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In just a few days, the long wait for the Sidney Aquatic Center to be open to the public will be over. "I'm glad we're finally at this point, said Tom Von Seggern, park superintendent for the City of Sidney. "It's been a long haul." The $5.4 million Sidney Aquatic Center began construction in August last year, replacing the established pool after nearly 40 years of service. The new facility contains a 3,400-square-foot six-lane competition pool with accomodations for water polo, basketball and...
Students with the Sidney High School SkillsUSA chapter are offering their assistance to the community next month with yard work as they seek to raise funds for their state conference next year. "It's the first time we're doing this fundraiser, and we are very excited about it," Chapter President Will Castner said. "Our goal is to do some work for people and raise some money in the process." SkillsUSA is an organization that offers career and technical students vocational support as well as competitive activities at the district, state and...
Dozens of exhibitors brought their market lamb, goat and swine projects to the Cheyenne County fairgrounds late Monday afternoon for the mandatory tagging and weigh-in for the upcoming Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo. Nebraska Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said the weigh-in is typically held a couple of months prior to the fair so exhibitors have a baseline to measure daily growth in their projects. Unfortunately, the scale was damaged after it took a tumble during the sudden rainfall earlier i...
Gold Rush Days takes locals back to a time when Sidney had the reputation of being one of the roughest and toughest towns on the tracks. In 1874, when gold was discovered in the Black Hills, Sidney and its railroad were considered the shortest transportation link to Deadwood, S.D. The gold brought in funds for the city, but also brought in many famous faces who wanted the gold without the hard labor. For the past 12 years, modern-day adventurers have re-kindled that spirit with Gold Rush Days,...
