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To close out the 2016 Sidney High School musical, student cast members in this year's production, "The Wild, Wild, Wildest West" by Christopher Gieschen and Bill Francoeur, were in character as they served audience members prior to their final matinee performance on Sunday a western-themed lunch in the high school's student common area. Lunch consisted of chili or hot dogs, beans, chips and a cookie, served with either lemonade or water. Above, junior Yeager Price, center, portraying the evil...
Mary Carrick is set to perform a concert for the Sidney area this Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Carrick originates from the small town of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. She attended college in Illinois graduating with her Bachelor of Music before moving to Omaha, where she has called home for the past 17 years. "It will be that way for the indefinite future," Carrick said. Music was a part of growing up for Carrick, as her mother was a piano and...
The results of a historical and architectural survey of more than 170 buildings in downtown Sidney will be presented publicly during the meeting of the Sidney Historic Preservation Board this Tuesday. The presentation will provide an overview of the project and its results, including historic district potential, properties evaluated as eligible for listing in the National Register and examples of interesting architectural and historic building types. "This gives us a good amount of historical...
The Sidney City Council will convene for a regular meeting beginning at 7:15 p.m. this Tuesday in the city council chambers at the Sidney City Hall located at 1115 13th Ave. Included on the agenda is a proclamation for Arbor Day, which in Nebraska is observed on the last Friday in April. The city will also announce its annual celebration, set to be held on April 23 starting at 8 a.m. at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Center. Between 80 and 90 trees will be given away during the event. Appointments t...
Demolition began Friday for Virgil's Mexican Restaurant, a long-standing local restaurant in Sidney that has been a community fixture since the early 1980's. The restaurant, owned and operated by Rudy and Stella Virgil alongside other family members, began in a building on Illinois St. in 1974 before moving to its long-time location on 11th Ave. in 1982....
George S. Lyons, 70 of Rapid City, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Marietta, Ohio. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Rapid City. Inurnment follows at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. George was born in Saratoga, Wyo., and was raised in Pine Bluffs, Wyo. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 1964. George and Sandra (Smith) were married in 1967. Together, they raised two sons. George worked his entire career in service to... Full story
Wayne "Tuffy" Barent, 84, longtime Ogallala resident, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Perkins County Health Services in Grant. Wayne was born April 4, 1932 in Seneca, the son of John and Inez ( Smith) Barent. Tuffy attended District 66 School. After graduating from high school in Mullen he attended Chadron State College. At the end of the first semester at Chadron, Tuffy and a friend spent two days camped in the Dean's office trying to start a rodeo team. After the Dean threw them out of his... Full story
Michael A. “Andy” Grant, 44 of Lodgepole, passed away Friday evening, April 8, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service LLC is in charge of Andy’s care and funeral arrangements....
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on April 6, 2016 before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Christina Tucker, 19 of Lodgepole, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of Distribution of MJ and Attempted Distribution of MJ. A class III and IV felony respectively. She pled not guilty and requested an attorney. Status hearing continued to May 10. Tyson Bockhahn, 24 of Sidney, appeared for arraignment on a charge of Possession of Meth. A class IV felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he pled no contest to an amended charge...
Upcoming Parenting program designed to give you practical skills that can be used immediately! These will be held on Mondays beginning on April 11 through May 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Center in Sidney. Call (308) 249-5332 for more information. … Tuesday, April 12 WNCC’s Veterans Upward Bound Program will host a Veterans Stand Down event on Tuesday, April 12. Services provided include food, clothing, free haircuts, health screenings, employment, and housing referrals to name a few! Veterans Stand Down will begin at 10...
Peetz High School prom royalty was announced Saturday night. Senior Patrick Naegele was crowned king and senior Tyra Foreman was crowned queen....
A dozen 4-H'ers from Cheyenne, Kimball and Banner counties participated in the 2016 4-H South Panhandle Speech Contest held at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney last week. Following the contest, the students were presented ribbons for their performance in the speech contest, with four 4-H'ers receiving purple ribbons and advancing to the district contest scheduled for April 23 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Educational Service Unit 13 located at 1114 Toledo St. in Si...
I’ve been discussing 10 tips for successful no till crop production and thus far I have covered choosing a good crop rotation, winter wheat as the most important crop for supplying a consistent amount of residues to make the rest of the crop rotation function, and utilizing a stripper head to manage this amount of residues. I’ve also discussed the value of adding field peas to the crop rotation. Field peas are the ideal legume to add to the rotation in the spring prior to seeding winter wheat in the fall. I have also seen firsthand on our far...
Sidney Invite, Hillside Golf Course Sidney High School golf Results • Friday, April 8 VARSITY RESULTS Alliance OUT IN TOTAL 1 Michael Gomez 48 44 92 2 Preston Pohlman 54 51 105 3 Cameron Collins 51 60 111 4 Dylan Horton 55 55 110 5 Nathaniel Jensen 59 63 122 Alliance's Team Score 418 Chadron OUT IN TOTAL 1 0 2 Tyler Westlake 51 52 103 3 Andrew Smith 49 47 96 4 Sean O'Brien 47 52 99 5 Greg McCallum 63 59 122 Chadron's Team Score 420 Gering OUT IN TOTAL 1 Grant Maser 45 43 88 2 Mason Marsh 42 48 9...
Peetz Bulldog Jordan Nelson placed seventh in the shot put with a mark of 32 feet, 3.5 inches at the Holyoke invite on Saturday....
Chadron State College senior Barrett Browne of Sidney won the long jump Saturday at the Brauer Invitational Meet at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City with a leap of 22-5 ¾. He also was fourth in the 100 meters with 11.38 seconds. In addition, he recently was placed on the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Indoor Track and Field academic honor roll. Browne has a 3.55 grade point average as a business administration major....
Mitchell Invite, Sidney High School Results Thursday, April 7 Mens Results 100 Meters Varsity - Finals Place Name Time 4 Derek Robb 11.63a 6 Coby Haas 11.79a 9 John Bramer 11.85a 16 Cade Lewis 12.27a 17 Alec Maddox 12.36a 23 Jakob Austad 12.73a 200 Meters Varsity - Finals Place Name Time 3 Christian Balandran 23.58a 5 John Bramer 24.24a 10 Spencer Rolls 24.74a 20 Mitch Rolls 25.79a 22 Vincent Hernandez 26.13a Coby Haas NT 400 Meters Varsity - Finals Place Name Time 3 Michael Banaszak 54.79a 5 Mi...
