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A local family is facing both blessings and hardships this holiday season, as they put the pieces back together following a devastating fire to their home. Tammy Vowers said she was home asleep when the fire that consumed their home started Monday night. "I really don't know what happened. I was asleep, my son was studying for finals. If he wasn't there, I wouldn't have woken up," Vowers said. According to Vowers, the fire started in the attic, "the fact that it was in the attic, so the smoke...
Kelly Utley was appointed to the Sidney City Council at the last council meeting, taking over the council seat of Chris Gay. A native of western Nebraska, Utley was born and raised east of Sidney on a farm located outside of Ogallala. After receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Utley developed her Certified Public Accounting career in Ogallala for 17 years. In 2009, she obtained a Masters of Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota. To enhance...
Cheyenne County Commissioners will be holding a hearing to decide if Common mullein should be added as a noxious weed in Cheyenne County. Common mullein (Verbascim thapsus) is a non-native species that occurs throughout most of North America. It’s origins in America are attributed to US settlers and Native Americans, due to it’s many uses. According to Stevan Knezevic, Extension Weeds Specialist with the University of Lincoln, Common mullein is on the increase in northeastern Nebraska’s rangeland, woodland and pastures. It is a biennial plant...
The Selective Service System (Draft Board) in the Fleming, Colorado area was close to being aggressive in late 1944 and into 1945. Maurice J. Schaeffer turned eighteen in March 1944. Before the year was out he was drafted. The Draft Board allowed him to complete high school but they would need his service in January 1945. Maurice passed the physical examination and headed to a small training facility named Camp Fannin, Texas. This place was actually an infantry training center as well as a replacement center that sent needed troops to Europe....
Sidney sports fans won't suffer from a lack of something to do over the Christmas vacation. Although school won't be in session, Sidney's boys and girls basketball teams, as well as the Raider wrestlers, will be in action next week. Sidney will host the Cabela's Holiday Basketball Shootout Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week, bringing seven teams from both Nebraska and Wyoming into the Cabela's Athletic Center for boys and girls action. Tournament play begins Wednesday afternoon with a...