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STERLING, Colo. – The Sterling (Colo.) Police Department responded to an armed robbery on Wednesday just before 1 p.m. at Wal-Mart located at 1510 W. Main St., Sterling. An investigation determined that a male approached the pharmacy counter there, showed a handgun and demanding narcotics. The man was provided the narcotics and exited the store. No one was injured as a result of the incident, according to police. The male is described as being heavy set, approximately 6-foot tall with a light-colored beard. He was wearing a red baseball cap, a...
GURLEY – The Gurley/Dalton Fire Department received life-saving grain bin rescue equipment on Tuesday night, thanks to a donation from Farm Credit Services of America. A grain bin rescue exercise followed to train firefighters in the use of the specialized equipment at the Gurley Fire Hall. The Gurley/Dalton Fire Department received a 10-panel system, slide hammer and other accessories manufactured by Outstate Data in Elbow, Minn. The equipment is designed by rescuers specifically for grain b...
The Creek Valley High golf team posted its best score of the season Tuesday, finishing in a tie for fifth at the Garden County Invitational. Dundy County finished on top of the team competition with a 342 with Perkins County taking runner-up honors with a 357. Mullen and Ogallala tied for third with 371s while Creek Valley tied with Hay Springs at 380. Boosted by a back-nine 43, Austin Rowley led the Storm with a top score of 90 that was just two strokes out of the medals. Rowley was followed by Brett Godfrey (92), Wyatt McMillen (98), Joe Van... Full story
With its full complement of athletes back in action after many missed the last meet due to a Future Farmers of America event in Vail (Colo.), the Peetz Bulldogs track team broke a pair of school records in a strong showing at the YW Area Invitational in Yuma, Colo. on Tuesday. The Peetz boys finished the day with 72 points to finish in fourth among the 11 teams. In the boys 400 meters, Cody Wilson was energized by a strong challenger as he raced to the finish line in 52.28 seconds to establish a new school record. On the girls’ side, Abby W...
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau presented a check for $500 to Sidney's 4-H to offset costs of the Quality Assurance training program. Pictured from left are: Caitlyn Deal, Zach Deal, 4-H Council President Kip Miller, Farm Bureau President Tyson Narjes and Seth McMillen. In Cheyenne County, more than 100 youth exhibit livestock at the Cheyenne County Fair annually. 4-H members are required to take a Quality Assurance course to show livestock. Livestock QA is a self-directed course designed to... Full story
Creek Valley High School held its prom last Saturday. The 2015 "Prom Royalty" included: Junior Crownbearers, Thomas Jay and Brooklyn Cline; Junior Attendants, Hannah Blackwelder and Keith Everitt; Prom Queen, Madison Blackwelder; Prom King, Dane McConnell; and Senior Crownbearers, Eireson Kurth and Zander Polk.... Full story
The Master Chorale, under the direction of Don Johnson, with accompanist Mary Smith, will present its 24th Spring Concert on Sunday, May 3rd at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Sterling Middle School. The first half of the concert will be the performance of Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass,” which sets the words from the Catholic Mass to the rhythm and harmony of African-American music. After a brief intermission, the second half of the program will include a variety of music. Tickets for the performance may be purchased at KC’s Music & Electro...
Three Leyton Junior High School students represented the Panhandle at the recent Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences Annual State competition at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Representing Leyton were Danielle Higgins, Meg Huson and Josh Kruse, all of whom are students in Jane Ahlschwede's eighth-grade science class. They were among 30 students who represented Nebraska from six geographical regions. The annual NJAS Science Fair brings together the Top 5 student projects from each region of the...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have not moved in the past week, averaging $2.42 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 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.54 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were $1.08 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 4.6 cents per gallon higher than a month a...
Andy Kerk, a physical therapist and owner of Body Mechanics/Kerk Physical Therapy in the Milwaukee-area, was named Wisconsin's Physical Therapist of the Year for 2015. He is pictured with his wife, Julie. Kerk, who is a former Sidney resident and has been in practice since 1983, received the award at the WPTA's annual convention.... Full story
PINE BLUFFS, Wyo. – The Potter-Dix High track teams put in a strong performance at the Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) Invite as the boys finished a close second and the girls took fourth. Host Pine Bluffs took the boys' crown with 258 points to 236 for the Coyotes. Lingle-Fort Laramie (Wyo.) finished with 174. In the girls competition, Burns won the title with 225 points to shade Pine Bluffs by a single point. Lingle-Fort Laramie earned 210 points and Potter-Dix had 188. The boys had nine event winners i...
WRAY, Colo. – The Peetz High track teams headed south to Wray (Colo.) for the Dick Evans Invitational on Saturday, with the boys finishing in a tie for sixth place and the one-person girls’ team taking 13th. Host Wray was the runaway winner in the girls’ competition with 212 points to finish 110 ahead of runner-up Yuma. Both the boys and girls teams were shorthanded with a large group attending the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Vail. In fact, Abby White carried the Lady Bulldogs banner all by herself. White made herself heard, howev...
ALLIANCE – The Sidney High School boys’ golf team finished in fourth place among 10 teams at the Alliance Invite on Saturday despite the absence of many of its regular varsity players. Gering took top honors by posting a score of 344. Alliance finished second with 356 strokes, Chadron was third with 367 and Sidney shot 389. Garrett Wamsley, the only player with significant varsity experience, led the team with a 92. The other varsity scores included Jake Burke (96), Cole Westfall (98), Montana Morrison (103) and Tyler Miller (111). Several pla...
The Deuel County 4-H Council received a $2,000 grant from Farm Credit Services of America to help build new sheep and goat pens at the county fairgrounds. The grant was made out of the FCSAmerica Working Here Fund, which provides grants for projects and organizations that make a positive, long-term impact in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota or Wyoming in the areas of agriculture education, young and beginning producers and hunger and nutrition. “We are excited to be able to proceed with the project, and very much appreciate the grant from Farm C...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Western Nebraska Community College student Ethan Nelson was named Nebraska’s 2015 Coca-Cola New Century Scholar after posting the state’s top application score among nominees to the All-USA Community College Academic Team. Nelson is one of only 50 New Century Scholars from across the United States and American Samoa. More than 1,700 students from more than 1,000 community colleges were nominated for the honor. Ethan will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will be presented at the American Association of Community Colle...
The Creek Valley chapter of Future Farmers of America recently held its annual banquet and celebrated its 85th birthday. Allie Blackwelder, Pierce Leef, Joey McConnell, Payje Misegadis, Megan Priest, Sami Schmid and Michael Smith were recognized as “Greenhands.” Noah Lutkehus, Noemi Marin, Cooper Riley, Holden Colomban, Jaden Criswell, Jo Hummermeier, Maddy Johnson, Andi Ortgies, Josh Schievelbein and Kayla Sisco were recognized as earning their Chapter FFA Degree. Special awards were also handed out. Top Members were: Logan Criswell, Roy Koe...
A Nebraska Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Course will be offered at Gering June 8-9. Any 14 or 15-year-old teen who plans to work on a farm other than his/her parents’ should plan to attend. Other locations in western Nebraska include June 1-2 in Valentine and June 11-12 in North Platte. Federal law prohibits youth under 16 years of age from working on a farm for anyone other than their parents or guardian. Certification through the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and to d...
The improving Creek Valley Storm golf team had its most consistent outing of the season so far as it finished in a tie for sixth in an 11-team meet at the Perkins County Invite on Tuesday. The Storm finished with a total 393 strokes to finish behind winner Dundy County which easily won the event with 339. The top five included Perkins County (364), North Platte St. Patrick’s (374), Chase County (377) and Sutherland (392). Creek Valley’s scoring was led by Brett Godfrey and Austin Rowley who scored 92 and 94 respectively. Wyatt McMillen was jus...
After 67 years in the same location, Wheat Belt Public Power District has announced that it will break ground on April 27 for a new Wheat Belt headquarters and warehouse facility. The new building will be located about six miles north of Sidney at the northeast corner of Highway 385 and County Road 32. The existing building – located at 2104 Illinois St., Sidney – will be sold. It has been the headquarters of the company since 1948. “We do not have the philosophy to just build something new for the sake of it being new, but rather we neede...
The Sidney Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with its annual tree giveaway on Saturday, April 25 at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. The celebration and tree giveaway has become a big part of the Sidney Tree Board’s community work as it strives to maintain a healthy tree canopy in the City of Sidney, which has been designated a Tree City USA for more than 20 years. The board, which provides recommendations on the city’s tree plan and implementation, takes the opportunity to meet with community members and share information on the imp...
Designing, developing and maintaining yards and landscapes in Western Nebraska is, to say the least, challenging. From high P-H soils to weather extremes, the Panhandle throws many challenges toward homeowners and gardeners seeking healthy lawns and gardens. But the conditions can be overcome, and that’s what Landscape Wise, a workshop hosted by the South Platte Natural Resources District, sets out to demonstrate. Landscape Wise brings together experts to show how to overcome and work with local conditions to develop and maintain healthy l...
This is the last week to sign up for the Sidney Stingrays Swim Club. The Stingrays will have a presence at two events this week. On Thursday, they’ll have a booth set up at “The Happening” at the Cheyenne County Community Center from 5:30-7 p.m. The swim club will also have a booth at the Spring Expo at the fairgrounds this weekend. The Expo will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The cost for joining the Stringrays is $25, which includes insurance and entry fees for all the meets. The final day to si... Full story
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.41 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 6.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.45 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.14 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are about $1 per gallon higher t...
The Nebraska State Patrol conducted checks of underage tobacco retail compliance as part of the Tobacco Free in the Panhandles comprehensive plan to keep youth from starting to use tobacco products. Officers with the assistance of youth under the age of 18 checked 10 convenience stores, grocery stores and liquor stores throughout the cities of Sidney and Kimball in March. Of the 10 establishments, eight did not sell tobacco to the underage person. The two businesses that did sell tobacco were: • Two J’s Liquor, 1500 Illinois St., Sidney. Sec...
The Sidney High boys’ golf team teed it up at Lockland Country Coub in the Hastings Invite on Thursday and finished eighth among the 10 teams competing. Kearney won the event by a comfortable margin with 303 strokes, while Grand Island and McCook tied for second at 318. The Red Raiders’ total was 352. “I just feel in my gut we have the talent to compete with any team in our district, but we’re just very inconsistent,” said Raiders head coach Chuck Christensen. “We have to work on our short game and mental game and that’s all on me.” Sidney’s...
