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On Friday, Sidney High students in the construction and design classes toured the new hospital building construction site. Design teacher Kim Castner said throughout the year, students have visited the new Cabela's headquarters, the Source Gas building and the hospital site once before as its steel frame was being erected.... Full story
As Sidney City Clerk Geri Anthony received the 2015 Outstanding Clerk of the Year Award in Kearney last week, she turned to hug Cindy Heilbrun, the deputy city clerk. "And Cindy said, 'Geri, turn around. Turn around.' and I said, 'Huh,' " Anthony recalled from her office at city hall on Monday. "So she turned me around, and my husband was standing right there; and my two sons and their wives; and [Sidney City Manager] Gary Person; the police chief; and Todd Von Seggern, the park superintendent;...
The Potter-Dix High School speech team finished as state runners-up Friday afternoon at the 2015 Nebraska State Class D meet. In all, more than 30 teams competed at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Potter-Dix received 62 sweepstakes points as a team, tying for second place with Winside. Wausa took the Class D state title with 150 points. Potter-Dix’s Rebekah Hutchinson won the state title in the Poetry Interpretation category. Hutchinson also competed in the Persuasive Speaking category, where she finished 12th. Justice Palmer and K...
A statewide program working to develop the leadership skills of future Nebraska agriculture leaders is seeking applicants for its fall 2015 session. The Nebraska Leadership Education Action Development program was established in 1981 by a consortium of University of Nebraska, industry and state governmental representatives. Terry Hejny, the program’s director, said at first, the program was only meant to exist for a few years to ensure the next generation of ag leaders were prepared for the role. It was soon decided, however, there is always a...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.38 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.43 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were $1.12 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 5.9 cents per gallon h...
Nearly 400 people visited the Comedy Pit at the Elk's Lodge on Saturday to watch Josh Blue's show. "It's great so many of you came out tonight," Blue told his audience. "I didn't know this many people lived out here." After 2006, when Blue won his season of the television competition "Last Comic Standing," his career has skyrocketed with several more television opportunities and a comedic act that travels the country. Although he hadn't been to Sidney before, he said he enjoyed the experience.... Full story
Sharrol Lee Rundquist, 77 of Chappell, received her angel wings Sat., March 28, 2015 at the Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thurs., April 2, 2015 at the Lodgepole United Methodist Church with Pastors Ezekiel Koech and Jeniffer Brand officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery near Lodgepole. Visitation will be held Wednesday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Chappell from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in... Full story
PEETZ, Colo. – Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Plateau School District RE-5 and Northeast Colorado Health Department, will be offering free developmental screening to children ages 6 months through 5 years – children who won’t attend kindergarten next year. Children living in the Peetz area can be screened on Friday, April 10 from 1-3 p.m. at Little Bulldogs Preschool. Call the school at (970) 334-2361 to schedule an appointment The screening will briefly evaluate the areas of language, gross and fine motor, pre-academic devel... Full story
Ongoing 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 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brau... Full story
Over the past 40-plus years, many producers have moved from a wheat/fallow production system to an ecofallow system that includes a summer crop, to a continuous no till crop production system. Each system adds intensity with wheat/fallow having a wheat crop every other year, to ecofallow with crops grown two out of three years, to a continuous no till system where a crop is grown every year. As the intensity of these production systems increases the diversity of the crops produced also increases. With a continuous no till crop production...
“Agriculture: Our Purpose. Our Passion” is the theme of the Women in Agriculture Conference April 10 at Sidney. The conference (8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Country Inn & Suites, 664 Chase Blvd.) is for women involved in farm and ranch business decisions, who want to learn more about farm and ranch management, who are landowners, or who want to broaden their knowledge of agribusiness. A registration fee covers conference materials, breaks and lunch. Forms and more information are available at the Nebraska Extension office at 920 Jackson St., Sid...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has provided farm owners and producers one additional week – until April 7 – to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres also will be April 7. “This is an important decision for producers because these programs help farmers and ranchers protect their operations from unexpected changes in the marketplace,” Vilsack said. “Nearly 98 percent of owners have already u...
The Chappell Future Farmers of America chapter was chartered 85 years years ago, and many changes have taken place since Leslie Applegate – the first national FFA president – signed the local charter on March 31, 1930. All former Chappell and Creek Valley FFA members are invited to the Creek Valley FFA banquet on April 16 at 6 p.m. at Creek Valley High to celebrate the chapter’s accomplishments. Maile Ilac Boeder, who has Greenhand and chapter FFA degrees; will be the guest speaker. If interested, RSVP by April 7 to sarah.wh...
As Sidney High School's Preslie Allen and Gothenburg's Kayla Weyers lined up for the 800-meter run Saurday at the Sidney Invite track and field meet at Weymouth Field, they were farther apart at the start than they were at the finish. With the aid of Allen earning double gold in the 800 and 4x800 relay combined with many other strong performances, the Red Raiders' track teams defended their home turf with a sweep of both the boys' and girls' titles. The boys edged Ogallala 150-143, with...
When Leyton High' senior Kaitlyn Berner crossed the finish line in the 1,600 meters at the Sidney Invite on Saturday, she discovered it wasn't exactly her favorite event. But she still may find occasion to push herself over a metric mile again before the season is over. Creek Valley Storm freshman Payje Misegadis, on the other hand, just may have discovered she just might be better suited to running sprints after finishing the Division II 100 meters in fourth place. With Leyton and Creek Valley...
KIMBALL – The Potter-Dix High School track teams opened up the season strong as the girls finished second and the boys took fourth place at the Kimball Invite held Saturday. "I was pleased with the performances of both the girls' and boys' teams, and pleasantly surprised with the high finish of the girls' team," Potter-Dix track coach Bob Hilpert said. "Athletes on both the girls' and boys' teams realized that there were some points left on the track, and there were some missed opportunities i...
