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At Monday’s meeting, the Sidney school board officially approved a resolution for a $16.95 million bond election for a new elementary school to be held during the May 13 primary. In a special bond election held Sept. 10 of last year, a school bond set at nearly $16 million was voted down by a narrow margin of 105 votes. The bond would finance a new K-4 school, consolidating three of the system’s current schools, the oldest of which was originally constructed in 1929. The school board cited difficulty with installing new technology in the old...
Belinda Westfall, principal of North Elementary informed the school board that 2nd and 3rd grade students had improved significantly on standardized tests in vocabulary comprehension and fluency in preparation for NeSA testing. NeSA, or Nebraska State Accountability, tests the proficiency of students in various subjects statewide. “So we’re on our way to our NeSA test and just trying to up the ante on all of those,” Westfall said. Meanwhile 8th grade students recently finished their NeSA writing exam, in which they had to complete a descr...
Arlene Holechek 1921 to 2014 Arlene Holechek, 93 of Sidney, died Saturday evening, February 8, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014 in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with the Rev. Dr. Dixie Voss Anders officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the... Full story
Baby Alison Adela Marice McGee 2014 to 2014 Alison was born on January 23, 2014 at Presbyterian St. Luke’s in Denver. Alison was brought into this world too soon, and was taken too soon, for it was Heaven’s gain and our loss when our little angel was called home by our Lord on January 31, 2014. She is also being greeted in Heaven by great grandmother Charlotte Lindsey, great grandfathers Merle McGee and Roberto Jurado. She is survived by her mother Autumn McGee of Sidney, father Armand J. Esparza of Bridgeport, brothers Ron Varner of Sid... Full story
I can’t stand the Olympics. Or, to be more precise, I can’t stand Olympic television coverage. The competition can be thrilling. Even the biathalon—that bizarre combination of cross country skiing and target shooting—challenges the fitness, mental focus and skill of athletes involved. But for every minute skis skid through man-made white powder snow, for every gentle shove propelling a curling stone down the ice, viewers must endure long stretches of blather. A study conducted by the Philadelphia Inquirer during the 1992 winter games found t...
Sidney High School senior Logan Lewis, who broke several school records on the gridiron last season, has committed to attending and playing football for Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Among the Red Raiders rushing records Lewis set last year include most yards gained in a season (2,053), most yards gained in a game (306) and most rushing touchdowns (20) in a season. In two critical games against district opponents Gering and Scottsbluff, he twice tied the record for most...
Hayden Graham shoots under pressure during a sophomore game.... Full story
Annalise Lecher battles for possession in junior varsity play.... Full story
A youth scrimmage entertained fans at half time of Sophomore game.... Full story
