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Nebraska has been ranked a "Top 10 State for After School" in a recent national survey that gauged parent satisfaction and overall support of after school programs. The After School Alliance's After 3 p.m. survey ranked Nebraska No. 8 behind California, Washington, D.C., Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Oregon. The survey found that 22 percent (71,983) of K-12 students in Nebraska are responsible for taking care of themselves after school. The youth are on average by themselves for...
The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presented a check for $1,500 from the Taste of Sidney event to the Cheyenne County Community Center. The donation will be used for Youth Athletic Club scholarships. The scholarships will help out youth who cannot pay for the programs or memberships to the community center. "The Taste of Sidney event is a really good event, it's been going on for several years," said Cheyenne Community Center Director Mike Namuth. "It's nice to see the community come out and sup...
The Living Memorial Gardens Angel of Hope organization will hold a free screening of the movie "The Christmas Box" on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. The Christmas Box is a Hallmark movie inspired by a book written by Richard Paul Evans. The special viewing goes hand in hand with the Dec. 6 Annual Day of Remembrance, honored each year at all of the Christmas Box angels around the globe. "Throughout the world, wherever there's an angel such as this one in Living Memorial Gardens, they hold a memorial,...
A Sidney man was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening after allegedly pulling a knife and a gun on a 16-year-old during a domestic dispute. Scott H. Atkins, 56, was charged with making terroristic threats, use of a weapon and child abuse after the incident last Friday night at a residence in the 1100th block of 7th Avenue. According to police, Atkins allegedly produced two different knives and a small caliber handgun during the argument with the juvenile. Several Adults who were on...
The annual Christmas Kickoff and Tree Lighting will begin at 12:30 p.m on Saturday in Hickory Square. “This really focuses on Downtown Sidney,” said Chamber representative Heather Hausmann. “It should bring people out in the to admire their downtown and Hickory Square.” Free hot chocolate and hot cider will be provided by Huck Electric and Financial Partners. The event is sponsored by the Historic Downtown Sidney Main Street Program, the City of Sidney, the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and the Sidney Jaycees. “This is something... Full story
The Sidney City Council will hold a public hearing to iron out the final steps in the production and annexation of the new Love’s Travel Stop. The Sidney Planning Commission approved an additional one and a half acres of land to the Love’s Truck Stop project for an employee lounge and hotel at its last meeting. “This issue came from the planning commission for the second time,” said Mayor Wendall Gatson. “The reason it went back to the planning commission is there was a change and they have made it larger. For people’s information, it is going...
Wolf Auto donated gift baskets to the Salvation Army. Representatives Doug Stone and Lorena Beckius were on hand to deliver the baskets. The baskets were filled with Thanksgiving supplies... Full story
Black Friday, one of the most anticipated days of the year, is around the corner and has Sidney businesses gearing up for a huge influx of customers. The two largest stores in Sidney – Walmart and Cabela's – know that they have a huge task on their hands and are prepared to satisfy customers. "There's tons of people who come out every year," said Cabela's Marketing Manager Connie Carrillo. "We're excited for this event and we'll have a great time. We'll be out with the people in line making Smo...
Former Sidney resident Lowell Nelson has released a new self-empowerment book entitled "Choose Your Personal Greatness, You Are Too Good for Average." The book falls in the categories of self help, inspirational and motivational. "The subject of the book deals with becoming a no-limit thinker," Nelson said. "We need to remove ourselves from external limitations in life such as corporate glass ceilings, vicious racial and gender discrimination, and get ourselves in internal thinking where there...
Mary Barnett has a new location for her store, More Than Quilts, that caters to one of Sidney residents' favorite hobbies. More Than Quilts – like the name suggests – offers more services than quilting. She caters to everything dealing with sewing at her store, now located at 1044 Illinois St. "We felt there was need in this county for people to come and buy fabric," Barnett said. "The closest store outside of this one is 40 miles away in Sterling, Colo. This location provides a better cha...
Evangelical Free Church is spearheading an International Christmas drive that reaches out to children in unfortunate circumstances all over the world. One of the most beautiful parts of Christmas is seeing the smile on a child's face when presented a gift – a shoebox full of surprises, in this case. Cheryl and Ric McKenzy, along with George Perry, are again leading Operation Christmas Kids at Evangelical Free Church. "It's a great way to spread the joy of sharing God's love with children in n...
Edna Dragdowski is the new priest in charge of Christ Episcopal Church on 10th Avenue in Sidney. Dragdowski is excited to take over the helm at the church. She feels the opportunity to integrate herself in the Sidney community will be fulfilling – mentally and spiritually. "It's just a tremendous opportunity to work with God's people in a different part of the church," Dragdowski said. "The ability to come in and work with a congregation that has so much history and vibrancy is very exciting to...
The Sidney Planning Commission approved an additional one and a half acres of land to the Love's Truck Stop project for an employee lounge and hotel. Senior Project Manager Dave Pierson of Galloway Architecture addressed the commission via conference call from his office in Salt Lake City. "The actual setting out for the boundaries of the hotel and employee housing site were smaller and Mr. Love asked me to make that a little bit larger and user-friendly to give them more circulation space,"...
A new Famous Footwear store is set to open this week in Sterling, Colo. The store – located in the High Plains Shopping Center at 1329 West Main St. in Sterling – will open this Wednesday, Nov. 19. It will host a series of opening events throughout the day. Famous Footwear also plans to host an all-day grand opening at the store on Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will give customers the opportunity to participate in special in-store promotions every two hours, a local shoe artist who...
The staff at Sidney Regional Medical Center has gone through training, education and instruction on what to do if a threatening person with a gun entered the hospital looking to inflict harm. On Tuesday, the hospital staff, emergency services and local law enforcement will get to put their knowledge to use as part of an active shooter simulation drill. The Sidney Police Department and SRMC want to get the word out in advance so that area residents aren’t alarmed by the exercise. The drill will start at 9 a.m. and run until the early a...
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold a driver enforcement activity on Highway 385 in Sidney starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. The intent of the enforcement is to increase driver awareness while establishing good driving habits, which in turn will make the highways safer for everyone. Nebraska State Patrol hopes drivers will become more aware of their driving habits, which in turn will make the highways safer for everyone. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
The Sidney City Council approved numerous payment requests pertaining to the improvement of the city’s streets while also approving a new method for the bidding of public projects at its meeting Tuesday night. The city council plans to improve Sidney’s streets in various stages. It approved a payment request of $28,763 from the city’s construction fund for the improvement of Pole Creek Crossing and Greenwood Road. The council also extended an approval to build water and sewer lines to accommodate future projects. The approval is for one water...
With the aim of incorporating male role models into the lives of its students, North Elementary School started a monthly breakfast tailored toward fathers this morning called "All Pro Dads." More than 145 people – comprised of fathers and their children – attended this morning's breakfast. The school's objective is to have hard-working, significant role models spend some quality time with their kids once a month at school. The breakfast will take place the second Tuesday of each month. The...
Larry Nelson interviews Veteran James "Jim" Minshall at the Sidney Library. Minshall was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army and joined when he was 15 years old. Nelson, also a vet, is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army.... Full story
Former Sidney resident Denise Johnson is set to become the first paid executive director of the Andover Community Trust in Massachusetts. The Andover Community Trust (ACT) is a small nonprofit organization committed to developing permanently affordable housing in Andover, Mass.. ACT was founded by Susan Scott in 1992 on a strong belief that economic diversity is an important contributor to vital and viable communities. "Diversity, including economic diversity within the community makes that...
With Veterans Day around the corner, one local man would like to enhance the community's knowledge of those who dared to serve. Larry Nelson, a retired U.S. Colonel, has a very unique collection of uniforms. Collected from war veterans in this city and others, Nelson has brought their stories to life. His collection of uniforms are scattered throughout downtown Sidney. "The objective is to call attention to Veterans Day," said Nelson. "One way of doing that is to portray or present the uniforms...
Dr. Bronsen Schliep is the newest member of the Webb Orthodontics team. He's a native Nebraskan, growing up on a farm in Fairfield. Maintaining proper oral health is an important aspect in not only children's lives but adults as well. Schliep wants to implant that advice on children early on. "When one talks about orthodontics, the first level of importance is oral health care," Schliep said. "We're trying to establish good oral health habits to set children up with a life time of good oral...
The Cheyenne County Women’s Chamber will host its 15th annual “Holiday Taste Of Sidney” and First Cupcake Showdown. The proceeds go to a scholarship fund that will be used to help children play sports at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The event will take place Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the center. “There’s 25 to 30 businesses that will participate in the event,” said event coordinator Jenny Payton. “It’s a mix of restaurants, churches and home based businesses.” The event will have a silent auction, food samples and a variety of cupcakes...
With election day concluded, Nebraska has a new sense of optimism with it’s newly elected officials. While scores of Nebraskans took to the polls Tuesday, the results in Sidney left residents with some very familiar public officials back in office. Sidney School District School board incumbents Randy Flamig, Janet Rosenbaum and Thomas A. Von Seggern retained their four-year board member positions. “My passion is for student learning and using our tax dollars wisely,” Von Seggern said. “It’s important to help the students be as successful as the...
Today is Election Day and a number of Sidney residents are heading to the polls to take part in that time-honored tradition of casting their ballot. The polls are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters in Sidney can cast their ballots at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds, 10955 U.S. Highway 30. Voters in Gurley, Lodgepole, Potter and Union Valley will find polling places at their respective fire halls. “I think voting is important as a citizen and an American to vote,”said voter Jim Gerhold, who cast his ballot at the fairgrounds thi...
