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No, seemed to be the message in the March 23 discussion on enhancing the medians in the 17J Link road project. The Sidney City Council meeting included a line item for public input on upgrading the center median of the Link 17J project. The Link 17J will be undergoing major work from Old Post Road north to Highway 30/Illinois Street, then west to where work ended in the last work project. Council members have been discussing the option of upgrading the new medians with red-stamped brick in the...
The Sidney City Council held a special meeting noon Wednesday, March 24, to discuss the Cabela's Occupation Tax Funds. In 2008, Cabela's started charging an Occupation Tax at the Sidney retail center. The tax was designed to fund the continued development of the bike and pedestrian trails and other public infrastructure projects within the “enhanced employment area.” A map of the area defines the enhanced employment area as generally from the17J Link west to 11th Avenue, including Glover Road. A pedestrian/bicycle path currently exists fro...
On January 28, Cheyenne County's spellers met at West Elementary School in Sidney to determine who was the best of the local field. The contest was unique this year with contestants limited to a classroom and wearing masks, part of the COVID-19 health directives. Judges were at the front of the room with plexi-glas shields between themselves and individual contestants. The January contest came down to three finalists — Aastha Chaudhari and Aadhav Krishna came in first and second places r...
Work is beginning on the 17J Link and Highway 30 west toward Sidney. Signs are out cautioning drivers of the upcoming construction zone, including reduced speed zones on the 17J Link during construction. Work starts from just north of Old Post Road to north of the Highway 30 and 17J intersection....
The city of Sidney has several businesses projects within the Tax Incentive Financing (TIF) program totaling $11,640,600, according to a report presented by Sidney Finance Director Lane Kizzire. The City's 10 TIF projects with a total estimated cost of $11,640,600. Project maturity ranges from the Clausen Project completed in 2007 and maturing Dec. 3, 2022 to two Cabela's projects – the Corporate Project completed in 2015 and the Downtown Project completed in 2014, both with maturity dates of Dec. 15, 2029.The Corporate project has an a...
A community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 3 at the softball fields. There will be three age groups: birth to 4, 5-7, and 8-10. There will be a free will donation showing of “Peter Rabbit” at the Fox Theatre at 2 p.m. Feel free to bring your empty eggs back to be used next year, or make a monetary donation that will go toward next year’s egg hunt. Prize baskets will be distributed after the Peter Rabbit movie at the theatre to winning ticket holders....
Sheri Eads, left, director of Table of Grace, receives a $1,500 donation from the Sidney Elks Lodge represented by Donna Schluckebier, Esteemed Lecturing Knight and Elks National Fund (ENF) Chairperson. The funds were disbursed to each Elks Lodge from the Nebraska ENF. The Elks Lodge chose to donate the funds to the Table of Grace because of the impact COVID has had on local food banks....
Gary Narjes, 71, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend; was received into his Father’s arms Thursday, March 25th at UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, CO. Funeral services will be held. Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 10:30 A.M at Trinity Lutheran Church - South Divide Sidney, NE with Reverend Neil Carlson, and Reverend Jim Rasmussen officiating. Burial will follow in the Trinity Cemetery. Overflow seating will be available at the church service. Memorials can b...
Last week we had yet another indication the Biden administration is woefully ignorant about life in rural America. Pete Buttigieg, the new U.S. Transportation Secretary, expressed support for a new tax to make vehicle owners pay for each mile they drive. In an interview on CNBC Buttigieg said, “If we believe in that so-called user pays principle, the idea that part of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how much you drive, the gas tax used to be the obvious way to do it, it’s not any...
The shooting at a Colorado grocery store is tragic. That we should all agree on. It is tragic to start with because any violent loss of life has more than one victim, for a time at least. It is socially tragic because assaults in public places continue to strip away the sense of safety in society. We can dissect the situation by gender, political ideology, race, anger issues, religion, or even gun availability. Any one of these issues leaves many questions unanswered. Maybe incidents like this...
In an earlier article I used George Orwell’s novel “1984” as the basis of my thought process. Two years before George Orwell wrote “1984” (in 1945) he wrote a novella entitled “Animal Farm.” “Animal Farm” was an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. At that time, a power- hungry Tsar ruled over the Bolshevik people of Russia, making their lives miserable. The Bolsheviks revolted against his tyranny. Some have claimed that the moral of this novella was: “power corrupts, absolute power corr...
If you’re planning to retire in just a few years, you may be getting excited about this next phase of your life. However, your ability to enjoy retirement fully will depend, at least partially, on the resources you can draw from your investment portfolio. So, while you still have time to act, ask yourself if you’re comfortable with your portfolio’s risk level. Your relationship with risk can change noticeably over time. When you started saving for retirement, you may have been willing to take on more investment risk, which translated into a rel...
There’s a 1988 song by the Christian rock group, Petra called “First Love.” Let me quote you the lyrics: 1) Sometimes I feel I’m pulled in so many wrong directions Sometimes I feel the world seducing my affections It’s not that I don’t know the way It’s just a heart that’s prone to stray But with my weaknesses admitted You will keep all that I’ve committed So I commit my heart to You, my First Love 2) It’s taken me some time to try to comprehend A love that doesn’t change - a love without an end A love that keeps forgiving A love of s...
Each spring, as the planting season approaches, brings fresh questions about irrigation water: How much water will the mountain snowpack provide to the North Platte Valley? What’s the state of the irrigation infrastructure in the valley? What have we learned about the system in the past year? How does the complex system of dams, diversions, checks and canals work? Will groundwater irrigation regulations stay the same as last year? Answers to these and other questions – as well as some fresh new questions – will be provided by presenters at th...
A new Nebraska Extension program will work to connect new and beginning farmers and ranchers with retiring landowners who are interested in transitioning their land to a new owner. Nebraska Land Link is now accepting applications from interested land seekers and landowners, with the goal of providing land access using lease agreements, lease-to-own arrangements, buy-sell arrangements or other creative methods that are mutually beneficial for both parties. Access to land continues to be one of the most difficult challenges facing new farmers,...
In the early months of the pandemic, non-perishable foods like dry beans were flying off grocery store shelves. If you still have some packaged dry beans in your pantry, winter is the perfect time to prepare them. While canned beans are cooked and ready to be heated, served, or used in recipes, packaged dry beans need to be cooked to a palatable texture. For best results, it helps to understand the variables involved with cooking dry beans. Cooking time depends on the type of beans and the seed...
LINCOLN – Nebraska farmers continue to be good stewards of the land, producing more bushels with less resources. Because of this increased efficiency, on-farm grain storage is on the rise. With additional grain bins on farms and on commercial sites, there is a greater risk of fatal accidents. The checkoff organizations of Nebraska’s corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum industries (and their respective associations), remind farmers and agricultural workers to be safe in and around grain bins dur...
The Cheyenne County Republican Committee met March 23, 2021 in the meeting room at the Security First Bank. The first meeting of the new year was spent deliberating over whether to censure Senator Ben Sass. After much discussion the committee decided not to censure Senator Sass, as there is no “teeth” in that measure, and that it would only serve to give him additional publicity. We did instead unanimously vote to approve and pass the same resolution that the Nebraska GOP State Central committee passed, based on 13 points of action or lack of...
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office March 22 A Sidney man was transported to Sidney Regional Medical Center after the truck-trailer he was driving went off the road between Pole Creek Crossing and Old Post Road. Gary Narjes, 71, of Sidney, was driving a 1989 International truck south on Link 17J when he experienced a medical emergency, causing him to lose consciousness, resulting in the truck he was driving leaving the right side of the road. The truck collided with a reflector post, then a culvert, before coming to rest. The truck sustained d...
Sidney’s Red Raider Track & Field team got off to a hot start for the season by sweeping the John Ganser Sidney Invitational Track Meet, with the boy’s team earning a big win with 125.2 points and a 35 point margin against second place Laramie while the girls barely edged second place Ogallala by .25 of a point. Sidney’s strengths in the sprints and long-distance runs were on display as their boy’s team earned fifteen medals, with six being gold. Junior Daniel Bashtovoi won two gold medals,...
Creek Valley’s Storm Track and Field teams competed with the best the panhandle area teams on Saturday at the John Ganser Sidney Invitational, and although they did not score well as a team, a few individual performances stood out on the day. Senior Brandon Span earned fifth place in the 200 meters at 25.47, junior Lucas Trujilio earned eight place in the 400 meters at 56.78. Senior Oakley Hodges had a personal best throw of 37’ 10”, good enough to earn seventh place in the Shot Put, and tied...
The area’s Track & Field Teams are in full swing, and the Coyote and Warrior teams traveled to Morrill on Saturday to compete in the Early Bird Invitational. The Leyton Boys’ Team took second place honors while the Potter-Dix Boys’ squad earned fourth place. The girl’s teams did not fare as well, with Potter-Dix placing twelfth and Leyton placing fourteenth overall. Medal winners for Leyton included Matthew Shepard with sixth place in the 100 meters, KJ Bush with a fifth place finish in the 400...
KEARNEY – Seven high school students have been named winners in a University of Nebraska at Kearney writing contest with the theme “Nebraska in the Year 2020.” The Nebraska Emerging Writer Contest included submissions from students across the state in three categories: essay, poetry and short story. It was sponsored and organized by UNK’s Phi Eta Sigma chapter. Cash prizes totaling $500 were given to the winners. Briannah Stromer, a junior at Hastings High School, won first place in the poetry...
The location has the image of an historic filling station when cars were fueled by staff and the latest news could be shared over a glass-bottle of carbonated soda from the Coca-Cola cooler. The location at 9th and Illinois now serves bicyclists and cycling fans. Pedaler’s Corner officially opened Friday, March 26, the culmination of a long journey for Doug and Vicky Loghry. The Loghrys moved to Sidney from the Denver area. Vicky talks about growing up in a neighborhood of mom and pop shops. H...
3th Grade Straight A Miranda Ahrendt, Daniella Angelida Albus, Joshawa Brady Ballance, Damien Anthony Beatson, Reagan Jo Biesecker, Rebekah Grace Carlson, Don James Cushing, Trey Daniel Douglas, Rhett Gerrit Dykstra, Adarsha Ganesan, Blaze Anthony Ginther, Cole John Glanz, Phyre Renee Gonzales, Alyssiah Emily Green, Samuel Leighton Hashman, Isavell Naomi Hernandez, Morgan Marie Jaggers, Aiden Matthew Jenkins, Tiffany Rose Jenks, Abbie Rae Johnson, Peyton Mae Lewis, Jersie Hope Misegadis, Emma Sheree Mortensen, Ashlee Kathleen Ringleman,...
