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On Thursday, Jan. 5 the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners held its first meeting of the year, where designations and appointments of office were made and reaffirmed. Prior to the start of Thursday’s meeting, Randy Miller was sworn in as the Cheyenne County Commissioner for District One, taking the seat of previous Commissioner Steve Olsen. Commissioners began the meeting by nominating and appointing Commissioner Darrell Johnson as chairman of the board, and Commissioner Philip Sanders as vice chairman. Committees for the board will r...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce is planning a retail leakage lunch and learn for Thursday, Feb. 2 at noon. The meeting will be at Dude’s Steakhouse. Chamber president-CEO Denise Wilkinson said a retail leakage report will be discussed during the lunch and learn. The document details statistics that show spending patterns for different categories of goods outside of Cheyenne County. “It’s a good indicator of what we need here,” Wilkinson said. The report may help businesses plan new hours or strategies, according to Wilkinson, and may...
Rebecca Gray had just dropped off her son at preschool when her Yukon Denali began to malfunction, it was not long before the vehicle was engulfed in flames. On Monday at approximately 12:05 p.m., the Sidney Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire located near the corner of 16th and Newton in Sidney. Gray said her daughter and granddaughter were traveling with her after dropping her son off at preschool when the vehicle's heater began malfunctioning. "I didn't have my heater on because it...
The further Kaden Vowers advanced into the Western Trails Conference Tournament at Mitchell, the more nervous he became. That's because with each win, he felt more pressure associated with reaching a wrestling milestone not many achieve - especially at a young age - his 100th career win. "I was really nervous going into the match," Vowers said. But as his turn on the mat got closer, Vowers said the nervousness subsided as he began to focus more on the match. In the meet's first two rounds,...
Sidney's Lady Raiders continued to roll coming out of the Christmas break, notching three wins on the way to an 11-1 record. Among the wins was a second win over conference rival Gering in a week. Sidney began the stretch Thursday, cruising to a 65-25 win over neighboring Kimball. At Gering Friday, the Lady Raiders found themselves tied at half time, just as they were in holiday tournament action, then used a third period burst to move ahead five points by quarter's end. Subscribe to the Sidney...
