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Local artist Cindi Egging paints windows Monday morning in downtown Sidney to recognize veterans on Veterans Day....
School lunches in Sidney are being sourced more locally this year. Through a partnership with the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau and local agriculture producers, the Sidney Public School District is able to serve local beef to students. “It’s a new program that we just started this school year,” said Tyson Narjes, Cheyenne County Farm Bureau president. The Raider Beef program, headed by the local Farm Bureau, accepts donations in the form of cattle. They also accept funds to purchase cattle to provide beef for the school district. The only cost...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29 per gallon on Sunday yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.22 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 73.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 18.8 c...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. All city departments will be closed, including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. There will be no change in residential trash collection for the week....
Jerry Dean Jacobs was born March 28, 1943, in Abilene, TX to Russell and Hilda (Schubarth) Jacobs. He was cured of his illness and began his adventures in Heaven on Oct. 22, 2015. Jerry was raised in Potter by the Walter Hilpert family where he learned to love farm life. He attended Potter High School and following graduation joined the Marine Corps, serving his country in the Vietnam War. After returning from Vietnam, he married Dianna Hinrichs of Gurley. They had four children Deanna,... Full story
Elmer I. Jung, 84 of Potter, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Saturday evening, Nov. 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Potter Volunteer Fire Department or to the church. You may view Elmer’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and s... Full story
The St Patrick's High School Class of 1965 celebrated their 50 year reunion Oct. 8-11 in Sidney with tours of Sidney, the Old Sioux Army Depot, West Elementary School and Sidney High School. The Class of '65 was the first class to graduate from the new St. Patrick's High School. This school is now West Elementary School. After the tours the class met at the Peetz Hot Spot to remember times of 3.2 beer and dances. Other activities included dinner at Dude's (with honored guests Coach Rich Rolls...
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. Wednesday, Nov. 11 A special Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Leyton High School in Dalton. Refreshments will be provided at 10 a.m. The National Guard, color guard, keynote speakers as well as a P.O.W. and M.I.A. ceremony will be included in the event. The ceremony will fo... Full story
I want to start by thanking everyone for their well wishes following my knee replacement surgery. Everything went well with the surgery and I’m now going through the physical therapy getting a full range of motion back in the knee. I have always thought living in rural western Nebraska is a great place to be where everyone is surrounded by friends, family, and neighbors who are truly concerned for the well-being of one another. Judging from the view from my couch looking out the window and my trips to the doctor’s office and therapy, we hav...
When the Peetz High School football team took to the locker room at halftime during last Saturday's playoff game against Arickaree-Woodlin, the Bulldogs were enthused by a touchdown play from Cole White that found the end zone just as time expired on the second quarter. The play, a hook-and-ladder call from quarterback Wolf Wenneker that saw White take a pitch from receiver Cody Wilson, made it 20-14 in favor of Arickaree's Indians as both teams headed into the break. Although Peetz would score...
AURORA - The Sidney Lady Raiders varsity volleyball squad ended its 2015 season last Saturday as the team fell 3-0 (21-25, 24-26, 16-25) to Aurora's Lady Huskies in sub-state playoff action. Despite the loss, the Lady Raiders played hard throughout the entire game and put together an especially well-played second set – as Sidney forced a showdown that lasted only until the Lady Huskies were able to go up 26-24 for the win. In the third set, down 24-15 to Aurora, the Lady Raiders kept fighting f...
