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Interesting landscaping, flowers and greenery will be abundant during the Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber garden walk this year. "We have quite a variety," said Ladies Chamber member Norma Long. The annual walk will take place this Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants on the walk can tour seven area gardens in addition to the library garden, where the walk commences. The garden walk is a self guided tour, but the owners will be present to tell participants about the plants,...
Bettie Jean Kester, age 87, of Nixa, Mo., passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014. She was born July 1, 1927, in Dalton the daughter of Allen and Hazel (Reinmuth) Overman. On July 9, 1945, she and Walter William Herboldsheimer were united in marriage. Bettie was a caring and dedicated L.P.N. She worked for the Emmaus House in St. Charles, Mo. and most recently at Taylor Health Clinic at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. Bettie was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother... Full story
A grass fire broke out during the city of Sidney's fireworks show near Western Nebraska Community College on Thursday. Firefighters put out the blaze while the show continued.... Full story
A grass fire broke out during the city of Sidney's fireworks show near Western Nebraska Community College on Thursday. Firefighters put out the blaze while the show continued.... Full story
Kimberly Michelle Jensen (Smith), daughter of William L. and Linda L. Smith, was born on Sept. 18, 1960 in Wray, Colo. She grew up in Denver and relocated to Sidney in 1979. There she raised her 4 children and worked with her mother and brother at the family business, Sidney Trophy Shop. Kim loved her family most. She enjoyed decorating and going on family vacations. Her infectious laugh, sense of humor, and a kind heart carried her through life and warmed the lives of her family members. She... Full story
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Any Vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. Friday, July 11 Square Dancers will dance for Oregon Trail Days on the corner of 10th and O Street in Gering at 8:00 on Friday. If the weather is bad, then we will move to the IOOF Hall in Gering for a regular dance. Saturday, July 12 10th Annual Garden Walk - A Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber Event! Sat., July 12, 9 a.m. to noon, starts at the... Full story
Anna and Bo Maldonado enjoy a turn on the merry-go-round at Legion Park. The children were visiting grandparents in Sidney for the holiday weekend. They are from Arizona.... Full story
This article was originally release in November 2009 Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over! Whoever coined this well known phrase sure hit the nail on the head. Water, and the lack of it, has turned to the courts for answers on who has the rights to how much of this valuable resource. There are lawsuits in every watershed it seems now, and states are suing states over water use and availability. Irrigation wells have been shut off in some areas in an attempt to come into compliance with decisions handed down through the legal...
Braxton Jones edges into the water at Legion Park's pond while Katheryn Barker maintains a safe hold on the young man. The two were trying to cool off during a sweltering Fourth of July weekend.... Full story
Rosa M. Devier, 78 of Dalton, passed away July 6, 2014, at her home. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Rosa’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
The Sidney Post 17 senior team was finally able to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning against Sutton starter Brody Yost, but the rally fell short as Sidney dropped the game 7-3. With the loss Sidney finished the weekend in McCook with a 2-1 record. Righty Scott Phillips started the contest for Sidney and was next in the line of Sidney pitchers victimized by an increasing number of defensive errors over the last few games. In what should have been a clean, hitless first inn...
After starting the weekend off with a win courtesy of Grand Island’s forfeit, the Sidney Post 17 senior team smashed its way to an important 13-3 win on a sweltering Saturday afternoon at McCook. Sidney totaled 14 hits on the way to plating its 13 runs. Ten of those hits came with two outs. The team was clearly much more focused in this game after a rough evening Thursday night in Gering. The coaches had called a practice Friday afternoon in an effort to iron out the many mistakes made the previous night. “Mental toughness started yes...
Murphy’s law was in full effect Thursday night at Oregon Trail Park in Gering, as the Post 36 team stole the game from Sidney by a five-inning run rule score of 12-2. Sidney totaled 10 errors in the five innings. We didn’t play as a team tonight,” said Sidney center fielder Austin Pile after the loss. “We didn’t deserve to win. We also didn’t deserve to be in this game at all. We’ll bounce back and try again in the McCook tournament.” “We wanted to see some fight out of them [Sidney] tonight and we didn’t see it tonight at all,” said manager...
