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  • Engineers to design plan to protect area against storm runoff

    Don Ogle|Jun 30, 2016

    Sidney’s city council gave approval Tuesday evening to move forward with engineering designs to protect developed areas in the vicinity of Parkland Drive and Fort Sidney Road from storm water runoff. Two members, Roger Gallaway and Wendall Gaston, were away with excused absences as council discussed final engineering plans for the area. City Manager Ed Sadler explained the plan is much smaller than originally developed by the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority (JESWA), which called for m...

  • Goin' Round

    Don Ogle|Jun 30, 2016

    Ian and Brooklyn Mills ride the merry-go-round in Legion Park over the weekend. Their family has only been in Sidney for a just a week, but have already found the park to be one of their favorite places....

  • Board approves wildlife services contract

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Jun 30, 2016

    In a regular meeting, on June 20, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners approved the renewal of the 2016-2017 contract with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, (APHIS-WS.) According to its website, APHIS-WS provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist, conducting program delivery, research, and other activities through its regional and state offices, the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) and its...

  • Hangin' around

    Keith Hansen|Jun 30, 2016

    Tevin Stone, left, and Landon Cowder swing from the monkey bars at Legion Park....

  • Marjorie Nelson

    Jun 30, 2016

    Marjorie Nelson, 93 of Dalton, Nebraska passed away peacefully Monday evening, June 27, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care in Sidney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 2, 2016 in the United Church of the Plains, Trinity site in Dalton with Pastor Eric Alm officiating. Burial will follow in the Dalton Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney, NE Friday July 1 from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. with the family present...