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Pilots and passengers flying in and out of Sidney will finally have a place to relax and take a load off before and after air time. After many years of operating without one, the Sidney Airport Authority is planning to add a terminal building. The group hopes that construction will begin in spring 2014 for completion in fall of the same year. The price is estimated at around $600,000 and the committee expects the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for 95 percent of the construction. The Sidney Airport Authority will fund around 3 percent... Full story
Relief is on the way for those worried about West Nile or suffering from itchy bites. Mosquito spraying in Sidney starts this weekend. "They're not too bad recently because there hasn't been water," said superintendent of Sidney parks, Tom Von Seggern. But he predicted that the volume of mosquitoes will soon rise because of the recent rain. "I expect there to be a surge," Von Seggern said. The city uses a spray process called ultra low volume. This means that about 1.5 oz of the pesticide is used on an area around the size of a football field....
At mile marker 62 on Highway 30, the Kielian’s family have lived for the past 42 years in relative quiet. Improving their driveway one day, however, brought them into conflict with the state of Nebraska. Without a permit, Tom Kielian strengthened the edges of the driveway, hoping to prevent erosion during rainstorms. He also added to the grade, allowing the family to swing a tractor or large truck onto the highway without crossing over into the far lane. The state responded by issuing a 30 d...
I live on the wrong side of the tracks. I've only been here for a month and a half, but I've already seen it so many times: The look of pity, disdain or disgust when I tell people I reside on the north side of town. Most cities label certain sections as the "bad" part of town and the "good" part of town. It's common practice. I've heard from several lifetime Sidney residents that negative perceptions about the north side go back as far as memory serves. Even though people might acknowledge that they know many nice, successful people who live on... Full story
Depending upon when you catch him, William Cantu might be cooking, chatting with customers in his dining room or on his mobile phone, dispatching trucks. Owning a restaurant is something new for a man who spent seven years working in stockyards before purchasing a semi. Before long he bought another, just as a back up. Now he owns a fleet of six. Grilling steaks and popping clam strips into the deep fryer—that’s something new. “People said ‘why do a restaurant? You know nothing about restaur... Full story