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The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved upgrading the road department’s fleet of motor graders with a Caterpillar and a John Deere. The commissioners opened several bids from Caterpillar and John Deere representatives in the previous meeting. Monday’s discussions centered around what kind of a machine is being offered from each vendor and how well is it equipped. Commissioner Randal Miller said the goal is to upgrade the county’s “aging fleet.” “That’s why we buy two used units instead...
The further a person is away from home, the more important the simple things in life become, and being assigned sometimes half a world away protecting the interests of the country sometimes means a familiar cup of coffee brings back memories. Potter-Dix High School students recently completed a project inspired by a visit to a coffee shop. Jennifer Thomas, teacher of the high school's elective Community Involvement Class, said she visited a coffee shop and came away with a program called "Cup...
While the southern Panhandle didn’t take the severe damage and losses of those in eastern Nebraska, local entities, in particular cattlemen, still suffered hardship from the cyclone blizzard that struck the area in mid-March. Cold, wet conditions came with extremely high winds, subjecting cattle - particularly new-borns - to dangerous conditions. With warnings of the pending severity of the storm going out days before it actually hit, cattlemen with the facilities were able to shelter their a...
LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts joined the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association (NGIA) and the Nebraska Beverage Association Wednesday to oppose proposals to place a sales tax on groceries, food, soft drinks, candy, and bottled water. "In our moment of need, now more than ever, Nebraska needs tax relief that will bring our state together and not divide it," said Governor Ricketts. "New taxes on food, pop, candy, and bottled water would hit working Nebraskans hard at a time when many are s...
Cheyenne County Fair Board members held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss an unexpected problem that arose with fair entertainment. The problem arose at the end of March when a fair board member, perusing the Cheyenne Frontier Days lineup, stumbled across an entry that showed the musical lineup of Walker Hayes opening for Keith Urban. A good combination, no doubt, but the problem laid in the fact that at the same time on the same night, Walker Hayes was supposed to be the headline show...
A musical planned at Sidney High School will be presented only on Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Performances planned on Friday and Sunday have been canceled. The performance on Saturday will be presented by the cast of the show along with 25 K-8 students from the Sidney Public schools....
"Take Me Home Country Roads," and "Rocky Mountain High" are two of the songs fans may enjoy during the April 12 concert in Sidney featuring Cowboy Brad and the TropiCowboy band. Raised in Estes Park, Colo., "Cowboy" Brad Fitch has been playing professionally since he was 15 years go. He specializes in original folk and western music. He is also known for his performances of John Denver music. In 2001, he performed for then-President George W. Bush during the President's stop in Colorado. In...
A Wheat Belt Public Power District Customer Meeting was held Friday, March 22, from noon to approximately 2:30 p.m. The meeting kicked off with a lunch served by Wheat Belt Staff and followed with business updates from Wheat Belt General Manager Tim Lindahl and three guest speakers. "Coming together with our customers provides a great opportunity to share ideas, updates, and receive input on how Wheat Belt provides power. We have six strategic goals that will drive our decisions for the next...
Hannah Stahl, a senior at Potter-Dix High School, won the Best Overall High School category for her artwork in the Youth Art Month art exhibit held at the State Capital Building in Lincoln. Her batik, "Waterlilies," has been on display in the rotunda of the capital for the month of March. All artists were recognized at a ceremony at the State Capital Building Saturday, March 30. There were 76 entries in this exhibition for artists in grades K-12. One award was given for Elementary level, Middle...
Residents of Cheyenne County communities are invited to attend a Severe Weather Spotter Training co-sponsored by Cheyenne County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service (NWS). The training session is slated for Wednesday, April 10 at Sidney High School. The session will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will last about an hour and a half. Everyone is invited. If you are a current weather spotter, firefighter, law enforcement specialist, land management employee, emergency services...
The Cheyenne County Community Center wrapped up the Women's Volleyball season on March 27 with a championship tournament, and the HealthQuest team were the winners of Division I and Best Heating and Plumbing were the winners of Division II. The HealthQuest team defeated the Raffelson Rock team in the final for the Division I crown, and Best Heating and Plumbing defeated Grey Wolf Trucking to take the Division II title....
Peetz’s Bulldog baseball team hosted the Haxtun Fightin’ Bulldogs on Tuesday, and are still searching for their first win of the season as they lost to the visitors by a final score of 20-to-0. Peetz used five pitchers in the game, in an attempt to show Haxtun some different looks, while letting the Peetz pitchers gain experience. Haxtun started off the game by putting up five runs in the first inning, while the Bulldogs failed to score any runs in response. Haxtun scored in every inning, col...
Several area studentsarned the Nebraska School Activities Association’s Winter 2018-19 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State Awards. This NSAA Award Program was established in 2006 and recognizes students who meet the criteria for nomination by the school in their season of activity. Creek Valley High School students Patrick Hansen and Justin Ningen were recognized in Boy’s Basketball, Catie Koenen and Chloe Stupka were recognized for Girl’s Basketball, and KK Fletc...
Leyton Lady Warrior’s coach Jodi Craig was selected to head up the West All-Star team in the 35th annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game. The game will be played in Scottsbluff at the Western Nebraska Community College’s Cougar Palace on Saturday, June 8. Craig will head the West team and be assisted by Blakelee Hoffman from Chadron. Belinda Coble from Mullen leads the East team and will be assisted by Randi Atkins from Arnold. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. MDT, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit local org...
