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Western Nebraska Community College hosted its annual Southern Panhandle Sophomore Career Conference on Monday morning at the Sidney campus. More than 200 sophomores from Sidney, Leyton, Potter-Dix, Bridgeport, Kimball, Garden County and South Platte high schools filled the halls of WNCC to attend presentations covering a wide variety of career options, resume advice and the do's and don'ts of interviews. The career day is a partnership between WNCC, ESU 13 and the Cheyenne County Chamber of...
The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 board room was filled to capacity with students and parents at the beginning of Monday night's school board meeting. Before discussing agenda items relating to district personnel and the next school year, board members honored the Sidney High School wrestling team and students of the month. Derek Robb, Michael Muggli, Kaden Vowers and Colton Peckham, the four Sidney wrestlers who competed at last month's state tournament, and their coach, John Ganser,...
POTTER – Kevin Thomas, the Potter-Dix Public School District superintendent, is set to retire this June after working in education for 23 years. Thomas also served as the elementary school principal and high school golf coach. A recruitment firm is assisting the school board hire a new superintendent with a target start date of this summer. Don Hague and Jeff West, regional consultants with the executive recruitment and development firm McPherson & Jacobson, are aiding the search process. The firm recently helped Creek Valley Public School D...
In February 1880, a jackscrew was stolen from the roundhouse of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Sidney. On March 10, 1880, the freight clerk's office was entered by nonconventional means, and gold – 480 pounds of it – was removed. No one was ever apprehended. The arrival of gold into Sidney was nothing new or uncommon. The discovery of gold from the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory was in full swing by 1876. Sidney and Cheyenne County had elected a new sheriff in 1875. "Con" McC...
Ongoing Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Dates of Lenten soup suppers & Lenten worship services are March 11, 18 and 25 Lenten Soup suppers are every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Lenten worship services are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Lifetree Café Meetings at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will be on break until after Easter. Upcoming meetings will be posted as soon as that information is available. Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie at (308)... Full story
The Matchup Who: No. 3 Sidney (20-4) vs. No. 6 Scottsbluff (21-4) What: State Class B quarterfinal When: Thursday, 9:45 a.m. MDT Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln Sidney High basketball fans won't have to familiarize themselves with any unknown names when the Red Raiders take to the floor Thursday morning in their state tournament quarterfinal game Like an old married couple, the No. 3-seeded Red Raiders (20-4) and No. 6 Scottsbluff Bearcats (21-4) will have few secrets between them when they...
Skip Bierman has seen a lot of bowling alleys in his days. The 32-year old Omaha native has visited 825 across the U.S. and Canada, and has bowled in every state except Hawaii. Bierman's latest stop was the duckpin bowling alley in Potter, which means he has now bowled in every bowling alley in Nebraska. "It's been a lot of fun," he said after bowling a couple games last Friday night in Potter. "Wherever we travel, at least the bowling shoes always come with, because it saves us on having to...
