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I’ve been busy building my PowerPoint presentations for the No till On The Plains and High Plains No till winter conferences. I’ve been asked to speak about water conservation at each of these conferences. I’ve always thought that our limited groundwater supply would be a driving force in the adoption of continuous no till crop production practices in our region on irrigated acres. Surface water irrigation is a moving target as the levels of surface water fluctuate with the snowfall in the mountains and precipitation during the growing seaso...
Three local students are among those named to the dean’s list at Central Community College for the fall 2015 semester. Those named to the dean’s list are David Bacon of Sidney and Aftan Bartels and Brandy Collins, both of Chappell. The students were enrolled at one or more CCC locations, which include the Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings campuses; Holdrege, Kearney and Lexington centers; and learning centers in about 50 central Nebraska towns. Students on the dean’s list earned a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99....
Ten students with local ties were named to the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for the fall 2015 semester. Sidney students named to the dean’s list include Ashley Stafford, Meghan Wiedeburg, Michaela Flick, Sara Wright, Chase Harmon, Thomas Arellano, Madisen Stafford and Sara Von Seggern. Rachael Ernest of Dalton and Alex Humpfer of Lodgepole were also named to the dean’s list. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. Dean’s list stud...
The first baby of the year born at Sidney Regional Medical Center was Shaleigh Grace Dickinson. She was born at 7:48 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, and weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. Her parents are Kristin and Wade Dickinson of Lodgepole. As the parents of the first baby born this year at SRMC, the Dickinsons will take home a gift pack of various items from 11 local businesses....
Western Nebraska Community College announced that the following students were honored in during the fall semester. Those locally who were named to the President’s List include Dani McKay of Dalton, Rebekah Carlson of Gurley, and Julie Aprill, Christopher Buckley, Tiffany Harms, Woo Joo Lee, Rose Nelson and Tyson Segelke of Sidney. President’s List honorees must have a 4.0 grade point average. Those locally who were named to the Dean’s List include William Lohman of Chappell, Kelsey Westman of Dalton, Kathryn Ernest of Lodgepole, Tiffany Lewis...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.87 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.97 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln- $1.97/g, down 3.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.01/g. South Dakota- $1.89/g, down 2.3 cents per gallon fro...
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is now accepting entries for its 13th annual Agriculture Week in Nebraska poster contest. The contest, open to all Nebraska students in grades 1-6, highlights the diversity of agriculture and raises awareness of the importance of agriculture in our state. This year’s contest theme is “Agriculture: Growing Nebraska.” “Agriculture is Nebraska’s number one industry, and we want to give students the chance to share their art, passion and knowledge of agriculture through this contest,” said NDA Directo...
Motorists will be rewarded at the pump this year, spending $17 billion less compared to 2015 as the national yearly sags for a fourth straight year to $2.28 a gallon, according to GasBuddy’s 2016 Fuel Price Outlook. Aside from a national average that’s forecast to be lower than 2015, highlights include: • $325 billion will be spent on gasoline in the U.S. in the year ahead, $17 billion less than last year. That’s considerable given that consumers saved $134 billion on gasoline in 2015 versus what was paid for gas in 2014. • The ‘winter-blend’ t...
A Utah-based company announced the acquisition of two Cabela’s businesses, and it will keep those operations in Sidney. Worldwide Trophy Adventures (WTA), a free hunting and fishing consulting service in St. George, Utah, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures and Trophy Application and Guide Service (T.A.G.S.) businesses. WTA also announced in a press release that it will continue to operate an office in Sidney, retain the current staff of 19 employees and “maintain a close partnership with Cabela’s.” According...
The Western Nebraska Community College financial aid staff is hosting several student and parent nights throughout the panhandle in January and February to share important information and answer any questions. “Financial Aid 101” is open and free to anyone planning to attend any college. The session set for Sidney will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 on the WNCC Sidney campus. WNCC’s financial aid presentation includes information on FAFSA forms, scholarships, PELL grants and student loans. There are door prizes at each location, inclu...
Online certification for irrigators is now available through the University of Nebraska Extension website. The certification is a requirement for all irrigators in the South Platte NRD and must be renewed every four years. In past years irrigators would be required to attend a class offered throughout the district to complete the certification. The online course offers two options to obtain certification. The first option is the test out option where a score of 80 percent or better on 50 questions is a passing grade. If the test out option is...
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Joshua Blauert, of Sidney, recently performed in the annual St. Olaf College Christmas Festival. Blauert is a member of the St. Olaf Chapel Choir and is a music major. He is the son of Arnold Blauert Jr. and Lydia Blauert and a graduate of Sidney High School. The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States. Started in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, founder of the St. Olaf College music department, the festival features more than 500 student musicians who are m...
A pair of Sidney residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Hastings College. Savanna Rosenbaum and Brenna Geiger were each named to the prestigious list. Rosenbaum also had a 4.0 grade point average this fall. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0, on a 4.0 scale, and be registered for full-time course work....
Fourteen students with local ties were named to the president's or dean's list for the 2015 fall semester at Chadron State College. Students who were named to the president's list include Barrett Browne, Kelsey Carwin, Natausha Holtz and Andrew Phelps of Sidney, and Katherine Ashmore and Jillian Kepler of Chappell. The president's list requires a student to have a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester....
Potter resident Jessica C. Heidemann graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma during commencement ceremonies held Dec. 11-12. Heidemann graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in art - studio art along with approximately 1,246 fall 2015 graduates from throughout the country and world in the ceremony held in Edmond, which is just north of Oklahoma City. The University of Central Oklahoma is the state’s largest metropolitan university, serving more than 17,000 students pursuing degrees in 117 undergraduate and 70 graduate major a...
Several local students have been honored by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) for the fall 2015 academic all-state awards. Sidney students who received the award are: Brenner Keane and Jacob Schaub, boys cross country; Abigail Heller and Mia Hernandez, girls cross country; Alex Linneman and Hunter Secrest, football; Rachel Blauert and Megan Neal, girls golf; Cameron Baldwin and Mitchell Verhulst, play production; and Annalise Lecher and Emily Mahr, volleyball. Creek Valley students who received the award are: Keith Everitt,...
A man was found dead Sunday morning in the Walmart parking lot in Sidney. Jan Poleszuk, 63, of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, was found dead about 7:15 a.m. Sunday next to a tractor trailer in the northwest corner of the parking lot. He was the driver of the truck, according to a press release issued by Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub. The release stated a passerby noticed the body lying on the ground and called 911 that morning. The Sidney Police Department and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office responded, and the Sheriff’s Office con...
GasBuddy, the authoritative voice on pump prices, projects that consumers will save $1.6 billion on gas over their year-end travels compared to last year. According to the annual GasBuddy holiday travel survey, 88 percent of those heading out of town will be doing so by car, with a majority (66 percent) driving at least 200 miles round trip. It wasn't that long ago when motorists were paying well over $3 per gallon during the winter months, a far cry from today's national average of $2.01,...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25, in observance of Christmas. All city departments will be closed, including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The solid waste department will collect Thursday and Friday’s trash on Wednesday. The city will also be closed Friday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Years Day. All city departments will be closed, including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The solid waste d...
Four with local ties received degrees from Chadron State College last Friday. Miranda McKay of Sidney earned a master of education degree during Chadron State College’s winter commencement last Friday. Kelsey Carwin and Jin Zeng, both of Sidney, and Justin Huff of Lodgepole each received a bachelors degree that day. There were 145 students who officially became graduates of Chadron State College last Friday. Dr. Don King, professor and former Education department chair, was the featured speaker for graduate commencement in Memorial Hall. R...
A Potter resident was awarded her degree last Friday from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Sara Kocsis of Potter graduated from the university with a bachelor of arts degree. More than 1,100 students graduated at the ceremony last Friday held in the Baxter Arena. Undergraduate and graduate students from each of UNO’s six colleges were recognized....
Two students with local ties were among the more than 1,400 degrees were awarded during commencement exercises Dec. 18 and 19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jessica Ellen Glanz of Sidney graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education and human sciences from the College of Education and Human Sciences. Chad Anthony Cruise of Dalton graduated with a bachelor of science degree in applied science from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Tammy Beck, associate dean of graduate programs and external...
Weather permitting, work on the I-80 bridges at Reference Post 97 will require the temporary closure of a section of County Road 189 in Deuel County beginning the week of Jan. 11, 2016, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads. Interstate Highway Construction, Inc., of Englewood, Colo., has the $37,673,866 contract for the two-year interstate reconstruction project. County Road 189, underpassing I-80, will be opened to traffic during harvest, July 1 to Aug. 1, 2016 and 2017. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes during the...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.97 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.99 per gallon, according to gasoline price website gasbuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln - $2.10 per gallon, down 1.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.11 per gallon. South Dakota - $1.92 per gal...
Members of the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau attended the state annual meeting and convention, which was held Dec. 7-8 in La Vista. Pictured, from left, are Jennifer and Josh Gipfert of Gurley, Tyson and Regina Narjes of Sidney with daughter Clara, and Tony Walker of Sidney....
