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Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts knows that agriculture is vital to the state's economy as well as its way of life. "Agriculture is the heart and soul of who we are here in Nebraska," Ricketts said during a campaign stop in Sidney on Monday. "It drives the economy, 25 percent of the people here in Nebraska are employed in agriculture." For the past few months Ricketts traveled the state on an agriculture and manufacturing tour to determine the biggest issues facing those...
All the roots have been planted for a northwestern Nebraska reforestation program. Now, the project has been turned over to Mother Nature. About 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of the Longs Peak Council and other volunteers planted 10,500 trees at Fort Robinson State Park on Saturday, the final chapter of an annual effort to reforest areas burned in a massive 1989 wildfire. The planting marked the 25th and final year for the event. The planters were greeted with seasonably mild weather as they...
The Nebraska Department of Roads plans to widen several bridges on Interstate 80 which cross over roads in Cheyenne County during the next few years. In 2013 the Nebraska Department of Roads began a 20 year program to rebuild Interstate 80, according to Craig Lind, Nebraska Department of Roads highway district engineer. Last year the west bound lanes of Interstate 80 were replaced from Potter to Brownson while this year the east bound lanes for that section will be replaced. “All the bridges have to be widened,” Lind said. The state plans to...
Sidney's Just for Kix dancers presented a $1,000 check to Wagon Tails Animal Rescue, represented by their president, Sybil Prosser and Hugo, a dog currently up for adoption. The proceeds were raised at the Kix for Kids Show on March 23. Just for Kix dancers picture are Rylee Runge (front), Avery Runge, Elsa Highby (handing the check to Prosser) and Maiya Wagner....
Dana & Ashley (Frerichs) Geisler of Denver, Colo. are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kinsley Rae Geisler, born on Jan. 27th, 2014. Kinsley's grandparents are Troy Frerichs of Sidney, Randy & Cherie DeFreece of Kearney, Don & Bev Geisler of Pleasanton. Kinsley's great-grandparents are Ralph Whitman of Peetz, Gerald & Sharon Melvin of Sidney, Patty Thorpe of Sidney and Everett Frerichs of Sidney....
Margaret P. Mason, 88 of Fullerton, Neb. and formerly of Sidney, died April 4, 2014 at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City. Services will be Wed., April 9th, 10:30 a.m. at Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton. Rev Val Warman will officiate. Graveside services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. at the Palmer Funeral Home in Fullerton. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday to sign Margaret’s register book and drop off c...
Doris Ann (Helzer) Spearow, 89, a resident of Sidney for over seventy years, died early Monday morning, April 7, 2014 at Sloan Estates in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2014 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with the Rev. Thomas G. Hyde officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the First United Methodist Church or Sloan Estates. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the...
Gerald C. Olsen, 75 of rural Potter, passed away at his home, Friday morning, April 4, 2014. Graveside inurnment will be held at 11 a.m., Thurs., April 10th in the Potter Cemetery, followed by a Service of Celebration and Remembrance at 12:00 noon at the Prairie West Church in Potter, with Rev. Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. All are welcome to stay for the lunch to follow. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday to drop off condolences for the family and sign Gerald's...
Ukraine. We’ve all heard of it, right? Thanks to a period of political unrest that led their eastward leaning president to scamper … no, that’s not what attracted the interest of most Americans. Rather, it was Russia’s quasi-takeover of the Crimean peninsula and their continuing chest thumping along border. Donetsk is the latest flash point. The former Soviet republic has been in the news of late, as have the major players: Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama,Viktor Yanukovych—OK, not so much Yanukovych, but those guys in unmarked military uniforms...
Walking is one of the simplest, safest and most effective forms of exercise, but it can be hard to find time in our busy schedules to participate in physical activity. On Wednesday, April 30th, Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are sponsoring the 7th annual National Walk @ Lunch Day® to encourage busy people to walk during their lunch break. National Walk @ Lunch Day® is designed to complement, not compete with a busy lifestyle. It was created to improve personal health and decrease the cost of healthcare. The U.S. Department of Health a...
The Sidney Soccer Club Black Hawks U-14 team had a long day on Saturday with three consecutive games at Sterling (Colo.) Middle School. To make matters more exhausting - and more interesting - is that each of the three games went right down to the final whistle. Unfortunately for the locals, they came up on the short end of three one-goal games. Sidney took on its first challenge with a 10:30 a.m. start time against Haxtun, Colo. Despite a solid first half, the Black Hawks dropped a 4-3...
