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Lucas Rosenbaum, a 2014 graduate of Sidney High School and now a freshman at Missouri S&T University, earned a berth to the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships to compete in the pole vault last weekend in Allendale, Mich. Rosenbaum is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor champion and was runner-up at the league's outdoor meet. He established the Red Raiders' school record in the event at 14 feet, 3 inches last season – a mark he has already exceeded by better than two feet. R...
Ernie and Pauline Kahrs of Lodgepole recently traveled to Bluewater Lake in New Mexico for their granddaughters' college graduation. While visiting their daughter, Pam and husband Tom, they were able to spend some time on the lake.... Full story
LINCOLN – Sidney High School has been named the Pump & Pantry School Spirit Award recipient for the month of May, the Nebraska School Activities Association annpunced Friday. The School Spirit Award Program features NSAA member schools sharing photos of their students and fans emphasizing positive support and excitement at NSAA events via social media. Winning photos are selected monthly and may be featured throughout the year on the NSAA website, additional publications and at NSAA State Championships. As the May honoree, Sidney High School w...
Table of Grace Food Pantry in Sidney has received a $2,000 grant to help meet the hunger needs of lower-income residents in Cheyenne, Garden and Deuel counties. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s “Working Here Fund.” The Table of Grace Food Pantry provides food to residents of all ages within its 35-mile service area. This includes youngsters who attend a day care in a lower-income neighborhood and older residents through an assisted living facility and a community center. Table of Grace distributes food to an es... Full story
The Sidney Red Raiders golf team concluded its final match of the regular season Thursday and finished in fifth place with a 342 at the Ogallala Invite. Ahead of the Raiders were match winner Scottsbluff with a 314, McCook at 319, Coazad with a 337 and Gothenburg at 339. All the teams that finished ahead of the Raiders will be in Sidney for the Class B-4 district tournament scheduled for Monday at Hillside Golf Course. The first tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. “We seem to have one good match and then a bad one,” said Raiders head coach Chu...
Sidney High School’s gradation ceremonies will be carried on live streaming video and audio on SRTV this Sunday, May 17. Coverage will begin at approximately 1:20 p.m. MST. The senior slideshow will follow at 1:30 p.m., with graduation ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m. For people who cannot attend the commencement ceremonies in person, log on to the Internet at: www.sidneyraiders.tv. Once there, click on “Activities” to find the graduation link. Many people have had success connecting their computers and laptops to TVs through HDMI conne... Full story
The Creek Valley Storm shot their lowest team total of the season in the Sutherland Invite at Oregon Trail Golf Course Tuesday on their way to a fourth-place finish. Led by medalists Brett Godfrey (90) and Joe Van Winkle (91), the Storm finished with 374 strokes. Perkins County won the tournament with a 358 with the North Platte JV1 finishing second at 368 and Sutherland third with 372. With the Sutherland Invite, the Storm had one final chance to tune up for districts which will be held this same venue on Monday. In addition to Godfrey and...
Two local high school students have been selected as winners of the Cheyenne County Lawyers’ Association scholarships. Each award is for $500. MacKenzie Bowker, a senior at Sidney High School, and Jake Johnson, a senior at Potter-Dix High School were named the recipeints. Sidney High’s Savanna Rosenbaum and Jachob Wiedeburg were chosen as runners-up for the awards. Recipients must be enrolled in an accredited university by Aug. 31 to receive the scholarship funds. In the event the scholarship winners are not enrolled in an accredited uni... Full story
Led by freshman Connor Dormann, the Sidney High School golf team won its first meet of the season on Tuesday at the Cozad Invitational. Dormann earned top medalist honors after he fired his best competitive round of the year with a 78 at the Cozad Country Club. In addition, the Red Raiders had three other medalists including Nate Dvorak (84), Brady Radcliffe (87) and Jake Burke (88). The Red Raiders’ team total was 337, which was seven strokes better than runner-up Gothenburg. Sidney has one more challenge before districts on May 18. The R... Full story
The Sidney Police Department is reminding motorists to "Click It or Ticket." As part of the national seat belt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies around the country will be stepping up enforcement May 18-31, just ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. "Every day, unbuckled motorists are losing their lives in motor vehicle crashes," said Chief B.J. Wilkinson. "As we approach Memorial Day weekend and the summer vacation season, we want to make sure people are doing...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 7.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.54 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.66 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 91.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 19.3 cents per gallon h...
Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Brad Fraass announced a change Monday for the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County program for barley in Cheyenne County. The Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs authorized the Nebraska FSA State Committee to determine Cheyenne County eligible for a separate calculation of revenues by irrigated and nonirrigated practice for purposes of calculating payments under the ARC-CO program. Prior to this change, blended yields and revenues would have been used to determine whether a loss occurred in Cheyenne...
An Equine Welfare Training short course planned for May 14 at Sidney has been postponed for lack of registrations. Organizers hope to reschedule the course, which is hosted by the Nebraska Horse Council and Nebraska Extension. The course is designed to prepare law enforcement personnel for conducting investigations concerning neglected and abused horses and laws pertaining to livestock abuse and neglect.... Full story
Less than a week before the District D-11 track meet, the Potter-Dix Coyotes proved to be in top form as they captured both the boys' and girls' competitions at the Cheyenne County Invite at Sidney High School on Friday. The Coyotes amassed 144 points in the boys' race to edge host Leyton with 114.5. Sidney and Creek Valley, which both split its squads between the Cheyenne County and the Bayard B-C-D, finished fourth and seventh, respectively. The Potter-Dix girls piled up 192 points in that...
During its recent Board of Director’s meeting, the Oregon Trail Community Foundation awarded nearly $64,000 in scholarships to regional students. Receiving $2,000 each from the Clara E. Muehlberger Scholarship was Ashleigh Galles of Hemingford; Justin Mohr from Kimball High School; Jessica Bragg of Gordon-Rushville High School; Michaela Flick of Sidney; Mykayla Brown of Bayard; Dani McKay and Kaitlyn Berner, both of Leyton High School; Cody Robinson and Brian Gould of Alliance; and Kaelia Nelson of Hemingford. Receiving $1,000 each from the C...
Presenting a $1,000 check to Dean Koester of the Peetz Fire Protection District are NHS Treasurer Jessica U. and NHS Service Coordinator Lacee B. This money was raised to help fund an AED (automated external defibrillator) machine for the local Community Center. A huge thanks goes out to the Peetz Community, its students, Wal-Mart, and Sonny's Super Foods for their continued support of PHS National Honor Society.... Full story
The Peetz Bulldogs’ regional baseball game with the Community Christian Crusaders, scheduled for Saturday at All-Star Park in Lakewood, Colo., has been postposed until Tuesday. Because inclement weather is expected this weekend, the Colorado High School Activities Association decided to make the move. The Bulldogs will now meet the Crusaders at 12:30 p.m. at All-Star Park on Tuesday, May 12. Should Peetz win, it would play again at 3 p.m. The championship game will also be postponed from its original schedule date of Thursday at 11 a.m. The d...
LINCOLN— Statewide, roughly 62,000 adults have a serious mental illness and 134,000 adults are impacted by drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, according to data from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). During Behavioral Health Awareness Month in May, DHHS is reaffirming its commitment to these individuals and all other Nebraskans who may need behavioral health services. “This month gives us an opportunity to recognize the challenges facing Nebraskans with behavioral health concerns and let them know that help and sup...
Under cloudy skies with misty air and an occassional steady rain, the Creek Valley Storm held its annual Invite at the Chappell Golf Club with nine teams attending. The Storm finished in the middle of the pack with 384 strokes, which placed them fifth. The Bulldogs of Bridgeport won the Invite with a 334 total, which put them 11 strokes ahead of Dundy County/Stratton. Among its four district challengers, Creek Valley finished ahead of South Platte (417), Garden County (417) and Hyannis (486). Mullen (362) and Sutherland (379) finished ahead of...
COZAD – The Sidney High School Envirothon team made a run at the Nebraska state championship at Camp Comeca recently, falling by just a few points to champion Concordia High in the end. Sidney tied Concordia in one of the seven skill areas – aquatics – but Concordia topped all teams in five additional areas to capture its third straight state title. Concordia now prepares for the National Envirothon in Springfield, Mo., in July. On the way to state, student teams that were comprised of five members, first competed in one of six regional conte...
Several local students will join nearly 400 other high school juniors from across Nebraska at Boys' and Girls' State later this month. The program will take place May 31-June 6 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county and state governments operate. Each participant is sponsored locally by an organization such as an American...
For the 12th consecutive year, students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will head west to be a part of “Dental Day” on June 5 and 6. This is an opportunity for children to receive dental care at no cost. “A great number of kids receive dental care during Dental Day,” said Janelle Hansen, PPHD Health educator. “It requires extensive planning and coordination with school nurses, hospitals, UNMC, and community volunteers. We are glad to be a part of such a great program to help ensure children in the Panhandle h...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.46 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.62 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.05 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 9.4 cents per gallon higher t...
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians is seeking nominations for the Nebraska Family Physician of the Year. This award is given annually to a Nebraska Family Physician who best demonstrates the qualities of comprehensive and continuing “care with caring.” The winner will be selected based on the following criteria: • A practicing family physician • Member of the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians • Board certification/recertification • Provides his/her patients with compassionate, comprehensive, and caring family medicine on a continuin...
Class 1A schools from around the state descended on Limon, Colo. on Saturday with the annual 1A Invitational. More than 30 teams showed up with Springfield taking the boys’ title while Shining Mountain ruled the girls’ meet. Boosted again by its strong relay teams, the Peetz boys finished in a tie for ninth place with 34 points. The girls picked up up all their five points in the 4x800-meter relay. Besides their success in the relays, the Bulldogs also had two individual placers. Cody Wilson, a sophomore, was just .08 from victory in the 400...
