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As responsibility for underage offenders is transferred from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Office of Probation Administration, the burden of finding more office space for probation is placed on counties. A discussion about a possible location to house additional staff needed for local probation’s new responsibilities brought out some frustration on the county commissioner’s part about where the county will find funds for this undertaking. “Unfortunately, when they do things in Lincoln, the fiscal responsibility goes back...
Police are aware that there is some sort of connection between the many thefts and acts of vandalism that took place in Sidney and the surrounding area over the past few weeks, according to Sidney Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson. Two additional thefts took place over the last weekend, from both residential and commercial buildings. Both structures were occupied at the time of the incidents. Police are sharing information with the sheriff’s office, state police and other counties to attempt to get to the bottom of these crimes. “They’re getti...
An Iowa man was charged with first degree assault, strangulation and disturbing the peace after an incident at a local hotel last weekend. Douglas Wiese, 45 is accused of assaulting James Reddick after the two came to Sidney together for a construction job. Reddick claimed that Wiese started to drink immediately upon arriving in town on the day of the incident. Then Wiese tried to hug and kiss Reddick and even told the other man he loved him, according to the report. When Reddick resisted, Wiese reportedly put him in a wrestling hold. This is...
According to those who know her best, Sidney High School senior Cody Rowley is a bright, hard working, involved and well organized student with deep-set roots in the community. In other words, those in the know considered her a perfect candidate for Chadron State College's selective Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP). Not long after Rowley completed the RHOP application and interview process, the decision makers at Chadron State and the University of Nebraska Medical Center came to the same conclusion. The major driving force behind...
Bits of wood, shingles and other materials tumble as a crew from the Sidney Public Works Department demolishes a house at 706 Elm St. on Thursday morning. The house had been deemed dangerous by the city and proper notification sent to the owners. No improvements to meet safety requirements were made, so the city asked for--and received--a court order to demolish the property after the owners removed their personal belongings....
As more and more development continues to the Sidney area, new businesses continue to move here as well. Specialized Engineering Solutions, housed on the second floor of the Security First Bank building held its official ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. SES is a mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology engineering firm which provides engineering solutions for justice, government, commercial, educational, worship, healthcare and laboratory facilities. The Sidney office is currently home...
The four Republican Party candidates seeking election to the U.S. Senate will share a stage for the first time as part of a candidate debate scheduled for Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Gering Civic Center. The debate is sponsored by the Nebraska Republican Party in partnership with the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. Candidates participating in the debate include Sid Dinsdale, Bart McLeay, Shane Osborn and Ben Sasse. "This is an opportunity for Nebraska voters to get familiar with all of our candidates in the U.S. Senate race and to get a better se...
I recently saw a sign hung on the wall of an area business that stuck out to me. It read, “Anything that makes you smile, giggle or laugh buy it or marry it.” Although I’m sure the sign was meant to be cute and funny and not words of advice to live by, it made me wonder what would happen if we all began basing our life choices on prolific sayings and quotations. Sure these tidbits that we deck our homes and workplaces with can be inspiring and can keep us going on a bad day, but what if we really lived by their advice? If I married every man wh...
I confess I’d never heard of Richard Sherman before last Sunday. I wasn’t able to watch a lot of NFL football this season and what I did see was mostly confined to the NFL Red Zone Channel. But last weekend I was excited to watch the Broncos play the Patriots and the Seahawks do battle with the 49ers. My football Sunday was made extra enjoyable when the two teams I wanted to win came through. Despite my New York upbringing and New England roots, I don’t like the Patriots but I appreciate Peyton Manning - and Archie and Eli too. I rooted for t...
From March 28-30, Chadron State College will be hosting its Fourth Annual Chadron State Hoop Shoot. The Hoop Shoot is a youth basketball tournament for boys and girls in grades 5-8. The tournament is the primary fundraiser for Chadron State’s men’s and women’s basketball programs. Chadron Men’s Coach Brent Bargen and Women’s Coach Tim Connealy have been directing the tournament for the past three years. Last year the Hoop Shoot drew over 400 participants. “During that time we have made numerous upgrades and are extremely pleased with our cu...
Spencer Ellwanger takes a moment during the Ogallala tournament to pose for the camera....
