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A new restaurant will soon be open in Sidney. Construction on an Applebee's – located on Cabela Drive, across from Buffalo Point Steakhouse & Grill and adjacent to Hampton Inn – is scheduled to wrap up in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, crews installed a sign at the restaurant visible from Interstate 80. Bradley Rowan, Sidney chief building inspector, said the location is set to open in early February. Construction at the site began last fall and was initially expected to be completed by the...
With a pair of winter storms already tallied in the past month, odds are good there'll be at least a few more to hit the region before winter ends. In Sidney, when a major winter storm is forecast to strike the community, city officials may declare a snow emergency. Geri Anthony, interim city manager, is tasked with making the declaration. "When a major storm is being predicted, the street superintendent and the police chief talk about it, and then they call me and tell me they think [a snow...
Motorists will be rewarded at the pump this year, spending $17 billion less compared to 2015 as the national yearly sags for a fourth straight year to $2.28 a gallon, according to GasBuddy’s 2016 Fuel Price Outlook. Aside from a national average that’s forecast to be lower than 2015, highlights include: • $325 billion will be spent on gasoline in the U.S. in the year ahead, $17 billion less than last year. That’s considerable given that consumers saved $134 billion on gasoline in 2015 versus what was paid for gas in 2014. • The ‘winter-blend’ t...
Even though most of the region had a warmer 2015 than normal, Sidney’s average temperature was just below average in 2015. Sidney had an average temperature of 49.7 degrees Farenheit last year, which was four-tenths of a degree cooler than normal, according to meteorologist Richard Emanuel of the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyo. Emanuel said the difference was more pronounced in the more western areas of the NWS Cheyenne office’s coverage area than in the east. While temperatures were warmer than normal in the west, he said the Panhan...
Thad Holly, 47 of Sidney, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 3, at the Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Services will conclude at the church with military flag presentation by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Friends who wish can sign the register book at the funeral home on Monday.... Full story
Walter W. “Walt” Lundgren, 86 of Bayard, died Monday, Jan. 4, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff with Reverend Ed Hunzeker officiating. Inurnment will follow at Bayard Cemetery with military honors by the Army National Guard. Memorials may be given to the Bayard Volunteer Fire Department or Region 1 Office of Human Development Area II. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Walt was born on Dec. 7, 1929 at... Full story
Beverly M. Christofferson, 79 of Sidney, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 7, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Bev’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … Monday, Jan. 11 Cheyenne County Art Guild Meeting meets the second Monday of each month at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1345 Illinois (enter through west door). For more information, contact Jane Easterly, (308) 254-4052. … Wednesday, Jan. 13 The Nebraska Wesleyan Un... Full story
BASKETBALL Thursday, Jan. 7 Kimball at Sidney 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 Bayard at Potter-Dix 3 p.m. Briggsdale (Colo.) at Peetz (Colo.) 4 p.m. Gering at Sidney 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 Peetz (Colo.) at Merino (Colo.) 2:30 p.m. Creek Valley at Minatare 3 p.m. Potter-Dix at South Platte 3 p.m. Sidney at McCook 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Leyton at Bridgeport 4 p.m. Creek Valley at Haxtun (Colo.) 4 p.m. Kimball at Potter-Dix 4 p.m. WRESTLING Thursday Jan. 7 Sidney at Western Trails Tourney in Kimball 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 Sidney at Ogallala... Full story