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On May 2, DeSign Signs of Sterling finished the logo on the outside of the UST Global-Xpanxion building in Sidney. Next week, the company will be meeting with potential new employees. Bring your resume and your best presentation. UST Global and Xpanxion are needing to expand their staff, and they are opening their doors next week to people interested in a new career. Operations Manager Sourav Bhattacharya said Thursday they are planning a screening event 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday,...
Sidney volunteer firefighters honored their own during their annual awards banquet Saturday night - including two long-time leaders who stepped down from their officer positions in the past year. Firemen rose to their feet to applaud the special recognition of Keith Stone, former chief, and former assistant chief Larry Chaon. Between them, the pair amassed more than 50 years leading the Sidney volunteers. Stone announced at last year's banquet he would step down after 32 years, while Chaon was a...
Potter-Dix High School said goodbye to the Class of 2019 on Saturday in an afternoon graduation ceremony filled with proud parents, family members and well-wishers as the senior class turned the page and looked forward to beginning the next chapters of their lives. The attendees were treated to a slide show highlighting all of the graduating seniors from infancy, elementary school, and finally as young adults. Class of 2019 Salutatorian Ciera George gave brief opening remarks welcoming the...
What started as a fill-in assignment ended in one of the state's top coaching awards for a Sidney High School teacher. Due to a late staff resignation, Carrie Nesbitt was asked if she would coach the Sidney High School cheer squad this year. She didn't know a lot about cheer and its competitions, but Nesbitt said "yes" to the request so students could have a supervisor in their endeavour. That "yes" resulted in a letter last week informing Nesbitt that she had been chosen as the 2019 Nebraska...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday discussed Federal Firearms Licensing for the county. Dave Phelps, who has a Federal Firearms License (FFL), approached the commissioners Monday about licensing the county for sales at the fairgrounds. Phelps proposal would simplify the process of selling and then taking possession of firearms during a sale. As it is, a buyer has to take possession of the purchased firearm at the address of the FFL holder. Phelps said it would be an advantage to the county...
Carmella T. Brown, age 97, of Cheyenne, WY and former Sidney resident passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 10th in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Mike McDermott officiating. There will be no Rosary service. Cremation has been held. Inurnment will follow Mass in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials can be made in Carmella’s name to Sidney Regional Medical Center, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church or the Sidney Public Library. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chape...
Rossanne Sylvia Schilz, 77 of Scottsbluff and longtime resident of Atkinson, NE passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 in Denver, CO after a brief illness. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Craig Collins officiating. A memorial service in Atkinson, NE will be held May 25, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Atkinson with Father Randy Goeke officiating with inurnment following at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may stop at the...
LINCOLN -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 3,490 degrees during commencement exercises May 3 and 4. The spring graduating class was the largest in the university's 150-year history. "Of all the university's awards, achievements and accomplishments of the past year -- and there have been many -- this is the one that gives me the most satisfaction," said Chancellor Ronnie Green. "We have an all-time record number of graduates who have successfully completed their academic endeavors...
Registrations are due by May 10 for a ServSafe® Manager Training Program for food service managers and employees May 29-30 at Scottsbluff offered by Nebraska Extension. The class will last from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Bluestem Room, 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff. Find the registration form and more information at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/northernpanhandle/ or contact Nebraska Extension at 308-432-3373 or Jamie Goffena at [email protected]. Providing safe food to customers is an ultimate goal of...
Destinee Henke is the recipient of the Cheyenne County Family and Community Education (FCE) College Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. Destinee is the daughter of Kevin and Amy Henke of Dalton. Henke plans to attend Southeast Community College in Lincoln in the fall and major in the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. As a Leyton High School student, Destinee participated in several activities and received many awards including: • Activities: volleyball, basketball, track, L...
Todd Holcomb, president of Western Nebraska Community College, is returning to Iowa. Jay Nardini, chairman of the Hawkeye Community College board of trustees, recently announced Holcomb's selection for president of the college. Dr. Holcomb is currently president of Western Nebraska Community College, a multi-campus comprehensive community college with campuses in Scottsbluff, Sidney and Alliance. Prior to becoming president in 2010, he was vice president of student services from 2009 to 2010....
Sidney's Red Raider Track and Field team traveled on Friday to compete in the Bayard BCD Meet and both the boys and girls teams took top honors with outstanding performances as the Raiders lead into the District and State competitions. For the boys, senior Cade Lewis set a personal record, taking first in the 100 Meters with a time of 10.91 while senior Christian Balandran took second in the 400 Meters. Sidney dominated the long-distance events with junior Ben Bashtovoi taking first in the 800...
Sidney High School hosted the Cheyenne County Meet on Friday, and local teams from Creek Valley, Leyton, and Potter-Dix joined the Sidney junior varsity squad in competition on a day with good weather for the competitors For the boys, the Paxton team took first followed by the Sidney JV and then Creek Valley. For the girls, the South Platte team took top honors, followed by Creek Valley and Leyton. For the Creek Valley boys, senior Garrett Sawyer won the 200 Meters and 400 Meters, while senior...
The NSAA and NCPA (Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association) announced the recipients of the 2019 Spring Academic All-State Awards, and several area students have been recoginzed for their outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and significant contributions they have made to their NSAA acivity. For Sidney High School, Alexah Fort and Allison Nesbitt were recognized for Music, Cade Lewis and Arik Doty were recognized for Boy’s Track & Field, and Hannah Kennedy and Allison Nesbitt were recognized for Girl’s Track & Field. For Cre...
LINCOLN – Two Rivers Stae Recreation Area in Waterloo is tentatively expected to reopen to the public on May 15. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission temporarily closed the area after flooding damaged portions of the park in March. Also damaged was F Street, the road that provides access to the park. F Street reopened on May 2. The reopening of F Street will allow crews to more easily access the park to replace electrical pedestals and to repair roads within the park that sustained damage during the flooding....
The ancient Greeks wrote about their heroes in epic poems. The chiefs of old are drawn on cave walls and their stories handed down in verbal tales from generation to generation to this day, but how do we write about a man whose life was bigger than the world or our reality can hold? Dr. William Garfield Kelley was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He was an educator, a mentor, a coach, and a loving family man. He gave his full heart to everything he did and everyone that knew him. If you are reading this I hope that today you tell your children,...
