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Cabela’s announced that it will release fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results on Thursday, Feb. 16. The company will not host a conference call with analysts or investors, or provide guidance in connection with the results, and will not do so in future quarters while the company’s acquisition by Bass Pro Shops is pending. The acquisition was announced in October 2016. The companies stated they had entered into an agreement where Bass Pro Shops would acquire Cabela’s for $65.50 per share, in a transaction costing appro...
Over the past few weeks Cheyenne County Commissioners and Fair Board Members have been discussing security for the buildings located on the Cheyenne County fairgrounds. In the most recent Commissioners meeting, concerns were voiced about the security of the fairground buildings. According to Fair Board President Gerald Frerichs, buildings at the fairgrounds are found consistently unlocked after being left locked by fair board members. Recently the pavilion building had fresh horse tracks left in the freshly prepped floor, indicating someone...
After working on the Sinful Sidney Sesquicentennial Celebration for almost ten months, joint efforts between the city of Sidney, the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and the Cheyenne County Visitors Center continue pushing the event towards preparedness. At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners made a successful motion to support the sesquicentennial – which will take place in fall 2017 – and waive fees for the event’s use of the fairgrounds. At that meeting, Chamber President-CEO Denise Wilkinson presented the c...
DALLAS – On January 20 in the 271st Judicial District of Texas in Jack County, a jury found Tony Lyon, Owen Lyon and Monna Lyon responsible for defrauding Sidney-based cattle broker Midwestern Cattle Marketing, LLC through the use of a check kiting scheme involving the alleged purchase and sale of cattle in one of the largest cattle fraud cases in Texas history. The Jack County jury awarded $23.1million to Midwestern Cattle in a unanimous verdict. “At its heart, this case was about the reputation of the Texas livestock industry. I told the jur...
A Sidney man was in County Court Tuesday on three counts of visual depiction of a sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a Class 2A Felony. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) received information that child pornography had allegedly been traced and downloaded to an IP address linked to Daniel Konruff of Sidney. Pursuant to the search warrant, a phone belonging to Konruff was sized. The phone allegedly contained three videos containing child pornography. In the affidavit from Oct. 11, 2016, NSP...
BRIDGEPORT - Potter-Dix ran away with the MAC Tournament Championship Saturday, rolling past rival Leyton 51-11 to capture its third straight MAC crown. The Lady Coyotes held Leyton scoreless in the first period, and eight the second, on the way to a 33-8 halftime lead. So tough was the Potter-Dix defense, that Leyton got off only two shots in the first quarter. "Our defense is really coming together," said Potter-Dix Coach Jeff Einspahr. "It's kind of fun to watch." The Lady Coyote defense...
BRIDGEPORT - In working to defend its MAC Tournament title, Creek Valley's boys scored the first five points against challenger Leyton, breaking out with its running offense from the first tip. Leyton, however, tipped the scales quickly, cutting the fast break off and commencing to push the Storm back out of the paint for most of their shots. At the same time Leyton used a combination of outside shooting to spread Creek Valley out, then attacked from underneath the basket. Leyton's Skylar...