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Sidney High School had a strong academic showing as 50 of its students competed in the Chadron State College Scholastic Contest held on April 1, finishing first as a team in their division for the fifth straight year. CSC Scholastic Contest recognizes the academic achievement and talents of high school students from Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. There are approximately 45 different competitions, each designed to allow students to demonstrate their academic skill in a particular...
Panhandle Independent Living Services (PILS), a United Way Agency, is sponsoring an “Information Fair,” previously known as the Joint Agency Meeting (JAM). Cosponsoring the event are UnitedHealthcare, Community Plan of Nebraska and Panhandle Developmental Disabilities Council. This is an event open to all who are interested and seeking information on services offered in and around the Panhandle, for any type of disability or inability, from AARP and various support groups to mental health and veteran services and everything in between. PIL...
Mike Trader’s Annual Mid-America Basketball Camp will conduct seven individual sessions this summer. The overnight and commuter camps for boys and girls will be held June 20-23 at Central Community College (Platte Campus) in Columbus and July 17-20 at Doane College. An overnight and commuter camp for boys will be held at Hastings College on July 21-24. Day Camps will be held for both boys and girls at Grand Island Central Catholic on May 31-June 3 and Aug. 1-4, Ogallala’s Prairie View School June 6-9 and Hastings High School June 27-30. The...
School: Bayard Coach: Roberts Out In TOTAL Manny Acosta 47 51 98 Ethan Marker 58 58 116 Dawson Kriha 57 56 113 Alex Araujo 59 52 111 Final Team Score 438 School: Crawford Coach: Osmotherly Out In TOTAL Blaine Flack 41 47 88 Bryce Oetken 47 48 95 Nic Presson 54 55 109 Trevor Morava 51 55 106 Lewie Hugget 69 71 140 Final Team Score 398 School: Gor/Rush Coach: Morris Out In TOTAL Trace Beguin 47 46 93 Morgan Hurlburt 50 48 98 Carson Hinn 46 45 91 Brady Bohlender 51 55 106 Michael Tiensvold 59 54 113 Final Team Score 388 School: Kimball Coach:...
The nursing program at Western Nebraska Community College will host an informational meeting on Thursday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m., on the WNCC Sidney Campus. The meeting will provide information on the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) and Advancement Placement (AD-N/RN) programs. “The purpose of this meeting is to invite anyone who might be interested in a career in nursing to come to campus, meet with faculty and staff, and answer any questions that he or she might have,” said Nursing Instructor Kelly Dean. “This is a chance to get your caree...
Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Plateau School District RE-5 and Northeast Colorado Health Department will be offering free developmental screening to children ages six months through five, children who will not attend Kindergarten next year. The screen will briefly evaluate the areas of language, gross and fine motor, pre-academic development, hearing and other medical needs. All parents with preschool aged children are encouraged to participate in this screening. Children living in the Peetz area can be screened on Friday,...
The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool (NMPP), the energy-related services organization of NMPP Energy, elected officers for its board of directors for fiscal year 2016-17 at its annual meeting March 30, in Grand Island. Those elected to one-year terms as officers of the board of directors beginning April 1 were: • Darrel Wenzel, chief executive officer, Waverly (Iowa) Utilities, president; • Leroy Frana, utilities general manager, Nebraska City, vice president; • Mike Palmer, electric superintendent, Sidney, secretary/treasurer. The 16-me...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.10 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 5.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.04 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 28.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 29.0 cents per g...
Creek Valley Schools held its annual prom Saturday night at the Creek Valley High School in Chappell. Pictured are King and Queen Trey McFee and Joellyn Straber with Phoenix Schultz, Abigail Kimbrough, Lexi Crass, Luke Fletcher, and the Junior Attendants Jessie Straber and Brett Godfrey....
The Sidney Rotary Club is once again pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2016 Scholarship. The annual award will again be for $1,000 and may be awarded to anyone who is accepted at a post secondary institution, whether it is a university, college, trade or vocational school. Each candidate is required to complete an application and provide information about the qualities that they possess and which they feel will further qualify them for consideration. The Sidney Rotary Scholarship Committee will interview...
Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE:CAB) announced Thursday that the variable funding facility with Bank of America, National Association (BANA) has been extended through March 2019. In addition, the commitment under the variable funding facility has been increased from $300 million to $500 million. The variable funding facility relates to an outstanding series of variable funding notes issued by Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust. “I am delighted to announce the renewal of the variable funding facility with Bank of America,” said Tommy Millner...
More than 30 city and county government officials and administrators attended incident command system training earlier this week, with nearly two-thirds of attendees representing Region 21 Emergency Management. Incident command system, or ICS, gives a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response. It provides a common hierarchy which assists in making response from multiple agencies effective. “During a disaster, everybody needs to know their job,” Ron Leal, Director of Region 21 Emergency Man...
On Tuesday, March 29, twenty-two students from Creek Valley Middle School attended the annual Northeastern Junior College Math and Science Day in Sterling, Colo. The day consists of an academic competition in which the students each take two tests in either math, science or critical thinking. They compete against students from at least 20 other schools from Colorado and Nebraska. Students test scores are compared to the scores of other students in their grade and awards are given to the top thre...
Coming to the Sidney area, April through May, is the time tested, practical and positive Love & Logic Parenting Series. The seminar series is a collaborative effort of the Adventist Learning Center of Sidney and the local Love & Logic facilitator, Jennifer Fleharty. Parents, teachers, grandparents, or family care providers can take advantage of this seminar and learn how to parent the love and logic way. The “Love” in Love and Logic means that we love our kids so much that we are willing to set and enforce limits. This “Love” also means t...
Tri-State G & T in partnership with the NEED Project (The National Energy Education Development Project) is hosting an Energy Conference in July. Teachers throughout the area of Tri-State’s member systems are strongly encouraged to attend. Wheat Belt is proud to be a part of this project. The conference will be held July 28-29 in Denver. The rural electric industry believes so strongly in this project that they are extending an invitation to area teachers as an expense-paid conference. Mileage, lodging and meals during the conference will be r...
The selections were announced for the boys and girls All Western Conference basketball awards on Thursday. The Red Raiders received the following awards. All-Conference: Annalise Lecher, Emily Mahr, Kelsey Knight, Tyler Wintholz, Brady Radcliffe and Cutter O’Connell. Honorable Mention: Maddison Porter, Janay Brauer, Ryan Birner and Zack Means....
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Winter 2015-16 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Award Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during Fall, Winter and Spring Seasons who are nominated by their schools for their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions...
The public is invited to attend the Cheyenne County Republican Convention. During this meeting, delegates will be elected to the Nebraska Republican Convention which, in turn, will elect delegates to the Republican National Convention. Elections for a two-year term will also be held to select the Cheyenne County Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The Convention will be held Monday, April 4, 2016 at Points West Bank on Glover Road at 5:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith and Nebraska State Republican Party...
The Sidney Rotary Club is once again pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2016 Scholarship. The annual award will again be for $1,000 and may be awarded to anyone who is accepted at a post secondary institution, whether it is a university, college, trade or vocational school. Each candidate is required to complete an application and provide information about the qualities that they possess and which they feel will further qualify them for consideration. The Sidney Rotary Scholarship Committee will interview...
The Nebraska Department of Roads today announced a data-sharing partnership with Waze (waze.com), the free, real-time crowdsourced navigation app powered by the world’s largest community of drivers. Designed as a free, two-way data share of publicly available traffic information, the Connected Citizens Program promotes greater efficiency, deeper insights and safer roads for citizens of Nebraska along with more than 55 other partners around the world. The Waze Connected Citizens Program gives NDOR an unprecedented look at real-time road a...
Eight Kimball bowlers joined one from Sidney and one from Burns, Wyo. to share $1,000 in prize money at the Kimball Hospital Foundation’s 9-pin no-tap bowling tournament. Greg McDaniel, new owner of the Kim Bowl bowling alley, displayed not only his bowling talents but also his generosity by rolling seven 300 games and taking first place in the men’s singles and adult doubles divisions, then donating all of his winnings back to the Foundation. Several bowlers rolled multiple 300 games in the 9-pin no-tap tournament, a fun format in which the bo...
Wheat Belt Public Power District has paid its annual gross revenue tax. The total amount paid of $181,282.33 is five percent (5 percent) of the gross revenue of $3,625,646.51. The five percent (5 percent) gross revenue is based on the sales of electricity within the incorporated city or village in which Wheat Belt has a service area. CITY REVENUE TAXES Bridgeport $2,015,534.80 $100,776.74 Dalton $328,289.60 $16,414.48 Gurley $254,921.51 $12,746.08 Lodgepole $3,452.80 $172.64 Potter $186,887.00 $9,344.35 Sidney $836,560.80 $41,828.04 All...
Students age 14 – 18 with an interest in learning about the outdoors are encouraged to attend the 53rd Nebraska Youth Range Camp that will be held June 6 – 10, 2016, at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey. The Nebraska Youth Range Camp consists of a four-and-a-half day dynamic curriculum that appeals to students with a wide array of interests including, but not limited to, rangeland management, conservation, ecology, animal science, and wildlife. With over 50 years to perfect and evolve this c...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.10 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 5.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.04 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 28.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 29.0 cents per g...
The American Legion Post 301 is pleased to announce that Brody Morgan of Dalton, was generously sponsored by Mintken-Davidson Post 301 and will join nearly 400 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys' State, June 5 – 11, 2016, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths a better understanding of how city, county, and s...
