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Several awards were handed out Wednesday night at the annual Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce banquet held at the Sidney Elks Lodge. The 2015 chairman, Brooke DeNovellis, officially took the gavel from 2014 chairman Paula Abbott at the event as well. DeNovellis is an agent with Farmers Insurance, while the outgoing chairman, Abbott, is the director of Western Nebraska Community College's Sidney Campus. Chris Gabis served as the master of ceremonies at the event, which about 225 people attended. The...
Profits at Cabela’s dropped during the holiday season, according to the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report released Thursday. Total revenue increased, but store sales slipped 5.5 percent and costs and expenses went up. “For the quarter, we experienced growth in merchandise sales, solid performance from Cabela’s Club, ongoing strong performance from our next generation stores, and normalization of firearm and ammunition sales,” said Tommy Millner, Cabela’s chief executive officer. “To achieve these results, we invested more in advertising...
Applications for the Kreider Heartland Scholarship are now being accepted. The scholarship is in memory of Harold and Mabel Kreider, life-long residents of Lodgepole. Harold graduated from Lodgepole High School in 1933, while Mabel graduated from Chappell High School in 1940 – therefore they were in a sense “pioneers” of Creek Valley High. Mabel went to college at Kearney State College and received a teaching certificate. During WWII, Mabel served her country at the Sioux Ordinance in Sidney, and Harold served in the U.S. Army in the Aleut...
LINCOLN – Applications are now being accepted for the State Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska, the statewide leadership program that prepares individuals who want to play a key role in helping their community and state thrive. The application deadline is April 10. Leadership Nebraska is in its eighth year of developing leaders who wish to gain more in-depth knowledge about Nebraska issues, define the problems, develop solutions and achieve positions of higher responsibility. Those who participate in this leadership program are selected from dif...
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie @ 250-1113 if questions. The Nebraska Master Gardener Program is offering classes for those interested in horticulture on Tuesday nights, from Feb. 3 through March 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Western Nebraska Community College’s Sidney campus. Class topics include: water wise landscapes, tree pruning, beneficial insects and insect pests, wildlife damage and more. Participants must pre-register for the c... Full story
Investigators from the Wing Drug Task Force arrested nine individuals in the southern panhandle of Nebraska on counts of distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine. The cases and arrests are from an investigation that was started in 2014. Investigators from the WING Drug Task Force were assisted by officers from the Nebraska State Patrol, Kimball Police Department, Sidney Police Department., Kimball County Sheriff’s Office and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested were: • Gary Vanat... Full story
Today, we honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. In the summer of 1855, George Harding hired Lincoln to assist him in a patent infringement case because Harding needed an attorney knowledgeable of Illinois law. At the last moment, the trial was moved from Chicago to Cincinnati, and so Lincoln’s services weren’t needed. Instead of withdrawing from the case though, Lincoln headed to Cincinnati to offer his help. In the meantime, Harding hired Edwin Stanton, a polished lawyer from Ohio. In Cincinnati, H...
The Nebraska high school sports post season opens Friday and continues almost every day for the next five weeks. First of all, congratulations to the Leyton girls’ basketball team for earning the top seed at the upcoming Class D2-11 subdistricts which are slated to open up on President’s Day in the Cabela’s Athletic Facility at Sidney High School. The Potter-Dix girls have had an outstanding season with 14 wins and have earned a second seed in D1-12. The young Creek Valley Storm are the fifth seed in D1-12. Though no brackets are out yet for C...
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Girls’ Basketball D1-11 Subdistrict Tournament At Sidney High School Monday, Feb. 16 No. 4 Banner County (2-15) vs. No. 5 Minatare (0-15), 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 No. 1 Leyton (8-11) vs. Banner County-Minatare winner, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Garden County (3-11) vs. No. 3 South Platte (2-13), 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. D1-12 Subdistrict Tournament At The Auditorium at Ogallala Monday, Feb. 16 No. 4 Morrill (9-10) vs. No. 5 Creek Valley (7-10), 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 No. 1 Dundy C.-Strat. (22-0) vs. M... Full story
While Sidney High School sent just one wrestler to the NSAA State Wrestling Championships last year with a host of others coming up one match short, the prospects for a more crowded bus to Omaha this time around are good. With the Red Raiders having completed an outstanding regular season, which included an 11-0 record in duals, the post season is nigh upon us. The Raiders – and 11 other District B-4 teams – will travel to the Nelson Center at Chadron State College on Friday and Saturday. Seedings won’t be established until Friday afternoon an...
More than 225 local businesspeople turned out Wednesday night for the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet. Christian Tulloch of Cabela's collects the "Supporter of the Year" award.... Full story
