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WALK OFF: Sidney's Reid Ficus comes through again for the Sidney Post 17 Junior team, clearing the bases with a triple and invoking the mercy rule to end the game against Ogallala on June 14. The Sidney boys had a monster second inning, plating 12 runs and taking a 13-2 lead. Fiscus' triple with the bases loaded added three more runs, and closed the game out to give Sidney the win. It was another week of weather cancelling and postponing games as rain and lightning covered the area for most of...
On Saturday, June 17, the Potter-Dix Early Learning Facility held their annual Summer Shenanigans Golf Fundraiser at Prairie Pines Golf Course in Potter. 10 teams participated in the event, which raises money for the Early Learning Facility. This year, funds raised will be used to service the toys and playground equipment and also to resurface the area to keep it safe and in good shape. The event is not a high-stakes round of golf, but rather a just-for-fun event that has prizes for...
The second annual MAC vs. MNAC Basketball All-Star games were held at Sutherland High School Saturday afternoon. Graduated seniors from area MAC conference schools participated in the games. The girls game was played first, and was won by the MNAC team. The boys played the second game, with the MAC team coming out on top. In the girls game, the MNAC girls were able to build a lead and pull away from the MAC team. The MNAC team took the victory 77-to-44, led by game MVP Shalyn Safranek of...
A fire that started in an older Recreational Vehicle that had stopped to refuel at the Maverik service center at 655 Cabela Drive in Sidney around 10 a.m. disrupted business at the Maverik station for a short while, while local fire and law enforcement contained the blaze and kept the area clear for safety. Cheyenne County Sheriff Adam Frerichs was on the scene, and although it was not immediately known where the RV that caught fire was from, Frerichs did confirm that the vehicle did contain...
It was all the way back in 1971 when Roger Brothers saw an opportunity with the new developments in offset printing, that he decided to take the plunge and open The Country Printer in Dix. Brothers got an education in printing at a young age, working for the Western Nebraska Observer in Kimball, and with two stints working at the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, back when the in-house printing press at the location on Illinois Street was printing out newspapers, magazines and other special printing...
Over the course of the year, papers can easily pile up and cramp your space. however, just throwing out papers is not a very safe thing to do, as much of the paperwork people accumulate through the course of a year contains personal and sensitive information, and should be destroyed properly. Papers taking up your space becomes a bigger problem when disposing of the old sheets hasn’t been done for a few years. Enter Keep Sidney Beautiful and their annual “Shred-It” program. Cheyenne Count...
After a rainy week that cancelled many games, the Post 17 Juniors and Seniors returned to Legion Park on Wednesday, June 7, for a pair of games against the Alliance Spartans. The junior teams played first, with Anderson Smelley taking the mound for the Sidney squad. After retiring the side in order in the top of the first inning, Landon Riddle got aboard with a single and was able to advance to third after a steal of second and a single by Rhyder Bayne. Patrick McCartney then drove a fly ball...
The annual East/West Football and Volleyball games were held in Scottsbluff over the weekend, and the East teams continued their dominance, winning both the Football and Volleyball games. The football game needed to be moved up twice, first to 5 p.m. from its original kick-off time then to 11 a.m as late afternoon/early evening thunderstorms were forecast for the area. The game started as a defensive battle between the teams, as both offenses struggled to maintain any momentum and the defenses...
The Co-Ed Softball season is in full swing, and The Rock, SRMC, Haupt, Inglorious Batters, Moonshiners and Creekside all had big wins over the week. We got to witness Shannon McCartney crush a home run over the left field fence in SRMC's win over the Mound Pounderz, while the Inglorious Batters piled on the runs versus the Red Hot Aces. Softball Results Date: Time: Visitor Home Location/Final 06/08/2023 6:00 PM The Rock W Ump Yurz L Field 1 13-2 06/08/2023 6:00 PM Mound Pounderz L SRMC W Field...
The second annual Lynden Annora Memorial Golf Tournament was held at Prairie Ridge Golf Course Saturday morning, and picture-perfect weather greeted the golfers and stayed throughout the course of the event. Organizer Mark Monheiser created the event to celebrate the memory of his infant daughter who passed away, and raise money for children in Neonatal Intensive Care units. "This is a great way to honor her memory and to raise money for children who really need it. It's difficult to have an...
A large percentage of Nebraskans are frustrated by the Byzantine tax system in Nebraska, with its myriad of exemptions and special-interest benefits that end up ranking Nebraska 38th highest out of 50 states in overall tax burden. And in a state where 100% of the tax burden falls on just 60% of the population, support for an overhaul in Nebraska's tax system is growing. Many Nebraskans were cheered to hear of the recent tax-cut legislation that was passed, only to have their optimism brought...
A group of Sidney High School students traveled to the east coast to visit some of the country's most prominent cities and get a close up look at the history of the United States. Led by History teacher Scot Anderson, the students traveled to to the Boston area and visited the battlefields of Lexington and Concord, then on to New York City for a few days, checking out Grand Central Station, Central Park and Strawberry Fields among other notable sites. It was then on to Philadelphia where they...
The Security First Regulators came down from Sheridan County on Tuesday, May 30, for a pair of games against the Post 17 teams here in Sidney. The juniors were able to get their game in, but the seniors had play stopped in the first inning when thunderstorms rolled in with lightning strikes hitting all around the area. The game was unable to be resumed as the stormy weather remained for a few hours after the start of the senior game. The junior game pitted Sidney's starting pitcher Anderson...
Nebraska quarterback Noah Eggleston, a senior graduate of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller High School connected for two touchdown passes in the first quarter, a third in the third quarter and a fourth in the final frame. The game was never in doubt as the Nebraska offense was able to move the ball effectively and score, while the defense shut down Wyoming for most of the game. Leading the Nebraska defense was Nebraska 6-Man Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kasten, a recent graduate from Potter-Dix...
The weather may not have been ideal, but it did not put a damper on the festivities of Cruise Night on Friday. A long line of cars, many classic and historical, cruised up and down Illinois Venue down to Ft. Sidney road and back, playing old-style cruising music on their radios while waving to the many that had braved the rains to participate in the event. The traffic jam was so significant that Google Maps showed the tie-up on their popular mapping application. There were hotdogs, burgers,...
Elks Lodge 1894 in Sidney hosted an Open House and fund raising event on Saturday for the renovation project of the auditorium and building at 1040 Jackson Street in Sidney. Area residents were welcomed into the building and offered tours of the facility, including the upstairs balcony that is slated for renovations and the old city offices located on the second floor. Elks Lodge member Rob Kuhns gave us a tour of the upstairs area, and spoke about the history of the building. Although exact...
There was a party Saturday afternoon at Hillside Golf Club, and it was to celebrate the retirement of Dean Gipfert after 48 years of dedicated service to Wheat Belt customers in Sidney and throughout the area. Gipfert joined Wheat Belt back in 1975 when he was 18 years old, as an assistant warehouseman. Born and raised in Sidney as one of thirteen children, Gipfert said he never thought he would stay at the same company for 48 years. But he did, and after the first four years, a position opened...
On Thursday, May 18, Sidney Regional Medical Center held its long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for its new Extended Care facility at the site of the Medical Center. The facility is funded through a combination of contributions to the hospital, construction financing from lenders and low-interest loans from the USDA's Rural Development initiative. Farris Engineering, RDG Planning and Design and Sampson Construction are the lead construction organizations on the project. SRMC CEO Jason Petik ki...
As the chill in the air dissipates and the grass starts needing a mow, it's time again for American Legion Baseball to start up in the Panhandle area. The Sidney Post 17 junior and senior teams got off to a good beginning to their season, although they've had to deal with some tricky weather to start. The first game that was played was scheduled to be in Ogallala, but a bad weather forecast shifted the action to Sidney on May 17. The junior teams battled it out over the course of the game, with...
Sidney senior John Beier shot an 86 then an 82 to end up +24 for the Class B NSAA Golf Championship Tournament at Monument Shadows Golf Course last week, earning him 41st place overall. Senior Jaeden Dillehay shot an 88 then an 85 to finish +29 and in 55th place overall in the Tournament. Although the results were not quite as good as hoped, the pair were able to achieve the season's goal; qualifying for the State Tournament. The team from York won top honors, with a total to par gross of +17,...
Now that we're heading into summer, the Cheyenne County Community Center's Co-Ed Adult Softball League is in full swing, with teams full of energetic, if not overly skilled, players packing the softball diamonds and having a great time. Teams like the Mound Pounders and The Inglorious Batters will be in action on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Softball Fields east of Legion Park. The Women's and 18u Girls Softball leagues are also in full swing, and these teams that represent Sidney will host...
The annual Panhandle Prep Red/Blue All-Star Basketball games were held at Scottsbluff High School on Friday, May 26, and many of the area's graduated seniors got their last chance to play in high school basketball competitions. Although the area senior stars for the girls and boys were both on the losing sides of each game, the contests were competitive and fun, and both high-scoring. The girls game started first, with Sidney's Reese Riddle and Rheagan Stanley playing for the Red team. All of...
It was an historic day for a Sidney Red Raider Track and Field team that sent a slate of qualifiers with high expectations, and at the end of the second day's competition, the Red Raiders were heading home with four individual State Titles. It wasn't the biggest of surprises to take home four gold medals, two each by junior Lady Raiders Chloe Ahrens and Karsyn Leeling. In many ways the finishes from all of the Red Raider athletes were pretty much as predicted prior to the competition. But that i...
The area's Class D schools sent their NSAA State Meet qualifiers to Omaha for competition on Friday and Saturday, and at least one area athlete had the trip of her life, ending with a Gold Medal. Leyton sophomore Zaili Benish capped her outstanding sophomore season in Track by stunning the field and ripping off a personal best time in the 300 Meter Hurdles, her strongest event, edging the runner-up while leaving the rest of the runners in the dust in a Gold Medal winning performance. Benish...
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Golf team finished off their regular season schedule at the District B-4 Tournament at Hillside Golf Course on Tuesday, May 16th, after wet weather pushed back the tournament from its originally scheduled date on Monday. The very best of the district descended upon Sidney for the tournament, and at the end of the competition, two Red Raider golfers qualified for the State Tournament this week. Seniors John Beier and Jaeden Dillehay both had a 9 over par round, and their...
