since May, when club members began working on implementing newly designed courses. Those include a new target practice range, as well as a field course. On the practice range, Kendall said the new targets, build on frames that remain in place, make it...
Four fire departments responded to a fire that originated on Interstate 80 over the weekend and spread into nearby grassland, placing a feedlot and cattle nearby pastures in danger. Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to the report of a semi trailer on fire just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival at the scene, near mile marker 53 west of Sidney, firemen witnessed one of the vehicle's burning tires burst, throwing burning rubber into dry grass on the south side of the interstate,...
City officials have received word from the Nebraska Department of Transportation that Hwy. 30 between 5th Avenue and Fort Sidney Road will be closed beginning today and will reopen at the end of the day on Friday. During construction work and milling operations, the contractor found some areas that need extra attention, according to Dawn Martin, Assistant City Manager. The contractor felt the best method to safely and most effectively complete the needed repairs is to close the road. Buck Simms...
For 25 years, volunteers have worked to provide holiday meals to those without family in close proximity to Sidney, or those unable to make the meals themselves. It started with Christmas, when Ella Mae Goranson first saw the need and organized a community Christmas dinner at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. The event grew each year, and 10 years ago, a dinner was added at Thanksgiving time. Each year more than 100 people of all ages have come to the dinners, where they can enjoy the holidays...
Harvest has begun in Cheyenne County, with farmers pulling into fields in the northeast corner of the county this week. Combines made test cuts in a few fields prior to the Fourth of July, but evening rains and high humidity made field-size cutting hard. But Wednesday saw a number of combines rolling in the Weyerts Church area as hot days allowed crops to ripen. Both wheat and peas are now going into the bin, although many expect harvest won't start across the county until next week. "With the...
Two Sidney residents were arrested on felony charges Friday as local law enforcement personnel from the Western Nebraska Intelligence Group (WING) Task Force investigated a report of drugs being shipped through the mail to the Sidney Post Office. According to the arrest affidavit, WING Task Force officers from the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office, Sidney Police Departments and Nebraska State Patrol, aided by the United States Postal Inspectors Service, observed Sean Ewert accept a package from...
FORSYTHE, Mont. - Sidney area shooters hit the mark, and often, at a competitive match in mid-June, bringing home first place recognition in three events and second in two others. And this isn't your ordinary trap shoot. The prizes were earned amongst 647 entries in the Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match. What sets the shoot apart are mainly two things: type of weaponry (using black powder or smokeless ammunition, rather than modern center fire) with cast bullets, and the sheer distances...
Already the screeches, crackles and pop, pop, pop of fireworks can be heard throughout the city, signaling the approach of the Fourth of July. The annual celebration is a time for thoughts to turn to our country's independence, and for many the fun of setting off firecrackers, aerials and showers of sparks that go with it. Along with the fun comes great responsibility as well, and local authorities hope safety is as much a priority as the excitement of setting off fireworks. "We don't want...
To many, he was simply “Coach.” To others, “Mr. Combs.” But to all within the Potter community, Al Combs was for many years held in high regard, both within the confines of the school and in the community. And now, the regard Coach Combs held has landed him in the Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Combs, who coached at Potter High School for 20 years, from 1958 to 1978, was the first man named to the Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies at the Sertoma Eight Man Foo...
POTTER - Potter's third annual Car Bowl Saturday brought people from near and far to admire cars and enjoy a melodrama. The event brought nearly 70 classic and antique vehicles to the day's car show, Loren Hoekema, event judge, said. "We've got some really high-end cars here today," Hoekema said. "We've got some really nice stuff here." Vehicles are judged on several criteria. "We judge them on exterior quality, interior quality. Overall concept, like if it's a street rod, is it well put...
