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The May 10, 2022 Primary Ballot is dominated by candidates seeking to return to office. Of the 30 seats available, seven are challengers and one seat is vacant. No names were submitted for the office of county surveyor. Mindy Wiegand is challenging incumbent Debra A. Hume, both Republicans, for the office. County Commissioners Darrell J. Johnson (R-Second District) and Philip E. Sanders (R-Third District) are running unopposed, as is County Assessor Melody H. Keller (Republican), County...
Ila Jean Taylor, 88, of Sidney, formerly of Lodgepole, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 9, 2022 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center- Extended Care. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Scotty Ray officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery. Services will be streamed live and available to watch after the service on the Holechek-Bondegard Facebook page (www.faceb...
Sue Ann Shepherd, 77, of Dix died at her home on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to her wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Stoney Vance officiating. Inurnment will follow the service at the Dix Cemetery. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cantrellfh.com. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the Scottsbluff Humane Society. Cantrell F...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is an assault on freedom everywhere. As leader of the free world, the United States must issue a strong response that will isolate Russia – and the world must follow suit. Direct oil and gas sanctions make it clear that the world will not tolerate global aggressors. The Biden Administration can strengthen energy sanctions against Russia by revitalizing our domestic energy production to supply America and our allies. Oil and gas exports are a key driver of Rus...
The shuffle of papers and discussion of company plans were put on hold as the meeting room was transformed into a reception area recognizing a retirement after 42 years of employment. He grew up on a small acreage east of Chappell, but didn't consider himself a farmer. However, it spent much of his life helping farmers. Ron Duffield recently completed a 42 year career with the Frenchman Valley Cooperative in Chappell. He came into the work relationship with the Co-op needing a job. “I applied f...
Thursday afternoon, people started to gather at the west side of Sidney. It had the feeling of something expected, almost supernatural, as the American Freedom Convoy trucks were anticipated. Early this year, Canadian truckers protested the vaccine mandates in Canada. The protests and blockades were against the COVID-19 vaccine requirement to enter the country. The protest evolved into a protest against COVID-19 mandates in general. “Many around the world have watched the Freedom Convoy and p...
You need not be a meteorologist to see the storm clouds gathering on the horizon. I speak metaphorically, but just as you know it’s time to seek shelter when the sky looks ominous and warning sirens blare, so too you sense what I do about what’s coming our way politically and economically and want an action plan. I’m not a politician, nor am I an economist. I do have quite a bit of experience in disaster preparedness and helping to manage crisis. My ability to predict the future is pretty good,...
The other day I sat down to write another article and my mind went blank! Go figure. So I loaded up the CD player with music by an old favorite of mine… C.W. McCall. I doubt many youngsters (anyone under 40) will recognize the name. He produced and sang Long Lonesome Road, Night Rider, Ratchet Jaw, Rubber Duck, among many more trucking tunes. Dorothy and I lived in Winnemucca, NV when he hit the top of the charts hit after hit, during the early 1970s. We installed a mobile CB in our car and a...
Almost two years ago, the normal television feeds of news, sitcoms and game shows was interrupted by Breaking News. A deadly virus was identified in China. We can fill in our own story line based on the news sources each of us subscribes to, and we might be right, or we might be part of the flock. Since then we’ve seen restrictions, social guidelines, varying mask and vaccine requirements, variants and a generally higher level of fear. The political cartoonists are not wrong to point out just as...
God gave us children to bring us hope and assure the future. “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb, a reward like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth, …they shall not be ashamed but shall overcome their enemies during judgement.” Psalm 127:3-5 Momma sought the Lord, daily, where her wedding vows and the spiritual growth of her two beautiful, young girls conflicted. Papa, a local chef, worked Sundays, making use of the family...
The long-running coronavirus pandemic has fueled a lot of anxieties – including financial ones. But some people have had far fewer worries than others. Consider this: Among those investors who work with a financial advisor, 84% said that doing so gave them a greater sense of comfort about their finances during the pandemic, according to a survey from Age Wave and Edward Jones. Of course, many people experience investment-related fears even without a global health crisis, and that’s probably not surprising, given the periodic volatility of the...
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, and it reminds Christians of two central truths of our human condition. First, we are mortal. Genesis 3 says we are earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Adam comes from Adamah, meaning soil, the human from humus. Second, we are all sinners, and as Israelite tradition ritualized this, we repent in dust and ashes. This forty-day journey towards Easter begins by marking our foreheads with dust. We acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving...
ASA President Brad Doyle (AR) recently testified during the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee’s hearing on Title I of the farm bill, specifically farm safety net components of the 2018 Farm Bill. During his testimony, Doyle reflected on farmer feedback received from ASA’s 12 farm bill listening sessions, farm bill survey, and written comments received, highlighting two primary concerns of U.S. soybean growers regarding Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Cov...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S., said today the proposed changes by the Canadian government to how it administers its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S. dairy would continue to block key export opportunities. Edge urged U.S. officials to work with the country to bring about fair reforms. A dispute settlement panel earlier had found Canada was noncompliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its use of the quotas, unfairly limiting export opportunities for Am...
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team blazed through their regular season schedule with an 18-and-4 record, a D1-12 Subdistrict Championship and a District Final appearance. However, the season came to a halt on Tuesday at Cozad High School when the Warriors' season was ended by the tough defense of the Mead Raiders. Leyton came into the D1-8 District Finals as the number 8 seed, and matched up against the 15-and-10 number 9 seed Mead Raiders. The game was played at a neutral site, and both...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team ended their season on Tuesday, March 1, with a loss to the Mullen Broncos in the D2-8 District Final at Hershey High School. Potter-Dix ends their outstanding season with a 20-and-4 record. The Mullen Broncos came into the District Final with a 17-and-8 record and number 9 seed, led by sharp-shooting 6' 4” Forward Clayton Moore averaging nearly 20 points per game. Both the Broncos and the number 8 seed Coyotes started the game trying to push the ball up the c...
Chandell Oleson has been the head coach for five years and has had the privilege of working with Assistant Coach Morgan Boots for four of those years. In 2019 Potter-Dix brought home the state title and we would love to do it again. We have a very talented group of students. Some of these students have been doing plays and acting together since the first grade. To take 13 events to State is a big accomplishment. These students will perform their speeches at State on March 18th at the Kearney...
In the first century A.D. a baby was born; His name was Jesus. It was prophesied that He would become the King of the Jews. At the time of His birth a king ruled over Judah by the name of Herod. Herod, like many kings, was notoriously known for his cruelty to anyone who was a threat to his throne. W hen he heard of the birth of Jesus, he immediately devised a plan to kill this innocent baby. He sent wise men to find the baby and told them to come back and tell him where the baby was so he could...
After about a year away from Sidney High School, Ryan Plummer is returning as the new principal. He will replace Chris Arent who accepted the superintendent's duties with the Potter-Dix School District. Plummer was a Business Education teacher at Sidney High School from 2010-2019, then promoted to Assistant Principal for 2020-2021. He then accepted the position of principal and activities director at Leyton Schools. On March 4, the Sidney Public Schools released a statement that Plummer will be...
Cheyenne County Sheriff March 3 12:46 A.M, Transport, Cheyenne Co 10:20 A.M, Welfare Check, North Ward School 12:02 P.M, Property Lost, Cheyenne Co 1:33 P.M, Theft Vehicle, 309 Dakota Rd 1:43 P.M, Welfare Check, Cheyenne Villa 2:51 P.M, Village Check, Lodgepole 2:53 P.M, Suspicious Person, Leyton Grade School 3:23 P.M, Citizen Assist, Hwy 19 Interstate 80 3:41 P.M, Motorist Assist 60 EB Interstate 80 3:45 P.M, Traffic Hazard, Interstate 80 4:27 P.M, Fire Grass, 48 EB Interstate 80 6:07 P.M, Traffic Stop, 69 E Interstate 80 6:32 P.M, Traffic...
I serve on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee. The Appropriations Committee is charged with the task of putting together the State’s budget. In other words, we decide how the State spends its money, and this year we have a lot of extra money to spend. Last Thursday the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee finished hearings on 123 bills. That is the highest number of bills ever to be assigned to the Appropriations Committee. The reason we had so many bills this year had to do with...
On Thursday, February 24, the world awoke to news that Russia had invaded Ukraine. Vladimir Putin launched attacks from land, air, and sea. By the next day, Russian forces had reached the outskirts of the capital city of Kyiv, where fierce fighting and heroic Ukrainian resistance continues against all odds. The scenes coming out of Ukraine are terrifying: newborn babies in need of intensive care moved to makeshift bomb shelters, a Ukrainian kindergarten under attack, and indiscriminate shelling...
The Right to Repair policy would allow consumers, maintenance people, computer experts, and mechanics the right to repair equipment. The importance of this policy is to reestablish support for consumer rights. To allow consumers the right to work on their property or give them the right to allow a qualified person to do the work. Several policies were put in place to safeguard Consumer rights and some policies were created to undermined consumer Rights such as the “Digital Millennium C...
