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Harvest has begun in Cheyenne County, with farmers pulling into fields in the northeast corner of the county this week. Combines made test cuts in a few fields prior to the Fourth of July, but evening rains and high humidity made field-size cutting hard. But Wednesday saw a number of combines rolling in the Weyerts Church area as hot days allowed crops to ripen. Both wheat and peas are now going into the bin, although many expect harvest won't start across the county until next week. "With the...
(AP) — U.S. antitrust regulators have ended their investigation into Bass Pro Shops’ deal to buy Cabela’s, Cabela’s said in a filing Wednesday. The chain said the Federal Trade Commission signed off on the deal earlier this week, but banking regulators still haven’t approved one part of the transaction. Cabela’s shareholders will vote on the deal, which would pay them $61.50 per share, next Tuesday. Stifel Nicholas analyst Jim Duffy said gaining FTC approval makes it much more likely that the merger of the two outdoor gear selling rivals will...
Concerns were raised at Monday’s County Commissioners meeting about inequities regarding maximum raises and salary caps. This has created a difference in wages offered across county departments. “There’s a difference in wages being paid for clerical staff,” Diane Scott, county treasurer, said. “One county official the last two years gave their staff 60 cent raises when the rest of us were given documents telling us to figure raises at 50 cents.” Clear policy is also needed regarding salary caps....
County Commissioners Monday approved a contract with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Wildlife Services for prairie dog elimination. The contract not to exceed $11,877.50 for one and a half months of service is matched by USDA for a total of three months. The county then bills individual property owners for the services. Commissioners used the meeting to speak with Jerry Feist, USDA APHIS district supervisor, about the possibility of hiring more staff to assist Matt Anderson, APHIS...
Rev. Mike McDermott, a native of Grand Island, is the new priest at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. It was St. Patrick's where McDermott entered into his vocation in January 1979, serving for two and a half years. "Sidney was really the beginning of all of that," McDermott said. "Sidney really set the tone for me, in the sense of how to do ministrating, how to enjoy ministry. My first two and a half years were great years." From there, McDermott went on to serve at St. James in Kearney, St....
GMCO Corporation, a Rifle, Colorado-based company, is expanding its efforts in Western Nebraska. Started in 1964, the company offers de-icing materials and provides dust control services. GMCO has one warehouse at Sidney/Potter Adams Industries complex, and is pursuing additional property at the complex, Bruce Juelfs, business development manager, said. In June, GMCO was awarded "preferred distributor" by the state of Nebraska for magnesium chloride, Juelfs said, used in treating roads for dust...
Shirley A. Mathewson, age 89 of Potter, NE passed away at Sidney Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sidney, Sunday, July 2, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 7th , in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Shirley's register book and drop off condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
Nebraska’s Department of Transportation has announced that weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin on US-30 on July 10 for repair of concrete panels. The work will take place on U.S. Hwy. 30 in Sidney’s main downtown business district from 7th Ave. to 13th Ave. Work is expected to take place for 26 days from July 10 through Aug. 4. Workers will be involved in repairs daily from 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Business holders, city representatives and the Chamber of Commerce members agr...
