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In August 2018, the City of Sidney approached voters to amend the LB840 program to accept private donations. On June 25, Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard announced the City was awarded a grant from an anonymous donor of $300,000 annually. The award is for four years with the potential of $1.2 million added to the LB840 fund. “This is a huge deal,” Norgard said to the Sidney City Council June 25. She said the funds will be for development of future new jobs. The funds can only be...
The desk and office are cleared. A few pictures still adorn the walls. The think-center of the office is a little quieter while the new director settles in to make the corner office his location. Stan Belieu was recently sworn in as the new director of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission, replacing Bill Sydow who retired. Sydow is closing the books on 26 years of work with the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission. In the process Gov. Pete Ricketts also recognized "Bill Sydow Day" and commissioned he...
The City of Sidney Street Department will be conducting chip seal operations through July 11, weather permitting. The Street Department will be doing the final preparation for chip sealing this week through July 5. Chip sealing is expected to be conducted July 9-11. All vehicles, trailers and campers must be removed from streets prior to 6 a.m. Each morning to avoid being towed at the owner’s expense. The streets will be blocked off on the day of the chip sealing application. The Street Department will be preparing for and sealing the f...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners, acting as the Board of Equalization, approved the assessment of several properties brought before the board for protest. The commissioners met Monday as the Board of Equalization in the Cheyenne County Court Room. One property owner, Ron Studnicka, was present to defend his protest. He asked for a 10 percent reduction in valuation, based on the CRP contract ending and the tract becoming unimproved grassland. Studnicka also complained in his written statement ab...
Judy Kurth, age 74, of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 in Scottsbluff. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Church of the Nazarene in Sidney with Pastor Lee Eads officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Judy’s register book and leave condolences for the family. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Judy’s care and funeral arrangements....
Kathy and Bo Wilson are the recipients of the July Yard of the Month Award. The recognition is done through the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Keep Sidney Beautiful program....
The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 board of education discussed teacher assessment, student goals, substance use among students and student goals Monday. The board discussed how teachers are evaluated, the use of self-evaluation and the “collective efficacy” program. Collective efficacy is when teachers and administrators work together toward producing better teaching staff. Sheri Ehler, director of curriculum and assessment, said the self-assessment is not a casual effort for a teacher to evaluate his or her performance. It is cal...
Last Tuesday the American Legion Post 17 Junior baseball team hosted the Border League Buckley Bombers at Legion Field, and after falling behind early in the game the Juniors mounted a comeback to win the game 9-to-8. Jaeden Dillehay started the game for the Juniors on the mound, and after two quick strikes on the leadoff batter, threw four pitches out of the strike zone to put a runner on first. Dillehay was able to get the next two outs while the runner advanced to third, and got Buckley's...
The American Legion Junior Post 17 baseball team hosted the Gordon-Rushville Post 34 Regulator Junior team on Wednesday, and jumped out to an early lead the visitors could not overcome to earn a 12-to-4 victory. Sawyer Dickman started the game with two quick outs, and after an error on a ground ball to shortstop put a runner on first,got the Regulator’s clean up hitter to pop out to end the inning. The Sidney offense quickly jumped on starter Ellis Livingston, stringing together two singles a...
Hillside Golf Course – Wednesday Night League Results – June 26 Week 7 Points – Division 1 Players Weekly Points McCarville/Petik 4.5 Ringleman/Lawson 5.5 Frerichs/S. Wamsley 6 R. Haupt/Hajek .5 Burke/Lambrecht 1.5 Yahn/Henry .5 Smith/Steffens 4.5 M. Haupt/T. Richards 1.5 M. O’Connell/Kitt 5.5 Humphreys/Laws 6 Francone/Roche 0 Season Total Points – Division 1 Players Season Points McCarville/Petik 28 M. O’Connell/Kitt 27 M. Haupt/T. Richards 26.5 Ringleman/Lawson 26 Smith/Steffens 24.5 Frerichs/S. Wamsley 24 Yahn/Henry 16.5 Burke/Lambr...
The Sidney American League Post 17 Senior baseball team has struggled all season with giving up the big inning, and it cost them again last Tuesday as they fell to the visiting Border League Buckley Bombers 5-to-1. After a brief rain delay, the Senior starting pitcher Zach Holtz took the mound and quickly retired the side in order. Buckley starting pitcher Braydon Lapp returned the favor by setting down the Sidney batters in order to end the first with no score, and set the tone for the game....
The Sidney Stingray Swim Team took 60 swimmers up north to compete in the Alliance Swim Meet on Saturday. It was the team’s fourth meet of the year, and the group had much success, setting 144 personal best times. 67 swimmers are now qualified for the League Championship Meet in Hemingford on July 13. There were many outstanding performances by the Sidney Swimmers, including 11 year old Kayson Houser winning the Boys 11-12 100 and 50 Meter Freestyle, the Boys 11-12 50 Meter Butterfly, and the B...
Sidney 6, Standley Lake Gators 5 Sidney’s Post 17 Seniors came back to score two runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-to-5 victory over the visiting Standley Lake Gators on Friday. Dante Peterson pitched 5 innings giving up two earned runs while striking out three. Nathan Hofrock had two RBI’s to lead the Sidney offense. Sidney 1, Fort Morgan 11 The Senior squad traveled to Fort Morgan on Saturday and fell behind early and were only able to muster one run in the fifth inning as they lost by a lopsided 11-to-1 final score. Zach Holtz sta...
A couple weeks ago I spent a day in a rubber raft with five young men ages 13-16 on a fun, yet challenging, whitewater rafting activity. Also in our raft was an experienced guide named Hunter, who told us this was the third summer he had been working as a rafting guide. I'll admit, I was apprehensive as we were given some safety instructions before getting in the bus to ride up the canyon to where we put in to the rushing river in Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, Colo. When we got to the...
