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The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department held its annual awards banquet on Friday evening, with dozens applauding presentations to Firefighter of the Year Dave Sanders, longtime veteran Dean Starr and others. Award winners represented some 175 years of cumulative service to the city. Sanders, who works for D & D Roofing, earned the top honor following a vote by department members. "There is no better award to receive than to be honored by your peers," said Sidney City Manager Gary Person in his... Full story
DILLER, Neb. (AP) — Officials began a damage and site survey on Tuesday to confirm whether tornadoes or straight-line winds battered houses and farm buildings and ripped up trees and road signs in south-central and southeast Nebraska. Funnel clouds were reported in rural areas 11 miles north of Kimball and a few miles north of Dix, apparently causing no damage. Clay County emergency manager Loren Uden said two minor injuries were reported after a storm that struck Edgar a little after 7:30 p.m. Monday, including a driver whose car was lifted o... Full story
The weather in our region is always full of surprises and this spring has certainly been a dramatic turnaround from the drought conditions we were experiencing. These extremes in temperature and moisture from year to year really present a challenge for our agricultural producers in this region. This spring has been the complete opposite of what we experienced last year. I have visited with producers the last couple of days from around the Panhandle and the moisture received from this last storm have varied from only .35 of an inch in the...
Fortunately there is time to make adjustments to the $1 trillion mash up known as the Farm Bill. The version accepted by Congress contains many flaws. It was imperative that Congress passed such a measure after stalling on the project last year, leaving producers, consumers and the food-related industry in limbo. And there is much to like in the delayed bill, including provisions to end direct payments (more commonly known as subsidies). But some in Congress won massive cuts—worth some $20.5 billion—to the food stamp program. In addition, the...
Stephen McKay [email protected] Hed: Sidney splits weekend tournament Before American Legion Post 17 played its fourth and final game of the Platte Valley Companies Tournament at Oregon Trail Park in Gering, they were batting just .227 as a team--and that despite a 10-run first inning to its season. Against the same team in which it opened its season last Wednesday, Post 17's bats got well in a hurry as they rapped out 14 hits in a 15-1 four-inning victory. Overall Sidney is 3-2 for the... Full story