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The CH-46 "PHROG" helicopter has served America's military with honor for more than 50 years. A local veteran will be part of the ceremony when it's returned next month near Washington, D.C. On Aug. 1, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Marine Corps and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, will present a retirement ceremony for the historic aircraft. Local vet Mike Rollings of Dalton, along with several other...
Tony Christensen, 23, was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 2-6 years in prison on a pair of attempted first-degree forgery convictions. Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer sentenced him to 1-3 years for each of the counts and ordered the terms be carried out consecutively – meaning back-to-back. Weimer said Christensen would be eligible for release in 12 months. Last month, Christensen pleaded no contest to both charges. He was arrested on Jan. 29 following a joint law enforcement investigation into counterfeit money being u...
A local man accused of selling marijuana to fellow Sidney High School students had his charge dismissed late last week. Zachary Borges, 19, was arrested on Sept. 4, 2014, after an investigation by the Sidney Police Department and charged with delivery/intent to deliver controlled substance, a Class III felony. He was represented by local attorney Donald Miller. Borges, who was a member of the Red Raiders’ wrestling team and graduated in May, was arrested last fall after approximately a quarter ounce of marijuana was found in his vehicle, a...
As fundraising efforts continue for a new livestock building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds, County Commissioners unanimously approved submitting an application for a $75,000 grant this week. At a special meeting Monday, Susan Narjes, a member of the fair building committee, presented commissioners with a copy of the grant application that had been prepared for submission to the Peter Kiewit Foundation. Commissioners reviewed the 48-page application, which included a question-and-answer section, literature and an audit. Cheyenne County...
Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m., for the rest of the summer. Farmer’s Market on Saturdays July 11 through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square from 8 to 11 a.m. in Sidney Thursday, July 16 Holy Trinity’s Table of Grace Mobile Food Pantry, 254-3124, FREE food! No proof of income required. Thursday, July 16 in Sidney at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2305 San Marino. 5 p.m. – Registration - Food Distribution to follow. Sign-up for school supplies will be at each of the pantries. Cancer survivor support group meets... Full story
With U.S. servicemen and women having been continuously deployed in dangerous places around the world since the days following Sept. 11, 2001, it's a sad reality that some of those charged with defending our republic have not come home as whole as when they left. Since its formation in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project has dedicated itself to meeting the needs of those injured service members in a multitude of creative ways. The stated mission of WWP is to "foster the most successful,...
