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The Cheyenne County Commissioners have an unexpected debate. A seemingly routine contract renewal will now involve a Request For Proposals and a writing of a proposed contract for ambulance service in Cheyenne County. The Cheyenne County Commissioners agenda Monday included a review of the ambulance agreement. Present at the meeting was Jay Johnson representing Medical Air Rescue Company (MARC) and three representatives of Regional West Emergency Medical Services. Regional West provides...
Friday's Entrepreneur and Startup Event at Western Nebraska Community College in Sidney brought out a lot of innovative ideas and concepts for new businesses. The challenge, according to Paul Jarrett, is to commit the sweat and determination to make it a reality. Jarrett, of Lincoln, is the co-founder of Bulu Box, a health supplement company. He was the opening speaker at the Friday meeting of the Sidney Entrepreneur and Startup Event. He talked of how when he speaks at events, he has a plan, a...
It is a sound that pierces the night sky, echoing across an empty prairie or between peaks as if bouncing off of both sides of a canyon's walls. Drivers and nearby homeowners complain about it... until it saves their life. It is the bell, the blaring horn, the flashing lights and at some locations the black and white wooden arms crossing the road encouraging drivers to stop, Most drivers stop, some make other decisions that can result in injury or death. The Union Pacific recently conducted an...
Raiders Reaching Out, a project of the human development class at Sidney High School, is hosting an event Friday that will bring young and old together to share experiences. The class, along with help from the community, will host a Multi-Generational Prom at the Sidney Elks Club. On tap are dance lessons for those in need, along with hors d’oeuvres, dancing to the tunes from a student DJ, and interaction that class teacher Brett Avila says has been welcomed by young and old in the classes’ prev...
The Cheyenne County community is invited to an evening of entertainment, fun and food as the county 4-H groups host their annual spring carnival. Cynthia Gill, Extension Educator and Youth Development University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said the Spring Carnival has been the primary fundraising event for county 4-H clubs for more than 50 years. The Carnival is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The Carnival will offer numerous booths, food vendors and...
Potter-Dix and Leyton High Schools won their respective divisions in district speech contests last week, as each local school qualified at least one student for this week's State Speech Championships. The district contests were held at Sidney High School. Leyton won the D1-6 title while qualifying students in eight categories. Leyton actors earned gold medals in three areas. Janessa Carley won both Persuasive Speaking and Informative Public Speaking, while the team of Paige Ernest and Sierra...
The Sidney High School track team traveled to Chadron over the weekend to participate in the 28th annual Chadron State College High School Invitational Track and Field Meet at Chadron State College. Both boys and girls teams competed in a field of 497 athletes on Saturday, and the Sidney boys won four events while the girls won one event. On the boys side, Sidney junior Christian Balandran won the 200 meters with a time of 24.30. Sophomore Benjamin Bashtovi won the 800 meters with a time of...
Sidney Results Mens Varsity Results 55 Meter Dash 1. Hunter Drake, 6.72a Scottsbluff 2. Chris Busby, 6.74a Scottsbluff 3. Jeremiah Delzer, 6.80a Scottsbluff 4. Cade Lewis, 6.92a Sidney 5. Kyle Kobza, 6.94a Custer 6. Christian Balandran, 6.96a Sidney 7. Riley Schanaman, 7.12a Gering 8. Dylan Osborn, 7.13a Alliance 200 Meters 1. Christian Balandran, 24.30 Sidney 2. Kyle Kobza, 24.50 Custer 3. Anselmo Camacho, 25.30 Scottsbluff 3. Riley Schanaman, 25.30 Gering 5. Keaton Robb, 25.70 Morrill 6. Cade Lewis, 25.80 Sidney 800 Meters 1. Benjamin...
Several area high school football and volleyball coaches have been named to participate in the annual West Nebraska All-Star Football and Volleyball games. The games will be played on June 9 in Scottsbluff. This year’s football game celebrates the 40th anniversary of the West Nebraska All-Star game, and is being played at Bearcat Stadium at Scottsbluff High School at 7 p.m. on June 9. Two teams representing the eastern portion of west Nebraska and the western portion will face off in the a...
KEARNEY – Sam Wetzel doesn’t have any trouble meeting new people. Her job at Fort Kearny State Historical Park and Recreation Area introduces her to travelers from across the globe, especially during sandhill crane season. “There are people from a lot of different places,” said Wetzel, who met tourists from Colorado, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin and New York during Saturday’s shift at the park’s visitors center. Thousands of bird watchers, including many visitors from foreign countries, flock to the popular viewing site along the P...