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The current open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act will end on Jan. 31. Since Nov. 1, when the annual enrollment period began, 8.6 million people have signed up for health coverage through HealthCare.gov or renewed their coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nationwide, 11.3 million people have signed up through Health Insurance Marketplaces. Nebraska is among the 38 states that use HealthCare.Gov, and from...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.87 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.97 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Areas nearby Nebraska and their current gas price climate: Lincoln- $1.97/g, down 3.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.01/g. South Dakota- $1.89/g, down 2.3 cents per gallon fro...
Shirley Mae Yanney, 85 of Lodgepole, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at The United Methodist Church in Lodgepole. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. A viewing will be held at Holechek Funeral Home on Friday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 6 p.m., with the family present from 4 to 6 p.m. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church in... Full story
Harry L. Moore, 74 of rural Dix, passed away at his home, Saturday morning, Jan. 9, 2016. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Harry’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Beverly M. Christofferson, 79 of Sidney, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 7, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 11, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to drop off condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Bev's name to High Plains PAWS or the Make-A-Wish... Full story
Wednesday, Jan. 13 The Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir 2016 Tour will be performing in Sidney on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, located at 2622 11th Ave. in Sidney. … Thursday, Jan. 14 Cancer survivor support group meets every SECOND Thursday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. … Saturday, Jan. 16 A benefit pancake feed and 5K for Deuel County Sheriff Deputy Mike Hutchinson will be held at the Cheyenne County Fai... Full story
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is now accepting entries for its 13th annual Agriculture Week in Nebraska poster contest. The contest, open to all Nebraska students in grades 1-6, highlights the diversity of agriculture and raises awareness of the importance of agriculture in our state. This year’s contest theme is “Agriculture: Growing Nebraska.” “Agriculture is Nebraska’s number one industry, and we want to give students the chance to share their art, passion and knowledge of agriculture through this contest,” said NDA Directo...
Many of you may remember Dr. Jonathon Lundgren, a former entomologist with USDA-ARS in Brookings, S.D. Dr. Lundgren spoke at our Panhandle No Till Partnership winter conference a few years ago. Dr. Lundgren is a very enthusiastic and dedicated entomologist and his passion for his work shows in his presentations. Dr. Lundgren was very well-received at our conference. Dr. Lundgren has recently left the USDA-ARS research center in Brookings, S.D., to embark on a new career which I think is going to be fascinating to watch as this new career...
Fans expecting to see a close, gritty game for the third time against Gering this season instead got an offensive show. Sidney (13-0) exploded out of the gate with a 19-point first quarter on Friday night and rolled to a 59-44 win against the Bulldogs. It was the Raiders' third win in three tries this season against the Bulldogs. With the game knotted at 4-4, Sidney went on a 6-0 run to take the lead for good and outscored Gering 15-5 for the remainder of the opening quarter. Back-to-back Zack...
When the shots weren't falling early in Friday night's game, Sidney used a strong defensive effort to defeat Gering. The Lady Raiders (9-4) held the Lady Bulldogs to just 10 first half points en route to the 43-25 victory. "Gering is a bigger team than we are, so anytime you can hang with them in terms of rebounding you are doing well," Sidney coach Tyler Shaw said. "Getting second chances against them is huge." Shaw added limiting Gering's inside offense turned out to be key in Friday's game....
Creek Valley and Leyton each won over the weekend, while Potter-Dix picked up a pair of victories. Peetz split its two contests, which included an overtime loss. Creek Valley 42, Minatare 33 Creek Valley took control in the second half in its 42-33 win Friday at Minatare. The Storm (6-4) outscored the Indians (4-1) 22-10 in the final two quarters to erase a 23-20 halftime deficit. Brett Godfrey led three Creek Valley players in double figures with 13 points. Colin Brott added 11 points, while Gage Koenen scored 10 points. Keith Everitt led the...
BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan. 12 Leyton at Bridgeport 4 p.m. Creek Valley at Haxtun (Colo.) 4 p.m. Kimball at Potter-Dix 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 Leyton at Potter-Dix 4 p.m. Sidney at Ogallala 5:30 p.m. Fleming (Colo.) at Peetz (Colo.) 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 Potter-Dix at Hay Springs 1 p.m. Lexington at Sidney 3:30 p.m. WRESTLING Thursday, Jan. 14 Sidney at Bridgeport 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 Sidney at Chase County Tournament 9 a.m....
The Sidney wrestling team won four out of five duals to take second place at the Ogallala Dual Tournament held Saturday. The Raiders picked up wins over Chase County, Gering, Gordon-Rushville and Wray, Colo. Their lone loss was to Gothenburg. SHS wrestling coach John Ganser said his team had its ups and downs in the event. "Dual wrestling is a little bit different than wrestling in a tournament. You want to get all the bonus points that you can and not give up any," he said. "We gave up some...
Potter-Dix remained unbeaten with a pair of wins over the weekend, while Creek Valley and Leyton also picked up victories. Potter-Dix 61, Bayard 32 Potter-Dix 50, South Platte 22 Potter-Dix improved to 7-0 with a pair of wins over the weekend. It didn't take long for the Lady Coyotes to shake off the Christmas break rust as they rolled to a 61-32 home win over Bayard on Friday. It was their first game since a Dec. 18 win over Caliche, Colo. Alexus Rozelle powered Potter-Dix offensively with 14...
Sidney 41, Chase County 36 106 - Trey Arellano (Sidney) wins by forfeit. 113 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) wins by forfeit. 120 - Colton Peckham (Sidney) wins by forfeit. 126 - KC Higer (Sidney) over Colton Burpo (Chase County) (TF 16-1 4:38) 132 - Jack Feddersen (Sidney) over Roper Cochran (Chase County) (Fall 1:59) 138 - Caleb Weiss (Chase County) over Bret Jaggers (Sidney) (Dec 10-3) 145 - Hunter Dillan (Chase County) wins by forfeit 152 - Caine Haarberg (Chase County) over Isaiah Votruba (Sidney) (Fall 2:29) 160 - Jorge Cervantes (Chase County)...
