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On April 9, a four-member Sidney Council denied a proposal to purchase a three-story office building and related parking lots with a split vote, two councilmen in favor and two against. Mayor Roger Gallaway was absent. Concerns by the public ranged from why the City is investing in real estate to how does the City have $1 million to spend when it cut the budget last year. Friday, April 12, the city council met for a special meeting to schedule a second public meeting on the proposed purchase....
The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved four projects for funding. The Cheyenne County Visitor Committee presented a request from the Cheyenne County Rodeo Committee for $1,500 to promote the PRCA Rodeo at the Cheyenne County Fair. The 2019 Cheyenne County Fair is scheduled for July 21-27. The Cheyenne County Community Center requested $2,000 to promote the Wood Bat Tournament. The Visitor Committee also recommended $3,000 for the Potter Carbowl. The Potter Carbowl is a community...
The Sidney Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with its annual tree give-away Saturday, April 27 at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. The celebration also will honor Sidney as a member of Tree City USA, a program provided by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The tree give-away continues to be a major part of the Sidney Tree Board’s community work to maintain a healthy and diverse tree canopy in the City of Sidney. “The tree board has once again selected an excellent group of trees for the give-away. The trees selected are known to grow well in...
In honor of Law Day, Nebraska Supreme Court Justices will hold oral arguments in the Scottsbluff High School auditorium on April 29 at 9:30 a.m. The visit marks the first time that the Supreme Court has held court arguments in Scottsbluff. The event is part of a continuing effort by the Nebraska Supreme Court and the legal community to raise awareness of court processes and the importance of civics education to American society. “The Justices on the Supreme Court recognize that our laws are complex and can be difficult to understand,” said Chi...
SIDNEY – The community is invited to attend Western Nebraska Community College in celebrating the official opening of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I & E) Center on the Sidney Campus today (Wednesday, April 17) at 10 a.m. An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for all interested community members to tour the recently renovated space with a ribbon cutting and luncheon to follow. No RSVP is required to attend. The Sidney Campus I & E Center serves as a business incubator for start-up businesses in the area. Accepted applicants...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Friday, April 19, in observance of Good Friday. All City Departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Friday's trash on Thursday, and Thursday's trash on Wednesday....
Sunday afternoon, the third annual Walk for Autism was held in Sidney. About 25 years ago, the Autism Society started a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness. The effort is focused on inclusion, self-determination, and to assure that each person with Autism Spectrum Disorder has the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. An estimated one in 59 births in the US have characteristics of the Autism Spectrum Disorder, according to the 2018 RADDM autism prevalence report...
William S. “Bill” Christy, age 86 of Sidney, NE passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Bridgeport, NE. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 20th in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Grandview Cemetery in Anselmo, NE. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Bill’s register book and drop off condolences for the family. A complete obituary will be published when avail...
LINCOLN-- As Nebraskans impacted by the flood are beginning to pick up the pieces and rebuild, many have the added worry and concern of being scammed. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said that after a disaster of a magnitude similar to the flooding in Nebraska, scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals often attempt to take advantage of vulnerable survivors. On April 10, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency published a news release providing information about the post-disaster fraud activities that are occurring in Nebrask...
On Wednesday afternoon, April 10, the anticipated repeat blizzard arrived in Western Nebraska, dropping snow, reducing visibility and closing roads. The Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office was kept busy keeping people safe in the storm. Some of the exceptional busyness was a result of drivers circumventing road barriers or trying to use an alternative way around a closed road, which then made things worse. Wednesday afternoon, the temperature for the Sidney area was 10 to 11 degrees below normal,...
Nebraska Extension has set April 17 as the new date for a pesticide applicator training session in Scottsbluff that had to be postponed due to weather. The training is for commercial pesticide applicators seeking initial certification, and will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, April 11. Everybody who registered for the postponed date will be notified of the new date....
LINCOLN – On National Tax Day yesterday, Governor Pete Ricketts joined Nebraska veterinarians and animal advocates to voice disapproval of the Legislature's proposed tax on pet and livestock healthcare. Currently, the Revenue Committee is considering a tax on veterinary services alongside several other sales tax increases on Nebraskans. "Even though Nebraskans already pay sales tax to purchase, train, groom, board, exercise, and bury their pets, some State Senators are talking about taking e...
The Just for Kix dance program held its final recital of the year Sunday at Sidney Midle School. The recital included children from preschool to high school, whimsical to Broadway themes. The event also included father/daughter routines at the end of the show....
LINCOLN – Hunters should be aware of a new process for awarding big game draw permits starting this year, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Applicants for deer, antelope and elk draw permits who supply valid email addresses will be notified when the draw is complete. Applicants not providing valid email addresses will be responsible for monitoring their status online at OutdoorNebraska.org. Awarded but unpaid permits will result in applicants losing preference points and forfeiting the permit. Any forfeited draw permits w...
You know you're playing in a spring exhibition when you forget your team allegiances. Adrian Martinez, the starting quarterback for the Red team in Nebraska's annual Red-White Spring Game on Saturday, celebrated with triumph on the sideline when back-up quarterback Matt Masker completed a 55-yard touchdown pass to Wyatt Liewer. One problem, though. Masker played for the White team. "I kind of realized it midway through," Martinez said sheepishly. "I was running down the sideline and I was like,...
Youth baseball umpire instructional clinics are being held in Sidney and Chadron, and any person interested in becoming an umpire for the upcoming baseball seasons is encouraged to attend. Offered by the Western Nebraska Umpire Association (WNUA), the clinics will be run on May 4 at Fitzgibbons Field in Chadron, and on May 11 at the north field in Legion Park at Sidney. Both clinics run from 9am until 1pm. These clinics are offered at no charge, and designed to help those new to umpiring learn...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is excited to announce a new summer-long, statewide challenge in which anglers can win great prizes just by sharing their love of fishing. The Take ‘Em Fishing Challenge encourages experienced anglers to take a pledge to go fishing with someone who either has never fished before or who hasn’t fished in several years. Anglers who take a photo of themselves taking someone fishing can enter an online drawing for dozens of prizes, including a $500 Scheels gift card, fishing kayak, CampChef outdo...
GERING – The Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex will be closed April 21 in observance of Easter, and May 1-2, for the Nebraska Game and Park’s Commission’s Outdoor Discovery Program for area schools....
Rosalinde "Rosa" Anni Myers was born to Max and Frieda (Genck) Schrenk on December 18, 1929 in Hof, Germany. She married United States serviceman Floyd P. Myers on November 4, 1958 in Esslingen, Germany. Rosa and Floyd made Imperial, Nebraska their home where she worked as a waitress at local restaurants and Floyd served the community as a mechanic. Rosa was active in her community; she was a member of the Andrew Kinder VFW Post # 4688 Auxiliary as well as the local Eagles Aerie Auxiliary. She...
On Friday, July 27, 2018, Leon D. Bell, loving husband, father and brother, passed away at the age of 69. Leon was born on February 21, 1949 in Scottsbluff, NE to Roy and Nellie (Reid) Bell. He grew up on the family farm with his two other brothers, Lyle, Dean and sister, Rena. He graduated high school in 1968. The Army drafted him in 1969 and was honorably discharged in 1971. He served the Army as a medic. After the Army he went to college for auto mechanics and graduated from WNCC in Sidney, N...
Mr. Harvey Dean Hiner, 89, of Hershey, NE, died on April 15, 2019, at the Sutherland Care Center. Dean was born March 18, 1930, in McCook to parents Francis and Helen (Price) Hiner. The family lived in several communities throughout Nebraska before settling in Sidney where Dean was a 1949 graduate of Sidney High School. During his school years he was active in sports and developed an interest in aviation which led to him earning his private pilot's license at the youthful age of 16. Dean met...
