Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 117 - 141 of 1268
More than 20 Creek Valley High School student were named to the Principal's Honor Roll for the third quarter. To make the honor roll, student must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) between 89.5 and 94.4 percent. Pictured, left to right starting from the front row, are Trey McFee, Joellyn Straber, Tamara Ukena, Liz Green, Joey McConnell, Kira Westman, Kayla Sisco, Raven Batchelor, Hannah Blackwelder, Katie Burch, Kelli Sisco, Kali Priest, Chloe Mitlehne, Ethan Batchelor, Samuel Jandl, Tanner...
Sidney athletes won 11 events, the most of any school, at the Chadron State College High School Indoor Track and Field Meet held Saturday. But with approximately 500 athletes, and more than 800 entries, in the competition, there were winners from eight different schools. Two seniors were double winners among the girls. For the second straight year, Bayard senior Jessi Smith won both the 55-meter hurdles and the 800 meters. Calbi Ausmann of Newcastle, Wyo., also won two events, the 400 and 1600. Both have been gold medal winners at their state...
Greg McDaniel and Mitch Brown made it look easy in the first weekend of the Kimball Hospital Foundation 9-pin no-tap bowling tournament. The two Kimball men each scored multiple 300 games Friday and Saturday and will have a share of $1,000 in prize money from the first weekend of the tournament. McDaniel, the talented new owner of the Kim Bowl, rolled 300 games in five of six attempts. He scored a perfect 300-300-300 in the men’s league division and a near-perfect 300-287-300 in doubles play. Brown scored 236-300-300 in doubles play, joining K...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 4.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.07 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.98 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 33.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 39.7 cents per g...
Potter-Dix Jr./Sr. High School placed first in team total points and had several students qualify for the state speech contest at the D2-6 district meet held in Potter last week. State qualifiers were sophomore Audrey Juelfs (1st place in Oral Interpretation of Poetry and Duet Acting) with freshman Brooke Moench (1st place in Duet Acting and 3rd place in Oral Interpretation of Poetry), junior Levi Kasten (1st place in Entertainment Speaking), junior John Herboldsheimer (2nd place in Humorous...
A grant-writing workshop designed to help potential applicants understand, develop, and submit federal grant applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program will be offered March 31 in Sidney as part of a collaboration between federal, state, and regional partners. March 28 is the registration deadline for the Sidney meeting, which will take place at Western Nebraska Community College, 371 College Drive, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. There is no cost, but pre-registration is required by contacting Karen DeBoer...
March 21-25 is Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is the time to review your plans and be sure that you are “Weather-Ready.” Being prepared can help you and your family stay connected in an emergency. Tips to be “Weather-Ready”: • Know Your Risk: Tornadoes, large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, floods and lightning can be deadly for the unprepared. Knowing the weather related risks is the first step in becoming Weather-Ready. • Take Action: Be ready, make a plan. Know what to do if there is a tornado, if lightning becomes a hazard...
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) has issued the first checks to Nebraska counties and first-class cities for road and street purposes since a change was made last year to the Federal Funds Purchase Program, increasing funding by $2.58 million. A total of $23,214,183 was recently released to the cities and counties through the program. The program, launched in 2013, allows the department to purchase the counties’ and first-class cities’ share of federal funds with state funds. Those state dollars allow local agencies the increased fle...
Creek Valley Middle School held its annual science fair for the fifth through eighth grades on Tuesday, March 15. The fifth and sixth grade science teacher is Jessica Cabela, while Cory Michelman is the seventh and eighth grade science teacher. The medal winners for each grade are: Eighth grade: Catie Koenen, first place; Noah Knapp, second place; Parker Dykes, third place. Seventh grade: Oakley Hodges, first place; Ashleigh Jay, second place; Mariah Koenen, third place. Sixth grade: Allyson...
The American Plains Artists accepted four artworks by J. I. McElroy of Gurley for inclusion in its 2016 "Art of the Plains" Signature Show being exhibited at the South Wind Art Gallery in Topeka, Kan. Sixty-seven artworks from 27 APA signature artists from across the nation were accepted into this show. McElroy's artworks included two watercolor paintings, one pencil drawing and an acrylic painting, titled "Crane Sunrise," which won the Golden Spur Award. One of only three awards given in this...
Wheat Belt Public Power District will host a safety fair at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Friday, April 29. The purpose of the safety fair is to promote safety in a fun fair-type atmosphere. Approximately 150 fourth and fifth graders from Sidney and Leyton will participate and would like to extend the invite to any home schooled children of these grades. The presenters will be the City of Sidney, Union Pacific Railroad, Black Hills Energy, Sidney Veterinary Hospital, Sidney Police Department, 21st Century Equipment, Natural Resources...
Adams Bank & Trust recently donated $500 to the 5K 2 PLAY fundraiser on Saturday, April 9. Students at Creek Valley Middle School in Lodgepole have set a goal to raise $2,000 toward the purchase of new playground equipment....
The Sidney High School speech team finished fourth out of eight schools at the Class B-6 Speech Contest held Monday at Gering High School. The district champion was Gering with 386 points, while the runner-up was Gothenburg with 358 points. Third place went to Ogallala with 330 points, Sidney was fourth with 216 points, and McCook was fifth with 159 points. Next came Chadron with 132 points, Cozad with 85 points and Alliance with 75 points. Sidney will be represented by junior Will Castner at the Class B State Speech Contest at the University...
A review of initial information from the Conservation Survey Division and the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission was seen at the March South Platte NRD meeting. Thad Kuntz, principal hydrogeologist for adaptive resources, presented some of the findings from the CSD and NOGC. The oil and gas well geophysical logs data is being added to information already gathered for the hydrogeology of Western Nebraska project, which is funded by a Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET) grant and three NRDs, the Twin Platte, North Platte and South Platte. Kuntz point...
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau will hold a candidate forum for District 47 legislative candidates on March 21. The forum will be held at the Buffalo Point Steakhouse, located 638 Cabela Dr. in Sidney. Candidates will be present at 1 p.m. for the public to visit with, and the forum will start at 1:30 p.m. The forum is free and open to the public. According to a press release, the goal of the event is to provide as much information as possible about those running for Legislative District 47, so the public can make informed decisions on issues...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 9.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.02 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.93 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 40.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 39.6 cents per g...
The community choir is preparing for its upcoming performances of "Victory Celebration," created and arranged by Tom Fettke and orchestrated by Dave Williamson. On Palm Sunday, March 20, the choir will be perform at the Oshkosh Nursing Home at 2 p.m., the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church at 4 p.m. and the Berea Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. On Good Friday, March 25, the choir will perform at Miller Memorial Care Center at 1:30 p.m. and at the Community Good Friday Service at the Chappell United Methodist...
Creek Valley Elementary School recently held its annual fun night and Title I parents meeting. Families of elementary students (including brothers and sisters) were encouraged to come and enjoy an evening of celebrating Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. All children were able to choose a new book to take home with them....
The Lodgepole Lions Club announces the deadline for the 2016 Lodgepole Lions Club scholarship. Two scholarships in the amount of $500 each is provided by the Lodgepole Lions Club with the following guidelines: 1. The award money is paid jointly to the recipient and the post-secondary educational institution of which recipient is attending. 2. All application information is to be typed or printed in black ink. 3. The recipients are responsible for giving the Lions’ Club Scholarship committee treasurer the name and address of the financial aid o...
One local student has been named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter terms at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Brendan Holly, a sophomore, was named to the dean’s list for the fall/winter 2015 terms. He is the son of Jennifer and Thad Holly of Sidney and is a graduate of Sidney High School. The honor is reserved for students who maintain at least a 3.60 grade point average....
A student with local ties has been named to the fall 2015 semester honor list at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Lucas David Rosenbaum, a junior civil engineering major of Sidney, was named to the honor list. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. Founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T is a public research university of 8,889 students and part of the four-campus...
About 30 students from five different schools in the Panhandle, including two from Sidney, participated in the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Regional Science Fair on March 2 at the Harms Advanced Technology Center at WNCC in Scottsbluff. The NJAS partnered with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) for this event. There were three regional winners of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Science Fair were first place winner Kara Barnhart of Garden County, second place winner...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce presented 'Dress Down Day' funds to the Sidney High School Skills USA Sidney chapter. The chapter will use the funds to purchase new official Skills USA coats for many of its members. To compete in the state Skills USA competition, each member must have an official coat....
Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate in Regional West’s Fourth Annual Boxer Rebellion 5k fun run/walk on Saturday, March 19. Registration will be from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race. The race will begin at 9 a.m. at the Scottsbluff Surgery Center, located at 4022 Avenue B in Scottsbluff, or just west of the Regional West Emergency Department. Registration is $12 per person with the proceeds benefiting the Festival of Hope. The family-friendly event, organized to support colon cancer awareness, is sponsored by the R...
The Cheyenne County chapter of Family and Community Education (FCE) is sponsoring a $200 college scholarship to Cheyenne County high school seniors who will be majoring in an area related to family and consumer science. Applications are available at the Nebraska Extension Office – Cheyenne County, located at 920 Jackson Street in Sidney, and are due no later than April 15. Contact the extension office with questions or for an application by calling (308) 254-4455 or visit http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ckb/4h/....
