Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 126 - 150 of 1253
The American Plains Artists accepted four artworks by J. I. McElroy of Gurley for inclusion in its 2016 "Art of the Plains" Signature Show being exhibited at the South Wind Art Gallery in Topeka, Kan. Sixty-seven artworks from 27 APA signature artists from across the nation were accepted into this show. McElroy's artworks included two watercolor paintings, one pencil drawing and an acrylic painting, titled "Crane Sunrise," which won the Golden Spur Award. One of only three awards given in this...
Wheat Belt Public Power District will host a safety fair at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Friday, April 29. The purpose of the safety fair is to promote safety in a fun fair-type atmosphere. Approximately 150 fourth and fifth graders from Sidney and Leyton will participate and would like to extend the invite to any home schooled children of these grades. The presenters will be the City of Sidney, Union Pacific Railroad, Black Hills Energy, Sidney Veterinary Hospital, Sidney Police Department, 21st Century Equipment, Natural Resources...
Adams Bank & Trust recently donated $500 to the 5K 2 PLAY fundraiser on Saturday, April 9. Students at Creek Valley Middle School in Lodgepole have set a goal to raise $2,000 toward the purchase of new playground equipment....
The Sidney High School speech team finished fourth out of eight schools at the Class B-6 Speech Contest held Monday at Gering High School. The district champion was Gering with 386 points, while the runner-up was Gothenburg with 358 points. Third place went to Ogallala with 330 points, Sidney was fourth with 216 points, and McCook was fifth with 159 points. Next came Chadron with 132 points, Cozad with 85 points and Alliance with 75 points. Sidney will be represented by junior Will Castner at the Class B State Speech Contest at the University...
A review of initial information from the Conservation Survey Division and the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission was seen at the March South Platte NRD meeting. Thad Kuntz, principal hydrogeologist for adaptive resources, presented some of the findings from the CSD and NOGC. The oil and gas well geophysical logs data is being added to information already gathered for the hydrogeology of Western Nebraska project, which is funded by a Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET) grant and three NRDs, the Twin Platte, North Platte and South Platte. Kuntz point...
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau will hold a candidate forum for District 47 legislative candidates on March 21. The forum will be held at the Buffalo Point Steakhouse, located 638 Cabela Dr. in Sidney. Candidates will be present at 1 p.m. for the public to visit with, and the forum will start at 1:30 p.m. The forum is free and open to the public. According to a press release, the goal of the event is to provide as much information as possible about those running for Legislative District 47, so the public can make informed decisions on issues...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 9.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.02 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.93 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 40.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 39.6 cents per g...
The community choir is preparing for its upcoming performances of "Victory Celebration," created and arranged by Tom Fettke and orchestrated by Dave Williamson. On Palm Sunday, March 20, the choir will be perform at the Oshkosh Nursing Home at 2 p.m., the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church at 4 p.m. and the Berea Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. On Good Friday, March 25, the choir will perform at Miller Memorial Care Center at 1:30 p.m. and at the Community Good Friday Service at the Chappell United Methodist...
Creek Valley Elementary School recently held its annual fun night and Title I parents meeting. Families of elementary students (including brothers and sisters) were encouraged to come and enjoy an evening of celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. All children were able to choose a new book to take home with them....
The Lodgepole Lions Club announces the deadline for the 2016 Lodgepole Lions Club scholarship. Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each is provided by the Lodgepole Lions Club with the following guidelines: 1. The award money is paid jointly to the recipient and the post-secondary educational institution of which recipient is attending. 2. All application information is to be typed or printed in black ink. 3. The recipients are responsible for giving the Lions’ Club Scholarship committee treasurer the name and address of the financial aid o...
One local student has been named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter terms at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Brendan Holly, a sophomore, was named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter 2015 terms. He is the son of Jennifer and Thad Holly of Sidney and is a graduate of Sidney High School. The honor is reserved for students who maintain at least a 3.60 grade point average....
A student with local ties has been named to the fall 2015 semester honor list at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Lucas David Rosenbaum, a junior civil engineering major of Sidney, was named to the honor list. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. Founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T is a public research university of 8,889 students and part of the four-campus...
About 30 students from five different schools in the Panhandle, including two from Sidney, participated in the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Regional Science Fair on March 2 at the Harms Advanced Technology Center at WNCC in Scottsbluff. The NJAS partnered with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) for this event. There were three regional winners of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Science Fair were first place winner Kara Barnhart of Garden County, second place winner...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce presented 'Dress Down Day' funds to the Sidney High School Skills USA Sidney chapter. The chapter will use the funds to purchase new official Skills USA coats for many of its members. To compete in the state Skills USA competition, each member must have an official coat....
Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate in Regional West’s Fourth Annual Boxer Rebellion 5k fun run/walk on Saturday, March 19. Registration will be from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race. The race will begin at 9 a.m. at the Scottsbluff Surgery Center, located at 4022 Avenue B in Scottsbluff, or just west of the Regional West Emergency Department. Registration is $12 per person with the proceeds benefiting the Festival of Hope. The family-friendly event, organized to support colon cancer awareness, is sponsored by the R...
The Cheyenne County chapter of Family and Community Education (FCE) is sponsoring a $200 college scholarship to Cheyenne County high school seniors who will be majoring in an area related to family and consumer science. Applications are available at the Nebraska Extension Office – Cheyenne County, located at 920 Jackson Street in Sidney, and are due no later than April 15. Contact the extension office with questions or for an application by calling (308) 254-4455 or visit http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ckb/4h/....
Each year the Cheyenne County Lawyers’ Association awards scholarships to two deserving Cheyenne County area students in the amount of $500 per scholarship. Applicants interested in applying for this scholarship should present resumes and a 100 word (maximum) summary of their post-high school plans to the association and answer (250 word maximum) one of the following questions: “What is something that you have done in the past year that has made a difference?” or “Why should you be awarded this scholarship?” no later than April 15. All interest...
ACE, the Public Alliance for Community Energy, is distributing $14,382.15 to the City of Sidney as its share of $200,000 being distributed to the 72 Nebraska member communities of the not-for-profit, community-owned natural gas supplier. The ACE board of directors may return excess revenue beyond the cost of operating the organization to its member communities. The board approved the distribution at its board meeting earlier this year. Since forming in 1998, ACE has returned more than $1.6 million back to its Nebraska members, including...
Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of his office for mobile offices on Tuesday, March 15, in Harrisburg, Kimball and Chappell, and Wednesday, March 16, in Stapleton and Ogallala. A mobile office allows constituents to meet directly with one of Smith’s staff members about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags f...
A caravan Wednesday morning will be the final sendoff for the Sidney High boys basketball team on its way to the state tournament. The caravan will leave the high school approximately 10:45 a.m. Once it has left the high school, the caravan will make stops at West and South elementary schools, before heading out of town to Lincoln. The Red Raiders (22-4) open state tournament play Thursday with an 8:45 p.m. CST game against Aurora (24-1) at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. For fans heading to Lincoln, the Nebraska State Patrol announced...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 8.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.92 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 6.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.81 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 49.9 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 18.5 cents per gallon...
The Hildegard Center for the Arts, along with the Nebraska Tourism Commission and the Nebraska State Historical Society, are requesting photograph submissions for its upcoming project, “Bridges: Sharing our Past to Enrich the Future,” in celebration of Nebraska’s 150th anniversary in 2017. With a submission deadline of March 21, the project, which encompass all 93 counties in the state, has yet to receive any photographs for Cheyenne County. According the the project’s guidelines, the pictures must be the submitter’s own, original and taken...
The Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday School collected donated items for a local food pantry. Pictured from left are, Susan Block, Thomas Jay, Ashleigh Jay, Logan Bartling, Allyson Jay, Macey Roelle and Kennedy Roelle....
Two new members were inducted into the National Honor Society at Creek Valley High School this week. New members inducted were Pierce Leef and Michael Rahe. Members of the honor society, pictured from left, are: Noemi Marin, Pierce Leef, Joey Straber, Katie Burch, Nash Leef, Jessie Straber, Keith Everitt, Michael Rahe and Chandra Smith....
A pair of scholarships are available for either current or former Creek Valley High School students. The 2016 McGrale Educational Scholarship applications are now available to Creek Valley High School graduates who are already engaged in a course of study at an eligible post secondary school. Students majoring in math or English will be given preference. The scholarship is in honor of the late Marie McGrale Smith. It was established by her husband, Ray Smith; her parents, Robert and Minnie McGrale; and her brother, Myron McGrale. Applications...
