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On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 the South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Board of Directors (Board) hosted its monthly meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the South Platte NRD Conference Room (551 Parkland Drive, Sidney NE). Rod Horn, General Manager for SPNRD reviewed the schedule for the public hearing that will be held for proposed amendments to the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area Rules and Regulations. The hearing will be held at the Country Inn and Suites in Sidney March 18, 2020. There will be an information meeting beginning at 5:00...
Harry Needham, age 92, of Sidney, NE passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 18, 2021 during a brief hospital stay. His room overlooked a pond and field, and we like to think that the pheasants, ducks, geese and jackrabbits carried him away in his dreams - as everyone who knew Harry, knew that besides his family, his greatest love was spending time outside hunting and fishing. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Church of the Nazarene in Sidney, NE with...
GERING — Weather permitting, work will begin March 22 on L-17J, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen, Inc., of Cozad, Neb., has the $12,700,000 contract. Work includes grading with soil stabilization, pavement replacement, median surfacing, new storm drains, bridge decking, guardrails, electric work, pavement markings and signs, and earth shouldering with seeding. Work will take place from L-17J/Old Post Road junction onto US-30 west and east to US-385. Traffic will be maintained with lane closures, flaggers, and r...
There's a cliché meant as motivation and good planning that also applies for major projects: “There's no time like the present!” Likewise, contractors and building project managers will say the cost “will never be any cheaper than it is today.” That is what concerns the Leyton Schools community. In the February 8 school board meeting, the board discussed why bids were coming in significantly higher than a year earlier. Board members discussed options including renovating the science room in...
The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 Board of Education accepted three resignations and approved five teaching contracts Monday. The board met Monday, March 8, at the Sidney High School auditorium. Tomi Rodak, Shannon Wilde and Zach Banzhaf each submitted resignations. Rodak, who teaches at West Elementary School, has accepted a position in the Bridgeport Public Schools. “After much reflection and consideration, I have accepted a position with Bridgeport Public Schools beginning with the 2...
The weekend snowstorm closed Interstate 80 west to Wyoming. The closure moved continuously east as truck stops and rest stops became overwhelmed with stranded trucks and motorists. As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, I-80 was closed from Grand Island west to Wyoming....
The Sidney Airport Authority Board approved an agreement to locally fund concrete repair. “We're trying to do this on our own, save some money,” said Airport Authority Board Chairman Ron Meyer. In the March 11 meeting of the Airport Authority Board, George Lapaseotes, manager of Sidney Municipal Airport and partner in L & L Aviation, said he contacted three local companies for bids on repair work at the airport. The work will include about 25 feet of area in front of hangars, near the Wes...
Brook Wrage, Celena Shepherd and Madeleine Grant Nebraska News Service LINCOLN — The first week of floor debates kicked off the second week in March. Senators debated and advanced a handful of bills in the Nebraska Legislature. Read through to get a recap of the week. LB255: Provide compensation to families of deceased first responders Sen. Matt Hansen of Lincoln introduced LB255, which would establish the In-Line of Duty Compensation Act to provide a one-time death benefit for a family member of a first responder who dies while in the line o...
Natalie Stanley Nebraska News Service LINCOLN — The Judiciary Committee heard another bill regarding marijuana legislation this week with LB474, the Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act. So far, there are 14 bills regarding marijuana that have been proposed this year. Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln introduced LB474 to the Committee on Wednesday. Wishart has been working on marijuana legislation for the past five years. Most recently, she and Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln led an effort to gather nearly 190,000 signatures in 2020 to add medicinal m...
For those of you who did not read my first installment on this topic, T.A.N.S.T.A.A.F.L. translates as: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Science fiction author Robert Heinlein used this device quite effectively in a novel titled “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.” I do not know the author’s political party affiliation, but I believe that he would find today’s American government, from top to bottom, to be radically out of whack. Why? As I wrote previously, for more than 50 years there has...
Americans' right to keep and bear arms is under assault. New anti-gun bills were introduced last week that would mandate background checks whenever a gun is sold or given to someone, outlaw so-called "assault weapons" and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. As debate over gun control intensifies, I hear many Second Amendment advocates declaring gun ownership to be a God-given right. Is it? I've been a licensed minister since 2009, but have been preaching in churches off and on as a temporary...
Dr. Seuss, at least some of his published work, has been added to the academic hit list. It seems 21st century critics have discovered he was not always a nice guy by today's standards, some of his stories don't fit evolving social morality. His stories weren't balanced in racial representation, among other charges. The critic did admit some of the books were written in the 1920s. The publisher of the books cited racial implications and inuendos that are not comfortable with today's culture. I...
In just a few days, we will experience the vernal equinox – one of the two times in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. Apart from this astronomical anomaly, though, the equinox is mostly known as the beginning of spring – a fresh beginning and the time to spruce things up. This year, as you tidy up your home and surroundings, why not also consider some financial spring cleaning? Here are a few ideas for getting your financial house in order: • “De-clutter” your portfolio Over the years, many of us tend to pick up duplicate item...
Have you ever noticed how once March rolls around, we begin to look for signs of Spring? Even though we know we probably will have more snow storms ahead, we are ready for warmer weather. The beautiful weather this last weekend made Spring even more of a reality, reminding us that the official day of the beginning of Spring is just around the corner. However, I am afraid another snow storm is, also. I always watch my flower bed and when I see my daffodils poking their little heads out of the soil, I know that God is in his heaven and Spring is...
The Cheyenne County 4-H Council is excited to host the Annual Spring Carnival this year on March 20th from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds! The primary goal for the carnival is to provide an opportunity for local families to learn more about the 4-H Program and the various 4-H clubs in the county. This is the largest fundraiser the Cheyenne County 4-H Council has each year. Proceeds go to support all 4-H programming across the county, 4-H events at the Cheyenne County Fair in J...
By now many of you have heard about the new sex education standards being proposed to the Nebraska Department of Education. These new standards would teach children as young as five years-old about gender identity and same gender families. These new standards are not the result of any piece of legislation in the Unicameral. Instead, the 60 page draft of proposed changes to the State’s health education curriculum came from a team of so called “education experts,” otherwise known as LGBTQ activist...
I first met Andy Hoffman at a chili cook off in Butte, Nebraska, in October of 2004. I was running for my first term in the Nebraska Legislature. I was walking from group to group, talking with the cooks and tasting their chili, when I came upon a young man in jean overalls. I introduced myself, and we ended up talking for over 30 minutes. Actually, it would be more accurate to say he “grilled” me for over 30 minutes with a smile on his face. He was kind, and he later became a supporter and a d...
Drug Administration (FDA) gets on inspection of our drugs, according to the director of health care at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO recently conducted an extensive study on the safety of our drug supply and discovered that FDA is failing to inspect drug manufacturing facilities overseas. Some facilities have not been inspected for five years or more. Some have never been inspected. “This is fascinatingly scary,” one Nebraskan told me after my questions as Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agr...
Jews around the world will elaborate Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) 2021 starting on the evening of Saturday, March 27th, and ending at sunset on Sunday, April 4th, in the Civil Calendar. In the Hebrew Calendar, Passover every year begins on 15 Nisan and ends on 22 Nisan. Passover celebrates the Jews Exodus from Egypt, when the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob liberated themselves from slavery and became a new and unique nation under God. Jews had lived peaceably and friendly in Egypt for...
Charlotte & Emerson and San & Louie’s Pizza donated proceeds related to the recent Cheyenne County Basketball Tournament held at the Cheyenne County Community Center. A donation of $250 was made to the Sidney High School. Pictured top from left are: Taryn Gusman, Brityn Gusman, Sara Kiser, Sidney High School Activities Director and Assistant Principal Paul Newland and CCCC Director Mike Namuth; below from left: Mellissa and Stan Norgard, Paul Newland and Mike Namuth....
Sidney’s American Legion Post 17 is having an additional sign-up day for the 2021 American Legion Baseball season on March 21st from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Community Center. There is a $200 registration fee per player. If you are unable to make it to the Community Center on Sunday March 21, please call Angie Borgmann 308-250-0974 or email at [email protected]...
Sidney High School senior Delanie Namuth signed a letter of commitment to attend and compete on the Track & Field team at York college of Nebraska for the Fall of 2021. Namuth cited the size of the school and community, similar to Sidney, as being a deciding factor in her decision to attend York. The college competes in NAIA Division II, and Namuth will be focusing on the Shot Put and Discus events, and eventually hopes to compete in the Hammer and Javelin events. Namuth plans on a Pre-Med...
Greetings! My name is Taylor Duncan! I am 25 years old from Dallas, Georgia, and I have autism. I am also the commissioner/director of the Alternative Baseball Organization, a 501c3 authentic baseball experience for teens 15+ and adults with autism and other disabilities to gain social and physical skills for success in life on and off the diamond. It takes 6 months to fill a full team due to the lack of catered services available in most areas for teens and adults with disabilities. So in spite of the pandemic, recruitment for 2021 has begun...
The Panther Activity Center (PAC) in Lodgepole, Nebraska, or formerly the “old Lodgepole High School building” has an updated sound system in the gymnasium thanks to a grant from the Lodgepole Community Fund. The original sound system was installed by Larry Stoll many years ago. Recently, Larry provided the labor and expertise to upgrade and update the sound system and the Lodgepole Community Fund provided a grant from the PAC account within the fund to cover the cost of the new equipment. The...
In the first scene of William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar,” a military official named Flavius reveals his disgust with a dashing military and political official named Julius Caesar, by asking, “Who else would soar above the view of men, And keep us all in servile fearfulness?” In the second scene, on a crowded street filled with people cheering for Julius Caesar as he passes by, he hears a single voice above the din, and asks, “Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shri...
