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All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the Sidney Knights of Columbus Council #1861 Annual Free Throw Contest. The competition will be held on Sun. Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Sidney Middle School gym. Entry forms are available from physical education teachers in all area school. Forms can also be filled out at the middle school gym on the day of the competition....
In Honor of Martin Luther Day of Service, the Foster Grandparent Program will be sponsoring a Food Drive to help the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Pantry. The pantry is low due to an increase in need for food from families over the holidays. Non-perishable food items are needed to restock the pantry shelves. The Day of Service is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Services which funds the Foster Grandparent Program. The MLK Day of Service is an annual event which has also been observed locally for years...
Kimball's Mike Daum (30) rises above the panhandle competition....
The Sidney Public Library will again be offering Toddler Tales for children ages 2 and 3 beginning Wed., Jan. 8th at 10:15 a.m. In addition, Children ages 4 and 5 may attend the story time session resuming Thurs., Jan. 9th at 10:15 a.m. Registration is requested so they can plan accordingly. For more information and/or to register, please call the Library at 254-3110....
Three seats are up for re-election this coming year on the South Platte NRD board of directors. The terms of James C. Johnson of Dix, Subdistrict 2; Paul Hutchison of Sidney, Subdistrict 4; and Tom Biggs of Sidney, Subdistrict 6 expire on Dec. 31, 2014. The NRD directors are elected or nomininated within subdistricts in Cheyenne, Kimball and Deuel counties. Subdistrict 2 comprises the northeastern half of Kimball County including northeastern Kimball, and part of western Cheyenne County. Subdistrict 4 is in southwestern Cheyenne County, and...
Tyler Wyntholz (24) and Mitch Carlson of the Central City Bison at the Cabela's Holiday shootout....
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce can now say ‘there’s an app for that.’ My Chamber is a mobile application being launched by the chamber and included in membership. It provides profile information and contact numbers at the flick of a finger. “It gives the ability for mobile users to find member businesses,” explained chamber director Glenna Phelps-Aurich. All chamber members are automatically included, free of charge....
The City of Sidney is accepting live Christmas trees for recycling from December 26 thru January 14, according to Tom Von Seggern, Parks Superintendent. Please remove all decorations and take them to the municipal pool parking lot located on Toledo Street....
The City of Sidney will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. 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 trash on the regular residential schedule....
Cotillion Royalty 2013 King Andrew Phelps and Queen Karson Langley...
Farm and Ranch Estate and Transition Planning workshops are scheduled for January in Ogallala, Sidney, Gering and Oshkosh. The program will be presented by Dave Goeller of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beginning Farmer Program Coordinator and Joe Hawbaker, agricultural law attorney. Dates and locations: • Jan. 14, Ogallala: Valentino’s Restaurant, 55 River Road • Jan. 15, Sidney: Cheyenne County Community Center, 627 Toledo St., sponsored by PointsWest Community Bank and Insurance of Sidney, Dalton, Kimball and Chappell. • Jan. 16, Ger...
The following people appeared in Deuel County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 17, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Elizabeth Fricke, age 47 of Chappell, appeared for a pre-trial conference on a charge of DUI 2nd Offense, a class W misdemeanor. She pled guilty to an amended complaint of DUI 1st Offense, which is a class W misdemeanor, and received 12 months of probation and a $600 fine. Winfield Copley III, age 33 of Ogallala, did not appear for a status hearing on a charge of DUI 4th Offense, (class IV felony), but he was represented by counsel. His...
The Sidney Salvation Army donated 19 bags filled with toiletries, slippers and socks to Head Start families through Bell Ringing Funds. Pictured are Head Start employees, Patsy Yager, Grace Griffiths and Project Chair Lori Borchert for the Salvation Army. Bell Ringing Funds have helped families with food, utilities, rent and disasters. Funds have also been used to purchase car seats, finger printing kits, book bags and supplies, hygiene items, blankets, bus passes, bike helmets as well as...
Leyton High School's Choir and Band put on a show for friends and family....
Leyton High School's Choir and Band put on a show for friends and family....
The Creek Valley FFA Chapter traveled to Chadron State College at the end of November to compete in Leadership Skills Events. Jaden Criswell and Kali Priest both received reds in Creed Speaking. Ashley Burr returned with a blue in Cooperative Speaking. The Senior Parlimentary Law Team of Shania Brown, Summer Mueller, Hannah Schievelbein, Aftan Bartels, Dane McConnell, and Logan Criswell received third and are alternates to state. Nash Leef placed second in Extemp Speaking and qualified for...
Jesse Smith of Frenchman Valley Coop presented a check to the Creek Valley High School FFA chapter, represented by senior Shania Brown. FVC donated $850 to the chapter to help offset the cost of club activities....
While much of history records this warrior's name as Mochi, the tribal documents of the Southern Cheyenne list the name as Moc-chi. Moc-chi was not born to be a warrior and was not trained in the ways of a warrior as a youth in the Tse Tse Stus band of Southern Cheyenne. Born in 1841, Moc-chi was 23 years of age before ever taking the path of war against an enemy. In a culture where young boys began their training for combat at a very early age, it was not uncommon among the Cheyenne for the war...
The 11th annual Great Books for Great Kids Runza fundraiser was held in October at the Sidney location, and raised $477.88 to donate to the Sidney Public Library to purchase new children's books. This week Phillip Call, Brooke Hendricks, Jessica Stokes, Kate Hendricks, Samantha Stokes, Saiana Wagner, Maiya Wagner, Taylor Stokes and Natalie Stokes were the first to checkout and read the new books....
The Sidney High School One-Act Play Team placed fourth at the Class B-6 District Play Production Contest hosted by Sidney High School on Saturday, December 7th. Ogallala was the district champion, Chadron was runner-up and Gordon-Rushville finished third. Rounding our the bottom four were McCook in fifth place, followed by Alliance, Valentine, and Mitchell. Nine cast members of Sidney's comedy production of "A Simple Task," were awarded outstanding performance certificates for their acting....
Thursday, December 12, Sam and Louie’s Pizza in downtown Sidney will be hosting a fundraiser for the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska (CAPWN). CAPWN is the parent company of the Head Start program. Sam and Louie’s will donate 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to CAPWN. Employees from CAPWN will be on site to answer questions about the innovative work they do. Lunch will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner from 5 to 9 p.m., and there will be a 50/50 raffle....
Kane Taylor of Sidney pins Gothenburg's Chad Schmeitt in the wrestling opener....
Late Thursday night, the White House notified States of a Presidential Proclamation to fly flags at half-staff through sunset on Monday, Dec. 9, as, according to the Presidential Proclamation, “a mark of respect for the memory of Nelson Mandela.” During this time, Gov. Heineman reminds Nebraskans to the flag at half-staff this Sat., Dec. 7 for the annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. Gov. Dave Heineman is reminding Nebraskans that flags at all...
Rita Stinner of Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is Nebraska’s 2013-14 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Outstanding Music Educator of the Year Award Recipient. Ms. Stinner was nominated for the NFHS award by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) with the collaboration of the Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA). Nominations are based upon outstanding service and unselfish devotion to interscholastic music by high school or college music directors. Stinner is recognized as an outstanding m...
One hundred and fifty years ago on December 2, 1863 the bronze sculpture of "Freedom Triumphant Over War and Peace" was hoisted to the top of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. A 35-gun salute boomed across the Capitol grounds and echoed back to the assembled crowd from each of the twelve forts that surrounded and protected the home of liberty and justice. "Freedom," as she is called, was designed by American born artist and sculptor Thomas Crawford in 1855. Her journey, from...
