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When disaster strikes, it is too late to start looking for response resources. Surviving a tragedy, including a flood, is preparedness. That is what brought City of Sidney Assistant City Manager Dawn Martin before the Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday morning. Martin told the commissioners the City has been seeking an agreement with a contractor to repair the dams in case of an emergency. The last emergency contractor was Nienhueser Construction, Martin told the commissioners. She said...
Sidney's Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire late Friday morning in the 2100 block of 22nd Ave. in Sidney. Black smoke poured from the back of the home when responders arrived to the scene. At one point, fire spewed out of a window near the back of the home during the fire department's attack on the fire. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control as neighbors watched. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. Kristopher...
Sidney has been chosen as one of six state sites to hold premier showings of a film exploring what the film’s makers call one of the “most pressing and complicated issues in public education today,” mental health. Developed by the organization Nebraska Loves Public Schools, “The Mind Inside: Episode One” shows processes faced by schools in the area of mental health. It goes into the challenges students face, and the social, emotional and behavioral resources available for students who struggle,...
The Cheyenne County Tourism Committee is finalizing design of a local tourism brochure. The brochure is part of a partnership with BlueSoHo researching the region and developing a brand or identity for Cheyenne County. Tourism Director Kevin Howard said Friday the committee is reviewing the outline of the brochure, and planning its marketing area. He said marketing of Sidney and Cheyenne County needs to be as far west as west of Cheyenne, Wyo., and east of North Platte. Howard and the committee...
Pictured are Keith Stone, left, receiving a plaque for his service, from Mayor Roger Gallaway. Stone was honored at the City of Sidney 2018 Awards Banquet Friday evening. Stone retired in 2018 as fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department after 32 years of service. He served as chief from 1986 to 2018. He has been with the Fire Department for 48 years and still serves as a volunteer firefighter....
Each county jail charges an amount per inmate for offenders from other counties. For the Nebraska Department of Corrections, the average annual cost is $35,950, according to Nebraska.gov. Cheyenne County charges neighboring counties $45 per day. Monday morning, Cheyenne County Commissioners asked newly elected Sheriff Adam Frerichs if the rate is sufficient for the costs of managing the jail, and in comparison to other regional jails. Frerichs said the rate and the number of inmates from other...
Becca Beardsley, 31, of Twentynine Palms, CA and formerly of Sidney passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at Loma Linda University Hospital in Loma Linda, Ca. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Jan 11th at 10:00 A.M. with Wake Services on Thursday evening January 10th at 6:00 P.M., both being held in St Patrick's Catholic Church with Fathers Mike McDermott and Mike McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney, NE. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt...
Mary Spencer, 95, passed away peacefully in St. Paul, NE on Dec. 24th, 2018. Mary was born Jan. 6th, 1923 in Ainsworth, NE to Alta F. and Fred E. Coleman. She attended school in Ainsworth and then Chadron State College in Chadron, NE. where she graduated with a degree in teaching. She met and married Ralph Spencer of Brewster, NE, in 1951 and together they made homes for themselves and their family in Springview, NE and Sidney, NE. She and Ralph moved to Roswell, NM in July of 1981 and Ralph...
Lois J. Cook, age 90 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 in Sidney. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 10th in the Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Corey Jenkins of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday to sign Lois’ register book and drop off condolences for the family. Lois’ casket will be closed. Memorial contributions may be made in Lois’ name to the Sidney Salvation Army Thrift Store or to The King’s Daughters. A complete obituar...
Dorothy Nelson, age 98 of Potter, NE passed away, Sunday January 6, 2019 in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday January 11th in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will be in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 5-7:00 P.M. Memorials may be made in Dorothy’s name to the Prairie West Church or Potter Community Improvement Fund. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of D...
Sidney's Red Raider basketball team had a busy start to 2019 with two games on the road against Kimball and Gering, then a Saturday matchup against McCook at home. On Thursday, the Red Raider team that had struggled to open the season looked to put all the elements together against a Longhorn team that had similarly struggled in the early going. The Red Raiders started slowly as the Longhorns went up 6-to-2 while Sidney struggled with turnovers and missed shots. The Raiders had difficulty...
Sidney’s Lady Raider basketball team entered the new year rolling out three straight winning performances combining stifling defense and offensive balance to increase their season record to 11-and-2. Starting Thursday night on the road against Kimball, they were coming off a Cabela’s Holiday Shootout Tournament win, while the Lady Longhorns were idle over the Christmas break. The Lady Raiders wasted no time, starting by rattling off 17 unanswered points on their way to a 27-to-7 advantage at...
On Monday, January 21, weather and schedules permitting, the City of Sidney Parks Department will begin trimming trees and bushes in the alleys. Under City Ordinance 1034.06 Care, Trimming, and Removal of Street or Park Trees, Authority of Utility Companies, Plantings by Residents, Permits: “(a) The city may plant, prune, maintain and remove street or park trees, within the rights-of-way of streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares or other public ways or grounds, as may be necessary to ensure public safety.” Alleys are trimmed back each yea...
Cheyenne County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Brad Fraass reminds producers that the deadline to apply for the Market Facilitation Program is Jan. 15. The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) was designed to assist farmers in response to foreign market trade disruptions. FSA is administering MFP. The program provides payments to producers of corn, hogs, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. Fraass said the application period runs through Jan. 15; by that date producers must complete part D of the CCC-910 MFP application. Producers...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Corn Growers Association is now accepting applications for the fourth class of the Future Leaders in Agriculture Scholarship (FLAGship) Program. The FLAGship Program is a scholarship program for future ag leaders in Nebraska. The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) will award up to 5 $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors or college freshman who are continuing their education in the state of Nebraska. New this year, two of the scholarship will be open to non-ag majors, and three will be open to ag-only m...
Cowboy Connection of Sidney recently announced the winner of a saddle in its Sidney store. During the Christmas season, any shopper spending $50 or more could enter a drawing for a saddle. Nearly 150 entries were collected. The winner was announced at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Winning the saddle was Landon, left, and Dave Scofield of Padroni, Colo....
Employees reaching milestone service years in 2018 were honored at the City of Sidney Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 4. Pictured are left to right, James Harmon, Don Gehrig, Joe Talich, Chad Radtke, Kasey Kantor, Mike Palmer and Todd Sukup. In the front is Jeff Thompson. Not pictured is Greg Jenkins and Mike Roseberry. Awards were given for five years of service to Kantor, Radtke, and Talich. Gehrig received a 10-year service award. Employees recognized for 20 years of service were Harmon,...
Make plans now to join farmers and ranchers at the 2019 Farming Evolution event in Holyoke, Colo. The Farming Evolution will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20 & 21, 2019. The Phillips County Event Center on the Fairgrounds just north of Holyoke will house the event. Christine Jones, soil ecologist from Australia, will be the headline speaker. Over several decades, Christine has worked with farmers and ranchers using renewing practices. After a highly respected career in the public sector, she began to promote the benefits of soil carbo...
Anybody with an interest in lawns, landscape, or gardening, as well as sharing their knowledge, is invited to take part in Nebraska Extension’s Master Gardener Program, which is seeking volunteers and offering Master Gardener training in the Panhandle beginning in late January. The Nebraska Extension Master Gardener program has been part of Nebraska Extension since 1976. Master Gardener volunteers are trained by Nebraska Extension faculty and staff in many horticulture-related topics. They then contribute time as volunteers, working through t...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote boy’s basketball team returned to action on Friday and Saturday, but could not find the right formula to earn their first win of the season. The Coyotes traveled to Bayard Thursday night, and quickly fell behind the high-powered Tigers offense that would go on to put up 38 points in the first half. “We knew going into the game that we would have some rust that we would have to quickly shake off coming into the game with just one practice. I thought we came out well, we took...
Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team built their record up to 13-and-1 for the year while building up their confidence for this weekend's upcoming Gothenburg Invite, where Sidney will be pitted against top squads from Broken Bow, Adams Central, and Grand Island Northwest. With five undefeated wrestlers, Sidney swept the competition with a 5-and-0 record to take the Ogallala Duals Championship out of a field of eight teams. Sidney head coach Beau McConnell was very pleased with the results,...
Creek Valley's Storm boy's basketball team entered 2019 determined to play with more consistency, and started the new year off on the right foot with a convincing 60-to-33 victory over Minatare at home Saturday. The Storm started off the contest fast, scoring quickly while shutting down the Minatare offense and building a 14-to-2 lead at the end of the first period of play. Minatare roared back in the second period, taking advantage of Storm miscues and threatening to erase the home team's...
Creek Valley’s Lady Storm basketball team returned to action on Saturday as they hosted the Minatare Lady Indians for their first game of 2019. The Lady Storm opened slowly, with both defenses thwarting any momentum the teams tried to build on offense, and the first quarter ended with the lady Storm trailing 7-to-2. Creek Valley picked up the pace while continuing to play tough defense and ended the half with an 11-to-10 lead. Minatare was able to break through the Creek Valley defense in the t...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote basketball team has had a tough time finding a win this season. They dropped their first two games of 2019 by big scores. On Friday, the Lady Coyotes traveled to Bayard and were overmatched from the beginning of the game, getting shut out in the first period en route to a 33-to-2 halftime deficit. The Lady Coyotes could not get any offense going, while the Lady Tigers had no problem beating the Potter-Dix defense and piling up points. The second half saw Bayard score a...
