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More than 300 community members worked together this weekend to pick up trash throughout town in efforts to keep Sidney beautiful. On May 2, Keep Sidney Beautiful held its annual Great Trash Race. The ten participating teams pitched in to collect as much garbage and recyclables as possible. Teams gathered at Hickory Square in downtown Sidney and then split up to various parts of town in an attempt to be the team to collect the most trash. First place went to the team representing Western...
Work will resume this week at a gravel mining operation site near Sidney that in recent years led to a court battle and permanent injection preventing such activities. The Cheyenne County Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional use permit on Monday for Pit Acres for gravel mining, crushing and washing, as well as asphalt and concrete batch plants. Monday’s decision is another victory for Pit Acres. In recent months, the company received a similar conditional use permit for the western half of the property and saw a permanent i...
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department held its annual banquet at Dude's on Saturday evening. The banquet is held to honor and recognize the Sidney firefighters, with awards given for years of service as well as the Firefighter of the Year award. Sidney City Councilor Wendall Gaston and City Manager Gary Person also thanked the firemen for protecting Sidney throughout the years. "On behalf of the city, we really thank you for always being there," said Gaston. "When we live in an area where we...
For the 12th consecutive year, students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will head west to be a part of “Dental Day” on June 5 and 6. This is an opportunity for children to receive dental care at no cost. “A great number of kids receive dental care during Dental Day,” said Janelle Hansen, PPHD Health educator. “It requires extensive planning and coordination with school nurses, hospitals, UNMC, and community volunteers. We are glad to be a part of such a great program to help ensure children in the Panhandle h...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.46 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.62 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were $1.05 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 9.4 cents per gallon higher t...
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians is seeking nominations for the Nebraska Family Physician of the Year. This award is given annually to a Nebraska Family Physician who best demonstrates the qualities of comprehensive and continuing “care with caring.” The winner will be selected based on the following criteria: • A practicing family physician • Member of the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians • Board certification/recertification • Provides his/her patients with compassionate, comprehensive, and caring family medicine on a continuin...
Week of May 5-8 Western Nebraska Community College’s cosmetology department at the Sidney campus is offering a Mother’s Day special that includes a hot oil manicure, hot hand wax and a spa pedicure for $17. Call (308) 254-7456 for an appointment. Tuesday, May 5 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... Full story
Last week, I took a look at the amount of precipitation we have received to produce a winter wheat crop this year and a projected yield for this year’s crop assuming normal precipitation between now and winter wheat maturation. This week, I’d like to take a look at field peas and the potential yield for this year’s crop of field peas. Each time I have written an article looking at the moisture and potential yield for these spring crops, it has rained. This past week another storm system moved through our region. On our farm we received .25 o...
BAYARD – On multiple occasions Saturday morning, Leyton distance runner – and now conference champion – Rhett Dye felt sick to his stomach. But with little warning, Dye laced up his cleats under the hot Bayard sun, put on his game face and ran the race of his life. With Minuteman Athletic Conference titles on the line, local athletes from the eight MAC schools gave all they had at Bayard High School with the hope that they too could earn the title, "Conference Champion." Host Bayard took both th...
SCOTTSBLUFF – The Sidney Red Raiders track teams – boys and girls – are the champions of the Western Conference. Led by event wins by Jake Heeren, Alex Linneman and the 4x800-relay team at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff Friday, the boys reigned supreme atop the the Western Conference after accumulating 158 points to easily out point runner up Scottsbluff's 124. The complete scoring inlcuded Alliance (105.5), Mitchell (102.5), Gering (83.5) and Chadron (62.5). The Sidney girls were powered by fo...
Class 1A schools from around the state descended on Limon, Colo. on Saturday with the annual 1A Invitational. More than 30 teams showed up with Springfield taking the boys’ title while Shining Mountain ruled the girls’ meet. Boosted again by its strong relay teams, the Peetz boys finished in a tie for ninth place with 34 points. The girls picked up up all their five points in the 4x800-meter relay. Besides their success in the relays, the Bulldogs also had two individual placers. Cody Wilson, a sophomore, was just .08 from victory in the 400...
