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The railroad and Sidney have parallel histories to say the least. Sidney was a stopping point for the westward movement and the gold seekers west and north migration. The Union Pacific was part of that settling process. More than 150 years since the community and UP were helping each other grow, some Cheyenne County residents see the transportation company as more of a distant cousin, one that doesn't talk much. In the January 19 meeting of the Cheyenne County Commissioners, Jim Pelster, who...
Two Leyton School Board members resigned and Superintendent Chris Geary is on administrative leave following a special meeting. A special meeting was held Friday evening, Jan. 22, when the board accepted the resignation of two school board members. In accepting the resignations, the resignations of board members Galen Bartling and Anne Rexroth. Board President Susan Ernest said she wished discussion could have taken place. She then referred to the District policy on board vacancies. Friday the...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners heard two requests for vacation of county roads in their January 19 meeting. Randy Mathewson met with the commissioners regarding closure of County Road 24 between County Roads 77 and 79. He said the land adjacent to the road was bought more than 40 years ago. “It's an attractive nuisance. Nobody lives there,” he said. Commissioner Phil Sanders asked about access to pastures for fire protection. “Access to that area, there's just not a lot of it,” Sanders...
The COVID-19 risk dial continues to improve for the Panhandle region. The current risk level is defined at 2.50, about the midpoint of the high risk range, the third highest of the four-point dial. Cheyenne County’s risk assessment is at 2.7. The city of Sidney is also assigned a risk level of 2.7. As of the January 18 update, there have been 32,122 tests administered. Of that number, 8,238 returned positive. There have been 173 deaths attributed to COVID since records started. More than half o...
LINCOLN - The Public Alliance for Community Energy (ACE) elected Board of Director officers and at-large Executive Committee members for fiscal year 2021-22 at the ACE board annual meeting held Jan. 20. Those re-elected as Board of Director officers for a 1-year term beginning April 1were: • Andrew Devine, city administrator, Albion, Neb., chair • Jeremy Tarr, city administrator, Plainview, Neb., vice chair • Mike Palmer, electric superintendent, Sidney, Neb., secretary/treasurer. Those elected to the at-large Executive Committee were: • Nan...
Donald C. Elsen, age 66, resident of Sidney entered into eternal life on Sunday, January 17, 2021. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home. Cremation has taken place. Services are pending and will be announced at a later date You may view Donald’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Donald’s care and funeral arrangements. Donald was born October 3, 1954 in Taylor Hospital in Sidn...
Richard Howard Jensen Sr. passed away at his home near Oshkosh, NE, on January 12, 2021. Rick was born on November 4, 1945, in Lewellen, NE. He wrote, “In November of 1945, I had the good fortune to be born the son of Howard and Doreen Jensen.” Howard was on a navy ship anchored in Tokyo harbor that day. He attended Garden County High School, graduating in 1963. He was a talented baseball player and was the pitcher on the state championship team his senior year. His parents owned the Silver Hill...
Ted Louis Wittrock, 78, a lifelong resident of Sidney, NE entered into eternal life on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Denver, CO. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sidney, NE, with Pastor Allen Strawn officiating. Burial will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Ted’s register book and leave condolence for the family. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel and Cre...
Hope Sherfey, 88, of Sterling passed away early Monday morning, January 18, 2021 at her home. Funeral Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Bruce Neal of the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Sherfey Family. Family and...
We’re in the early days of a new administration. Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris his second. What is yet to be seen, what will be proven as time goes on, is how free we are. When was the last time we had, by appearances at least, more military presence than elected officials, VIP invitations and public in general at an inauguration? News feeds spent much of 2020 overwhelmed with videos of events labeled as protests that quickly resulted in destro...
The ongoing conflict in the Leyton School District came to a head last week when the Superintendent of Schools was placed on paid administrative leave. I don't know the reason, nor do I need to. But the backlash from the move against sitting members of the School Board has been considerable. The subsequent resignations of two members of that body, along with the need to procure new legal counsel for the District and far more rumors than facts, has resulted in hurt feelings, accusations and...
Nebraska’s tax system is completely broken. Nebraska is the worst state in the nation for the inheritance tax, the seventh worst state for property taxes and only Wisconsin beats Nebraska in terms of the number of farm and ranch bankruptcies. By now, many property owners have figured out that last year’s big property tax relief bill, LB1107, was nothing more than a slight decrease in the amount that property taxes increased this year, and this is how things will continue to be unless we ove...
Letter to the Editor: This School Choice Week, It’s Time to Prove We Care It’s been a difficult year for everyone, and many K-12 students across Nebraska have developed gaps in their learning. Now more than ever, parents of all income levels need a wider array of educational options for their children. Wealthy families can afford tutoring or private school tuition if their children have fallen behind. But most parents are stuck with the closest government school. For years, state legislators have neglected to extend to our kids the kinds of...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been forced to work from home. But once we’ve moved past the virus, many workers may continue working from home. More than one-third of companies with employees who started working from home now think that remote work will stay more common post-pandemic, according to a Harvard Business School study. This shift to at-home work can affect people’s lives in many ways – and it may end up providing workers with some long-term financial advantages. If you’re one of those who will continue working remotel...
Testing of Your Faith 2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[b] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not...
As my cowboy and I have been spending time together outside working calves, I have pondered the amazing lessons that can be learned at the gate. On our particular outfit, there are too many gates to count and a variety of them at that. Why don’t these cowboys buy the same type of gate for every hole and just change the dimensions? But nooooo…. This gate has a flip latch. This gate needs tugged to the right. This gate needs lifted up A LOT before you can even open it. This one won’t open unles...
LINCOLN — Nebraska Extension’s upcoming Farm and Ranch Management webinar will focus on strategies for livestock producers to add value through approved certification programs. Consumers are desiring more information about how their food is produced. Participation in an approved certification program is one way for producers to capture additional value at the time of sale. The webinar will review the historical financial performance of commonly used livestock programs and talk about current and...
Sidney’s Red Raider Basketball teams traveled to Gothenburg on Friday to face off against the Swedes, and the action started with the girls’ teams matching up late in the afternoon. The Lady Swedes were at 9-and-6 for their season, and Sidney Head Coach Tyler Shaw stated that Gothenburg was a battle-tested team that plays a tough schedule with good defense that he expected to be a challenge for his squad. The Lady Raiders started slowly, with a turnover on their first possession followed by mis...
Leyton’s Warrior Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament as the number three seed and faced off against number six seed Garden County last Tuesday in Dalton in the first round of the MAC Tournament. The Warriors started fast and built a 16-to-3 lead after the first quarter, but then their offense slowed and the Warriors let the Eagles back into the game as Garden County narrowed the lead and went into halftime down 21-to-13. Leyton then put up 19 points in the third quarter to pull away a...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Basketball team continued its strong start to the season by ripping through the competition with lopsided wins ending in a 49-to-32 victory against Bayard on Saturday night to earn the MAC Tournament Championship. The top-seeded Coyotes used their speed, passing game, and solid shooting from the field for the wins against their conference competitors. As the top seed, Potter-Dix started the tournament with a bye, and first matched up in the semi-finals against Creek Valley a...
Creek Valley’s Storm Basketball Team continued to struggle for wins, placing fourth overall at the MAC Tournament in Bridgeport over the past week. The Storm started the tournament as the number five seed and had a big win in their first game against number four seed south Platte Blue Knights. Creek Valley was able to match the Blue Knight’s scoring in the first quarter of their game, and pulled out a two point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Storm put additional distance between the...
Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Basketball team and Creek Valley’s Lady Storm Basketball team have both struggled for wins so far this season, and both teams suffered early exits in the MAC Tournament last week. The number six seed Lady Coyotes traveled to Oshkosh to face the number three seed Garden County Lady Eagles on January 18 and were quickly overwhelmed by the Lady Eagles’ offense, trailing 32-to-8 at the half. The Lady Coyotes could not gain any traction on offense, and fell by a final score...
Sidney’s Red Raider Wrestling team hosted a triangular meet on Thursday against Gering and Scottsbluff, and manged a split, falling to Gering 54-to-22 but then recovering to defeat Scottsbluff 44-to-33. Te Red Raiders have had a tough time with the Gering team this season, due to match ups that favor the Gering wrestlers, according to Sidney Head Coach Beau McConnell. The Red Raiders then traveled to Lexington on Saturday for the John Higgins Invitational, which has stayed with its individual to...
— Leyton junior Brenton Abbott controls his opponent in the 138 pound weight class during recent action. The Leyton Warriors placed 10th at the Chase County Invitational on Jan. 16 and 9th at the Garden County Invitational on Jan. 9....
January 14 1:14, Parking Complaint, Loves Truck Stop, 600 block Chase Blvd. 8:33 am, Animal Call, 500 block 18th Ave. 8:35 am, Parking Complaint, Chase Blvd. 11:21 am, Truancy, 800 block Jackson St. 11:26 am, Truancy, 1800 block 4th St. 10:39 pm, Alarm Business, Family Dollar, 1600 block 10th Ave. January 15 6:38 am, Traffic stop, Old Post Rd. & 17J Link 8:50 am, Medical Call, Sidney High School, 1100 block 19th Ave. 10:04 am, Agency Assist, Cheyenne Co Court House, 1000 10th Ave. 11:27 am, Civil Call 1:19 pm, Code Violation, 500 block novelly...
