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The Nebraska Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved a sales tax refund claim that will impact the City of Sidney by about $275,000. In the Jan. 12 meeting of the Sidney City Council, City Manager David Scott presented a letter from the DOR regarding a request for sales tax refund from Sidney businesses. “It is a big hit,” Scott said. “We're going to lose a lot of money.” The bill comes to the amount of $275.177.84. The City has the option of allowing the DOR to deduct the full amount in one...
The duties of education go far beyond taking attendance and presenting a lecture. The process involves several layers of employees, from the custodians to the administrators. Three Sidney businesses have come together to recognize employees of Sidney Public Schools. On Monday, Jan. 21, Janet Volkmer was recognized as the first employee of the month. Eric Packer, manager of the Dairy Queen stores in Sidney and Ogallala, said the award is not just for teachers. He said the recognition award can go...
Lincoln — Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced LB485 to make affordable child care available to more low-income workers in our state. The Child Care Subsidy program, also called Title XX, provides child care assistance for low income workers by distributing funds directly to child care providers. Currently, families whose income is less than one-hundred thirty percent of the federal poverty level, or approximately $22,412 per year or $1,868 per month for a single parent with one child, are eligible to receive assistance through the program. LB485 wo...
The Sidney Airport Authority Board spent most of its Jan. 14 meeting discussing how many improvements to schedule, and with whose money. The Airport Authority board has been working with Jeff Wolfe of MC Schaff Engineering from Scottsbluff on an improvement project that would include new striping and crack sealing. The Authority Board is seeking repairs on the cement approaching hangars. The conflict is, according to Wolfe, the Federal Aviation Administration will not help with the cost of hangar approaches. During the Jan. 14 meeting, board...
COVID conditions in Cheyenne County are improving, according to Sidney Public Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler. The Sidney Public Schools Board of Education met in the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center on Jan.11. Much of the meeting was spent assigning roles to board members. As the meeting began, the night was recognized as the first meeting in several years with Steve Mattoon not an active part of the board. Newly elected member Matt Wallace was absent that night, and Kathy Nienhueser...
Golf Operations Director Patrick Kilbride presented the Sidney City Council a proposal of adding a golf simulator to the clubhouse. Kilbride told the city council there are currently no courses in the area with a simulator. The nearest course with a golf simulator is in Kearney. “This would potentially not only attract Sidney residents, but out of towners to come and use the simulator,” Kilbride said in his presentation. “Additionally, the simulator can be used for such things as closest to th...
LeAnne Grabowski, age 73, passed away in Sidney on Sunday, December 27, 2020. A July 2021 Memorial service will be set and announced. Cremation has taken place. You may view LeAnne’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of LeAnne’s care and funeral arrangements. LeAnne is survived by one daughter, Kimberlee Robinson, and husband, Bradley Robinson, two brothers Jack and Jim Schilling, one granddaughter, Danielle Thompson, one gre...
Loretta Marie Cartwright, 89 of Gordonville, Texas passed away on January 12, 2021 at the Carrus Hospital in Sherman, Texas. She was born on March 10, 1931 in Westhope, North Dakota to the late Eugene Joseph Belcourt and Anna Marie Rousseau Belcourt. She married Floyd A. Cartwright in January of 1952 in Bottineau, North Dakota and he preceded her in death on April 26, 2000. They had lived in Bottineau ND, Camp Lejeune NC, Big Springs and Dallas, Texas and in 1962, Sidney, Nebraska where she...
A protest turned riot and almost in the same breath social media platforms showed how private they truly are. Twitter and Facebook banned Trump and most anything that supported him or his ideas. This might be a short-lived grandstanding as Twitter’s stock fell by at least 10 percent within the first few days of the decision. Maybe society needs to look at this strategically. What happens when a storm hits and cell service is suspended? After the shock and frustration wears off, there’s the boo...
Before I address today’s topic, sincere and heartfelt thanks for the overwhelming show of support for these columns. Your calls, letters and personal comments to me and the paper in the last week were humbling, appreciated and, for the moment, have secured this column’s space in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. I also thank those who wrote or called wanting this column’s cancelation and had the courage to sign or give your name. The Bible tells us the correct way to address conflict is to take a griev...
Four outgoing Presidents have boycotted the incoming President’s inauguration: John Adams, his son John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, and Andrew Johnson. The second President, John Adams, was first elected in 1796, by defeating Thomas Jefferson 71 electoral votes to 68. Four years later, in 1800, Jefferson won the election by defeating Adams 73 electoral votes to 65. A bitter Adams refused to attend Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801. Four men ran for President in 1824: Andrew Jac...
If you’re close to retirement, you’ll have several financial issues to consider. But you’ll want to pay attention to one of the most important of these issues: health care costs. How can you prepare yourself for these expenses? First, get an early start on estimating health care costs. More than two-thirds of those planning to retire in the next 10 years say they have no idea what their health and long-term care costs will be in retirement, according to the Edward Jones/Age Wave Four Pillars of the New Retirement study. And some people don’t...
As we have learned from the Covid-19 crisis, there’s no guarantee for tomorrow in this game of life and death. So, it makes good sense to examine ourselves today in 2021 and make the most of the opportunities we do have. Paul says in 2 Cor. 6:2, “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” Jesus knows our script for life, and our point of no return. He is not willing to lose any of us and will do whatever it takes to save us. Theme thought: “The one that would not, could not, but whosoever will, can.” • Lucifer bec...
I will introduce a bill to move the headquarters of the Game and Parks Department to the City of Sidney. Currently, state law mandates that the headquarters for the Game and Parks Department be in the City of Lincoln. I would like to change that. So today I would like to explain why I believe this move is good for Nebraska. First, there are no state parks located in the City of Lincoln, just as there are no state parks located in the City of Sidney. So, proximity to state parks has never been...
LINCOLN — An upcoming Nebraska Extension webinar will examine recent livestock facility nuisance litigation and look at a tool from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for assessing the odor footprints of these facilities. The webinar will be presented on Jan. 21, from noon to 1 p.m., by Dave Aiken, professor and agricultural law and water law specialist in the university’s Department of Agricultural Economics. In its recent decision in the case of Egan v. County of Lancaster, the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the rulings of lower courts tha...
OAKLAND — Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill to provide some relief for meat supply chains by allowing consumers to purchase smaller ownership shares of livestock. Aunbrea Zeleny with the Oakland Meat Processing Plant said Legislative Bill 324 would help more Nebraskans who have struggled to find meat at grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic access food from trusted local sources. “The people that aren’t able to purchase a $700 quarter, being able to just get that piece of what they need, whether it be the roast, a couple of st...
As the new year begins, all is quiet at the research plots at the High Plains Agricultural Lab 6 miles northwest of Sidney. Winter wheat fields are dormant, and other fields await the spring planting season. But inside, scientists and support staff are analyzing data, planning for 2021 and completing other tasks to carry out research aimed at helping crop and livestock producers in this semi-arid region be more efficient, sustainable and profitable. The High Plains Ag Lab is operated by the Univ...
LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts discussed Nebraska's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in his State of the State Address Jan. 14. He also outlined his proposed budget including a property tax relief initiative. "Even as we've had to overcome the challenge of the pandemic, the work of Nebraskans everywhere has kept the state of the state strong," Ricketts said after welcoming and congratulating new members of the Nebraska Legislature. Before discussing the plans for the budget, Ricketts commended N...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team had two strong wins over the week but the momentum of victory wasn’t enough to overcome a tough Class A opponent in North Platte on Saturday. The Lady Raiders started the weeks’ action on Tuesday on the road against Mitchell, a team they had beaten by four points at the Sidney Holiday Shootout that was suffering through a five game losing streak. Sidney opened a six point lead and relied on their tough defense to slow the Lady Tigers’ offense, and Sidney...
Sidney’s Red Raider Basketball team had recently gone through a stretch of good play translating into wins, but had a rough week dropping three straight contests to fall to 7-and-8 on the season. Sidney’s week started with a road contest against Mitchell on January 12, and the Raiders had battled hard against the Tigers in a five point loss in their first meeting at the Sidney Holiday Shootout at the end of December. The game started with both teams playing fast and trading scores and Sidney too...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball team continued its strong play with three big wins over the week and are looking strong going into this weeks’ MAC Tournament. The Coyote’s started last weeks’ action off traveling to Kimball to match up with the winless Longhorns, and a slow start combined with a strong showing by Kimball kept the game close in the early going. But Potter-Dix broke the game open in the second quarter, outsourcing the Longhorns 29-to-3 to earn a 48-to-14 advantage at the half. T...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball team continued its strong play with three big wins over the week and are looking strong going into this weeks’ MAC Tournament. The Coyote’s started last weeks’ action off traveling to Kimball to match up with the winless Longhorns, and a slow start combined with a strong showing by Kimball kept the game close in the early going. But Potter-Dix broke the game open in the second quarter, outsourcing the Longhorns 29-to-3 to earn a 48-to-14 advantage at the half. T...
Sidney’s Red Raider Wrestling team had a tough day on Saturday at the Gothenburg Duals, placing sixth out of twelve teams in the competition. Sidney lost to Gering 46-to-30, Colby KS 42-to-30 and Waverly 40-to-27 while defeating Chadron 46-to-28 and Gothenburg 42-to-33. Gering took top honors with a 36-to-30 victory over Broken Bow in the Championship Round, while Waverly earned third place with a 43-to-36 victory over Minden. Sidney’s Chance Houser earned five wins on the day while Austin Mun...
Creek Valley’s Storm Basketball teams continued to struggle, and hosted the Paxton Tigers on Thursday for both a girls and boys contest. The Lady Storm hoped to get a jump on the Lady Tigers who have had some difficulty early in the season, but the visitors jumped out to a quick 18-to-4 lead in the first quarter, driving the ball to the lane while shutting down the Lady Storm offense. Creek Valley recovered in the second quarter and played strong defense, burt were unable to score enough p...
Leyton’s Lady Warriors picked up a victory against rival Potter-Dix Friday night, providing a bright spot in a week that had the team losing two other contests. On Tuesday January 12, the Lady Warriors hosted the Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs, and the C2 powerhouse made quick work of Leyton’s team of six players, running up a 55-to-7 halftime lead on their way to a 75-to-15 victory. Seniors Sage Rummel and Ella Draper each had six points in the loss, while Bridgeport had five players score in dou...
