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For some people, the attraction to the rural lifestyle is the distance between you and your neighbors. Measuring distance by time has a unique relevance. The disadvantage to the rural lifestyle is the same: distance between neighbors... or help when something suddenly goes wrong. On Tuesday, July 5, representatives of the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department, Regional West first-responders and representatives of the Helmsley Trust met with the Cheyenne County Commissioners. “About a year ago, t...
Kenneth Eugene Grothe, age 83, of Rapid City, SD, passed in his sleep on July 16, 2022 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am and recital of Rosary will begin at 10:00 am and a Moose Memorial Service on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church in Rapid City with Fr. Kerry Prendiville officiating. Burial will be in his hometown of Potter, Nebraska on Thursday, July 21, 2022...
Carolyn J. Fehringer, age 94, of Peetz, CO, passed away on July 12, 2022, in Sidney, NE. A Wake service will be held at 6:00 P.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peetz on Friday, July 15, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peetz. Burial will take place in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Peetz, CO. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends may stop at the Church on Friday...
The discussion started as an effort to designate a printer for post cards, and evolved into a debate on a legislative bill. In the Cheyenne County Commissioners July 5 meeting, the agenda included a line item on designating a printer should the county need to conduct a special meeting. The meeting would involve all local taxing districts that went above a certain growth percent. The requirements are defined in Nebraska's LB644. LB644 creates the “Property Tax Request Act.” “The Property Tax R...
If conditions are right and mosquito counts warrant spraying, The City of Sidney Parks Department will begin spraying for mosquitos on Sunday nights in July. The first Sunday night spraying will be July 17th. Those persons wishing to be placed on the “No Spray List” are encouraged to call the City Offices at 254-5300 and leave their name and address. Public health safety for West Nile Virus dictates that the truck will only shut off immediately in front of the residence listed on the No Spray List. For the most part, the sprayer truck tra...
As a Nebraska State Senator, I serve on the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee. The Appropriations Committee is responsible for deciding how the State spends its money…well, to a certain extent, anyway. The Appropriations Committee prepares the State Budget, but state agencies are supposed to keep track of how they spend the State’s money. The job of appropriating the State’s money is never an easy task, but in recent years it has become a nearly impossible task due to the way the executi...
“They overcame by the Blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony and they did not cling to their old lives.” Revelation 12:11 Kingdom Plenty is accessed by prayer, but merging into debt freedom requires understanding how God’s Kingdom works. It is a cycle of sowing, reaping, giving, receiving. God is the Giver. We, His designated receivers! Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye, first, the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things (whatever you need/desire) will be added unto you”. His ‘hot...
I was watching a replay of sorts, a talent contest, when one of the contestants said “you can’t wait until life is perfect to feel happy.” It is a very insightful challenge for so few words. It is akin to the cycling challenge: “Wait for perfect weather and you will never ride.” But what constitutes happiness, or did she really mean contentment? Can you be more, or less, happy depending on your circumstances? If so, happiness is an emotion that varies with your situation. You’re happy when...
We all want to live long lives. We all expect to live long lives. But are we financially prepared for this longevity? Before we get to the issue of preparation, let’s look at a couple of interesting findings from a 2022 survey by Age Wave and Edward Jones: • The surveyed retirees said, on average, they expect to live to 89, and they said the ideal length of retirement is 29 years. • When asked if they want to live to 100, nearly 70% of the respondents said “yes.” The main reason for this desire for long life? To spend more years with their fam...
In today’s world it’s all about me, and what I want and how I feel. We don’t live in a Bubble everything we do or say effects somebody else, In Matthew Chapter 7 the Bible first tells us not to judge others, for in the manner, you judge is the same way you will be judged, the chapter goes on to tell us to stop looking at everyone else’s Faults and take care of your own instead. Chapter 7 goes on to say he who asks will receives, they that seek will find, and the person who knocks the door will be opened to them, this is referring to asking,...
The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program, along with the Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program, has announced the second annual Herd That! Conference on Sept. 21, in Broken Bow. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the One Box Convention Center and the Custer County Fairgrounds. The cattle handling demonstration will be one of the highlights of the program, along with the keynote speakers Courtenay Dehoff, founder of Fancy Lady Cowgirl, and ShayLe Stewart, a livestock analyst with DTN. “We are thrilled to be bringing back the H...
Tips for a Successful County Fair Entry County fairs are just around the corner, and we hope you will have items to enter! Consider entering your garden and crop bounty in the open horticulture, floriculture and field crops classes at your county fair. Your entries are judged on the following criteria: freedom from injury, quality, condition, uniformity and fair preparation. This information can be found in 4-H manuals and in your county fair book. Contact your local Nebraska Extension office for these publications. See you at the fair!! Did...
Sidney hosted the Nebraska American Legion B7 Area Junior Tournament over the weekend, and play will end on Tuesday in a championship game that the Sidney Juniors can participate in if they can get past Chadron on Monday night. The Juniors have had their ups and downs throughout the season, but chose the District Tournament to play some of their best baseball of the season. Sidney started the opening round of tournament on Friday with a matchup against the Ogallala Junior AIA 16U team . Rhyder...
For years, Sidney and Cheyenne County residents have been a part of the Samaritan’s Purse project “Operation Christmas Child” which helps millions of children in need through gift-filled shoeboxes. Mark and Cherry Brumbelow, pastors of a small Texas Church, are doing big things. They are coming to Sidney on Saturday, July 23, to share how this gift changed their lives and the lives of others. This year, Sidney and Cheyenne County volunteers hope to collect more than 3,323 shoeboxes packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items to cont...
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department July 7 7:20 a.m., Village Check, Dalton. 7:44 a.m., Village Check, Gurley. 7:46 a.m., Abandoned Vehicle, Highway 19A. 8:38 a.m., Disturbance, 11000 block County Road 12. 9:07 a.m., Traffic Complaint, County Road 32 and U.S. Highway 385. 10.03 a.m., Motor Vehicle Inspection, 3600 block County Road 95. 10:36 a.m., Motor Vehicle Inspection, 9300 block County Road 42. 12:20 p.m., Welfare Check, 2400 block 11th Avenue, Sidney. 12:44 p.m., Information Only, Sheriff's Office. July 6 12:02 a.m., Suspicious Vehicle,...
In 1937, the Nebraska Safety Patrol was formed to address the rising problem of crashes on our state’s roads. Eighty-five years later, that organization still stands—now known as the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP). Their mission to help keep our communities and citizens safe hasn’t wavered. But they continue to adapt the ways they carry out that mission to meet the needs of Nebraskans. As we celebrate 85 years of the NSP, let’s recognize all they do for our state. They keep us safe on the roads, pr...
Jeremiah 30: 2 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.” Over the years I’ve found myself hurrying throughout most days and finally realized I was missing some very important parts of my life by trying to accomplish too many things. I once heard said, “A journey is not only about the destination, but also about the trip.” For many years, I’ve believed life is about the experiences we have. During those years, the accumulation...
Pastor Lee and Sherry Eads Table of Grace food pantry comes to the Lodgepole, Neb., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. This will take place the second Saturday of each month, starting at 10 a.m. The Mobile Food Pantry is made possible by a collaboration with Sandhills Global and Adams Industries....
Douglass “Doug” D. Smith, age 90, of Dalton, NE passed away on July 11, 2022 at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE. Casual attire is requested for the Funeral Service which will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton, NE with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Burial will take place in the Dalton Cemetery. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Memorials may be given to the Dalton Volunteer Fire Departm...
