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The Sidney City Council approved first reading of an ordinance funding the City's share of Link 17J costs. The road from Interstate 80 north to Sidney, and places beyond, is now tight and slower than normal as work is underway replacing the surface. The work is a part of a state project resurfacing the Link 17J from Fort Sidney Road north to just past the Highway 30 interchange, and west to where work stopped a couple of years ago. The City's 20 percent of the cost comes to about $2.6 million....
Memorial Day began in the years after the Civil War, when it was originally called “Decoration Day.” At the first official celebration of this holiday in 1868, then-Congressman James A. Garfield, who would become our 20th president, said in a speech at Arlington National Cemetery that those who gave their lives for our country “summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens.” That is as true today as it was 150 years ago. Memorial Day honors the sacrifi...
The Leyton Board of Education decided in its May 10 meeting to reinstate Superintendent Chris Geary. Geary was placed on administrative leave early this year. He was informed by the Nebraska Department of Education that all charges had been dismissed. The Leyton Board of Education discussed if interim Superintendent Charles Bunner should be kept through his contract as a transition period for Bunner and Geary to work on the budget. Board member Sam Schumacher moved for Bunner to be retained...
The Sidney High School gymnasium was busy with friends, family and supporters as the Class of 2021 was officially recognized as graduates. The afternoon started with a video presentation of graduates. Following the video, the Processional was played by Music Teacher Jennifer Mead as the senior made their way to the front of the room. Following the Processional and National Anthem performed by Sidney State of Mind, Sidney School District Superintendent Jay Ehler gave his welcome speech. “These gr...
The Sidney School Board of Education approved changes to graduation requirements. The changes align graduation requirements with the State's core curriculum requirements. Beginning this fall, ninth grade will be required to take World Geography, 10th grade American History, and 26 current juniors will need to take American Government, and 32 current juniors will need to take a semester of World History and a semester of Economics. Freshmen for the 2023 school year will have a semester World...
Guy F. “Jeff” Bush, age 85, passed away of natural causes Thursday, May 5, 2021 in Kimball, NE. A Memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Mary Jo Dean officiating. Cremation has been held and there will be a private family burial. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, NE. You may view Jeff’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photo...
Linda Kay Brown, 73 of Peetz, Colorado was received into the arms of her Lord Jesus on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Viewing will be held from 2 – 7 p.m., Sunday, May 23 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 5 – 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 24 at Sterling Berean Church with Pastor Daniel Holsten officiating. Linda will be laid to rest at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 25 at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area B in Denver, CO. Linda was bor...
Dick graduated high school from St. Patrick’s Academy, Sidney, Nebraska and went on to graduate from Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska with a degree in biology and an emphasis on fisheries. He was the oldest of 4 children born to Barbra Brewer and Lloyd Durbin: Michael, Stephen, and Theresa. Lloyd drowned attempting to save two teenagers from the icy waters of Alcova Lake, Casper, Wyoming. Dick, at the age of eight, became a ‘surrogate’ father to his siblings until their mother, Bobbi...
Delmar LeRoy “Butch” Crooked Foot, age 77 of Sidney, NE passed away Tuesday morning, May 11, 2021 in Gordon, NE. No formal funeral services are planned. Friends were invited to stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Saturday, May 15th from 1-6:00 P.M. Cremation followed the viewing with graveside services in the Greenwood Cemetery to be announced at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Butch’s name to the donor’s choice. You may view Butch’s Book of Memories, leave condolences and memories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt C...
As Mark would say, “I am going to the happy hunting grounds.” Mark Leroy Andersen passed away on May 6, 2021, in Cottonwood, Ariz., after a long battle with cancer. Mark was born April 8, 1942 to Roy and Elizabeth (Goding) Andersen in Sidney, NE. He grew up on a farm in Sidney Draw, went to the country school and then finished his school years at Lorenzo High School. He graduated 1960 as Valedictorian of his class. He attended Chadron State College and graduated from Arizona State University with a chemistry degree. Mark worked as a che...
I’ve written about the subject of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) once before in this paper, and I don’t want to give the impression it’s a subject I’m obsessed with. But I have become increasingly interested in UAPs since the flap of “drone” sightings we had in our area a bit more than a year ago. I consume a lot of news each day from a wide range of sources. In doing so, I’ve seen the number of articles and interviews about UAPs increasing in recent weeks. Perhaps that’s because congres...
Whenever a controversial bill gets introduced into the Nebraska Legislature, Senators have the opportunity to ask the Nebraska Attorney General to answer specific questions about that bill. Because the Attorney General must be objective and unbiased, State Senators don’t always get the answer they want, and such was the case with Sen. Tom Brewer’s bill, LB 236, a bill that I had co-signed. LB 236 is an important bill because it allows 90 of Nebraska’s counties to opt out of the State’s conceal...
4-2021 has been a year we hope we never repeat. There is a saying that what doesn’t kill you can make you stronger. We think that has certainly been the case for Sidney Public Schools. Students have an increased respect for school, parents are so thankful they don’t have to teach their children, and our school community has a closeness and new appreciation for everyone’s talents and efforts. We feel that commendations are in order at the end of this school year: To the administrators, for their many hours of hard work constructing and tweak...
When the 30 x 30 concept hit the public, the initial impact in the rural areas such as Panhandle Nebraska was like the Old West had returned, and the money from the East came to tell the ranchers and farmers how to do things. The stories of water wars were returning, but with a tone of “future-speak” instead of quotes from a history book. Then was a time when the small operator could get squeezed out by someone with the ability to control natural resources. Cut off access to water and dry out...
The COVID-19 pandemic may have unsettled many aspects of your life – including your financial situation. Even if your employment and earnings were not directly affected, you might have concerns about whether you’ve been making the right investment moves in such a stressful environment. The pandemic is, hopefully, just a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, but different events can rattle financial markets. And changes in your own life also can affect your plans. To prepare yourself for whatever tomorrow may hold, you may want to get some pro...
Grace is the unmerited favor of GOD, Grace was poured out on mankind with the Death and Resurrection of His Son Jesus. So Ive heard it explained this way Grace is GOD giving us something we don’t deserve, and Mercy is God not giving us something we do deserve. We are Saved by Grace and Faith, not by anything we do, so we can’t boast about what you did, salvation comes because Jesus sacrificed himself for us so we could recieve what GOD has for us, which is a relationship with him. The Grace of GOD helps us through this life and through Grace we...
Nebraska has long been known as the Beef State and May is Beef Month, so it’s the perfect time to enjoy a delicious burger or steak. Agriculture is our state’s largest industry, and beef is the biggest segment of Nebraska agriculture. Our beef industry generates about $10.6 billion in cash receipts each year, which is roughly half of all ag receipts in Nebraska. Nationally, Nebraska ranks No. 1 for commercial cattle slaughter, and we’re number two for beef exports, commercial red meat produ...
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 the South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Board of Directors (Board) held its monthly meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the South Platte NRD Conference Room (551 Parkland Drive, Sidney NE). Ryan Reisdorff, Water Resources Specialist with the SPNRD, reviewed information about Industrial and Municipal Water Use Accounting and Water Usage in Excess of Baselines. There are some industries in the District as well as a municipality that will potentially go over their baseline of water use. It is in the Statute that NRDs must...
Miranda Ahrendt: Sidney Education Foundation Scholarship Daniella Albus: Wyoming Border Scholarship Award, Lancer Incentive Award, EWC Foundation Book Credit Award Jose Alonzo: Sidney Education Foundation WNCC Highby Scholarship Reagan Biesecker: Concordia Regents Scholarship, Concordia Women’s Track and Field Scholarship, Concordia Church Careers Award, Concordia Lutheran Heritage Award , St. Paul Lutheran Church Scholarship, High West Energy Scholarship, Sidney Educational Association Scholarship, Robyn E. Howitt Memorial Scholarship M...
Sidney’s Red Raider Track and Field team continued its successful season on Thursday in Ogallala, with both boys and girls teams taking top honors at the B-6 District Meet. Sidney’s boy’s squad edged second place McCook by three points, while the Lady Raiders also outpaced the second place McCook girls squad by winning seven events by the end of the day. The day started with field events, and sophomore Jacob Dowse won the High Jump with a personal best of 6’ 6”, followed by junior Sawyer Dickman...
Sidney High School 2021 graduate Karly Sylvester is flanked by mother Jill and father Eric as she signs her commitment letter to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney to throw Shot Put and Discus on the Track and Field Team. Sylvester has received academic and athletic scholarships and plans on becoming a teacher....
The D-9 District Track Meet was held Wednesday, May 12 at Creek Valley High School, and the area schools had many athletes with outstanding performances that qualified them for the State Tournament in Omaha next week. The Leyton boy’s took top honors in the team competition, while Crawford won the girl’s team competition. Leyton qualifies 11 boys and two girls for the State Meet, Potter-Dix is sending five boys and one girl, while Creek Valley is sending one boy. The weather cooperated nic...
Americans have described our nation since its beginning as ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave.” If there is one thing I know, it is that all of us Americans don’t see our freedoms alike. Our nation has been divided for quite some time and our politicians have quarrelled and debated from day one. James, the brother of Jesus, wrote two thousand years ago: “What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you...
Sage Rummel of Leyton High School is the recipient of the Cheyenne County Family and Community Education (FCE) College Scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year. Sage is the daughter of Floyd and Rhonda Rummel The mission of the National Association for Family and Community Education is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through continuing education, leadership development, and community service. The Cheyenne County FCE organization awards one college scholarship each year to a...
“My Favorite Nebraska Bird” was the theme for the annual Cheyenne County Family and Community Education (FCE) organization’s fifth grade essay contest. First place honors went to Auri Cranmore, daughter of Levi and Heather Cranmore and second place went to Maxson Wiggins son of Carrie Wiggins & David Wiggins. Both students who received awards in the Creative Writing Contest are students of Mrs. Jill Bartlings at Leyton Elementary School. Each essay was judged on creativity, research, logical thinking, organization, neatness, spelling, and g...
