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LINCOLN – On Monday, Feb. 1, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced that the State has launched an online portal where Nebraskans can register for coronavirus vaccinations (vaccinate.nebraska.gov). While Nebraskans are encouraged to register in a timely manner, the State is not administering vaccines on a first come, first serve basis. Nebraska’s vaccination plan (dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Vaccination-Plan.pdf) is proceeding in phases, with priority groups receiving initial doses. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Incident Com...
Sidney’s Lady Raider Basketball team only had one game this last week, a road contest against Chadron Friday night where the Lady Cardinals were able to build a late lead and hold off a Lady raider surge to take the victory 54-to-46. The loss drops Sidney’s record to 13-and-5 for the season with critical home contests against Gering, Scottsbluff and Alliance coming up over the next week. Chadron took an early lead in the first quarter, but Sidney, sparked by two three point hits by freshman Kat...
Both Creek Valley Storm Basketball teams have had difficulty putting up wins this season, and looked to change that narrative last Thursday when they hosted the Sutherland Sailors in Chappell. The Lady Sailors had only one win against a team with a winning record coming into the matchup, and the Lady Storm hoped to take advantage. But the Lady Sailors started fast and used their defense to limit the Lady Storm’s scoring opportunities, and Sutherland built a 26-to-8 lead at the half. The Lady S...
Sidney’s Red Raider Wrestling team took home third place honors as a team at the Ainsworth Invitational over the weekend and had another day of great individual results. Brady Robb, Austin Munier, Dietrich Lecher and Brandon Lock all took home first place medals for the Red Raiders. Team Points Central City, NE 228.5 Burke/Gregory, SD 163 Sidney, NE 136 Valentine, NE 132.5 Winside, NE 102 Twin Loup, NE 65.5 Brady, NE 57 Loomis/Bertrand, NE 50 North Central, NE 36 Individual Results 106 lbs G...
Leyton’s Warrior Basketball teams faced off against the Hemingford Bobcats and then the Minatare Indians with very different results for the teams. On Thursday the Leyton teams traveled to Hemingford, and the girls’ game started as a tight defensive contest, with the score knotted at 11-to-11 after the end of the first quarter. But the Lady Bobcats turned up the defensive pressure and got their offense in gear, putting up 23 points in the second period while holding the Lady Warriors to jus...
January 22 12:13 am, Traffic Stop, 14th Ave. & Elm St. 5:28 am, Suspicious Activity, 18th Ave. & Linden St. 9:31 am, Code Violation, 11th Ave. 9:53 am, Fraud, Cheyenne Villa, Ash St. 10:54 am, Suspicious Vehicle, 7th Ave. 12:44 pm, That, Git’N Split, North, Illinois St. 12:45 pm, Traffic Hazard, Loves Truck stop, Chase Blvd. 12:59 pm, Fraud 1:15 pm, Traffic Stop, 6th Ave. & Illinois St. 2:50 pm, Code Violation, Newton St. 4:16 pm, Traffic Stop, 13th Ave. & Maple St. 4:30 pm, Traffic Stop, 13th Ave. & Elm St. 6:04 pm, Medical Call, Newton St. 6...
The Cheyenne County Chapter of Family and Community Education (FCE) is sponsoring a $200 college scholarship to Cheyenne County High School Seniors who will be majoring in an area related to Family and Consumer Science. Applications are available at the Nebraska Extension Office – Cheyenne County, 920 Jackson Street in Sidney and are due no later than April 15, 2021. Please contact the Extension Office with questions or for an application by calling (308) 254-4455 or visit http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/ckb/4h/....
The Nebraska Archaeological Society is offering a scholarship to college students who are majoring in archaeology; the Dana Deger Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship honors Dana Deger who was active in the Archaeological Field. The applicants must have a 3.0 grade point average out of 4.0, have completed 12 credit hours in archaeology classes, be an undergraduate or graduate student, have graduated from a Nebraska High school, Nebraska GED or be enrolled in a post-secondary school in Nebraska. The application is available online, as well as...
