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The Sidney Red Raiders celebrate, gathering around the District B-6 championship plaque. Members of the team are Emily Mahr, Ashley Stafford, Katelin Cole, Vanessa Riley, Annalise Lecher, Maddie Stafford, Sarah Mahr, Jasmine Jallen, Erin Brown, Savanna Rosenbaum, Cody Rowley, Rachel Petik and Abbi Porter. The team is coached by Tyler Shaw (not pictured).... Full story
The management team at Cabela’s retail store in Sidney had gathered for a video conference last week. Every store in the chain was connected, hoping to learn which one had earned the coveted Store of the Year Award. But there was a problem. The monitor in Sidney’s conference room had gone blank at the most inopportune time. It didn’t take the team long to go from anxiety to elation. “We looked down the hall and here they came,” said Connie Carrillo, retail marketing manager for the Sidney location. Chief Executive Tommy Millner and a group of... Full story
The following person appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 25, before the Honorable Randin R. Roland: David Fowler, age 23 of Beverly Hills, Fla., appeared for a preliminary hearing on a charge of Possession of Meth, a class IV Felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement pled guilty to an amended charge of Attempted Possession of Meth. a class I misdemeanor. He received $550 in fines and costs and 2 days in jail. The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Thursday, Feb. 27, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Tina... Full story
Sidney's schools will be dismissed at 2 p.m. on Wednesday March 5 and will not be in session on Thursday and Friday. The closure allows students, faculty and staff to support the Red Raiders basketball team in this year's state tournament in Lincoln. Sidney opens tournament play at 9 a.m. Central Time on Thursday at the Pinnacle Sports Arena. Sidney's Cool Kids Club will be open both Thursday and Friday in order to serve students.... Full story
Tiffanie L. Foland 1986 to 2014 Tiffanie L. Foland, 27 of Sidney, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Mass Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tues., March 4th in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Art Faesser officiating. Burial will follow in the Chappell Cemetery. There will be no wake services. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Tiff's name to the Office of Human... Full story
Lenard Dickinson 1927 to 2014 Lenard Dickinson, 87 of Lodgepole, died Saturday afternoon, March 1, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wed., March 5, 2014 in the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole with Brenda Tophoj, P.M.A. of Gloria Dei and Rev. Leonard Suhr of the Sidney Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow with military rites in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. Memorials have been established to... Full story
Loren Ray Walker 1926 to 2014 Loren Ray Walker, 87 of Harrison, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Heritage Estates in Gering, Nebraska. Funeral services for Loren Walker of Harrison, Neb. will held on Wed., March 5, 2014 at 10 a.m. in the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Harrison with Reverend Gregory Sonnenschein officiating. Burial will be at the Harrison Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford from 1 to 6 p.m. on Tues., March 4, 2014. Loren, the son of Delbert and Ruth Walker, was born on Aug. 24, 1926 in...
Tuesday, March 4 Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole’s annual Pancake feed. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5 to 7 at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Fellowship hall. Free will donation will be collected with funds going to help the family of Carson Faessler who was in a car accident last month and will be used to help pay for the medical bills from this accident. Wednesday, March 5 through Friday, March 7 Sidney Public Schools will be dismissed at 2 p.m. Wed., March 5th and not be in session on Thursday and Friday as the Sidney Lady Raider Basketball T... Full story
I’ve been discussing 10 tips for successful no-till crop production and thus far I have covered choosing a good crop rotation, winter wheat as the most important crop for supplying a consistent amount of residues to make the rest of the crop rotation function, and utilizing a stripper head to manage this amount of residues. I’ve also discussed the value of adding field peas to the crop rotation. Field peas are the ideal legume to add to the rotation in the spring prior to seeding winter wheat in the fall. I have also seen firsthand on our far...
When Katelin Cole stepped to the free-throw line with 5:33 left in the game and the Raiders trailing by 12 points, Sidney was in need of a minor miracle. It was just about 5:31 later that Sarah Mahr sank the shot completing an improbable 16-2 run to finish off the Gering Bulldogs 45-43 in the District B-6 Championship game Friday night at the Cougar Palace at Western Nebraska Community College. Mahr's game winner was followed almost immediately by the final buzzer, followed by shrieks of joy...
The Bulldogs saw their season come to an abrupt end in the third-place game of the 1A District 4 playoffs with a 73-60 loss to the Briggsdale Falcons on Saturday morning at Sterling High School. While the Falcons made several runs throughout the game to gain a big lead, the Bulldogs just as often reeled them back in with their own scoring bursts--at least until the later stages of the game. "In this league it's always a game of runs," said the Bulldogs leading scorer Josh Fiscus. "We've always...
In the aftermath of Sidney's win, Sarah Mahr shows off a new favorite necklace.... Full story
Moments after the buzzer Cody Rowley still can't believe what happened, Katelin Cole, left, is overcome with tears and Abbi Porter can't stop smiling.... Full story
AREA SPORTS Tues. Mar. 4 BOYS BASKETBALL District B-6 Championship @ WNCC 6:30 p.m. (Teams TBD) District D2-6 Final Leyton vs. Cody-Kilgore @ Hay Springs 7 p.m. District D1-6 Final Hemingford vs. North Platte St. Patricks @ Cabela’s Athletic Facility, Sidney 6:30 p.m. Thu. Mar. 6 GIRLS BASKETBALL 2014 Nebraska Girls State Championship @ Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln No. 8 Sidney (17-7) vs. No. 1 Northwest (22-2) 9 a.m. CST... Full story
