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Leyton' Warrior Basketball teams traveled to Potter Friday night, and both teams came away with victories as they head for the MAC Tournament this week. The Lady Warriors had no trouble against the Potter-Dix squad, opening a big lead early and cruising to an easy 56-to-13 win that had freshman sensation Zaili Benish ring up 31 points on the home team. She hit five three point shots to put the game out of reach for Potter-Dix, and the Lady Warriors improved to 5-and-4 on the season. The Leyton...
Leyton's Warrior Wrestling team had a busy weekend, competing at the Chase County Quad on Friday then the Chase county Invitational on Saturday. The boys did not have much success against Kimball and Chase County at the Quad, falling to Kimball 21-to-12 and Chase County 72-to-6. At the Invitational, Dawson Juelfs at 138lbs defeated Coy Fleming of Bridgeport in the semi-final of the Consolation Round, then faced teammate Brenton Abbott in the third place match. Abbott won by Fall to take third...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Girls Basketball team had three games over the last week as they prepare for this week's MAC Tournament. They started last Tuesday by hosting the Kimball Lady Longhorns, and found themselves in a big hole at the end of the first period down 24-to-1. Both teams started slowly, with Potter-Dix struggling to get the ball past half court and getting off very few shots, while the Lady Longhorns had a scoring spurt at the end of the quarter to take a big lead. The Lady Longhor...
All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the Sidney Knights of Columbus Council #1861 Free Throw Contest. The competition will be held on Sunday January 23 at 1 p.m. at the Sidney Middle School Gym. Entry forms are available from PE teachers in all area schools, or can be filled out at the Middle School on the day of the competition....
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office Jan. 12 10:30 a.m., Follow-Up, Cheyenne County Attorney. 3:38 p.m., K9 Call Out, Lodgepole. 5:21 p.m., Motorist Assist, U.S. Highway 30 and U.S. Highway 385. 5:45 p.m., Misc. Fire, 700 block Hickory Street, Sidney. 7:44 p.m., Paper Service, 1600 block Forrest Street, Sidney. 7:54 p.m., Paper Service, 800 block Maple Street, Sidney. 8:09 p.m. Animal Call, Illinois Street, Sidney. 8:37 p.m., Paper Service, 20000 Cheyenne County Road 117. 8:48 p.m., Paper Service, 1000 block King Street, Sidney. 10:21 p.m.,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association (AHCA), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the vaccine mandate for health care workers. The statement is attributable to Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA. "We respect the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court but remain concerned that the repercussions of the vaccine mandate among hea...
Larry Bolinger of Alliance has officially registered as a candidate for Attorney General with the support of the newly formed “Legal Marijuana Now Party.” Bolinger was a candidate for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District House of Representatives seat in 2018 and 2020. Bolinger is an author of 16 books, a veteran that served honorable in both the US Air Force and Army National Guards. He is also a volunteer with the Activate Alliance to make communities safer and more active, and the Vol...
Humanities Nebraska (HN) has announced another round of its letter-exchange program, “Dear Stranger.” Originally conceived by Oregon Humanities, “Dear Stranger” connects people from all over the state by inviting Nebraskans to write a letter to someone they’ve never met. “Winter is a wonderful time to connect with another Nebraskan by writing a letter,” said Mary Yager, associate director. “We expect participants from across the state and from many different backgrounds, and we look forward to sharing what Nebraskans think about weather a...
Lincoln — Scrolling social media, reading websites, listening to podcasts, watching news. With so many options, it’s never been easier to follow American politics, but at what cost? According to research from University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientist Kevin Smith, all the political jockeying is harmful to our health, has been for some time, and even a change in party power didn’t help. In a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2017 survey study where he first measured the effects of the political climate on Americans’ physical, social, menta...
Clayton L. “Moose” Shoemaker, 78, of Potter, NE passed away at his home Tuesday evening, January 18, 2022. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 52 years, a caregiver, and 1 granddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 in the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Services will conclude at the Church with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be in the Potter Cemetery at a later date. Services will be recorded and ava...
