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Ben Karnik gets airborne through the lane.... Full story
Earlier this week, the city council gave the electric department the go ahead to take steps toward acquiring a new electric sub station transformer. This new station would replace the city’s southern hub, which has been experiencing some trouble including worn parts, a deteriorated power factor and methane gas emissions. Sidney’s electric superintendent, Mike Palmer, presented the issue to the council last month and returned to this week’s meeting with additional information. The recommended maintenance costs to get the current station in be...
At Tuesday’s meeting, the city council approved a bid from Olsson and Associates for professional engineering services, including an electric master plan and a study of Sidney’s electric system. In the bid proposal it was specified that this work was not to exceed $65,000. The electric department interviewed three of the five firms from which it received bids on Jan. 7. City staff agreed that Olsson and Associates from Lincoln would be the best company to complete the plan as well as on-call engineering services if required. Included in the pla...
Jacob Rushman earned Eagle Scout status. Rushman is with Boy Scout Troop 8 of the Salt Valley District in Cornhusker Council of Nebraska. He is the son of Brooks and Angie Rushman. Grandson to Jim and Marlene Higgins of Gurley, and Russ and Ann Rushman of Dalton. He is a freshman at Southeast High School of Lincoln Public Schools. Rushman's Eagle Project is with Eastridge Presbyterian Church of Lincoln. The project expanded the current playground area to include a new crawl through play... Full story
Peetz High School students show their support during Wednesday night's playoff basketball game held in Sterling.... Full story
The New York Times reported last Sunday that Queen Elizabeth II is strapped for cash. This is a surprising development for an English monarch who owns Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, acres of farmland, horses, art, and jewelry, and has a net worth that Forbes magazine estimates at $500 million. In addition, she collects 15% of the income derived each year from the Crown Estate, assets that the nation owns but the queen uses, such as Buckingham Palace and the Crown Jewels. “The B...
I guess it’s a cliché to say that if we’re not doing anything that scares us, we’re not really living life. Even if it is, I think its a concept most of us don’t normally ponder. We go about our lives, usually following a familiar route even on walks and when driving. We might forgo an exciting job opportunity because we’re under qualified for it when it could be a chance to expand our horizons and learn new things. We might stay in an unhappy relationship out of fear of being alone. I’ve often heard many friends from back home in Indiana talk...
“We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!.” The opening lines from The Cat in the Hat take many of us back to childhood, remembering the comfort of sitting on a loved one’s lap as they read these memorable words to us, and the feel of a much-loved book clutched in little hands. They also evoke an instant picture of that mischievous cat and his iconic red-and-white striped hat. In celebration of the beloved author Dr. Seuss, the Friends of the Sidney Public Library is hosting a Dr. Seuss... Full story
There was once a charming, make-believe world that appeared on screens big and small. Married couples retired to separate beds. Petty troublemakers like Eddie Haskell represented the worst of juvenile delinquency. Family members donned suits or dresses to relax at home. Oh, sure—gritty film noir murder flicks coexisted with this Rockwellesque world. Even in the toughest of these, however, few characters uttered more shocking than the “d” word. This held true even in war movies: bloodless death, aching sentimentality and the occasional “aw,...
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the winners of the 17th annual Nebraska Young Artist awards. The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts. Sixty-four students from more than 35 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of... Full story
The NSAA sure knows how to throw a party. At least it may have seemed like a party to the thousands who were in attendance during the three-day 2014 NSAA State Wrestling Championships. This particular event was held at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. Though capacity can fluctuate depending on the event, CenturyLink lists its capacity as 18,300. It’s a big place. When the evening sessions were underway, with all four classes wrestling at the same time, it was hard to spot an open seat from the floor. From the cheap seats, the view is even m...
The Sidney Jaycees have rescheduled the Super Shooters competition at the Cheyenne County Community Center for Sunday, Mar. 9, at 2 p.m. The event was postponed after last Sunday’s snow storm. Super Shooters, which is being sponsored by Miller Office Products, is an individual timed basketball competition. Boys and girls ages 6-13 compete together in four different age groups. Competitors are given 60 seconds to shoot from five different spots on the court. Participants will receive two rounds with the best of two used for scoring. The w... Full story
Thu. Feb 27 GIRLS BASKETBALL District B-6 @ WNCC, Scottsbluff No. 1 Sidney vs. No. 4 Alliance 5 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Subdistrict D1-12 Championship No. 2 Potter-Dix vs. No. 1 Hemingford @ Mitchell High School 6:30 p.m. Subdistrict D2-11 Championship No. 1 Leyton vs. No. 2 Minatare 7 p.m. @ Gering High School Class 1A District 4 Second-Round Game @ SJC (Teams TBD) 8:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 28 GIRLS BASKETBALL District B-6 Championship @ WNCC, Scottsbluff 6:30 p.m. (Teams TBD) Sat. Mar. 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 1A District 4 Championship @ NJC 12 p.m....
They may have emerged from their kennel quietly but it wasn't long before the growl of the Bulldogs could be heard loud and clear. After falling behind 6-2 early, the No. 2 Peetz Bulldogs cruised to a 60-40 first-round win over the No. 7 Pawnee Mustangs in the Class 1A District 4 Tournament at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. Wednesday night. The Bulldogs now stand at 11-9. Peetz next prepares to meet a tough challenge against the No. 3 Caliche Buffaloes (18-2) on Thursday in a...
