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Abel D. Jeronimo described himself as "frightened" in a conversation with law enforcement authorities this morning. Jeronimo, who came forward to talk with Cheyenne County Sheriff's deputies Thursday morning, told his side of the events that led up to the fatal crash near Dalton on Tuesday morning that killed 45-year-old Martin Geiger Jr. of Sidney and Chappell. A passenger in Geiger's vehicle – Kathy Berger, 53 of Bayard and Chappell – remains hospitalized at Regional West Medical Center in...
The month of April is the eighth annual World Autism Awareness Month where information is shared about autism and celebrated with fundraising and awareness-raising events. World Autism Awareness Day was officially celebrated on April 2 to bring attention to the growing global health crisis. This year, Peetz students were able to get information about autism and participate in the international "Light It Up Blue "Campaign. Autism is one of only three health issues to be recognized with its own...
A semi sits on its side on Interstate 80 near exit 59 in Sidney on Wednesday afternoon after it was involved in a collision with a smaller truck. There were no injuries in the accident, but the Sidney Fire Department responded to take care of spilled diesel fuel at the scene. The accident slowed traffic on I-80 for several hours....
Marty Geiger Jr., age 45 passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 13 in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Kelvin Boltjes officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Further arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Marty’s care and funeral arrangements....
Gary D. Meier, 75 of Sterling, passed away Tues., April 7, 2015. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Thurs., April 9 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Fri., April 10 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Michelle D. Witherspoon officiating and interment at Peetz Cemetery. Gary was born Oct. 5, 1939 in Englewood, Colo. to Edgar and Merna Crow Meier. He graduated from Peetz High School and continued his education at NJC. Gary was a lifelong farmer and...
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. Friday, April 10 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Spaghetti Supper and a dan...
Abraham Lincoln recited the President’s oath of office on the Capitol’s steps at his second inauguration on Saturday, March 4, 1865. After four years of a ghastly series of bloody battles, the deaths of 620,000 men, and the dismemberment of thousands of others, the Civil War was winding down. Lincoln hoped that the Confederate States would surrender in the coming weeks. By that day, Grant’s army had encircled Lee’s army, the Confederacy’s resources were limited, and its soldiers’ willpower t...
“To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born.” No good. Better not plagiarize Charles Dickens so early in the morning. “I was born in the house that my father built.” That’s how Richard Nixon opened his autobiography. But I was born in a Long Island hospital on a cold, snowy morning. “My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches direct and collateral.” Great line, and true enough for my family too. But Ulysses Grant came up with that opening sentence to his life story more than a centur...
Longtime KSID news and sports director and play-by-play broadcaster, Dave Collins announced he is leaving the radio station, effective Friday. Collins, a fixture around panhandle sports for more than 10 years, has taken a job as the voice of the Chadron State College with Eagle Communications. While in Sidney, Collins was the man behind the microphone who called hundreds of basketball, volleyball, football and American Legion baseball games. "I've had a wonderful experience in Sidney covering...
Led by medalists Brett Godfrey and Austin Rowley, the Creek Valley Storm golf team finished fifth among the 10 teams entered at the Bayard Invite Tuesday with a score of 418. Bridgeport won the event with a 374 total while Kimball was runner up with 382 and Crawford third at 395. Jordan Greenwood of Kimball was the individual medalist with a 75. Godfrey’s 91 was good enough for fifth place while Rowley’s took the ninth-place medal with a 94. “We need to get below 400 as a team and those scores over 100 really kill us,” said Storm head coach C...
Sidney Shooting Park standings as of April 8: Teams Better Lucky Than Good BLTG 167 The Big Losers TBL 165 Leftovers LO 164 Banded Warriors BW 162 The Nobody’s TN 151 E Free EF 150 Barely Legal BL 144 Missed Again MA 101 Individuals – Ladies Jenni Dailey BLTG W 45 Hannah McCloud TN W 40 Diane Sill EF W 35 Carla Lutz EF W 26 Shellie Jacobucci MA W 25 Tabitha Woodden EF W 20 Individuals Walt Kern LO 48 Randy Haddix BLTG 45 Andy Brown BLTG 44 Dennis Highby TBL 44 John Boldt TBL 44 Evan Riddle BW 42 Kevin Weher TBL 42 Randy Moeller BW 42 Tom Noe...