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Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.99 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 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.01 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln- $2.12 per gallon, down 4.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.17 per gallon. South Dakota- $1.98 per gal...
The Sidney Area APA pool leagues are now accepting team registrations for the upcoming session. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 23. Play begins in January and runs through May. As an added bonus, teams that have four players not currently playing in the APA will receive their choice of a $100 credit to use towards dues or APA T-shirts for everyone on the team. APA Pool Leagues that are available include Tuesday 8-Ball and Sunday 9-Ball. Other formats offered include Ladies 8-Ball and Masters. The APA Pool Leagues open to amateur pool...
The Community Choir is back with six concerts for its 40th anniversary year. Three performances will be held Dec. 13. They are at 2 p.m. at Miller Memorial Care Center, 4 p.m. at Sedgwick Community Presbyterian Church and 7 p.m. at Chappell United Methodist Church. The three performances on Dec. 20 are at 2 p.m. at Oshkosh Nursing Home, 4 p.m. at Lewellen United Methodist Church and at 7 p.m. at Berea Lutheran Church on Hwy 27. The choir will perform "Night of Miracles" by John W. Peterson,...
Students at the Western Nebraska Community College-Sidney Campus recently donated blankets to long term care facilities in the area, which included living centers and nursing homes. Five years ago, WNCC-Sidney Campus personnel decided they wanted to give back to its service area, according to campus director Paula Abbott. "We decided to create something together and then donate the items to the communities we serve," she said. "WNCC purchases the fleece blanket kits, Shirt Tales of Sidney...
The Nebraska Lincoln Highway Historic Byway Board of Directors will hold its bi-monthly board meeting in Lodgepole on Monday. The meeting will be at 4 p.m. in the Lodgepole Community Hall, located at 732 McBride Street. At the meeting, community members will have the opportunity to learn more about Lincoln Highway history, byway operations, marketing efforts and will also be able to discuss with byway representatives the impact of the byway on their community. Also during the board's time in...
Sidney Stage Line – the area’s public transportation service – will have a temporary modification to its route beginning Monday. The stop at the Cheyenne County Community Center is being temporarily halted because of the opening of the new hospital and ongoing road construction in the area. City officials said the change is only temporary. Once the roadwork is completed, the route will return to normal....
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) has scheduled four public meetings across the state to begin discussions on how to best invest $600 million in state highway improvement projects under the next cycle of the Build Nebraska Act (BNA). These meetings will focus on capital improvements, which include projects like adding new lanes or building new expressways or viaducts. NDOR is updating and expanding the project prioritization process to consider economic impacts and include more stakeholder input. To that end, the public is invited to...
CHADRON – Chadron State College’s Kappa Kappa chapter of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society inducted 40 new members during the fall semester, including two Sidney residents. Tommy Vail and Jin Zeng, both of Sidney, were inducted into the honor society. The new members were inducted by co-advisers Dr. Barbara Limbach and Dr. Wendy Waugh, along with business faculty. The 40 new members receive lifetime recognition for outstanding academic achievement in business administration. The inductees consist of juniors and seniors, as well as graduate stude...
SEWARD - Two students with local ties participated in Christmas at Concordia weekend Dec. 4-6. Students who participated in the concerts include McKenzie Akeson, a sophomore from Chappell and a soprano two in the women’s chorale, and Carly Rushman, a sophomore from Gurley and an alto one in the women’s chorale. The three events in the annual event included Christmas at Concordia concerts, a community open house and the Scholarship Parade of Homes. Video highlights of some of the weekend’s events and other Concordia community Christmas tradi...
Cheyenne County 4-H members, volunteers and families recently celebrated their accomplishments from the past year at the annual awards banquet at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The following are the awards presented for 2015. These awards are given based on the completion of the career portfolio and project records. Outstanding 4-Hers for 2015 were Kaitlyn Higgins and Dominic Beyer. This award is presented to high school seniors who have excelled in their involvement in the Cheyenne County...
Hickory Street Square in Sidney was again bustling with activity last weekend. Carriage rides throughout the city were offered on Saturday afternoon and the Cheyenne County Young Professionals also hosted a series of games and activities for children....
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen two cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.05 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $2.03 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln - $2.20 per gallon, down 3.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.24 per gallon. South Dakota - $2.03 per gallon, down 2.2 cents per...
The Sidney High School One Act Play Production team finished fourth in the district contest held Saturday at Chadron State College. Even though the Raiders finished fourth, they had the most acting awards of any school competing at the Class B-6 District Play Production Contest. All 11 of Sidney's eligible cast members in the play, "The Addams Family," were recognized by the three judges for acting honors. Winning outstanding performance award certificates were: Josh Austad, Abbie Fraas, Jakob...
Dog tags for 2016 in the City of Sidney are now available and being issued to pet owners. The tags are available at the Sidney Police Department, located at 1715 Illinois Street. Owners must bring in a certificate of current rabies vaccination for each dog or a license will not be issued. The fee for an intact female is $11, and a fee for an intact male is $6. There is no charge for tags for altered females, males and puppies younger than six months. Prices for the dog tags will go up in March. According to city ordinance 618.07, starting...
For the first time, irrigators will have the option to obtain their irrigation and nitrogen certificate through an online course designed to make it easier to complete the necessary training and achieve certification for the next four years. All irrigators in the district area will have until March 1, 2016, to complete their training and earn their certificate. The course will be available by the end of December. “It is hoped that many irrigators will take the opportunity to complete the training in the comfort of their own home on their own t...
Two railroad crossings will be closed next week due to maintenance. The crossing on County Road 125 near U.S. Hwy. 30, which was originally scheduled to be closed Friday, will now be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday. Additionally, the railroad crossing on Greenwood Road in Sidney will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday due to maintenance....
The Cheyenne County Historical Museum and Post Commander’s Home have been decorated by various groups and individuals for the Christmas season. Winners of the contest are as follows: Museum - adult division: First place - Sidney Public Library staff, library; Second place - Threads of Friendship Quilt Guild, quilt room. Museum - children’s division: First place: Addyson Stutzman, Emily Stutzman and Lilee Wieser, school room; Second place - St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool, toy room. Post Commander’s Home - adult division: First place - Goal Ga...
The City of Sidney is in the beginning stages of addressing properties that are unsafe or dilapidated. Over the past several weeks, staff members from the city have conducted a survey of properties in Sidney, under the direction of Chief Building Official Brad Rowan, CBO. The purpose of the survey was to identify distressed, dilapidated, unsightly and unsafe properties. Property owners of these types of properties will be given a courtesy letter to voluntarily comply with the requests to repair or replace or remove their distressed structures...
Work on the railroad crossing on County Road 125 near U.S. Hwy. 30 will see the road closed most of the day Friday. The road will be closed at the crossing at 7 a.m. and will reopen at 5 p.m. The crossing is being closed due to maintenance work due to be performed there....
Security First Bank will host its annual "Tree of Lights" at its Sidney branch, located at 1205 Jackson Street. Memorial Health Center Extended Care has provided the bank with a star for every individual who is currently residing in its facility. Each star contains the name of a resident, as well as a list of three items they need. Individuals who participate are asked to pick at least one star from the tree and purchase the items on it for the selected senior in the extended care facility....
An investigation by emergency responders on Sunday evening turned up no gas leak after a county resident reported smelling natural gas. The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department responded to an area north of Sidney on County Road 111 shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday. Ron Leal, Region 21 Emergency Management coordinator, who was also on scene, said while the source of the smell was not identified, no gas leak was found. As a precaution, representatives from Tallgrass Energy, which operates a natural gas storage facility north of Sidney, were contacted...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.06 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 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.04 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln - $2.23 per gallon, down 6.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.29 per gallon. South Dakota - $2.03 per gal...
The Sidney Rotary Club presented each fourth grade student in Sidney Public Schools with a copy of the Scholastic Children's Dictionary on Nov. 24. The club has distributed more than 300 dictionaries in the past. The Sidney Rotary Club was chartered in 1925, and is a part of Rotary International. Rotary, whose motto is "Service Above Self" and includes more than 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries around the world....
Sean Anders and friends perform during the annual Cheyenne County Thanksgiving community service, sponsored by the Cheyenne County Ministerial Association. The theme this year was "Together we serve" to honor local law enforcement, fire department, emergency medical field and military personnel. The annual event was held Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Sidney....
OMAHA – Sidney High School freshman Payton Jung has been identified by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as an elite rising high school volleyball player – and has been named to the organization's AVCA Phenom List. The list is comprised of underclassmen who have received recognition for their outstanding play. Jung will attend the 2015 Phenom program Dec. 17-20 in Omaha and will attend educational sessions regarding recruiting and life as a college athlete, interact with AVCA Col...
