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Weymouth Field, the home of the Sidney High School Raiders football team, is set to receive a new scoreboard. The current one has been in place for 14 years. Sponsorships and donations will allow the school to buy a larger scoreboard at no cost to the district. On Monday night, the Board of Education for the Sidney Public School District OK’d the purchase of the new scoreboard by a unanimous vote, 5-0. Superintendent Jay Ehler said after numerous back and forths with Pepsi and Security First Bank – the project’s principal sponsors whose logos...
The convenience of Western Nebraska Community College's Sidney campus is what appeals to many students enrolled or hoping to take classes. However, there are a few programs that couldn't be completed at the Sidney and Alliance campuses, such as an associate's degree in nursing – until now. An associate's in nursing is a degree that prepares students to become registered nurses. Western Nebraska Community College is making efforts to increase the accessibility of the registered nurse program t...
The Sidney Public School District Board of Education honored the academic and athletic accomplishments of students at Monday night’s regular meeting. Brett Avila, a Spanish and human development teacher at Sidney High School, attended the meeting with two students to make a brief presentation on Raiders Reaching Out. The program was a human development class project. Along with support from 20 local businesses, students in the course collected donations for a teen homeless shelter in Scottsbluff. Fifty-four boxes of donations were ultimately c...
A former Lincoln city attorney has been tasked with reviewing complaints stemming from a meeting held by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Last month, the commission, based in Sidney, conducted a hearing on a proposed application for a commercial wastewater disposal well. Terex Energy Corporation is seeking a permit to inject contaminated saltwater from oil wells in Nebraska and nearby states into a well near Mitchell. The March meeting was divided into two parts: a public comment portion and a formal, quasi-judicial hearing. La...
Thanks to a pair of disorienting goggles and the Sidney Police Department, students at Western Nebraska Community College's Sidney campus got to experience what it's like to drive at different intoxication levels. The goggles give you double vision as well as throw off your depth perception and balance to simulate being drunk. They are meant to simulate being drunk in order to show the effects that intoxication actually has on coordination while driving. "We set up a controlled environment and...
Lily Marie (Jessop) Scheib, 81, passed away peacefully in her sleep April 10, 2015, at the Otterbein Lebanon Senior Life Style Community in Lebanon, OH. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, at Central Church of Christ. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place at Anderson Cemetery in Swisher, IA. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Cedar Rapids, IA is in charge of Lily's care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Monday, April 13, 2015, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Martin Couch, age 44 of Lodgepole, appeared for a pre-trial conference on a charge of DUI 1st , a class W misdemeanor. Pre-trial conference continued to April 27. Troy Haas, age 37 of Pine Bluffs, Wyo., did not appear for entry of plea on a charge of DUI 3rd, class W misdemeanor. Entry of Plea continued to April 13. Jason Buettenback, age 31 of Sidney, appeared for a pre-trial conference on a charge of DUI 2nd Offense: High... Full story
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. April 16 and 17 A Brain Injury Conference will be held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney on April 16-17. Persons with a brain injury and/or their caregivers or family members and professionals who serve brain survivors should attend. Register by April 13. Log on to www.biane.org/conference. For more information on the conference, contact... Full story
CHADRON, Neb – Two students from the area have been awarded academic scholarships to Chadron State College for the 2015 fall semester. Barrett Browne, of Sidney, received the Henry Freed Business scholarship for $600. Natausha Holtz, of Sidney, received the Board of Trustees Scholarship for $4,704, the Barbara Barnes Memorial theatre scholarship for $234, the G. Christofferson FA theatre scholarship for $670 and the Fred/Lucile Wheeler Fine Arts for $850. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, r... Full story
For any follower of Sidney High School sports, it's no surprise to hear that 2013 graduate Kali Robb is now breaking breaking records in college. After all, she broke many records at SHS, even some of her own. While a three-sport (volleyball, basketball and track and field) standout in Sidney, Robb has since narrowed her athletic focus down to track and field as a thrower at Concordia University in Seward. In addition to breaking the school indoor record in the shot put (47 feet, 5 inches), she...
Mike Trader’s Annual Mid-America Basketball Camp will conduct five individual sessions this summer. The overnight and commuter camps for boys will be held June 21-24 at Central Community College (Platte Campus) in Columbus, on July 13-16 at Hastings College, and July 19-22 at Doane College. Day Camps will be held for both boys and girls at Grand Island Central Catholic on May 26-29 and July 26-29. In addition, there will be overnight and commuter camps for girls June 21-24 at Central Community College (Platte Campus) in Columbus, on July 1...
TRACK & FIELD Tuesday, April 14 Peetz at J.H. Fleming Invite in Sterling, 9 a.m. Creek Valley and Leyton at Storm Twilight Invite in Chappell, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Sidney Middle School hosting Sidney Invite, 9 a.m. Friday, April 17 Sidney at Gothenburg Invite, 1 p.m. MDT Saturday, April 18 Potter-Dix at Alliance Invite, 8:30 a.m. Peetz at Akron, 9 a.m. GOLF Tuesday, April 14 Sidney at Mitchell (JV only), 9 a.m. Thursday, April 16 Sidney at Hastings, 8 a.m. MDT Creek Valley at Bridgeport, 9 a.m. BASEBALL Tuesday, April 14 Peetz at Sedgwick... Full story
