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Sidney Allard, 8 raised more than $1,000 for Jump Rope for Heart. As a reward, she was tasked with shaving her P.E. teacher's beard. Jon Linden, P.E. teacher at North and South Elementary, had promised students participating in the charity drive that he would either fashion his hair into a mohawk or shave his beard if one of them raised $1,000. "Unfortunately for me, Sidney raised over $1,000," Linden said at a gathering at North Elementary on Wednesday where Allard shaved his beard. With help...
Several county roads will see improvements this year. At Monday’s meeting, the Cheyenne County board of commissioners approved the county highway department’s one and six year road improvement plans. A previously completed project in the plan includes a box culvert replacement at Rd. 139 northwest of Lodgepole on Weyerts Rd. This project was finished this spring. The box culvert washed out in a storm in 2010. Improvement plans for this year include asphalt to be ground and imbedded on Rd 109 at a cost of around $14,000. A little less than a m...
Alvin A. Wittig, 79 of Siloam Springs, Ark. and former Sidney, resident passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tues., May 27th in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Al’s care and funeral arrangeme... Full story
The Peetz High School Chapter of National Honor Society welcomed five new members on May 8, 2014. Virginia Splichal, the Peetz NHS Sponsor said, "Each member is selected by a Faculty Council who looks for exemplary character, service, leadership, and scholarship. Our NHS group is strong on giving back to the community. We look forward to working with the newest members to continue this tradition." Pictured from left: Jodi Schumacher of Peetz, MiKenna Heller and Lacee Baggs of Sidney, Angelica... Full story
Trishna Petluri, 9 eats ice cream during the ice cream social at North Elementary. The social took place to honor 24 parent and community member volunteers at the school. The Sidney Elks distributed dictionaries to third grade students after the festivities.... Full story
A caveman lives in a cave, carries a wooden club with a stone head, dresses in animal skins, pats his pet dinosaur, and then drags women around by their hair. This stereotype originated in the comics. There is Alley Oop, who carried a mean-looking war club, lived in the kingdom of Moo, had a pretty girlfriend named Oola and a pet dinosaur named Dinny. Then, there is Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Barney and Betty Rubble, Pebbles, Bam-Bam, and Dino, Fred and Wilma’s dinosaur. Comics devoted to p...
Earlier this week I heard news of the jerky gun that Cabela’s recalled due to overheating issues that could cause a fire hazard. As of last week there was only one report of a jerky gun battery pack overheating, with no injuries, according to the Associated Press. This news made me think about all the inventions out there that no one really needs. Of course Cabela’s sells a plethora of equipment that is useful, practical and even necessary for many outdoor adventures. I do not think that the jerky gun is one of them. The gun, which rep...
I would like to express my appreciation to the school and community for their interest and attention to the wildlife presentation in Mrs. Roach’s 4th grade class. The students were academically savy with Google search, and the transmission of data. Mrs. Roach has taught them very well. I was taken aback when Mr. Ehler (1,200 students to manage...), the counselor, and music teacher appeared. The room was packed when the parents came. The exposure to nature and wildlife is so valuable in our travels through life and the books these children creat... Full story
Under threatening clouds, spattered by occasional spits of rain and buffeted a stiff wind blowing over Legion Field's center-field fence, Sidney's junior-senior double header went on without delay Wednesday night. For Sidney's Legion teams, however, the evening was bright, as they took two from Chadron on home ground. Keaton Wakefield shined on the mound for the juniors as he picked up the 4-2 complete-game victory. In the nightcap, the seniors broke open a tie game with a four-run fifth to cap...
I guess I'm like at least a few others going to the 2014 NSAA State Track & Field Championships in Omaha this weekend who are a little obsessed with the coming weather out east. I've been visiting the Weather Channel website on a daily basis now for the past 10 days. I don't suppose the report from 10 days out is especially accurate, but I've been looking anyway. For the record, the reports have been pretty consistent. The latest report from the Weather Channel indicates a 50-50 chance of...
Tyler Bergstrom readies to throw... Full story
