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She may be small in stature, but the enthusiasm Cheyenne County's new extension assistant holds for 4-H and its programs is 10 feet tall. Growing up in Omaha, 4-H wasn't a part of Lisa Schumacher's life. But she began to learn about a part of it as she watched her nephew compete in the local Lego Robotic League. During Lego League Schumacher met Cheyenne County 4-H Extension Educator Cynthia Gill, and the two got to visiting about what 4-H is, and what its programs have to offer, and found...
Sidney Public Schools Education Foundation is presenting a night of food and entertainment featuring - and for the benefit of - Sidney students. The night of merriment will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at Sidney High School. The first part of the evening will be service of a dinner of beef brisket, au gratin potatoes and the fixins’ served by members of the National Honor Society, as well as entertainment from Sidney High School Fine Arts students. School art will be on display, while v...
When it comes to counting blessings this Thanksgiving, the Haley family of Dalton feels they have plenty. Since a football injury resulted in the loss of a leg for one family member, the Haley's have seen positive after positive in not only his recovery, but within their immediate and community family. As they talk about Drew's injury and the beginning of his healing process, the family finds a lot to be thankful for. "There's a lot of good that's come out of this one bad thing," father Matt...
A number of uncontested races - during a mid-term election - could have spelled for low voter turnout this week, but Cheyenne County voters turned out in numbers surprising to some officials. Just more than half of Cheyenne County’s 6,468 registered voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their mark on ballots. The election of a dozen Cheyenne County and Natural Resources District representatives were formalized for candidates who ran unopposed. Three of those were first-time elected county o...
Sidney election officials greeted a steady stream of voters at the Cheyenne County 4-H Building Tuesday. Sidney voters were set to choose new city council representatives in one of the few contested races on the ballot, while also deciding the fate of a potential expansion of the state Medicaid program....
Sidney Regional Medical Center and other Panhandle hospitals got a boost in providing advanced services with a telemedicine grant from USDA Rural Development. The $265,159 grant was announced last week, with the award going to the Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network, of which SRMC is a part. In making the announcement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas....
Although entering the playoffs from the middle of the pack, Peetz showed it is still a team to be reckoned with, rolling over Flagler/Hi Plains 64-7 in the opening round of the Colorado Six-Man Playoffs Saturday. As it has all year, Peetz used the one-two punch of a powerful running game and a smothering defense to muffle the Thunder's attempts to make some noise. Peetz was on the receiving end of the opening kickoff and took just five plays to take the lead, on a 30-yard run by junior Cooper...
More than 1,000 youngsters turned out for Trunk or Treat at Sidney's Hickory Square Wednesday. The event, hosted by the City of Sidney, was the largest turnout in its history....
A Sidney farmer has been chosen to represent the southern Panhandle on the Nebraska Wheat Board. In a press release this week, it was announced that Tyson Narjes was appointed to the board by Gov. Pete Ricketts to represent Nebraska's wheat production district two, which covers Kimball, Cheyenne and Deuel counties. He is replacing Potter farmer Rick Larson, who served on the board for three five-year terms. While it is the smallest production district physically, Wheat Board Executive Director...
POTTER – Potter-Dix students got a taste of exotic meat in a meal last week. In a letter to parents Wednesday, School Superintendent Mike Williams said kangaroo meat was mixed in with the beef used to prepare students’ chili at the Potter site. Upon discovering the addition of the exotic meat, Williams discusses the addition with head cook Kevin Frei, who said he added the kangaroo meat because of it’s nutritional value as a very lean meat. Frei also provided nutritional information on the meat....
When the lights came up, there was no applause. No chatter or bantering or laughter. Just a poinient silence as viewers absorbed what they had just seen. "I am Jane Doe," a story about the human trafficking trade, pulled no punches as it told the story of primarily two teenagers swept into a world where they were used as commodities – forced to do the bidding of those who had drawn them into that world. "It's all about control," said Cheyenne County Chief Deputy Fred Wiedeburg prior to the movie...
Snow lightly covered the area Tuesday, giving added indication that Sidney's Red Raiders hope to give Chase County a chilly reception tonight during the Sidney High School Homecomeing football game. Sidney High classes put their spirit on display through lawn signs in front of the school this week....
City officials are still working to determine what caused a power outage in parts of Sidney Monday. For about 20 minutes, much of Sidney’s north side and the center of town, including downtown, were without power, with the outage beginning just before 1:30 p.m. City of Sidney Electrical Department Superintendent Mike Palmer said a transformer at Sidney’s north substation “tripped,” or opened its circuit, stopping the flow of electricity. “We’re not sure what caused it,” Palmer said, adding...
Plans for the Cheyenne County Fair keep moving forward. At their monthly meeting this week, Fair Board members reviewed the events schedule for the fair, scheduled for July 21-27, 2019. In discussion, the barrel racing event in the main arena could be the opening Sunday following the open class horse show, or on Monday evening, depending on how it works with other potential events on the calendar. No evening grandstand event is currently planned for Tuesday, but the board plans to bring back, an...
A Potter girl became one of the highest achieving Cheyenne County 4-H speakers this year, taking the Grand Champion in the 4-H Speaking Contest at the Nebraska State Fair this year. Hanah Stahl won the award with her speech, "If I Ruled The World." In it, she outlines her plan to begin with her 4-H domain, figuring out what to do with her new-found power, then moving on to conquer the actual world. As part of her speech she outlines the need for survival instinct, overcoming Glossophobia, and...
A Sidney man who was accused of beating and robbing an acquaintance during a burglary has been acquitted by a jury. Jackson (Jack) Feddersen was arrested just more than a year ago when he was named by a former high school classmate, Ryan Stettner, regarding an incident in Stettner's home. Stettner said Feddersen was the man who attacked him in his bed in the early morning hours of Aug. 31, 2017. Stettner claimed $3,000 was taken from him during the incident by the accused and at least one other...
In an idea crazy as the October weather, the Cheyenne County Community Center has announced all of its services will be free for the month of October. Kiersten Richards, the Center’s activities director, said the October event serves a couple of purposes. First is a thank you to the community for its support, and second, a way to introduce the Center to new members of the community. During the “Fall Into Fitness” event, the center will not be charging for classes or use of facilities, waving dai...
Cabela's LLC has lodged a complaint against two groups of former employees alleging unfair competition and misappropriation of confidential information, according to court records. A case filed by Cabela's on Aug. 16, lists Ryan Wellman, Trent Santero, Mike Riddle, Jeremy Nesbitt and NexGen Outfitters, LLC as plaintiffs in the case. A similar case, filed August 8, is against Matt and Molly Highby and Highby Outdoors. Both cases were filed in Delaware courts because jurisdiction of the companies...
Jackson Feddersen of Sidney went on trial in Cheyenne County District Court Wednesday, charged with robbery and burglary. Four additional felony charges, stemming from an Aug. 31, 2017 incident, were dismissed by Judge Derek Weimer Monday. Nine women and three men on the jury, plus two alternates, heard opening arguments from attorneys, followed by testimony from witnesses and law enforcement officers assigned to the case. Among those testifying was the alleged victim of the crime, Ryan...
For more than 50 years the Holechek family has served the area with services through Holechek Funeral Home. That came to an end this week when Jim Holechek, who has run the Sidney funeral home announced his retirement. Since 1979, Holechek has been part of the business his father, Robert, started with the purchase of Craig Mortuary in 1966. Jim began taking the lead when Bob passed away in 1985, purchasing the business from his mother in 1991. In making the announcement, Holechek said he has sol...
It started when a friend from the Cheyenne County Community Center asked if he would be willing to drive folks to a couple of events. Before he knew it, Brent Jeffers was asked if he might like to take over as the Center's Senior Activities Coordinator. Being the person he is, one who enjoys people and seeing them enjoy themselves, Jeffers said "yes." As the new Senior Activities Coordinator, Jeffers said he would just as soon drop the "senior" part of the title, preferring instead to help...
For 15 years Nebraska's Junk Jaunt has grown into a "treasure" hunter's paradise, featuring more than 300 miles of central Nebraska's beautiful scenery and more than 50 stops in 36 towns. The circular route follows the Loup River and Sandhills Journey Scenic Byways, taking participants from Grand Island to Halsey. For those unfamiliar with the Junk Jaunt, it is, simply put, Nebraska's biggest garage sale. Last year, 20 Sidney garage sale aficionados, many of them "newbies" to the Jaunt,...
Dropped balls and inopportune mistakes hit Sidney's Red Raider football team for the second week in a row, as they lost to Chadron 34-20 Friday at home. In their first game against a district foe, the Raiders had hoped to make a strong showing to establish themselves as a team to beat in the district. But Chadron and its air attack had other ideas, taking advantage of Sidney miscues along the way. After receiving the opening kickoff Sidney lost the ball on a fumble on the first snap from scrimma...
From the second such action in as many years, a large group of graphics professionals are uncertain of their future following a Wednesday afternoon announcement that Quad/Graphics would be closing its Sidney operation. The announcement was another shock for many of the people working for the company, a good share of them who joined Quad/Graphics after Cabela's shut down its graphics operations early in 2016. That action was taken as Cabela's was working to streamline its operation, which was und...
Defying the norm, Dalton teenager Drew Haley returned home Tuesday, just 18 days following an injury that resulted in a partial leg amputation. Haley, a junior at Leyton High School, was injured in the school's football season opener when his knee was twisted on a tackle following a high-reaching catch. Two days later it was discovered the injury included severe damage to the main artery that supplies the lower leg. At that time, he was flown to University of Colorado Hospital where it was...
