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This weekend officially kicks off the summer season for many, but Monday, the "end" of the holiday weekend, is the real reason for this important national holiday. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Memorial Day was born out of the Civil War and a desire to honor fallen soldiers. It was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the...
The Sidney City Council Tuesday gave the green light to purchasing needed equipment for the Sidney Solid Waste Landfill. The City of Sidney has a dilemma. Necessary equipment at the landfill needs replaced, and badly. The baler, 24 years old and was defined in August 2017 as obsolete. Furthermore, the company that manufactured the baler is no longer in business and the mechanic who maintained it has retired. To extend the life of the cell, the collection site, the facility needs a shredder. It i...
Fourth grade students closed out a two-year project this week, showing their work on the last of 150 agriculture-related jobs. During the presentation, this year's fourth graders were joined at Central Elementary by fifth graders, who last year started the project, inspired by Nebraska's sesquicentennial (150 year) celebration. Throughout the project, students studied the state's birthday, hearing from state leaders in person and over video feeds, including Gov. Pete Ricketts' address on the ses...
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission office at 922 Illinois St., Sidney, is hosting the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs(ANAC) Traveling Art Show. The exhibit will be on display and available for viewing weekdays through June 5. Highlights of the show include artwork selected for Awards of Excellence at the 2017 ANAC Convention in York, Neb. Typically, 24 are chosen from about 300 entries by a non-member regional artist. Included in the display is a painting by Ron Nordyke, a Cheyenne Art Guild...
Betty J. Hurst, 90 of Sidney, Nebraska died Tuesday morning, May 22, 2018 at her home in Sidney. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial services are planned for a later date with details and a complete obituary to appear prior to services. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established to the Sidney Fire Department and the Sidney Regional Medical Center Hospice. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Hurst family....
Rita Marian (Miller) Engelland, 100 years and 5 months of Sidney Nebraska went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Northshore Health and Rehab Center in Loveland, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. A Memorial Service will be held at St Paul's Lutheran Church located at 1424 Maple Street in Sidney, NE at 1:30pm on Monday, May 28, 2018. A reception will follow at the Legion Park Shelter House in Sidney. A memorial fund has been...
Her name is Shelby Miller, and her first name was not given to her by chance. Her father named her after legendary automotive icon Carroll Shelby, the man behind the AC Cobra and the Shelby Mustangs that dominated the racing circuit in the 1960's. With her name linked to the man that defined speed for the muscle-car generation, it's no surprise that young Shelby Miller wants to go fast. At 17 years old, she will be heading into her senior year at Leyton High School in the fall. When asked if...
