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Sidney TeamMates held a fun day for mentors and middle school students on Tuesday. The crowd enjoyed games, a popcorn bar and other activities.... Full story
The Sidney school bond was defeated again on Tuesday, this time by a margin of just 64 votes. The $16.95 million bond would have funded the construction of a new K-4 school to replace the three aging facilities that now house those grade levels, the oldest of which was built in 1929. The initial count after the polls closed on Tuesday was 953 votes against the bond and 889 in favor of the bond. “We knew it was going to be a pretty close election,” said Sidney schools superintendent Jay Ehler. Although Ehler and the school board were opt...
Nathan Pohl will be spending more than one year imprisoned for an attempted burglary followed by an escape from the Sidney police station earlier this year. The Sidney man was initially arrested in February when law enforcement found him trespassing at the golf course mower shed. Upon his arrest, police found several items inside his vehicle that were taken from the mower shed. Later on that very frigid day, Pohl escaped the police department through a side door. He was not wearing a coat or shoes. He was located when an employee at Points...
Wyatt Coleman was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday for stealing a pickup truck from a Sidney residence in December 2013. The pickup was recovered by the Weld County sheriff’s department near Greeley, Colorado a few days after it was stolen. Coleman was reportedly driving the truck on Interstate 76 when he was pulled over and arrested. On April 2 Coleman pled no contest to one count of theft by unlawful taking, a class four felony. All parties agreed that a waiver of probation fees would be appropriate, in exchange for Coleman payi...
Betty J. Hoven, 87 of Sidney, went to her Heavenly Father Monday morning, May 12, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. Memorial Services will be 10 a.m., Friday, May 16th in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with Rev. Kelvin Boltjes officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Betty’s name to Western Nebraska Community College. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Friday morning prior to service time to sign Betty’s register book and to drop off condolences for the family. You may vie... Full story
The following people appeared in Deuel County District Court on Tuesday, May 14, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Kristie Keenan, age 30 of Dalton, appeared with counsel for a pre-trial conference on a charge of Extortion, a class III felony. A plea agreement has been reached and the jury trial is no longer scheduled. An entry of plea will be scheduled within the next few weeks. Sean Gdowski, age 34 of Dalton, appeared with counsel for a status hearing on a charge of Theft by Receiving Stolen Property, Attempted Possession of Meth with Intent... Full story
A new sign has been erected at the Grand Prairie Cemetery, located about two miles south of Sidney. Volunteers taking care of the location decided age and weather made replacing the sign a necessity. The present Grand Prairie Cemetery was associated with the Dunkard Church. The first burial was July 31, 1888 of Mrs. W. C. Teeter. The Dunkard Church moved to Sidney in 1890 and ceased to exist in October 1918. Almost all volunteers that care for the Grand Prairie Cemetery have some family... Full story
Another school year is drawing to a close. If you have young children, you might be planning for their summer activities. But you also might want to look even farther into the future — to the day when your kids say “goodbye” to their local schools and “hello” to their college dormitories. When that day arrives, will you be financially prepared to pay for the high costs of higher education? Consider this: For the 2013–2014 academic year, the average cost (tuition, fees, room and board) was $18,391 for an in-state student at a four-year public co...
Though Creek Valley had already learned they were the champions of the Sutherland Invite Tuesday, edging North Platte by two strokes, there was still one more score to settle. Fresh off the heels of his best round of the season at Kimball last week, Lane Godfrey attempted to win a second consecutive individual gold medal. But he and Anselmo Cano of Garden County would have to go overtime to settle the matter. Godfrey admittedly wasn't as sharp as he was in shooting a 73 at Kimball's Four Winds...
Wed. May 14 TRACK & FIELD Class D-11 District Championships Potter-Dix, Creek Valley, Leyton @ Morrill 9 a.m. Thu. May 15 TRACK & FIELD Class B-6 District Championships Sidney @ Ogallala 9 a.m. Colorado State High School Championships @ Jefferson County Stadium, Lakewood Fri. May 16 TRACK & FIELD Colorado State High School Championships @ Jefferson County Stadium, Lakewood Sat. May 17 TRACK & FIELD Colorado State High School Championships @ Jefferson County Stadium, Lakewood Sun. May 18 LEGION POST 17 BASEBALL Opening Day McCook @ Sidney... Full story
Peetz will compete in the state track meet May 15-17 in Lakewood, Colorado. Two Bulldogs will challenge in individual events: Morgan Burns (triple jump) and Angelica Clowdis (pole vault, long jump). Peetz is also sending their boys 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams, as well as the girls 800 sprint medley team. Girls Morgan Burns Melissa Schumacher Angelica Clowdis Whitney Christian Cami Thompson Payton Swedlund Boys Josh Fiscus Bradey Holtz Ben Karnik Austin Wilson Cody Wilson Tre Lewis Wolfgang Wenneker Cole White Casey Barrett Corbin... Full story
