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Agri-Plastics, an Ontario-based manufacturer of calf housing solutions, has opened its first US production facility in Sidney. Three rotomolding machines are currently being installed, and the plant will be fully online by June 2018, according to Agri-Plastics owner Darren VanBuuren. "Our new Nebraska facility will help Agri-Plastics better serve dairy producers and calf raisers in the western US, and help us meet the growing demand for quality calf housing worldwide" said VanBuuren....
The Trustees of the Virginia Smith Charitable Trust awarded a total of $191,900.00 to a number of local organizations during 2017. They include: Chappell Child Care Center, Creek Valley Preschool, Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries for Sullivan Hills, Chappell Fire District #1, Chappell Ambulance Service, Creek Valley School Educational Foundation, South Platte Preschool, Solid Rock Bible Church for the Food Pantry, Chappell Senior Center, Chappell Chamber of Commerce, SUCCEED, Inc., City of Chappell, Creek Valley Public Schools, University...
Bid openings and county roads took most of the attention of the Cheyenne County Commissioners when they met Monday, along with evaluations for several employees. The Commissioners opened the meeting with routine business, then went into executive session for their first set of evaluations. Scheduled for performance evaluations through the day were Roger Conley, building and grounds superintendent; Doug Hart, highway superintendent; Heather Hausmann, tourism director; and Ron Gusman, veterans service officer. Following the first review session...
Visitors to Sidney Regional Medical Center Friday saw red – a bright reminder of the dangers of cardiovascular disease. Throughout the building, SRMC staff members wore red shirts, many with printed hearts on them. The American Heart Association (AHA) lists cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the world. In the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death with stroke as the fifth leading cause of death. The term "heart disease" refers to several types of heart c...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer has announced the relocation of her Scottsbluff office. Brandi McCaslin, Senator Fischer’s greater Nebraska director of constituent services, remains the main office contact for the Scottsbluff location. The new office is at: 120 East 16th Street, Suite 203 Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: (308) 630-2329 Fax: (308) 630-2321 Senator Fischer also has state offices in Lincoln, Omaha, Kearney, and Norfolk with staff available to assist Nebraskans with federal casework and other issues at the federal lev...
LINCOLN--Because of limited resources in the Nebraska Panhandle to detect and treat mental illness in school-aged children, Sen. John Stinner of Gering is calling for a day treatment center in the region where children could get those services close to their families. To accomplish that, Stinner introduced Legislative Bill 801, which would create a pilot project named Panhandle Beginnings where children from elementary, junior high and high school, could attend a day program and get the help they they aren't currently able to get in the...
B. Henry “Hank” Jessen, age 87 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, February 5, 2018 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 9th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Weyerts Cemetery north of Lodgepole. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 4-6. A complete obituary will be published when available....
Gail McDowell recently presented a baritone saxophone to the Sidney Junior High School music program. A baritone saxophone was purchased from Aliens & Strangers Music Store in Sidney for the Sidney Middle School music program. The saxophone was purchased by Gail McDowell. Her husband Mike taught music in Sidney since 1996. Prior to that, he taught in Lyman, Nebr. "He pretty much taught everything (in music), Gail McDowell said. Mike McDowell died in January 2017. The saxaphone was purchased in...
Students from Sidney schools participated in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Treasure Island Saturday, treating a packed house at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. The play was sponsored locally by the High Plains Arts Council....
A 19 year old Sidney man was partially ejected from his vehicle last Thursday evening when his vehicle rolled on Old Post Road. According to the Sidney Police Department report, the vehicle, driven by Brian S. Atkins of Sidney, was travelling in excess of the posted 35 mile an hour speed limit when he left the roadway, entered the ditch, and rolled one and a half times, landing on its top. The report said Atkins was partially ejected. Sidney fire and ambulance crews responded to the scene and...
LINCOLN, Neb. (February 2, 2018) — NoWear BMX, a family-based BMX stunt team, will perform at the Cornhusker State Games Opening Ceremonies on Friday, July 20 at Seacrest Field in Lincoln. Headed by X-Games veteran and Lincoln native Karl Hinkley and having played fairs and half-time shows across the country, NoWear BMX may be best known for its growing complex near Unadilla. Professional and hobby riders from around the world have traveled to the complex, furthering its reputation as a must-ride destination in the international BMX c...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer has been detected for the first time in the southwestern Nebraska counties of Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Frontier and Franklin, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Commission conducted a CWD sampling operation in its Northwest and Southwest District deer check stations during the 2017 November firearm deer season. There were 203 positives from 1,807 deer sampled primarily in the Frenchman, Platte, Republican, Pine Ridge, Upper Platte and Plains management u...
It was a successful weekend for the Sidney boy's basketball team as they rallied in the final moments of Friday's game on the road to stun the Gering Bulldogs 68-67, then handed the visiting Scottsbluff Bearcats a 62-48 loss on Saturday. The wins improve the Red Raider's record to 14-7 (4-2 in district) and shows their ability to come back in a game when they lost a big lead, and to put away an opponent that has previously shown the ability to come back from a big deficit. On Friday, the Red...
Both Gering and Scottsbluff have been unable to beat the Sidney Lady Raiders basketball team this season, and both were unsuccessful trying to change their fortunes over the weekend. On Friday the Lady Raiders (18-3, 6-1 in district) travelled to Gering for their fourth meeting of the season against the Lady Bulldogs, and were ready for a fight at the Lady Bulldogs notoriously raucous home court. "As (Gering) coach Freeburg said before the game, these teams know each other so well, each game is...
Sidney’s wrestlers powered their way through their final weekend of duals, winning all but one after being tripped up by rival Alliance in the final match at the Southeast Duals Tournament in Wyoming. The Raiders opened wekeend action with a 48-23 win over another rival at Gering. Sidney’s Robb brothers opened and closed the dual with strong performances at 170 and 160 pounds. Brad Robb opened with a pin over Jordan Overlin in 1:01. Derek Robb capped the match with a 16-0 technical fall ove...
Leyton and Creek Valley's varsity basketball teams squared off in Dalton to face off in a panhandle battle. Creek Valley brought a large cheering section (dubbed "The Storm Chasers") with them and both games were highlighted by loud competing cheers from the home and visiting sections. The girls' squads started the action, with the Lady Storm (8-8, 3-2 in district) facing the Lady Warriors (9-9, 2-3 in district) in what promised to be an evenly matched contest. It didn't start that way however,...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes (2-13, 2-5 in district) continued their season-long struggle by losing against Garden County at home on Friday, then traveling to Julesburg, CO on Saturday and losing to Sedgwick. Both losses were by 30-plus points, and the Coyotes were plagued by slow starts and poor shooting in both contests. On Friday, the Coyotes hosted the Garden County Eagles (11-5, 7-1 in district) and were quickly overwhelmed by the Eagles’ high-scoring offensive attack. By the half, the Coyotes t...
Peetz boys’ undefeated basketball season continued on Friday and Saturday as the Bulldogs beat both Briggsdale and Creek Valley on the road in convincing fashion. The wins improve the Bulldog’s record to 16-0 (8-0 in league) as they head to tournament play. Friday’s contest against the Briggsdale Falcons (4-11, 3-5 in league) started out surprisingly close, but the Bulldogs were able to run away from the Falcons by a score of 30-13 at the half. The Bulldogs then continued to score at will tacki...
I see the Chamber is pushing for the Hickory Square project at a cost of $732,000. If this project works like other projects the city has done the cost will double. The city of Sidney is in debt over 14 million dollars and they want to add to it. They need to ask do we need it and why do we need it? Will it bring back the men and women clothing stores, the shoe stores, the jewelry stores, the variety stores, the soda shop stores and the barber shop stores that used to be downtown? One of the reasons these stores are gone was the lack of support...
Marvin D. Sanford, age 93, of North Platte, NE passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Sidney Regional Medical Center-Extended Care in Sidney, NE. Memorial graveside services with military honors will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 10th at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens south of North Platte. Marvin Dale Sanford, the son of Franklin Clarence and Josephine Fern (Sadle) Sanford, was born September 17, 1924 in North Platte, NE. He graduated from North Platte High School with the class...
