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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University is pledging to get to the bottom of how a basketball coach who kicked and shoved players and used gay slurs as he yelled at them was allowed to stay on the job — and to make sure the same thing isn’t happening in other sports. The university said Monday that the school’s Board of Governors would meet Thursday to discuss hiring an adviser to report on what went wrong with Mike Rice. University President Robert Barchi said that employees are going through video of practice sessions from other sports to see i...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fans poured into the streets to celebrate the Cardinals’ NCAA championship win over Michigan, throwing all-night parties that at one point became so raucous police in riot gear used pepper spray to break them up. Gatherings were mostly peaceful Monday night following Louisville’s 82-76 victory — the school’s third title, and first title since 1986. Louisville police said most of the 23 arrests were due to drunken or disorderly conduct. Hundreds streamed onto Cardinal Boulevard after Louisville’s win, screaming,...
ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Pitino held court in a tunnel beneath the Georgia Dome, going on and on about the grittiest bunch of guys he’s ever coached. One of them sat in the corner of the locker room, a net around his neck, grinning away. The Louisville Cardinals vowed to finish the job for Kevin Ware. Boy, did they ever. With their injured teammate cheering them on from the bench, Louisville capped its run through the NCAA tournament, coming back again from a 12-point deficit to beat Michigan 82-... Full story
I have believed in the power and potential of youth my whole life. This past fall, I was given the chance to offer learning opportunities for youth and volunteers in Cheyenne County as an extension educator with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a focus on youth. This is a new position that includes 4-H. My responsibilities also include Kimball and Banner Counties. Through this column I hope to share some of the exciting things that happen with 4-H youth! Nationally, 4-H is the largest youth development organization that is c...
No-till crop production has proven to be the best production system for conserving moisture. Leaving the previous crop’s residues on the soil surface and attached has improved water infiltration into the soil and reduced soil moisture evaporation. Numerous research projects have shown the moisture conservation that no-till crop production provides under irrigation. The University of Nebraska has conducted research at the North Platte research farm which has shown that leaving residues on the soil surface reduces soil moisture evaporation up t...
Kim Jong Un is no fool. Yeah, he looks foolish to the modernized world, strolling with a Napoleonic hand thrust inside his coat or posing at the controls of a Pong-era computer—although, to be honest, I’m pretty much in the same situation when it comes to hardware. Bellicose bluster from a baby faced pudge educated in Switzerland seems comical, at best. And there is that little problem of all out war if he gets a little carried away. But few dictators wield absolute authority these days. They must placate edgy generals, appear heroic to the... Full story
Summer after hot, dusty summer, many of our parents and grandparents worked in the fields, raising their crops. Winter after icy winter, they braved frigid corrals, helping to grow their herds. They often worked the same ground for decades—first as children, learning the trade. Over time, they may have added new land and new equipment here and there—whenever they found an opportunity to expand their life’s work. It takes a lifetime to grow a farm or ranch. These stories are bountiful in Nebraska. But not all of them have a happy ending. Farme...
LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a political mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street. Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Rit...
Shawna George and Joshua Rowley have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bill and Brenda George and Dale and Rhonda Meick of Sidney. She is a graduate of Chadron State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and an endorsement in Special Education. She is employed by Sidney Public Schools in Sidney as a first grade teacher. The groom-to-be is the son of Darrell and the late Dana Rowley of North Platte. He is a graduate of Western Nebraska...
The July 20, 1944 edition of the Sidney Sun Telegraph reported that Sgt. Alfred P. “Jake” Jacobs of the 2nd Battalion Marine Regiment Unit D26 was killed in action in the Pacific theater of war. Jacobs was stationed in Iceland when the war began, and he was transferred to the Pacific theater where he was stationed on New Zealand before new drives in the mid-Pacific started. He had four and one half years of service in the Marines, and he was noted for fighting in the Guadalcanal battle and Tar...
Agriculture events held in Sidney last Friday were a success according to officials of both groups and members of the Ag. community really came together in support of their combined cause. One event was the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ag. Committee’s Annual Ag. Social and the other was the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sidney Extension Office’s Annual Women in Agriculture Conference - “Denim & Diamonds.” The Denim and Diamonds Conference was open to the public but it was stressed...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A large spring snowstorm delivering everything from heavy snow and high winds to freezing rain and possible tornadoes was causing travel problems from Wyoming to Chicago on Tuesday. In Wyoming, a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Cheyenne and Douglas was closed as well as a 125-mile section of I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins. Many smaller highways in a majority of the state also were closed, slick or had no travel advisories. More than a foot of snow had fallen as of m...
Girl Scout Brownie Troop 10048 from Chappell did their part to help clean up Sidney’s Living Memorial Gardens this Saturday as part of the annual Living Memorial Gardens Workday. President of the Living Memorial Gardens Association, Kathy Scripp said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the gardens, and that the volunteers’ and the girl scouts’ help was greatly appreciated. “This is great for getting ready for the spring season and for those who want to help out with our efforts but can... Full story
