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A Colorado man escaped injury when his home built lightweight airplane lost power and he made a crash landing along Interstate 80 late Saturday afternoon. Ty Witt, 21, of Lamar, Colorado was moving the plane from Lamar to Sidney's Lloyd Carr Field and was approaching the airport just prior to the incident. Witt said as he flew toward the field, another aircraft called on the radio informing local air traffic it was on final approach. Witt said he went around to the west to come in second when...
A recommendation by the Cheyenne County Assessor has been accepted by the Nebraska Department of Revenue to be forwarded to potentially lower the level at which properties are taxed. Cheyenne County Assessor Sybil Prosser last week sent the office’s annual review to the Department of Revenue, proposing value changes based on property sales. Prosser was informed Friday that the Department of Revenue approved the proposal and forwarded it on to the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review C...
The reduction of staff when Cabela’s was sold to Bass Pro lead the Sidney School District to plan cost-saving efforts. The plan included a reduction in staff, primarily by attrition. Between retirements and resignations, the plan has worked. However, Cheyenne County Assessor Sybil Prosser announced a decrease in valuation, resulting in less revenue from property taxes. Monday night, Sidney Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler was asked what the impact will be and if the State will increase it’s sup...
The conflict that started World War 1 occurred overseas, but the impact was felt in the Panhandle of Nebraska as well. “It isn’t something that happened over there,” said Humanities Nebraska Program Officer Kristi Hyaek Carley recently. Organizers for the Sidney Chautauqua are busy planning details, making sure actors and actresses are ready for their part and locations are guaranteed. In just a few weeks, the Sidney community will have the opportunity to revisit the World War 1 time in histo...
LINCOLN--Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed Legislative Bill 42 beefing up state law on the use of child car seats. Under the bill signed Wednesday, toddlers up to age 2 will be required to sit in rear-facing car seats and kids under 8 to use booster seats.The law will take effect in January 2019. Sen. Robert Hilkemann of Omaha sponsored the measure that was passed on March 29 after a 40-2 vote. Violation of the new child restraint law would be considered a secondary offense and would carry a...
From gospel to pop, rhythm and blues and more, the a cappella group No Better Cause should have something for every taste when it performs at Sidney High School Saturday in the Performing Arts Center. The concert, brought in by the High Plains Arts Council, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. It features five performers - three tenors, a bass singer, and a beat boxer, a form of vocal percussion. The group is from Lincoln. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Cost is $12 for general admission, $6...
Two vehicles collided in Dalton Thursday, April 5, resulting in minor damage. A 2015 Jeep compact utility vehicle driven by Shirley M. Gillespie of Dalton, and a 2013 Honda Fit owned by Clifford Beyer, of Dalton, collided at a residence near the intersection of Wabasha and Main Street in Dalton at 5:15 p.m. The collision occurred when Gillespie’s vehicle backed into Beyer’s Honda. According to the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s report, Gillespie’s Jeep sustained $500 damage and Beyer’s Honda about $2,500....
It is no secret the junior high and high school years can be challenging academically and emotionally. Some of the hardest lessons are learned in the hallways, cafeteria and even after school when a student has to learn to accept and relate to young people they normally don't spend time with. On Monday, Sidney High School hosted a program designed to help students see that their fellow students are not as different as they might believe, and that some of the "strangers" in the hallway might be...
Sidney's Red Raider track and field teams both placed first on Thursday at the Mitchell Invite Track & Field Tournament. Sidney's boys team earned 102 overall points, besting second place Gering and third place Mitchell, while the girl's team earned 93.5 overall points, also besting second place Gering and third place Mitchell. The boys did not win an event individually, but their strong showings earned them enough points to win the team standings, while the girls were able to win three events...
Senior Logan Sircy drove in four runs and homered while junior starter Zach Holtz pitched four innings for the Bulldogs as they defeated the Weldon Valley Warriors 17-2 at home in Peetz on Thursday. The game was stopped after four innings were completed due to the "mercy rule." Junior Zach Holtz pitched the entire game for the Bulldogs, shutting down the Warriors and only allowing two runs well after the game was already decided. Zach Holtz was sharp from the start as he retired Weldon Valley...
E. Scot Norman, 59, passed away at home in Colorado Springs on March 19, 2018. He was born on May 11, 1958 in Sidney, NE to E. Dale Norman and Doris E. (Eberly) Norman. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1976. He worked at many jobs over his life but the career he loved was his many years as a flight attendant first with Frontier Airlines and then with Continental Airlines. He enjoyed golf, fishing and skiing. Scot was preceded in death by both of his parents. He is survived by two...
Dan Hart, 35 of Greeley, Colorado and a former Sidney resident died early Thursday morning, April 5, 2018 at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, South Divide south of Sidney. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. A memorial has been established to be designated later. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney....
