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GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving will certainly have something to be extra thankful for: the cheapest gasoline prices since March 2009. The low prices are showing up just in time for millions of motorists that are heading out, saving them $1.5 billion over the five days that GasBuddy’s recent survey found most motorists will be traveling. GasBuddy projects that by Thanksgiving Day the national average will be $1.99 per gallon, nearly 80 cents per gallon cheaper than last year and $1.29 per gallon cheaper than 201...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, in observance of Thanksgiving. 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 department will be collecting Thursday and Friday’s trash on Wednesday....
Creek Valley seniors who are thinking about taking college courses from a community college next school year have the opportunity to take the COMPASS. The COMPASS is a college placement assessment. Western Nebraska Community College will offer this assessment, free of charge, at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 2 in the CVHS library computer lab. Interested students need to signup for this assessment by Wednesday, Nov. 25. Students may access sample questions, tips and practice tests for the COMPASS at the following sites: www.act.org/compass/sample,...
Creek Valley Senior High Students who wish to change their schedule for the second semester may do so Dec. 7-9. This will be the only time students will be allowed to change their schedules for the second semester. The procedure is as follows: 1. Student contacts Kathy Ford, who will give them a class schedule change form. 2. Student gets the teacher’s signature of class to be dropped. 3. Student gets the teacher’s signature of class to be added. 4. Parent/guardian signs the form giving permission for this course of action. 5. Ford signs the...
A single vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Bushnell in Kimball County claimed the lives of two Scottsbluff residents Thursday night. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. near the Bushnell exit (mile marker 8) on I-80 in Kimball County. A 2012 Buick Enclave was eastbound on I-80 when the vehicle left the roadway and went down into the median. After traveling in the median for several hundred feet, the vehicle became airborne, striking a concrete barrier on the eastside of the Bushnell overpass (County Road 13). The driver of the SUV, Kelly...
The Nebraska State Patrol will join its law enforcement counterparts from across the nation in a Thanksgiving holiday special enforcement campaign designed to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes by enforcing seat belt usage. Monday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 29, troopers and communication specialists will put in extra hours as part of the “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign. An $18,000 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS) will help to pay for the additional enforcement. “The Thanksgiving hol...
LINCOLN – Jack McAreavey, a 2012 graduate of Sidney High School, is one of seven Nebraska Wesleyan University players to be named all-conference by the Great Plains Athletic Conference for football in 2015. The all-conference team was selected after a vote of the league coaches on Nov. 15 in Fremont. Two NWU players were named to the All-GPAC Second-Team. On offense, McAreavey, a senior offensive lineman, received his first all-conference recognition. Kicker Kramer Rath was named All-GPAC s...
Possible funding for water augmentation projects at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area (ORRA) were discussed at the Nov. 10 South Platte NRD Board of Directors (Board) meeting. The board approved working with Olsson Associates on the Oliver Reservoir Water Project for a proposal to utilize Platte Basin Coalition funding and to help satisfy terms of the Platte River Recovery and Implementation Program, along with requirements of the Ground Water Management and Protection Act and provisions in the IMPs and Basin-Wide Plan. The proposal will expand...
The High Plains Pheasant Forever Chapter of Sidney hosted its third annual U.S. Warriors Outdoors (USWO) veterans hunt Nov. 6-8 in Cheyenne County. The High Plains Pheasant Forever chapter partnered with the USWO to enlist eligible veterans for a fun weekend of outdoor therapy. This group of veterans were comprised of seven local Nebraska veterans and one from Colorado and another from Pennsylvania, all with various combat experience ranging from Vietnam, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and...
The Cheyenne County Art Guild has selected Margaret Ann Evans as its November artist of the month. It is the third time Evans, who has been a member of the art guild since 2010, has been named the artist of the month. Evans said she would like to dedicate this month's honor to her late mother, Betty Evans, who died in January 2011. "Growing up on a ranch in the High Plains allowed me many opportunities, to observe the beauty in nature and our every changing landscapes," Evans said. "Capturing...
A pair of county roads will be closed for parts of this week due to railroad crossing repairs. County Road 105 near U.S. Hwy. 30 closed Tuesday at 7 a.m. for the repairs. It will reopen at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18. CR 109 near U.S. Hwy. 30 is set to close at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19. The road is scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20....
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced the second annual Congressional App Challenge for Nebraska’s Third District. This nationwide competition is designed to promote innovation and engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among high school students who will compete by creating and exhibiting a software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. “The Congressional App Challenge celebrates innovation and encourages our students to pursue the boundless opportu...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.24 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.16 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 72.5 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 23.6 cents per gallon lower t...
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld multiple convictions for a 2012 murder in Sidney. The court on Friday upheld first-degree murder and weapons convictions and the life sentence of Jason Custer, who in March 2014 was convicted in Cheyenne County District Court for the killing of Adam McCormick in November 2012. Prosecutors say Custer shot McCormick at a Sidney house after the two men argued over $160 in drug money. In his appeal, Custer argued prosecutorial misconduct, that there was not enough evidence to convict him, and that the trial court...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest about $8 million in the Ogallala Aquifer Initiative in Fiscal Year 2016 to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of water annually while strengthening agricultural operations. NRCS launched the Ogallala Aquifer Initiative (OAI) in 2011 to reduce aquifer water use, improve water quality and enhance the economic viability of croplands and rangelands in...
A Leyton Public Schools third grader won the grand champion artist award in the Wheat Belt cover page contest. Shawnee Gamble received the honor and the artwork will be displayed on the cover of the Wheat Belt connection insert in December. The reserve champion artist was Axi Benish. First place winner went to Logan Bartling, and Abriell Steffens took the honorable mention slot. All four drawings will be printed in the December issue. “We are very pleased with the participation from the kids, and enjoyed all their drawings,” Wheat Belt sai...
Johnson Cattle Company of Sidney is a new member of the American Angus Association, announced Richard Wilson, interim CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with nearly 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 18 million registered Angus. The association records ancestral information, and keeps production records and genomic data on individual animals to develop...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29 per gallon on Sunday yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.22 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 73.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 18.8 c...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans 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. There will be no change in residential trash collection for the week....
The St Patrick's High School Class of 1965 celebrated their 50 year reunion Oct. 8-11 in Sidney with tours of Sidney, the Old Sioux Army Depot, West Elementary School and Sidney High School. The Class of '65 was the first class to graduate from the new St. Patrick's High School. This school is now West Elementary School. After the tours the class met at the Peetz Hot Spot to remember times of 3.2 beer and dances. Other activities included dinner at Dude's (with honored guests Coach Rich Rolls...
The South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) released this week the 2015 fall ground water level report, which gives a generalized look at the ground water levels and an insight into the areas where irrigation may have caused major areas of stress to the aquifer. While the fall report is important, there are several variables that affect the report such as recovery of the aquifer from the current seasons use, crop rotations and precipitation timing and amounts during spring and summer....
SCOTTSBLUFF – “Our Diabetes Journey–For Parents and Kids” will be the topic at the Regional West Physicians Clinic-Diabetes Care Center support group meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Medical Plaza South, room 1202. The meeting will be an interactive, one-hour program presented by A1C Champions diabetes educators Alyssa, a youth with type 1 diabetes, and her mother, Susan. All type 1 patients between the ages of 8 and 18 and their families are invited. “Our Diabetes Journey–For Parents and Kids” was developed by the A1C Champions Pro...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.34 per Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.18 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 78.0 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 0.8 cents per gallon higher t...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Paul Roberts was named the acting medical center director for the Cheyenne VA Medical Center and Clinics, as announced by network director for the Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Ralph Gigliotti. Roberts steps in for Dr. Cynthia McCormack, who retired Nov. 1. Roberts, 51, came to the Cheyenne VA in April 2013 to serve as the associate director following his retirement from the U.S. Army after 21 years of service. "Mr. Roberts is well qualified for the role of acting m...
The Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) and Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development District (Panhandle RC&D) has hired Jeff Kelley as executive director as of Nov. 2. Kelley will sere as executive director for both organizations. Kelley brings 17 years of experience as a community development block grant administrator and housing specialist, in addition to his economic development experience. Kelley is a native of Omaha and a graduate of University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney State College). In 1981, he married the former...
