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In December 2020, Madison “Madi” Wilkinson and Ally Benzel presented an idea to the Sidney City Council. The concept was simple although the goal might seem a little lofty: redesign the play area to welcome children, and adults, with varying levels of mobility. In the December 8 meeting, Wilkinson and Benzel said the goal is to not use tax funds and to update the equipment for children of all ages. The concept is to make the play area safer for children and therefore less of a worry for par...
Marvin Dean Bartling, age 86, of Lodgepole, NE passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Veteran’s Home in Scottsbluff, NE after a swift but fierce battle with a brain tumor. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Lion’s Den in Chappell, NE with Pastor Brent DeJong of Grace Community Fellowship officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. The casket will be closed. Friends may stop at the Geh...
SIDNEY — A memorial service for Western Nebraska Community College students Yemin An and Zhaoxin Chen will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at the Elk's Lodge #1894 in Sidney. An and Chen died Thursday, April 1, in an accident during hands-on instruction at the WNCC Aviation Maintenance Facility in Sidney. Facial coverings will be required at the service and social distancing will be observed. Additionally, to honor the traditions and customs of the families, WNCC respectfully asks that i...
Sidney Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard announced in an email Tuesday, April 13, that she is resigning her position with the City. After working for Cabela’s for nearly 4 ½ years, she was hired by Sidney’s previous city manager Ed Sadler as the new economic development director. She maintained that position from March 2017. In her letter to the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, she said she will continue her position through the end of April and then transition to part-time for the month of M...
The Cheyenne County Board also approved changes to the Emergency Communications Center bylaws, and the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement. Emergency Communications Director Heidi Gillespie said the interlocal agreement will be adjusted as of July 1, reflecting the percent each agency serviced pays. Gillespie said the changes to the agreement include adding the Deuel County Sheriff to a voting member of the communications board. Previously, the Deuel County Sheriff served as an ex-oficio member of...
The COVID-19 Risk Dial shows steady improvement for the Panhandle region. As of April 5, the Risk Dial was at 1.38, down from 1.53 the week before. The Risk Dial is a summary of conditions for the Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD) jurisdiction. It is divided into four levels from low to severe. PPHD stresses the Risk Dial is only a guide. It does not replace federal, state or locally directed health measures. The PPHD continues to advise at-risk and vulnerable individuals to practice strin...
The Cheyenne County Lawyers’ Association will be awarding one scholarship to a deserving Cheyenne County area student in the amount of $1,500. Applicants interested in applying for this scholarship should present resumes and a 100 word (maximum) summary of their post-high school plans to the Association and answer (250 word maximum) one of the following questions: “What is something that you have done in the past year that has made a difference?” or “Why should you be awarded this scholarship?” no later than April 26, 2021. All intereste...
Fresh out of college, Mike Leininger went to work in Hastings, Neb. Little did he know at the time, he would be offered an opportunity that would last 34 years. On Friday, April 9, Platte Valley Bank and its Sidney customers wished Leininger a happy retirement, completing 34 ½ years in Sidney. “One of the great things about Mike is he is a community banker,” said Hod Kosman, Director/Chairman andCEO/President of Platte Valley Bank Friday. Kosman presented Leininger and his wife Rita a retirement...
“When I was fifteen years old, I traveled the country giving speeches about the Constitution at American Legion halls for prize money. This was a scheme invented by my mom, a debate coach, to help pay for college. I would travel to big cities like Denver and Fresno, and win a bunch of money.” Those are the words of Heidi Schreck, a fast-talking, loud actress, at the beginning of her 2019 smash Broadway play, “What the Constitution Means to Me,” that she wrote and stars in. She re-enacts that te...
What does the federal government’s 30X30 plan actually do? Today I would like to clarify what the 30X30 plan actually does and tell you why it is a very bad idea. On January 27, 2021 President Biden signed Executive Order #14008 entitled, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad”. In Section 216 of that Executive Order, President Biden directed the Secretary of the Interior along with the Secretary of Agriculture, and other senior officials, to develop a plan to conserve at least 30 percent of the lands and waterways in the United State...
I am writing as a point of needed clarification. Over the preceding months, there have been repeated stories and letters to editors with incorrect understanding. Nebraska did not join the Texas election lawsuit last December. Nebraska joined an amicus brief highlighting important separation-of-powers issues under Article II of the U.S. Constitution for the Court to consider. The Supreme Court voted 7-2 in choosing not to hear the matter, and the issue is closed. Douglas J. Peterson Nebraska Attorney General...
The local community, and Western Nebraska Community College’s Sidney aviation program specifically, was struck hard recently. Make no mistake. This will be a difficult journey. The aviation program is a tight-knit crew of students fascinated with the many skills associated with flight. Visiting one of their fly-in breakfasts for pilots, I felt like I was invited to a community gathering, something almost family-like. Even those who bordered on “dysfunctional” put fun in the word. They were...
The 10th Annual Sidney Shooting Park Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed was held Saturday at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The night included drawings, live and silent auctions. Proceeds went to facility improvements, the .22 and BB gun programs and funding ammunition and clay targets for the trap shooting program, as well as targets and backdrops, and development of competition pistol bays and a rifle range....
You might contribute to your IRA for decades to help pay for your retirement. But if you don’t need all the money, you may want to leave what’s left to your children or grandchildren. However, if you want to ensure they get the most from this inheritance, you’ll need to do some planning. Here’s a little background: Up until a couple of years ago, when you left the proceeds of your IRA to your beneficiaries, they could choose to “stretch” required withdrawals over a long period, based on their life expectancies. These required withdrawals...
I believe it was Benjamin Franklin, who, after signing the Constitution of the United States, touted the phrase, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” With the usual tax deadline being tomorrow, April 15, this part of the quote hits home for sure. But what about death? Is death an absolute and sure thing? We just ended our Easter Season with an emphasis on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. So, is death as certain as taxes, or is there a hope of a future resurrection? In my personal study of God...
LINCOLN — Groundwater levels rose significantly across most of Nebraska from January 2019 to January 2020, and the state received so much precipitation over that period that a new color was added to the 2019-20 precipitation map included in the recently released 2020 Nebraska Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report. “We ran out of blues, so we had to go to purple,” said Aaron Young, a geologist with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources and lead author of the report. O...
The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year Ambassador Program. The goal of the NWB Ambassador Program is to develop college-aged students into better advocates and leaders in agriculture and to help them grow both personally and professionally. The program consists of ambassadors participating in promotional events, school visits, job shadowing and much more. Upon completion of the program, ambassadors will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Applications are open to any full-time student enrolled...
Sidney’s Red Raider Track & Field teams had an outstanding outing at the Mitchell Invite on Thursday, with both the boys and girls squads winning in dominating fashion. The girls team outpaced runner-up Ogallala by 48 points while the boys beat second place Mitchell by 49 points. For the boys, the running events started with Sidney freshman Luke Holly taking third then second place in the 100 Meters and the 200 Meters. Junior Mitch Deer placed second in the 400 Meters and 800 Meters, and j...
Leyton’s boy’s track and field team had a big day last Tuesday at the Tri-State Meet in Chappell, with the boy’s squad taking first place overall by a wide margin and the girl’s squad placing third overall. Eight area teams participated at the Meet, resulting in a big win for the Leyton boys, followed by Kimball and South Platte. For the girls, South Platte was the overall winner, with Bridgeport close behind and Kimball finishing third while Leyton finished fifth. The team was back in action Sa...
A day’s delay of the Sidney Invitational at Hillside Golf Course was the smart move as the rain and snow flurries of the previous day were replaced by sunshine and blustery winds by Thursday morning’s start time. Although the wind was challenging, the sunshine and dry skies made course conditions good for the golfers from the eight teams at the competition. The Alliance team showed why they’ve been the leaders in the panhandle for the last few years, turning in a team score of 339 bolst...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Track and Field team traveled to Bayard on Saturday to compete at the Bayard C-D Invite, and the boys came away with a fifth place result, while the girls struggled and placed fourteenth. Medal winners for the boys included senior Javon Coyle taking fourth place in the 100 Meters and fifth in the 200 Meters, while sophomore Luke Kasten placed sixth in the 400 Meters and junior Thomas Muldoon placed fourth in the 800 Meters and 1600 Meters. Junior Jared Anton placed second i...
In 1976, I graduated from high school and was getting ready to go to a Christian college in Oklahoma. I grew up believing in God, church and the Bible and wanted to be a preacher and teacher of the Word. I had a few months to go before I left for college and so I got a job working at McDonalds. One day I was standing at the counter taking and handing out orders and the lobby was full of customers. As I was waiting on one customer, I noticed an elderly lady enter and began working her way up to t...
President Biden last week unveiled a number of executive orders he says will begin his effort to institute “common sense” gun regulations. In reality, his orders will do nothing to stop criminals from getting guns, and are just a first step in disarming law-abiding American citizens. Mr. Biden echoed a mantra ceaselessly bloviated by leftists that he will “close the gun show loophole.” Fact check: there is no such thing as a gun show loophole. Every gun show I’ve been to, and there have been...
The entire Potter-Dix High School speech team qualified for State Speech in at least one event. Results: Team placed 6th out of 22 schools. Zach Rotert D1 State Champion in Humorous Prose Gunnar Oleson 4th place in Duet Acting and 5th place in Humorous Prose Luke Kasten 4th place (partner with Gunnar Oleson) in Duet Acting...
Sidney Police Department March 31 • 3:07 am, Traffic Stop, 10th Ave. & Jackson St. • 6:52 am, Traffic Stop, Pole Creek Crossing & 17J Link • 7:08 am, Traffic Stop, Jennifer Ln. & 17J Link. • 7:31 am, Medical Call, Illinois St. • 9:25 am, Animal Call, Maple St. • 9:36 am, 911 Hang Up/Open Line, 19th Ave. • 9:47 am, Criminal Mischief, Steven Ave. •10 am, Animal Call, Osage St. • 3:37 pm, Harassment • 4:47 pm, Animal Call, El Rancho Rd. • 5:44 pm, Suspicious Person, Safeway, Illinois St. • 6:12 pm, Animal Call, Quince St. •7:22 pm, Agency Assist,...
