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Billy Fields, 36, was sentenced Tuesday for the part he played in the events surrounding the November 2012 shooting death of Adam McCormick. District court judge Derek Weimer sentenced Fields to 20-60 months imprisonment, the maximum allowed for his conviction of accessory to a felony, itself a class four felony. Jason Custer, 35, was convicted of first degree murder in Cheyenne County District Court last month for McCormick’s death. Custer shot McCormick shortly after midnight on Nov. 3, 2012 during a dispute over a drug debt of $150. C...
The planning commission again discussed the possibility of annexing various properties around the city’s boundaries at Tuesday’s meeting. “There is a major development out towards the interstate that is just outside, but adjacent to, the city limit boundaries and it’ll be something that we want annexed,” explained city manager Gary Person. The process of annexation is a fairly lengthy and intensive one that requires public hearings in front of both the planning commission and city council. Laws concerning what land can and cannot be annexed a...
CenturyLink Center in Omaha decked out for State wrestling. Sidney's Michael Muggli won his first match on Thursday.... Full story
Carol Porter preserves her daughter's Bruin cake - digitally - before guests at Abbi Porter's signing party reached for their forks.... Full story
Evelyn F. Schlaman 1923 to 2014 Evelyn F. Schlaman, 91 of Sidney, passed away at her home surrounded by her family, Monday evening, February 17, 2014. Wake services will be held at 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21st with Mass Services at 2:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22nd. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Art Faesser officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Mon., Feb. 24th in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1 to 5... Full story
Barricades will block both 13th Ave. and 14th Ave. near St. Patrick's Catholic Church beginning at 9a.m. Friday for the Mass of Christian burial for Cabela's co-founder Dick Cabela, who died at his home in Sidney on Monday. The mass will take place at 11a.m. City workers will be present to deal with any issues and to remove the barricades once the mass is finished. Expect heavy traffic in the area around the church both before and after the service.... Full story
Many of those who made statements about the death of co-founder of Cabela’s, Dick Cabela described his life as the American dream. As someone who started a business on a $45 investment at a kitchen table that grew to a $3.6 billion world wide corporation, he surely did create a dream life for he and his family. Cabela saw wild success in his business, lived in small town American with his family and was a regular church-goer. His life was surely the envy of many of his peers. Although most people will never see success comparable to that of t...
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its fall semester 2014 Deans’ List for its eight colleges and the Honor Roll for undeclared students in the Explore Center. Area students who qualified included: Chappell: Nels Anderson, senior, College of Engineering, computer engineering major. Aaron Woodman, senior, College of Fine and Performing Arts, music major. Dalton: Trevor Schuessler, senior, College of Business Administration, accounting major. Potter: Kenna Smith, freshman, College of Fine and Performing Arts, theatre major. K... Full story
A father with a particular set of skills. A naive daughter. An assignment in France. It would only seem natural if a scowling Liam Neeson strolled into one of the opening scenes, draped in a black winter coat. But this is not another episode of “Taken.” There is no kidnapping. There is, however, quite a bit of retribution--dished out this time by Kevin Costner, back in a lead role for the first time since ... well, it’s really hard to remember. Costner plays a government hit man looking to get out of the game after decades of slaughter. It’s...
Abbi Porter was looking to play volleyball for a small school with a winning tradition. Coming off their seventh consecutive appearance in the NAIA tournament, Bellevue University was looking to reload with a solid young middle hitter. "We knew it was a great fit," said Bellevue head coach Trish Siedlik. Porter signed her letter of intent to attend and play volleyball for the eastern Nebraska school, located outside of Omaha, during a ceremony at Sidney High School on Wednesday. After a...
It’s been a while now - I don’t know how long. But I came across a list of the 10 greatest sports speeches ever made. The top one on the list was a poem by Muhammad Ali he read before fighting George Foreman in Africa - “The Rumble in the Jungle” they called it in 1974. Right away I knew it wasn’t a list to be taken seriously. I can only remember one sports speech in my lifetime that was especially memorable - at least for me. The March 3, 1993 ESPYs speech of Jim Valvano. Sure Valvano’s speech was on the list, but somewhere in the middle. For...
At precisely 9:30 a.m., Omaha time, on Thursday morning 10 mats were whistled into action as the 2014 NSAA State Wrestling Championships got underway at CenturyLink Center. Just about 90 minutes after the mats came alive Sidney's Michael Muggli was called to Mat No. 1 where he ultimately defteated Tyler Berner of Syracuse in overtime 4-2. Muggli wrestles in Class B at 145 lbs. "It doesn't get any easier," said Raiders Head Coach John Ganser. "This kid he will see in the next round is about as... Full story
