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Plan to attend this year's Oktoberfest in Sidney scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-7 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. Oktoberfest starts Friday morning with the Oktoberfest market opening at 9 a.m. at the fairgrounds pavilion. The market will offer fresh produce, home based businesses, novelties and much more. The market will be open until 7 p.m. The crafts fair will be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. indoors and outdoors at the fairgrounds. The Opening Ceremony takes place at noon...
The world looks a lot different from a bicycle seat. Time moves slower. Details are clearer. The sunshine is sharper and optimism is a little easier to accept. Cross-country tours also offer the opportunity to meet people in ways a person may never have without the ride. Wednesday evening, two bicyclists arrived in Sidney. Each had a trailer and packs, and countless signatures of law enforcement and firefighters and miles of stories. They are on a journey from Ogden, Utah to Kentucky. Their...
After serving Cheyenne County veterans for several years, Ron Gusman is resigning. He will remain on the job through Dec. 31. The discussion Monday with the Cheyenne County Commissioners focused on how to appoint a new Veterans Service Officer trained and ready to meet the needs of the county’s veterans. The discussion started with Larry Nelson of the Veterans Service Committee commending Gusman for his service. “I want to publicly thank and commend Ron (Gusman) for his level of commitment,” Nel...
A Sidney man who was accused of beating and robbing an acquaintance during a burglary has been acquitted by a jury. Jackson (Jack) Feddersen was arrested just more than a year ago when he was named by a former high school classmate, Ryan Stettner, regarding an incident in Stettner's home. Stettner said Feddersen was the man who attacked him in his bed in the early morning hours of Aug. 31, 2017. Stettner claimed $3,000 was taken from him during the incident by the accused and at least one other...
PLEASE NOTE: 10/3/18's Edition of the paper has an incorrect date for the showing. Please see below for the correct date. Human sex trafficking has been a growing problem in today's world. Hardly a day goes by without seeing a news report or social media post telling of a new scheme by the crime's perpetrators to lure people away. In a recent survey, Sidney, as a population center in I-80, was identified as a hot spot for human sex trafficking within Nebraska. Tonight, Sidney's Fox Theatre,...
A limited number of 4-H members have the opportunity to catch a calf each January during the National Western Stock Show held in Denver, Colo. Successful catchers will receive their calf in May 2019 to begin feeding the calf to market finish, and must show and sell their calf at the 2020 National Western Stock Show. The calves used for this contest are bought with money donated by business sponsors. Top achievers of the Catch-A-Calf Contest are recognized for their record-keeping abilities, relationships with sponsors primarily through...
Sidney’s Lady Raider volleyball team faced tough competition on Friday the Scottsbluff Tournament, falling in their first match against Northwest, recovering to win their second match against Lexington, and then dropping their third match against a tough Thunder Basin team out of Wyoming. Northwest proved to tough for the Sidney girls, winning in straight sets 25-to-15 and 25-to-20. Sidney recovered and next faced Lexington, winning two sets to one by scores of 25-to-19, 22-to-25, and 2...
Sidney's Red Raider cross country team traveled on Friday to Gering to compete at the Western Conference Meet at 5 Rocks Amphitheater, and both the boy's and girl's squads took top honors at the end of the day, both edging out second place Gering. On a challenging course made tougher due to wet conditions, the boy's squad placed six runners in the top 15, with senior captain Collin Brauer leading the way with a third place finish at 17:22. The girls placed four runners in the top 15, with...
On an unseasonably cold late September night with a game time temperature of 33 degrees, the Creek Valley Storm football team remained hot, defeating the Potter-Dix Coyotes 64-to-27 for their third win in a row, and their first win at Combs field since 2006. It is also the first time the Storm have won three games in a row since 2009. It was Homecoming Weekend for the Coyotes, and after the pre-game festivities were finished, Creek Valley started on offense and quickly moved down the field on a...
In an idea crazy as the October weather, the Cheyenne County Community Center has announced all of its services will be free for the month of October. Kiersten Richards, the Center’s activities director, said the October event serves a couple of purposes. First is a thank you to the community for its support, and second, a way to introduce the Center to new members of the community. During the “Fall Into Fitness” event, the center will not be charging for classes or use of facilities, waving dai...
Sidney’s Red Raider football team knew they would be challenged by the undefeated Scottsbluff Bearcats, and being without the services of Cade Lewis, Zak Wieser, and Zach Pettit would make the challenge even greater. Scottsbluff was strong early, and left no doubt that they were in complete control of the game racking up 34 points in the first half while Sidney was only able to manage a lone field goal, making the score 34-to-3 going into the intermission. Scottsbluff’s defense shut out Sid...
Sidney’s Lady Raider golf team placed third at the B- District Tournament on Monday in Scottsbluff. Sidney senior Tiara Ginther’s round of 86 led the team to a top three finish, followed by senior Janay Brauer’s round of 101, sophomore Ashlee Ringleman’s round of 104, and senior Amanda Beier’s round of 105 for a team score of 396. Gering took top honors with a team score of 350, followed by runner-up Scottsbluff with a team score of 359. Ginther’s round of 86 was only topped by two golfers who...
Peetz hosted the Briggsdale Falcons on Homecoming weekend, and won a football game that will be talked about for a long tim to come. The Bulldogs prevailed over the Falcons in the highest-scoring high school football game in Colorado history by a final score of 101-to-85 on a hot day in Peetz. Briggsdale received the ball first, and quickly started the scoring explosion on a short touchdown pass by junior Tyler Blickem to senior Ethan Malovich for a 6-to-0 lead. Peetz wasted no time responding...
Peetz sophomore LaKrisha Fehringer keeps the volley going during Peetz's loss to Briggsdale on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs fell in straight sets, 3-0 and are still searching for their first win of the season....
It was cold outside but the heat was on in the Potter-Dix gym as the Lady Coyotes faced the Creek Valley Lady Storm on a Friday homecoming night. The Lady Coyotes came into the contest favored against the Lady Storm, a team that plays well as a unit but has struggled to earn wins this season, and started off the first set with an 8-to-4 lead against the visitors. But the Lady Storm hung in and kept battling, eventually tying the score at 22 in front of a raucous crowd. Potter-Dix took a timeout...
