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NexGen Outfitters is a step closer to reality in Sidney. Tuesday evening the Sidney City Council approved sale of 4.03 acres of the Sidney Industrial Park to NexGen Outfitters. “This is a continuation of the LB840 agreement with NexGen,” Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard said at the council meeting. The purchase of the land also include a requirement that NexGen Outfitters create new payroll and jobs. According to city council discussion Tuesday, if the company does not meet its job...
A Mitchell man was arrested Wednesday following an operation of the Panhandle Region Team of the Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force. James Raymond Hill, 52, was arrested for solicitation of prostitution after offering to pay for someone to perform a sexual act. According to an arrest affidavit filed by a Nebraska State Patrol investigator, an undercover officer with the Human Trafficking Task Force communicated with Hill via text and phone conversations referencing a Craiglist ad posted by...
Laws against drinking before driving are clearly stated. Drinking while carrying a CDL license is tighter yet, and the use of opioids was recently added to the mix. Sidney's Human Resources Director Jo Houser met with the Sidney City Council Tuesday regarding modifications to the City's Drug and Alcohol policies. Houser said in the council meeting one of the additions to the policy is testing for opioids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States is in an...
With unanimous approval of the Sidney City Council, the Sidney Housing Authority was formed 65 years ago, the last formality on the way to the city taking over the Sioux Villa Housing Project from the Federal Public Housing Authority. That began a long-time move by the city to provide affordable housing for Sidney residents. The property, including title to all the land, buildings, equipment and supplies, was transferred to the city for just less than $5,000. The first residents under the newly...
Starting Monday, July 2, through Wednesday, July 11, weather permitting, the Sidney Street Department will be preparing for and chip sealing the following areas: Alvarado Rd. from 11th Ave. to Summit Dr., Coronado Court from San Marino Rd. to Solano Dr., Country Club Dr. from 11th Ave. to Dead End, El Rancho Rd. from Lodgepole Rd. to Concrete, Laredo Ln. from Country Club Dr. to Summit Dr., Lodgepole Rd. from 11th Ave. to Trail Rd., Mission Dr.. from Laredo Ln. to El Rancho Rd., Monte Vista Dr. from Summit Dr. to El Rancho Rd., Monterey Dr. fro...
Cheyenne County is updating the emergency alert system effective July 1. Emergency and weather alerts are presently sent to subscribers of the CodeRed system. The system relays messages to email addresses and phone numbers submitted by people within the coverage area. Beginning July 1, alerts will be sent by Panhandle Alert. The Panhandle Alert system serves counties Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Sioux. To sign up for...
Thomas J. “Tom” Kallhoff, age 76 of Sidney, NE passed away in Sidney, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, July 2nd in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott officiating. There will be no Wake or Rosary Services. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Sunday from 1-4:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Tom’s name to St. Patrick’s or the Nebraska Children’s Home, 3549 Fontenelle Blvd., Omaha, NE 68104. A complete obituary wi...
While the Sidney and Cheyenne County community is experiencing changes, it is not without growth as well. Sidney City Manager Ed Sadler reported to the City Council Tuesday that the City has recorded “just under 580 new customers” in the last two years. New customers are new utility services, not transfers of service, he said. According to a report provided by Sadler, 318 of the new customers are from Nebraska, 145 are from Colorado, and 22 were from Wyoming. Eight new customers were from California, seven from Arizona, five from the sta...
Sidney's Stingrays Swim Team had three new meet records set last weekend at the Alliance Swim Meet. Brayton Sweetser in the 8 and under boy's 200 Freestyle, Reagan Nesbitt in the 9-10 Girls 100 Individual Medley, and Jayden Shoemaker in the 13-14 Girls 200 Individual Medley. Event 5 Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter IM Meet: R 3:32.73 1999 Beau Smith, Rushville 2 Michael Kepler 12 Sidney 4:36.55 3 Weimer, Dru 11 Sidney 5:13.63 Event 10 Girls 13-14 200 SC Meter IM Meet: R 3:25.41 6/23/2018 Jayden...
Memorial Services for Susan K. Rezanina will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, July 2nd at Bustards Funeral Home in Casper, WY by Paul Marvle. Cremation has taken place. Susan passed away at her home on June 24, 2018. She was born April 21, 1949 in Casper, WY. She was the daughter of Wilber K. Cook, Doris (Flowers) Cook, and Margaret (Jordan) Cook. She graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in 1967. She married the late Roger A. Perea the same year, and they had two children Stacey and Amy....
Carol Anne Tilghman, 71, of Lodgepole, passed away on June 6th at Sidney Region Medical Center, Extended Care. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 7, 2018 in the Lodgepole United Methodist Church with Pastor David Abbott officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery north to Lodgepole. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the family to be determined later. You...
