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There were tears, smiles, laughter and quiet memories as local farmers gathered for one last chance to return a favor to one known to give to anyone who had a need. Life seldom ends on a schedule. Too often family get that phone call no parent wants to answer. From that point, life changes. The son or daughter is no longer walking among the living. Conversations become like retrieving memories from a shelf. In the course of moving forward, there comes addressing the details of when everyone...
The Unified Command announced July 14 that there are four more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Panhandle area. The four include a woman in her 50s in Deuel County (Community Spread), a man in his 60s in Morrill County (Community Spread), a woman in her 50s in Scotts Bluff (unknown origin) and a man in his 20s (unknown origin). The Panhandle Public Health Department also announced a community exposure site at Cedar Lanes in Sidney. The PPHD encourages anyone who was at the business between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. July 8 to monitor for...
Gladys Lucille (Pike) Trump, in her 89th year, went home to our Heavenly Father on Sunday, July 12th, 2020. Gladys was born August 5th, 1930, on a farm Northeast of Oshkosh, NE to Maude (Blausey) Pike and Albert Pike. She attended a small country school, Lone Star, and worked (yes, real work) on the family farm. She married the love of her life, Charles Frank Trump, on June 5th, 1950, and loved to tell the story of when they first met during a hay field wildfire. To this union, they were...
Dear Editor: In response to the two letters by Christina Boggess, who is a non-resident of our communities or school district. My children and grandchildren received a great education through the Leyton School, and now my great-grands are receiving a great education at Leyton. I resent the ‘tearing down’ down of our communities and school system by anyone and especially by a non-resident. I am proud of our communities and our school. All Leyton patrons, parents, taxpayers, etc receive a monthly newsletter from the school which includes the min...
To the passing motorist, that creature running alongside the car, then darting into the field is a harmless creature of semi-arid desert. They appear to have almost chipmunk-like qualities that from a distance implies pet potential. To the farmer and rancher, the story is often much different with negative results. A quick search on prairie dogs defines the four-legged animal as “gregarious ground squirrel that lives in interconnected burrows that may cover many acres." It is native to the g...
SIDNEY — A $100,000 grant from the Sidney Community Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of Nebraska Community Foundation, will result in expanded offerings and opportunities for Sidney High School students involved in the Career Pathways program. Developed in 2017 by Superintendent Jay Ehler and his team, the Career Pathways program is providing real-life skills and work experiences to Sidney High School students. Currently, the program includes introductory and intermediate courses, capstone classes, job shadowing and internships within s...
OMAHA — Beginning today and for a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. At the same time, there continues to be an urgent need for blood donations as hospitals resume surgeries and treatments that require blood products. Creek Valley High School is hosting a scholarship blood drive on Monday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fire Hall. To schedule an appointment, call or text Nolan a...
Lincoln – Families of individuals with disabilities were informed in May that many would no longer receive Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) at the Munroe-Meyer Institute that is vital for children with disabilities starting in September. ABA is an evidence-based practice that helps children with disabilities address deficits in social skills or self-care skills, or other behavioral concerns. This elimination of services came because of low reimbursement rates from Amerigroup, and Optum/UBH’s Commercial Plan (they are continuing with their Med...
Troy E. Bayne, age 49, of Sidney, NE passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 in Sidney. Cremation has been held. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials are being established. You may view Troy’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Troy’s care and funeral arrangements....
If I remember right, this is a statement most recently connected with programs like Challenge Day and Sidney High School’s Unified Raiders. It might sound soft and all goody-feelie, but it has a lot of impact. It also has a lot of current relevance. Somehow, we have become a society where we are treated right, or we are offended. What happened to our great-grandparents is as important as what happened to us 10 minutes ago. The middle ground is increasingly hard to find. I’ve had discussions wit...
As a rancher and also the father of four boys, we spend the majority of our time outside. I’m told being a male is a real benefit to the efficiency of being able to answer nature’s call…when out in nature. During the potty-training phase each one of my cowpokes had to quickly learn how to deal with home toilets, public toilets or no toilets at all. Initially it’s simply enough to just get the job done. Not too far down the line, I’ve noticed each one of my cowpokes have had personal contests...
We live in a time when fear is prevalent. Fear of a virus, fear of being called a racist, fear that something written or said years ago will return to destroy, fear of taking a wrong turn in a city and ending up on the receiving end of mob violence. As chaos becomes increasingly the norm, many are wondering how we got here and what we can do to get things back to a semblance of normalcy. You may not like the answers. We got ourselves here. All of us. We were so consumed with our day to day...
It’s unfortunate, but true: During this period of economic uncertainty, one of the busiest “industries” has been financial scamming. But it goes on even during normal times, too, so you’ll want to know what to look for, and how to defend yourself. For starters, just how widespread is financial fraud? Consider this: In 2019, more than 3.2 million fraud cases were reported to the Federal Trade Commission, with identity theft being the most common type of fraud, accounting for about one-fif...
Last week, many evenings were spent protecting my plants under the patio because of bad weather warnings. No one likes bad weather, but it is nice that we have warnings to prepare us a little ahead of time. Life is not all sunshine. Neither is it all bad weather. But life, which Jesus says is like a house, must be ready for all weather. In Matthew 7:24-25 Jesus tells us, “Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds b...
The Sidney Seniors defeated the Akron Rams 18U Saturday by a score of 11-1, bringing their record to 6-6 for the season as of July 11. Later Saturday, Sidney defeated the Buckley Bombers varsity 7-2, and faced Chadron Tuesday evening. Sidney also defeated the Sheridan County Regulators 8-2 on July 10, lost to the Bridgeport Bombers 7-3 on July 7, and to the Platte Valley Companies Gering 18U by a score of 6-2. Sidney defeated the Bridgeport Bombers June 24 by a score of 9-1, lost to the Platte...
Bethel #25 of Sidney, NE of Job’s Daughters International competed in their annual state competition “Find the Music Within” Grand Session virtually this past week. While the Arts & Crafts competitions were not held, Bethel #25 still competed in music, signing and ritual contests. Grand Bethel Honored Queen for the state of Nebraska Janessa Carley won first place in the Knowledge Competition senior division with a perfect score! Raina Hartwig placed third in Individual Signing and recei...
Months in the works, the Sidney City Council is closing in on a decision for its new city manager, announcing three finalists for the position in the June 9 meeting. The council announced David Scott of Sidney, Pamela Caskie of Sevierville, Tenn., and Jeff Wells of Fort Morgan, CO., as the finalists. Scott has been employed with the City of Sidney as finance director since May of 2017, having moved to Sidney from Alaska. Jeff Wells is a former city manager for city of Fort Morgan. On May 20, 201...
Due to Sidney High School's delayed graduation this Saturday July 18th and the availability of lifeguards and staff, The Sidney Aquatic Center will be closed to celebrate this year's graduating class. The Aquatic Center will reopen for regular scheduled hours Sunday July 19th. Information for the Aquatic Center can be found at www.cityofsidney.org.... Full story
The Sidney School District approved an agreement with Education Service Unit (ESU) 13 for the Valley Alternative Learning Transitioning School (VALTS). VALTS is a program designed “to provide alternative ways for students to achieve high school graduation." The program includes methods to ensure students have reached or surpassed the district and/or state performance assessments. The mission of VALTS is to empower students to meet the challenges of a changing world. The philosophy is based u...
