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A number of road projects are either under way or set to begin in the next week as the Nebraska Department of Roads repairs and replaces highways throughout the area. Weather permitting, the Union Pacific Railroad is scheduled to close the crossing on US-30 east of 5th Avenue in Sidney for reconstruction of the railway crossover. The department will close US-30 at the railway crossover for five days from 8:00 a.m. on March 27 until 5:00 p.m. on March 31. Simon Contractors, Inc., of Cheyenne,...
Cheyenne County Commissioners discussed and reviewed various fairground topics in Monday’s regular meeting, including opening sealed bids for an upcoming cement project. Sealed bids were opened for a project that would add cement pads at multiple locations on the fairgrounds. In previous Commissioners’ meetings, the Oktoberfest Committee had approached Commissioners about extending the cement pad by adding cement to either end of the existing pad. The pad is used primarily for the tent during Sidney’s Oktoberfest celebration. Two other proje...
Every City of Sidney department now has its own defibrillator. The city had three before, for Sidney’s police and fire departments and Sidney Aquatic Center, and has added 17 more, Ed Sadler, City Manager said. Sidney Public Library, Landfill, Electric Department, and City Hall now have the devices, as well. “I’ve never been in a place where we had them but we didn’t use them,” Sadler said. “One time it was an employee. One time it was a member of the public. But we deal with some dangerous jobs...
Sidney Police Department posted an application on its Facebook page March 14 inviting drug dealers to provide information on their competition, including name and address. After one week, the post has received 93,200 views and 651 shares. While the post was intended to be humorous, the sentiment behind it is sincere. SPD Chief Joe Aikens said the community can volunteer information on drug abuse activity at any time. “If they’re aware of any drug activity that’s going around, they can repor...
A Sidney man appeared in District Court March 14 on three counts of Visual Depiction of a Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child, a Class 2A Felony. Daniel Konruff, 38, was arrested on Jan. 17 for allegedly possessing child pornography. According to the Arrest Warrant Affidavit, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) received information that child pornography had allegedly been traced and downloaded to an IP address linked to Konruff. On Feb. 14, Konruff plead not guilty in an arraignment hearing. District Court Judge Derek Weimer scheduled a...
Former South Platte Natural Resource District (SPNRD) Board Chair Keith Rexroth has retired after more than two decades. In 1972 the Nebraska Legislature enacted laws to combine 154 special purpose entities into 23 NRDs. NRDs are local government entities with broad responsibilities to protect natural resources. The entities are unique to Nebraska. The SPNRD services an area from Kimball County to Deuel County in the southern Panhandle. Rexroth has been a SPNRD board member since 1993, the...
Stan Fox, far left, leads more than 80 runners at the start of Saturday's Run Lucky 5K, hosted by Cheyenne County Community Center. Formerly Leprechaun Leap, held at Hillside Golf Course, the run attracted 82 runners and eight children for its Kids 1K Run. "It was a great success," Kiersten Richards, activities director, said. "We were excited with all the turnout. We had perfect weather. We liked the route and we had a lot of good comments. We hope to do it again next year." The winners were:...
Carolyn Marie Peterson Niekum, 79 of Sidney, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at the Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care on Thursday afternoon March 16, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Cory Jenkins officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the First United Methodist Church. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the...
Jack B. Nienhuser, age 81 of Peetz, CO, entered into eternal life on Friday, March 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:30, Thursday March 23rd in the Trinity Lutheran South Divide Church with Pastor Neil Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran South Divide Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1-7:00 with family present from 5-7:00. Memorial contributions may be made in Jack's name to The Lutheran Hour Bott Radio, 660 Mason...
Nebraska State Senator Steve Erdman will be visiting Sidney this week as part of a series of town hall meetings in the Panhandle. Erdman, who represents Nebraska's 47th Legislative District, will be at Dude's Steak House, 2126 Illinois St. in Sidney, at 8 a.m. Friday, March 24. Sen. Erdman will be in Kimball Friday afternoon, visiting with constituents at the Kimball Public Library's Cultural Room at 1 p.m. The library is at 208 S. Walnut St. On Saturday, Sen. Erdman will travel to Arthur,...
