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Farmland valuations went up more than 10 percent this year in Cheyenne County. But the news could be worse. "In my county they didn't go up as much as they did in other counties," said Cheyenne County Assessor, Louella Pippitt. Although values spiraled in Cheyenne county by a double digit margin, there are many other counties where the changes from last year to this year were much more drastic. Assessments in 16 Nebraska counties rose more than 30 percent. Farmland valuations rose the least--at 1.5 percent--in Thomas county and the most--at 40... Full story
Building codes are up dated every three years, taking into consideration the load dynamics of wind shear, water tables, environmental problems that have an affect on building any type of structure. These codes are the guidelines for the official to use in making determinations for construction or repair. For much of daily life in Sidney, these instructions generally go unnoticed. But Chief Building Official Bradley Rowan has been trying to bring Sidney’s building codes up to current standards. “What happens is that it (the codes) affect the... Full story
The Cabela's annual shareholder meeting last week drew its biggest crowd yet. Last year's meeting had a little more than 1,000 attendees, but this year's gathering blew that out of the water with around 1,500 in the crowd. Most of those present consisted of shareholders and employees, said Cabela's communication specialist, Nathan Borowski. "We tried and strived to make it as big as ever this year," Borowski said. With an estimated 3,000 people at the Luke Bryan concert the night before the official shareholder meeting, the recreational... Full story
There's the phenomenon in Sidney I'm going to call 'extreme friendliness,' and I'm still working to get used to it. As soon as I arrived in town, strangers were smiling, waving and asking me about myself. It made me slightly uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I don't think friendliness is a bad thing at all. I'm just not used to it, not on this extreme level, anyway. People were friendly in my hometown of Vincennes, Indiana, but I've gotten used to Denver where drivers yell expletives we can't print in the paper at pedestrians for the terrible...
Governor Dave Heineman thanked local employers for their contribution to Sidney's growing economy and their efforts to help veterans yesterday, at the community center. He praised the citizens of Nebraska for being practical with their money, and not spending what they don't have. "We've got a lot more common sense out in Nebraska than in Washington D.C.," Heineman said. His top two priorities for the state are education and jobs, he said. "We want to make sure we're creating jobs right here in...
Jessie Arlene Foster, age 82, died peacefully at Flower Mound Assisted Living in Flower Mound, Texas on May 25 after suffering a stroke the previous week. Jessie was born December 31, 1930, on a farm near Gurley, Nebraska to the late Wade and Opal Sterling. At an early age Jessie taught school to 1st through 12th grade in a one room school house in western Nebraska. She also taught briefly at the catholic school in Sidney. On February 17, 1951, Jessie married Robert Foster from Dalton, Nebraska. She had four children and continued to teach. The... Full story
