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Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub confirmed in a press release Wednesday that Mark M. Arledge died of several gunshot wounds and Michelle L. Arledge died of a single gunshot wound. Mark Arledge died April 16 of multiple gunshot wounds and Michelle Arledge died three days later of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. On April 19, Cheyenne County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Lodgepole Village office at 12:24 p.m. The initial contact lead authorities to 819 Bondegaard...
Nearly 350 people turned out in support of the Sidney Shooting Park Saturday evening. The annual banquet of Rocky Mountain Oysters or breaded chicken and all of the fixings was held at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. This is the eighth banquet for the program. The evening included raffles and drawings including dollar raffles by the 4-H kids, drawings for firearms and silent auction items. Proceeds go to funding equipment and range improvements at the Sidney Shooting Park, and to fund the youth...
Mark M. Arledge, age 52 of Lodgepole, NE and former Denver, CO area resident, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018. Graveside inurnment will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 5th in the Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, CO. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends may view Mark's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrighstittchapel.com . Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family. Mark Matthew Arledge, the son of Isaac and Louise Mae (Wind)...
A group of WNCC nursing students spoke to Sidney Elementary students recently on the importance of hygiene. In particular, students learned how proper hand washing can prevent the spread of germs. Nursing students prepared an interactive glitter germ experiment to give the students an idea of how quickly germs can spread....
The City of Sidney “2018 Shade for Sidewalks Street Tree Program” is taking applications from homeowners for a chance to plant a 12 foot tall tree, in the city right of way. The right of way is located typically between the sidewalk and street. Signups are open now and will continue through May 16. Plantings will occur as weather and work schedules allow in May. The City of Sidney Tree Board, which has jurisdiction over installation and removal of street trees, will review the applications. Those homeowners chosen for one of this year’s 16 tr...
LINCOLN - It seems as if spring has finally sprung in Nebraska as the National Weather Service reports there has been an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across Nebraska from late afternoon through early tonight. Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds were all in the forecast in different parts of the state. Gov. Pete Ricketts encourages all Nebraskans to monitor weather reports, listen to a NOAA weather radio and local news sources to stay aware of impending severe weather. ""The Nationa...
Sidney High School held its 2018 Prom on April 21. Pictured from left to right are the Prom royalty: Jon Smith, Bret Jaggers, King - Grant Hausmann, Queen - Charlie Brockhaus, Emily Secrest, and Carissa Radtke....
A recommendation by the Cheyenne County Assessor's Office to lower the percentages on which property tax values are based has been approved by the Nebraska Tax Equalization and Review Commission. Last month the Cheyenne County Assessor's Office made its recommendation to the Department of Revenue to lower the percentages on a number of property types. With the Department of Revenue's approval, the matter needed final approval from the Tax Equalization and Review Commission. Properties taxes are...
Number one seeded Peetz had a bye on Tuesday, the first day of the 1A District 4 Baseball Tournament being held at Sterling High School. Today (Friday), Peetz will take on the Prairie Mustangs, who defeated the Fleming Wildcats on Tuesday to advance to the semi-final round of the tournament. The game between the Bulldogs and the Mustangs will begin at 9am at Sterling High School. The winner of the game advances to the championship game, which will be played at 1pm the same day. The Bulldogs...
One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seat belts in a car or wearing a helmet while riding a bike. When their kids become teenagers and want to participate in sports or other activities, parents do everything they can to keep their sons and daughters from getting hurt. But not all injuries are caused by a twist, fall, collision or accident. Many are caused when young athletes repeat the same athletic activity so often that muscles, ligaments, tendons and bon...
On Saturday the Peetz boy's Track and Field team traveled to compete in the Akron Invitational against fourteen other area schools. The Bulldogs took eighth place as a team, earning 50 points by the end of the competition. There were several outstanding performances for Peetz, with junior Bryson Long winning the Triple Jump with a distance of 38' 08". Senior Helmuth Wenneker placed second in the 400 meters and seventh in the 100 meters. The 4x200 meter relay team took second place and the 4x100...
On Tuesday, the Creek Valley Storm hosted the Creek Valley Invitational golf tournament where golfers from 12 area schools competed. Creek Valley placed fourth in the team competition, while the team from Sutherland placed first. Kyler Peck from Sutherland took top honors fin the individual competition with a score of 72 for the round. Creek Valley’s team shot a 393, with Michael Rahe and Karl Motzkus both shooting 93’s in their rounds, while Cooper Michelman shot a 101 and Chaz Bauer shot a 1...
Leyton's FFA Banquet was held on Friday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. After the opening ceremonies by the Leyton FFA Officers, President, Paige Ernest, welcomed the guests. Vice President, D.J. George, led the invocation before the meal. Once everyone had the chance to go through the food line, Destinee Henke introduced guest speaker, former State Vice President, Hailey Coufal, from Howells-Dodge FFA Chapter, who presented some inspiratonal words. AJ Bishop, Logan Borges, Quentin Brown, Ella Draper,...
Michael Steele and Josh Hutchinson, students at Potter-Dix High School, will be attending Cornhusker Boys' State in June. Michael Steele, son of Daryl and Kerry Steele of Dix, has been very involved at Potter-Dix High School. He lettered in football, basketball, track, choir, band, speech and one acts. He has also participated in quiz bowl, algebra 11 scholastic contest ranked 13th, NSAA Academic All-State Fall and Winter 2016-2017, class president, also church youth group helper and church...
Three Sidney students will be among performers at a spring recital featuring selected students of Patricia Randolph this Sunday May 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Kimball Baptist Fellowship Church located at Sixth and Oak Street. Bailey Bagnell, Jordyn Cook and Kollyn Weimer from Sidney will join students from the southern Panhandle in play. Students preforming include, Ethan Bemis, Chloe Berger, Luke Berger, Rachel Berger, Deanna Horst, Abigail Mars, Lydia Mars, Carly Norberg, Crystal Pile, Michael Steel, Merina Theobald, Dru Weimer, Jason Weller, and...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Farm Bureau says farmers, ranchers, and the environment would suffer the most if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were to limit or take away the ability to use Glyphosate as a crop protection tool. The Nebraska Farm Bureau comments were shared with EPA in response to the agency initiating a formal review of the registration of Glyphosate under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA requires EPA to review pesticide registrations every 15 years to ensure the available science continu...
