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A full house greeted the commissioners Monday morning to look at event arena expansion at the fairgrounds. The Cheyenne County Commissioners meeting room was filled to capacity as members of the fair board and other interested individuals discussed a proposal to expand the event arena at the county fairgrounds in preparation for future monster truck events during the annual fair. While the expansion plans would not be ready for this year's monster truck show at the county fair, which is set to...
Joshua Woolery accepted a plea deal Tuesday morning in the Cheyenne County District Court, pleading no contest to two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor. The counts stem from alleged instances occurring in July and September last year. Woolery, 26, of Sidney, was arrested in October 2015 and charged with six felony charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of a minor between the ages of 12 and 16. Last fall, he pleaded not guilty to two charges of first-degree sexual assault...
A caravan Wednesday morning will be the final sendoff for the Sidney High boys basketball team on its way to the state tournament. The caravan will leave the high school approximately 10:45 a.m. Once it has left the high school, the caravan will make stops at West and South elementary schools, before heading out of town to Lincoln. The Red Raiders (22-4) open state tournament play Thursday with an 8:45 p.m. CST game against Aurora (24-1) at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. For fans heading to Lincoln, the Nebraska State Patrol announced...
The Sidney Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call Tuesday morning at a property on County Road 109 just west of Sidney near Hwy. 30 after a stacked pile of railroad splits caught fire. The property owner, Bennie Bennett, said he did not see how the fire started. He said he had returned from breakfast when he noticed the splits on fire and tried to extinguish it with a garden hose. "But at that point, it was already too late," he said. The fire also damaged a nearby telephone...
The Southern Panhandle Sophomore Career Conference was held Monday at the WNCC Sidney campus. Sophomores from the following area schools attended: Sidney, Bridgeport, Garden County, Kimball, Creek Valley and Leyton....
Dennis and Renee Peters are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Justine Peters, to Spencer Jobman. Spencer is the son of Steve and Sherry Jobman from Bayard. His grandparents are Vern and Kathy Jobman of Broadwater, and Lorita Johnson of Oshkosh. Justine's grandparents are Mary Jo Peters from Potter, and Ray and Teri Kuehn from Sidney. Spencer is a 2011 graduate from Bayard. He attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Oklahoma Panhandle State University, graduating... Full story
Cecelia Michelman, 90 of Lodgepole, passed away Tuesday morning, March 8, 2016, at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Cecelia’s care and funeral arrangements....
Ongoing The Elks Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday between Feb. 19 through March 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., located at 1040 Jackson St. in Sidney. … A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … UPCOMING Registration for kindergarten students attending Sidney Public Schools for the 2016-2017 school year will be held every...
Sidney's opponent for the opening round of the Class B state boys basketball tournament enters on quite a roll. Aurora is 24-1 and hasn't lost this calendar year. The Huskies' lone loss of the season came Dec. 30 at Gretna, where they fell 66-46. Since then, they've won 18 consecutive games. The opening round game is set for 8:45 p.m. CST Thursday in the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. "I haven't watched a lot of them, but what I do know is they're a very good team," Sidney coach Erik Kohl...
Thirty from the Sidney wrestling club are headed to state. The club had 30 wrestlers qualify at the Nebraska USA District 1 State Qualifier last Saturday. The state tournament will be held March 18-19 in Grand Island. Those who qualified for state are: PreK-K 33-36 - Bently Havorka PreK-K 36-38 - Rylan Swope PreK-K 41-43 - Aspyne Houser PreK-K 36-38 - William Green PreK-K 60-61 - Cayson Boltjes 1st-2nd 50 - Dominique Boppre 1st-2nd 70 - Zechariah Roggasch 1st-2nd HWT - Luke Wellman 3rd-4th 50 - Quinn Arellano 3rd-4th 55 - Noah Canas 3rd-4th 60...
