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During Tuesday night's regular meeting of the Sidney City Council, City Manager Ed Sadler announced Assistant Police Chief Joseph Aikens had been selected as Sidney's new chief of police effective immediately. In an interview in early May, Sadler said 18 candidates had applied for the position. "I was actually surprised where we had candidates from," Sadler said in the interview. "Virginia, D.C., Florida, Texas, some local. It surprised me how far-flung they are." Sadler told council that on...
Looking for something new to bring to his family-run rodeos, Johnny Hopkins, founder of Tuff-N-NUFF miniature rodeo association, began involving himself in the business of bulls. In 2009 Hopkins leased his first 10 miniature bucking bulls from a breeder in Oklahoma. With the first and second events a success, Tuff-N-Nuff miniature rodeo was formed. Hopkins said "he is looking forward to making this tour the largest miniature bull riding event in the world." One of the tour stops will be the...
Sidney is changing the method it uses for appointments to its boards and committees to allow for term expirations and vacancies to be advertised to the public beforehand. The change was brought to the Sidney City Council during Tuesday’s regular meeting in an agenda item concerning the reappointment of three members to the city’s planning commission. The planning commission is comprised of nine members serving on staggered three-year terms so at least three members are eligible for reappointment annually. On June 1, the terms for Jerry Spiker,...
Cabela’s Incorporated today announced plans to expand its relationship with printer and marketing services provider Quad/Graphics by transitioning creative services and offering personnel the opportunity to work at a new facility Quad/Graphics will open in Sidney, Neb., in early August. Cabela’s has maintained a relationship with Quad/Graphics for printing and catalog distribution for more than 25 years. Under the expanded relationship, Quad/Graphics will have added responsibilities for Cabela’s creative service needs, including catalog and a...
John A. Lenzen, age 55 of Sidney, NE passed away at his home Monday morning, May 2, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 28th with Wake Services at 6:00 P.M., Friday, May 27th. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday, May 27th to sign John's register book and drop off condolences...
Gwen Collins, 89 of Dalton, Nebraska died late Saturday evening, May 21, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, NE Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 26, 2016 in the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Burial will be in the Hemingford Cemetery in Hemingford, Nebraska at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends wishing to sign the register book may do so on Wednesday at the Holechek Funeral...
By Don Ogle [email protected] To say Colton Onstott loves baseball would be an understatement. Listening to him talk about the game, it's easy to see by the gleam in his eye he is one of the "Boys of Summer." Onstott dreams big when it comes to baseball, and works hard to see where the dream can go. As teen players practiced to find their games at Legion Field Tuesday night, Onstott was working to make his better – taking pitches in the batting cage. From the inside corner to an outside re...
