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A project which aims to make downtown Sidney more attractive and drive downtown business was reviewed by members of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Sidney's city council chambers were filled to capacity by local residents wanting to hear more about the idea behind the Hickory Square project, which would develop a park-like area on 10th Avenue from the mid-block alley north to Hickory Street. Under the plan, both the alley and Hickory St. would remain open unless an event...
An air rescue service newly based out of Sidney officially went into operation last week, and it didn't long to make its first run. Medical Air Rescue Company (MARC) went "live," or able to carry patients, Saturday morning, and that evening carried its first patient. MARC's local operation, in the works since January 2017, has spent the past few months setting up shop in Sidney. The company purchased two homes in Sidney, one for medical personnel, the other for pilots and ground crew, and has ma...
With a high temperature of 30 degrees in Sidney Wednesday, it seemed almost balmy after a week which began with a huge temperature swing. The wild week began with unseasonably warm weather Sunday, which saw a few residents out in shirt sleeves enjoying a 67-degree afternoon. That changed relatively quickly, however, as National Weather Service records show that just 24 hours later the temperature had dropped to nine degrees. By midnight Monday, light snow was falling through -1 degree air. By the time the snow ended, Sidney had received about...
Sidney’s Housing Authority has announced it has opened a new office for Sioux Villa at 1703 Cedar Street. The new Sioux Villa office provides a handicap-accessible entrance, private interview area and a permanent location for the Sidney Housing Authority’s board meetings. Sioux Villa has provided housing in Sidney’s northwest corner since the 1940’s and currently provides market rate units. Riders of the Sidney Stagecoach can request the bus to the office, which will be a drop off and pickup location. The Sidney Housing Authority also provide...
Funerals are taking place of students caught in the aim of another gunman. The location is Florida. The suspect is a recent student who was expelled for behavior issues, a 19-year-old who by news reports had an assortment of firearms. The sober reality is we are not living in our parents and grandparents time when if two boys had an issue a school yard fight ensued, then ended. In recent years, we have young people with access to guns who created havoc and destruction that shouldn't have happened; not because we are the United States but...
Sidney's Red Raider boys basketball team (17-7) traveled to Scottsbluff Tuesday for the first round of the B-8 Subdistrict basketball tournament. The game was originally scheduled for Monday, but was postponed due to weather, so the Red Raiders made the trip a day later to face the Alliance Bulldogs (13-9) for the second time in less than a week. Sidney's 51-38 victory set the stage for a finals matchup against the Scottsbluff Bearcats (18-7) on Wednesday in Scottsbluff. The teams had faced off...
The number one seeded Creek Valley Storm defeated the number four seed Potter-Dix Coyotes 59-25 in the first round of the D2-12 Subdistrict boy's basketball tournament held at the Cabela's Athletic facility at Sidney High School Tuesday night. The Storm (10-10) head to the finals on Thursday where they take on the Leyton Warriors who advanced by defeating the Minatare Indians in double overtime 49-44. Potter-Dix (2-16) had struggled all season, especially with turnovers, and were unable to find...
Subdistrict D2-12 Tournament finals were set with Creek Valley's easy win over Potter-Dix, while Leyton needed two overtime periods to finally put away Minatare on Tuesday. Leyton's Warriors (5-14) were set to face the top-seeded Creek Valley Storm (10-10) on Thursday at the Cabela's Athletic Center at Sidney High School for the second time this season, hoping to avenge the 52-39 loss to the Storm at Dalton earlier this month. Minatare (6-13) had already lost to Leyton earlier in the season,...
Linda J. Morse, age 70 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday morning, February 18, 2018 in Loveland, CO. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 26th with Rosary Services at 9:30 Monday prior to Mass. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott and Father Gary Brethour officiating. Inurnment will follow Mass in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Linda's register book and...
After a year long battle with cancer, Jean Lorraine Giffin, 68, passed away peacefully in Sidney, NE on February 15, 2018. She was born on July 31, 1949 to Donald and Ruby (Kelley) Giffin in Sterling, CO. Her childhood was spent in California until her father passed away. They then returned home to Colorado where she later graduated from Sterling High School in 1967. Jean was fascinated by nature and found solace in the mountains. Her favorite getaway was Estes Park. She loved to express herself through her passions in photography, artwork,...
It is with great sadness that the family of Jamie Maddox Potter announces her passing, on Monday, February 19, 2018, at the age of 46 years. Jamie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 12 years, Rick Potter, and his children Jaiden Potter and Lexi Potter. Jamie will also be forever remembered by her mother and father, Peggy and Bill Maddox, and her siblings, Kelley Hazlitt, Kim Bruns, Craig Maddox and wife Shea, Jeff Maddox, Jarrod Maddox and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and...
Elvin Dale Kahl, age 92 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, February 24th in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Pennington of the Calvary Baptist Church in Sidney and Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday February 23 from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Elvin's register book and leave...
