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Farm Credit Services of America has announced that eligible customer-owners in 13 counties in the Panhandle of Nebraska and Southeast Wyoming will receive checks this month totaling $3,019,000 – their share of the financial cooperative’s record $160 million cash-back dividend for 2014. FCSAmerica has distributed a portion of its net earnings to eligible customer-owners for each of the past 11 years, returning a total of nearly $1 billion in cash-back dividends to farmers, ranchers and their local communities. The share returned to cus...
The Cheyenne County chapter of Family and Community Education 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, 920 Jackson St., Sidney. The deadline is April 14. Contact the extension office with questions or for an application at (308) 254-4455....
The Western Nebraska Development Network will head to Alliance on March 25. WNDN is a collaboration of service providers, community leaders, business owners and tourism enthusiasts. The WNDN will meet from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Gathering Spot, 213 Box Butte, Alliance, with a focus on “Alliance Visitors Bureau – Solar Eclipse 2017” and “Chautauqua.” Other agenda items include representatives from the Ambassadors Group and a guided tour of Carnegie Arts Center. Membership is open to anyone who wants to get to know the service providers...
The staff for U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) will hold local office hours in Sidney and Chappell on Tuesday, March 24. These office hours serve as a convenient opportunity for constituents to meet personally with staff about casework assistance or other issues at the federal level. Brandi McCaslin, Fischer’s Greater Nebraska director of constituent services, will be holding local office hours at the Sidney Public Library from 11 a.m.-Noon and at the Deuel County Courthouse in Chappell from 1-2 p.m....
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Tourism Commission has named the 80 featured stops as part of the 2015 Nebraska Passport Program. The program encourages travelers to explore Nebraska, collect stamps from participating attractions and earn prizes. The 2015 Passport features 80 attractions on 10 themed tours. Travelers have from May 1 through September 30 to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For each completed tour, participants win a Nebraska Passport T–shirt. Travelers also can receive 20 $1 Nebraska Lottery scratch cou...
Cabela’s will celebrate the beginning of the thaw by hosting its annual Spring Great Outdoor Days this weekend. The two-day event encouraging outdoorsmen and women to shift their focus from winter to spring activities. On tap will be seminars, demonstrations and cooking events for the entire family. All of the events are free and open to the public. Kids who attend three different sessions will receive a free hat, while kids who attend five sessions will receive a free rod and reel combo. Local industry experts will be in-store presenting t...
McCOOK, Neb. – Tyson Culek from Kimball advanced to the American Pool Players Association's (APA) 8-Ball National Singles Championships in Las Vegas in April after winning his skill level tier at the Nebraska Singles Regional Championship held over the weekend at TJ's Family Fun Center in McCook. More than 60 players from all over Western Nebraska qualified to play in the two-day event in McCook and the top seven players advanced to the National Tournament in their respective skill level tiers i...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 6.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.42 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 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.46 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.04 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 29.5 cents per gallon h...
MINATARE – More than 125 students from across the Panhandle competed last week during the Minuteman Activities Conference Speech Contest. Schools that competed included Banner County, Bayard, Creek Valley, Garden County, Leyton, Minatare, Potter-Dix and South Platte. Potter-Dix went home with the conference title, accruing 112 sweepstakes points at the event hosted by Minatare High School. Finishing in second place was Leyton with 62 points, followed by Bayard with 50 points. Potter-Dix had i...
Kelsi Miller was sworn in last week as a Court Appointed Special Advocate – or CASA – and will be paired with Cheyenne County children who have been abused or neglected. She was sworn in by Cheyenne County Judge Randin Roland. Miller's training includes topics such as child abuse, domestic violence, the court system and working with a variety of entities. CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge and follow through on a case until it has been resolved. The CASA volunteer makes a commitment to...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Regional West Weight Loss Options will host free bariatric surgery seminars in both Scottsbluff and Alliance. Losing weight comes with multiple benefits, including reducing the risk of Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and back and joint pain. Jeffrey Holloway, M.D. will present in Scottsbluff on Wednesday, March 11 from 6:30-8 p.m. in Regional West Medical Center’s Scotts Bluff I meeting room. Jason LaTowsky, M.D. will present in Alliance on Wednesday, March 18 from 6:30-8 p.m. in Box...
Applications are now being sought for the 2015 Buckley Trust Scholarship, which will award six, $2,000 scholarships. The grants are available to Creek Valley Senior High School graduating seniors who will pursue additional educational training that in turn will benefit the economic development of the community. The trustees emphasized first of all, the importance of young people getting involved and volunteering towards the betterment of the community, which Tom Buckley loved most, and second that educational opportunities be provided to...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – In recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Regional West Community Health in partnership with the Scotts Bluff County Health Department will give away free colon cancer screening kits during March. Fecal Occult Blood Test are available free of charge to Scotts Bluff County residents ages 50-75 and persons with a close relative that has had colon cancer. This early detection may prevent polyps from becoming cancerous and may jumpstart early treatment, when it is most effective. “One in 20 people will be diagnosed with co...
Sidney High School graduate and Missouri S&T freshman Lucas Rosenbaum cleared 15-6 1/4 in the pole vault to win the title at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championship last Saturday at the University of Indianapolis. Rosenbaum, a three-sport standout at Sidney, graduated in 2014 after setting the school record in the pole vault at 14-3. A multiple qualifier for the NSAA State Track and Field Championships, Rosenbaum finished third last year. As a result of his pole vault championship, Rosenbaum was named the GLVC “Freshman of the Y... Full story
The Cheyenne County Art Guild selected Pamela Brown as February Artist of the Month. Brown is a CCAG member haling from Akron, Colo. She has lived in that area for more than 35 years. She works primarily in watercolor and is best known for her soft and subtle paintings depicting the people and landscape of the high plains in eastern Colorado. Her work brings life and beauty to an area often thought of as barren and desolate. Brown and her late husband lived on the plains about 35 miles...
The Peetz High boys’ basketball team, winners of the 1A District 4 third-place game last week against Heritage Christian, has been inserted as the sixth seed in the upcoming 1A Colorado Basketball Regional Tournament. The Bulldogs (13-9) will open up in Region 2, Bracket 1 against No. 7 Flagler (8-13) at Brush High School on Friday. The tip is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Should the Bulldogs win, they would face top seeded Arickaree/Woodlin on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Region 2 has three sub-brackets with the top three seeds, Arickaree/Woodlin, F... Full story
Hillside Golf Course will open for the season beginning on Tuesday, March 10, at 9 a.m. The entire 18-hole layout will be completely open. In addition, the Hillside Bar & Grill will continue to serve lunch and dinner beginning at 11 a.m. For further information, call the pro shop at 254-2311. The restaurant can be reached at 254-2441.... Full story
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 11.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.35 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 12 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.42 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.04 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 37.4 cents per gallon h...
More than 19 million people in the U.S. suffer from depression annually, and during stressful times, this disease can intensify. Many factors can lead to depression including unrealistic goals, added financial stress, family expectations and change of schedule or eating patterns. But the cure may not be as difficult as you might think. Actually, just a few basic lifestyle changes can help you break free of the trap of depression. Dr. Neil Nedley has put together his eight-week Depression Recovery Program from his 15-plus years of research and c...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has announced a decrease in the home mortgage interest rate for its Section 502 Homeownership Direct Loan program. Effective March 1, the interest rate was reduced to 3 percent for home mortgages. This is the lowest interest rate in two years offered by the agency. Homeownership opportunities are available under this program with no down payment, and provide for long term, fixed interest rate financing. Applicants must have acceptable credit history and repayment ability. C...
Cody McKay, the son of Patrick and Colleen McKay of Dalton, was awarded the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout rank. Cody is a member of Troop 92 of Gurley-Dalton. The Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in Boy Scouting, includes earning a minimum of 21 merit badges, including 13 from a required list. McKay successfully earned 25 merit badges including First Aid, Emergency Preparedness, Welding, Personal Finance and Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the World and Citizenship in the...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Cody F. Creech will join the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center this spring as a dryland cropping systems specialist. Creech's appointment was announced by Jack Whittier, research and extension director at the Panhandle R&E Center. He is one of several recent additions to the faculty. Creech will replace Drew Lyon, who left for a position in Washington State. Creech is scheduled to begin May 1. He will be responsible for c...
Based on 2014 county corn yields released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and current price projections, it is clear that Nebraska Panhandle base acres enrolled in ARC-CO for corn are likely to receive a commodity program payment for the 2014 crop. Payments for ARC-CO are triggered when the average county revenue for a covered commodity is less than the county revenue guarantee for that commodity The county revenue guarantee is 86 percent of the county benchmark revenue. The county benchmark revenue for a crop is the five-year O...
Nebraska Extension will conduct a chemigation certification training session in Sidney on March 11 at 1 p.m. at the Country Inn & Suites. Producers who plan to apply crop nutrients and pesticides through irrigation systems during 2015, including those whose 2014 permits expired Dec. 31, are required to attend a training session and pass the test administered afterward. Attendees are asked to pre-register at the extension office at 920 Jackson St. They will receive a training manual and calibration workbook to review before the training...
The Peetz Bulldogs boys' basketball team finished its season on an up note as it defeated Heritage Christian 50-38 in the 1A North Central third-place game on Saturday evening at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. The Bulldogs were sent to the consolation bracket after top-seeded Fleming toppled them 78-50 in a Friday semifinal. With the weekend split, Peetz season ended with a 13-9 record. Fleming, which dropped the championship game to Prairie (15-7) on Saturday night, finished...
