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A car pursuit that started in Wyoming – and included a short standoff with police – ended near Sidney on Wednesday after state troopers used stop sticks to disable the vehicle. Nebraska law enforcement officials were alerted by the Wyoming Highway Patrol that they had discontinued a pursuit of a 2005 gray Ford Explorer at the state line at about 3 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, who was believed to be armed, was wanted on a warrant out of Laramie County for stalking. The vehicle entered Nebraska eastbound on Interstate 80 where the Kimball Cou...
The end of summer and the start of a new school year is an exciting time for most children. But for some, the beginning of school could reveal a dark secret when signs of abuse and neglect these children have suffered over the summer are noticed by teachers, staff and other parents. “Because children are subject to less adult supervision over the summer, it’s not uncommon for reports of suspected abused and neglect to spike at the start of the school year,” said Rose Bowcut Executive Director of Cheyenne County CASA. Many of the children who a...
The Sidney Police Department, in cooperation with he Panhandle Prevention Coalition, the U.S. Department of Justice–Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Office of Diversion Control, will hold another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 26. This marks the 10th opportunity in five years for the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents can bring pills for disposal to the police department from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The DEA c...
While the traffic and construction may be a headache with the growth of Sidney and surrounding areas, one good side effect is a lower tax levy required by the South Platte Natural Resources District to fulfill its budget needs. For the third straight year the final tax levy is lower than the previous year, this year down 9.59 percent to .051335 per $100 of actual valuation. This means that the owner of a house that is valued for tax purposes at $100,000 would pay $51.34 in annual taxes to the SPNRD. Last year, the same levy cost $56.78, while...
The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association awards agriculture scholarships each year to outstanding youth who are majoring in agriculture, ag business, horticulture or agronomy who will make a difference in the industry. This year, two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to college sophomores, juniors or seniors attending school in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska or Wyoming who are majoring in agriculture (equine science excluded). Students are assessed on awards and honors, college leadership and agriculture experiences as well as their...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Regional West Health Services and Regional West Physicians Clinic will hold their annual drive-through flu shot clinic on Oct. 3 and at the walk-in clinic on Oct. 17. The drive-through clinic – for Medicare patients only – will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Regional West Medical Plaza South. The walk-in flu shot clinic will be open to adults and children over age six months. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Community Health office at St. Mary Plaza, 3700 Avenue B, Scott...
Sidney Allard Purple Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Taxidermy - Tanned Hides or Taxidermy Jaxon Benish Purple Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H You're The Chef - Loaf Quick Bread Felicity Beyer Rainbow Recognition for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Entomology - Special Interest Entomology Display Purple Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Presentations - Premier Presenter Contest Blue Ribbon for 4H Consumer & Family Science - 4H Beyond The Needle -...
Stan Fox, a former Pikes Peak Marathon champion and Sidney resident, won two races recently. Fox ran the Potter Day’s Kickoff 2K on Sept. 4 and then came back to claim first place at the Sidney Girl Scouts 5K run on Sept. 12. At the Girl Scouts race, the event took place over part of the Deadwood Trail’s new addition behind WNCC and then back to the shelter house. “The new fitness trail is like gliding on a fast course,” said Fox. Fox next plans to take on the Farmer’s Day 5-miler in Kimball on Sept. 26....
The C.A. Story Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 grants. This foundation was funded by C.A. Story, a former insurance and real estate businessman in Sidney. Those applying for the grant must qualify by being a benevolent nonprofit organization structured under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and must provide a Federal Identification number, plus proof of eligibility under the code. Entities applying must reside in one of the following 11 Western Nebraska counties; Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Morrill,...
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) met with members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Leadership Academy – including Sidney's Chris Johnson – during their trip last week to the last week to the nation's capital. Pictured are: front row, Dayna Wasserburger (North Platte), LeAnn Miller (North Platte), Stacy Kay Nelson (St. Edward); and back row, Timothy Girard (Osecola), Spencer Hartman (Lincoln), Nicholas Haack (Amherst), Smith, Brock Elsen (Miller), Kristopher Herbig (Central City) and Joh...
The Leyton High volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season as it dropped a close four setter to Paxton in Dalton on Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors’ record slipped to 4-1 on the season, while the Tigers remain perfect at 4-0. Leyton dropped the contest by set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25. “As always, Paxton played really smart and were very scrappy defensively,” said Warriors’ head coach Jodi Craig. “I thought we served well overall, but simply missed serves at crucial times.” Cheyenne Nickel put in a strong performance...
The beat went on for the Potter-Dix volleyball squad as its turned back Burns (Wyo.) in straight sets. Despite the straight-set win, Burns played the Coyotes tough in the first two sets. Potter-Dix won the match 25-21, 28-26, 25-14. Alexus Rozelle, Regyn Hicks and Dawson Sharman paced the Coyotes in kills with 10, nine and seven respectively. Savannah Shaw and Hicks were impressive on the service line as neither made an error. Shaw was at the line for 18 serves while Hicks served 15 times. Lanie Thies led the team with three aces and made just...
Cub Scout Pack 36 kicked off its first fall meeting last week, welcoming back Assistant Cubmaster Roy Gillham, Den Leader Brandee Gillham and adding three new scouts. The new scouts to Pack 36 are Wyatt Rose, Jace Valentine and Conner Schumacher. Returning members to the Pack received their new neckerchiefs and books. Brenden Shepard and Michael Ramos welcomed John Coakley and Aaron Brenhardt to their Webelos den. Bears are Lyle Schumacher, James Narjes, Jacob Hawkins and Rose. Logan Vallier...
All four of Sidney Middle School's volleyball teams played in the title match of their respective tournaments this past Saturday, with three of them winning championships. Both the "A" and "B" seventh-grade teams won the Scottsbluff Invitational. The "A" team beat Ogallala, Gering and Chadron, while the "B" squad toppled Ogallala, Scottsbluff and Gering. "A" team members included: Logan Holly, Ireland Smelley, Olivia Schneider, Karly Sylvester, Morgan Jaggers, Lydia Mitlener, Ashlee Ringleman...
While schools are back in session, community festivals are nearly over and cooler days are just ahead, Secretary of State John Gale hopes Nebraskans will take care of one more task before settling back into a normal routine. September is National Voter Registration Month. Gale says this is when new residents should take the time to complete an application and others should check to make sure their current registration is up to date. Gale is joining other members of the National Association of Secretaries of State in promoting September as...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.44/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.33/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 87.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 21.9 cents per gallon lower than a m...
Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, together with the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation, will be awarding $10,000 scholarships to four female graduates of Nebraska high schools this spring. Cabela’s Women in Leadership scholarships are part of an initiative by Cabela’s leaders to encourage young women to become tomorrow’s leaders. This is the fourth year Cabela’s has partnered with the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation to issue these scholarships, which will be awarded to women who graduate in the spring of...
The Sidney High cross country teams competed at two meets over the weekend. On Friday, the Red Raiders challenged the competition at the 38th Annual Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational in Littleton, Colo. On Saturday, the road took them to Chadron for the Cardinals' annual invite. Silver Creek (Colo.) proved best among the boys' teams at Littleton with the host team coming in second and Falcon (Colo.) third. The top three among the girls were Centaurus (Colo.), Valor Christian (Colo.) and...
The Potter-Dix High volleyball team swept past the Caliche (Colo.) Lady Buffaloes on Friday night with a 3-0 win. The Lady Coyotes upped their season mark to 4-1, while Caliche slipped to 2-4. Outside hitters Audrey Juelfs and Regyn Hicks were a strong presence at the net as they pounded home nine and eight kills respectively. Dawson Sharman (6) and Anna McLaughlin (5) were also important contributors to the team total of 32 kills. On the service line, Lanie Thies had 12 attempts without an...
BRIGGSDALE, Colo. – The Peetz Bulldogs' football team made a dramatic entrance into the winners' column at the expense of the Briggsdale Falcons in Briggsdale on Saturday afternoon. After having several of its top guns out of its season opener and then losing a close contest to the defending state champions, Peetz recovered with a 63-33 pasting of the Falcons (2-2) on their home ground. The league win now gives the Bulldogs a mark of 1-2 on the season. Peetz jumped on the Falcons early by taking...
CHAPPELL – The Creek Valley Storm football team slipped to 0-3 on the season with a 54-12 setback to the South Platte Blue Knights at home Friday night. The Knights (1-1) jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the first quarter before the Storm got on the board in the second 12 minutes. By halftime, Creek Valley trailed 26-6 before a nearly identical outcome in the second half when South Platte outscored the Storm 54-12. Josh Schievelbein was the Storm's principal offensive force as he rushed for 98 y...
Front row, from left: Gaila (Sanford) Wisdom, Ellen (Olsen) Morledge, Marilyn (Atkins) Jensen, Dorothy Holloway, Terry (Gass) Anthony, Sharon (Benzel) Talich, Judy (Johnson) Weeks, Janet (Pederson) Boshart, Joyce (Thomas) Hemry, Art Merrick. Second row, from left: Susie (Pattison) Haugan, Lyle Stewart, Jeanine (Thies) Niemoller, Diana (Gifert) Neemeyer, Dana (Phelps) Culham, Donna (Landmesser) McKay, Diane (Tobin) Johnson, James McCaig, Shirley (Cobb) Nightengale, Dianne (Hartman) Myers, Ginger... Full story
The Sidney High School football team held on for a 38-27 victory over Hastings on Friday night in its home opener at Weymouth Field. With Sidney clinging to a four-point lead with less than a minute to play and Hastings driving for the potential winning score, sophomore Coby Haas intercepted a pass and returned it 80 yards the other way for a touchdown to lock uo the win. The Red Raiders, who improved to 3-0, trailed at halftime for the first time this season, but put together a strong offensive rally in the third quarter. For more details and...
In the 2014 South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Water Usage Report, the average amount of water used daily by people living in the District boundaries of Kimball, Cheyenne, and Deuel counties is 287 gallons of water a day. Taking a shower, cooking, and doing laundry are just some of the everyday activities that attribute to our water usage. In an average year each of us uses some 105,000 gallons of water, enough to fill three backyard pools once a year. Begin to add the water used in our communities, such as restaurants, hotels,...
Dr. Wendall Gaston, a former three-term Sidney mayor and long-time pharmacist from Sidney announced today that he will be a candidate for the open seat of the 47th District of the Nebraska Legislature in 2016. Gaston is currently serving his fourth term on the Sidney City Council and has been involved in numerous local, state and national organizations. He will be traveling the district over the next three months on a "listening tour" to gather information about the needs and concerns of the...
