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The month of April went out with one last wintry storm last weekend as Cheyenne County experienced several inches of snow beginning Friday afternoon and continuing all day Saturday. The National Weather Service reported the county saw between four to eight inches of snow, with the northern parts receiving the heaviest amount. Snow depth was kept to a minimum for the most part, especially in urban locations with a lot of vehicle and foot traffic, but snowfall was heavy enough to down tree...
Now that the City of Sidney has filled the months-vacant city manager position, work is underway to filled remaining administrative vacancies within the city. Ed Sadler was officially appointed as the new city manager of Sidney in late March, filling the position vacated by longtime city manager Gary Person in August last year. The city manager serves as the city's chief executive officer (CEO) and is responsible for managing day-to-day operations. City clerk/treasurer Geri Anthony has served...
The South Platte Natural Resources District announced that it will receive $200,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Hydrogeology of Western Nebraska” project. The Trust Board announced funding for the project at its meeting on April 7 in Lincoln. The project is one of the 118 projects receiving $18,799,900 in grant awards from the Nebraska Environmental Trust this year. Of these, 69 were new applications and 49 are carry-over projects. The project digitally scans and processes existing oil and gas well geophysical logs to gat...
A group of Sidney High School students and their teacher completed a volunteer effort as part of a class project by donating items to pediatric patients of Regional West Medical Center. Brett Avila, Human Development instructor at Sidney High School, and his class collected various toys and items such as Legos, books, pencil grips, art supplies, and pop beads over the last month to donate to the Rehab Center's Pediatric Therapy department. The toys will serve as a reward after a child's session...
The Nebraska Envirothon state contest was held at Steinhart Lodge at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center in Nebraska City last week. Student teams, consisting of five members, first competed in a regional contest, which are held across the state. The highest scoring teams had the opportunity to compete at the state competition. The five-member teams compete in seven areas of environmental studies: soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, range, policy and present on a current environmental issue....
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff is holding a summer camp on July 20-21 in Scottsbluff for high school students interested in nursing careers and nursing students interested in being mentors. Deadline for application is June 1. The West Nebraska Division is one of five UNMC nursing divisions sharing a two-year, $665,266 grant to develop mentorship programs for high school students interested in pursuing careers in nursing. The “Nebraska Generation Link to Learn” grant is funded b...
A boating safety course will be held at the Western Nebraska Community College campus in Sidney on Thursday, May 12, according to Scott Eveland, Boating Safety Officer for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. According to Eveland, the Nebraska Boating Safety course is required of all power boat operators born after December 31, 1985, which includes operators of personal watercraft and all other motorboats. The minimum age to operate a motorboat in Nebraska is 14. The course covers everything from equipment requirements to safe boat...
Tuesday, May 3 A Parkinson’s support group for the western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. … The Jr. Friends of the Library will be meeting Tuesday, May 3, at the Sidney Public Library beginning at 5 p.m. This group welcomes youth 7 through 12 grades with an emphasis on community service. For more information, please call the library at (308) 254-3110 or vi...
I’ve been looking through past articles I’ve written to select articles I think were important as we move forward in agricultural production. My time writing “No-till Notes” is winding down so I’m trying to select articles of importance. The original version of this article was written nearly 5 years ago and I think it carries a lot of weight today. As we strive to improve the health of our soils we work with, we are banking on these healthier soils producing more per acre. These healthier soils will also become more water efficient allowing...
SCOTTSBLUFF – Sidney high school track teams finished second in their respective divisions Friday at the Western Conference Track meet held here Friday. On the men's side, Collin Brauer finished with what coach John Ganser said was a "big win" with his second place finish in the 3200 meter run. The freshman's strong placing was a big part of Sidney's strong finish, a scant nine points behind men's team winner, Scottsbluff. Sidney's men were paced by wins in the jumps. Alex Linneman's captured th...