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The City of Sidney will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. All City Departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will collect Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday....
Cheyenne County Commissioners are considering the sale of foreclosed land in the county’s possession. There are roughly 10 to 12 such properties held by the county from unsold tax sale certificates, Paul Schaub, county attorney, said. “I’m proposing we take a look at all of these properties we’ve acquired over the years through the foreclosure process and have a group sale where everyone is made aware that these properties are owned by the county,” Schaub said. “They’re not needed by the county...
Sidney Parks Department will begin spraying for mosquitos July 16. It is the best time for eliminating mosquitos that could carry West Nile Virus, Tom Von Seggern, parks director, said. "We could start now but then I'd need a bigger budget," Von Seggern said. "And we'd be fighting some nuisance mosquitos perhaps, but we wouldn't be protecting against West Nile Virus because that mosquito isn't prevalent until mid-July." While West Nile Virus is the most common disease spread by mosquitoes in...
POTTER - Potter's third annual Car Bowl Saturday brought people from near and far to admire cars and enjoy a melodrama. The event brought nearly 70 classic and antique vehicles to the day's car show, Loren Hoekema, event judge, said. "We've got some really high-end cars here today," Hoekema said. "We've got some really nice stuff here." Vehicles are judged on several criteria. "We judge them on exterior quality, interior quality. Overall concept, like if it's a street rod, is it well put...
Striking out cancer was the main goal of a baseball tournament over the weekend that brought 15 teams to play in Legion Park. The tournament, in its fourth year, was a fund raiser with funds going toward local cancer treatment efforts. Along the way, Sidney’s 12U (12 and under) baseball team ran through all challengers, hardly slowing down on the way to winning its division in the Sidney Strike Out Cancer Wood Bat Tournament over the weekend. The Sidney 12U squad defeated every team it faced by...
Chappell teams made a strong showing at the Sidney American Legion Baseball Tournament over the weekend, both vying for spots in the championship. Essentially a junior (Buckley) and a senior (Chappell) team, both showed they came to play ball, with the Chappell squad eventually finishing atop the tournament heap. Chappell went through the bracket without a loss, its biggest scare in its tournament opener, just nipping Kearney 7-6. They then toppled host team Sidney 11-5 in the semi final before...
Beginning to find their game, Sidney's American Legion baseball players finished third in their own Senior Baseball Tournament over the weekend. Sidney opened the tournament by controlling Gordon 12-2 to close the fwirst day of play. In their second outing, the seniors opened up a 3-0 lead over Chappell in the bottom of the first. Chappell hit the holes in the top of the third to tie the score 3-3, then exploded for 6 runs in the fifth to take a 9-3 lead. Sidney answered with two in the bottom...
