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Creek Valley's Storm Basketball team finished their regular season with a loss to the Wallace Wolves on Friday night. Wallace started strong with their offense hitting form both inside and outside while the Wolves' defense jammed up Creek Valley's scoring. After the first quarter, the Wolves led 27-to-10 and continued to score while keeping Creek Valley's scoring opportunities to a minimum. At the half, the visitors had built a 53-to-25 lead, and continued their good play into the second half....
The Cheyenne County School District No.1 board of education accepted the resignation of Sidney High School Principal Chris Arent. In his resignation letter, Arent said he has accepted the superintendency of Potter-Dix schools. “I look forward to my next challenge as the superintendent at Potter-Dix. The change will be bittersweet as being a member of Sidney Public Schools for the past 10 years has been the greatest experience of my career,” Arent said. Arent has 28 years in education. His chi...
Nebraska candidate for governor Brett Lindstrom stopped in Sidney Saturday, Feb. 19, for a meet and greet event at the Sidney Elks Lodge. Lindstrom grew up in Omaha and was a walk-on for the Huskers following high school. In 2014, Lindstrom ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 18th District in northwestern Omaha. In the 2015 Legislative session, Lindstrom was appointed to the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee, and to the Natural Resources Committee. Lindstrom is an avid outdoorsman...
Milt Hunholtz had graduated from Diggins, Missouri High School in 1951. Fairly soon there after, he went by car to California where he would work as a telephone lineman. While there, he heard from the Draft Board in Diggins, MO. They gave him a “heads up” that it was more than likely he was going to be drafted into one of the Branches of military service. There was a lot going on in the world at the time. He may soon be a part of it… Milt headed back to Missouri. Draft officials said he had t...
Change, even good chance, can be hard. That’s what Karen and I are learning as we prepare to leave Cheyenne County for our new home in Belle Fourche, SD. This reality has been driven home as good friends we’ve made here share the impact we’ve had in their lives over the years, often impact we may not have known about until it was shared. I arrived in Sidney in October of 2004 as I transitioned from a 25-year career in TV and radio to a new position as a writer for Cabela’s. Karen and the kid...
Warning! This is a true story of a Navy boot camp experience. The language has been toned down to protect the guilty. I stood looking Fear in the face. Fear with a capitol F–E–A-R, complete with a body and personality all it’s horrible own. The name of that particular fear is Water. Looking at it makes me want to run under a hot shower and stay there for the rest of my life. That tower at the deep end of the pool – how high did they say it is? 50 feet? 50 infinite feet above 18 deadly feet of...
My wife and I recently had dinner with a collection of people; most we knew, some more than others. There were the conversations like old friends meeting again, and of newcomers gently entering the conversation.. One common thread went through the room: each person has had to confront loss through death. Death is an unfortunate fact of life. Biblically, biologically, and just the random roll of the dice living on this planet -- we all will face it at some point, on our own and when someone...
When you hear “estate planning,” what do you think of? For many people, these words evoke images of immense wealth. But estate planning isn’t just for the wealthy – it’s for everyone. And it’s about more than preserving wealth – it’s about putting you in control of your own legacy. But how can you achieve this worthy goal? You can start by identifying your estate planning objectives. Here are some of the most common ones: • Controlling movement of assets to beneficiaries – During and after your lifetime, you will want to ensure your loved o...
Can we have some real talk here? There are many times in our lives that we feel like the world is against us. Our situations, circumstances, even people. Like we are completely alone and have nowhere to turn. Those feelings and circumstances are not specific to whom they apply, and no one is immune. Not even those who serve in ministry. In Fact, the great prince of preachers C.H. Spurgeon suffered from bouts of depression. He has famously once said “I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me up against the Rock of Ages.” Meaning, that eve...
WASHINGTON – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2022 crop year have until March 15, 2022, to sign a contract. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these two safety net programs to provide vital income support to farmers experiencing substantial declines in crop prices or revenues. “The Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs provide critical financial protections to many American farmers. As producers continue to...
Groups across the United States wishing to participate should fill out the online application by March 11, 2022: http://bit.ly/2022GMKPollinator. Bloomington, Ill. (AgPR) February 17, 2022 – Honey bees and other pollinators play an important role in the agricultural ecosystem. These same pollinators are under stress from a number of factors: pests, disease, lack of habitat, and more. The GROWMARK System would like to help youth organizations do their part to help sustain and increase honey bee populations. This is the seventh year of the p...
Hart, Texas — The American Agri-Women (AAW) Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2022 Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships. Get an application at https://americanagriwomen.org/scholarships. The application deadline is March 1, 2022. The Jean Ibendahl Scholarship (for ages 18-23) and the Sister Thomas More Bertels Scholarship (for ages 24+) honors the memory of these courageous and adventurous women who played an essential role in serving and leading and who encouraged agricultural pursuits. These scholarships are a...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball teams finished off the 2021-22 regular season portion of their schedules with big wins over Alliance on the road Friday night. The wins come off two losses against Scottsbluff at Sidney on Tuesday, with the Bearcats getting the better of the Red Raider teams in both contests. On Tuesday, the Lady Raiders matched up with the Lady Bearcats, a team they had lost to twice before in the season. Also, the Lady Raiders had just lost to Lady Bearcats 10 days earlier in...
The Alan Hartzler Community Fund presented a check for $1,500 to the Sidney Junior High basketball program to help with funding for new uniforms. Alan was a lifetime Sidney resident with a passion for coaching youth sports. The fund was established after his passing in 2019 to build a basketball court in the Sidney Park and to support future community needs. Micki Hartzler presented the check to Bryan Schoening, Sidney Middle School Basketball Coordinator and Head 8th grade coach. Bryan was...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Basketball team ended their season during the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament, but had a victory to start off against the Creek Valley Lady Storm. The teams matched up at South Platte High School on Monday, Feb. 14 for the right to advance to a semi-final game against number one seed South Platte. Creek Valley started strong in the contest, using defensive pressure to keep the Lady coyotes off-balance, and getting inside to score. At the end of the first period, the Lady...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team finished their regular season with two more wins, and earned the number one seed for this week's Subdistrict Tournament. On Friday, Potter-Dix earned a win by forfeit against a Minatare team lacking numbers due to illness. On Saturday, Potter-Dix hosted the Perkins County Plainsmen for their final regular season game, and the stands were filled with red, white and blue and American flags on “USA Day”. Potter-Dix started fast and built a lead, but by the sec...
Sidney sent four wrestlers to the 2022 NSAA State Wrestling Championships in Omaha, and were able to bring home two medals with a second place finish by sophomore Chance Houser at 113 lbs and a fourth place finish by senior Austin Munier at 126 lbs. Houser and Munier were joined by senior Dietrich Lecher at 182 lbs and sophomore Landon Hanes at 220 lbs. Both Lecher and Hanes were unable to get out of the first day's competition, each with losses that ended their tournaments. Both Houser and Muni...
Parables and stories cause us to remember valuable life lessons. Jesus’ Disciples asked, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”. Jesus answered, “… Because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. [For if] they understood with their hearts and turned [from wicked ways], I would heal them.” Matthew 13:11-17. All parables are about God the Father, Jesus the Son, the Kingdom of righteousness and you. Stories like my husband, Frank, driving school children in...
Whenever a bill in the Nebraska State Legislature receives no opposition testimony at its public hearing and the committee members all support the bill, it becomes eligible for the consent calendar. The Speaker of the Legislature is the keeper of the consent calendar. Once the Speaker of the Legislature decides to place a bill on the consent calendar, it gets only 15 minutes of debate on the floor of the Legislature. Today I would like to tell you about four bills of mine that I have requested...
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office February 17 7:58 A.M, Village Check, Potter 8:14 A.M, Escort Funeral, Gehrig Stitt 9:19 A.M, Transport, High Plains Dental 10:52 A.M, Traffic Stop, 77 EB Interstate 80 11:06 A.M, Traffic Stop, 77 EB Interstate 80 11:26 A.M, Paper Service, Sheriff’s Office. 11:27 A.M, Paper Service, Sheriff’s Office. 11:36 A.M, Traffic Stop, 77 EB Interstate 80 12:07 P.M, Traffic Stop, 65 WB Interstate 80 12:11 P.M, Traffic Stop, 70 WB Interstate 80 12:15 P.M, Traffic Stop, 68 WB Interstate 80 12:35 P.M, Traffic Stop, 68 WB In...
