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The worst fears of Sidney, Nebraska, could soon come to pass if Bass Pro Shops buys Cabela's, the local retailer that employs 2,000 people in the town of 6,800. Bass Pro is one step closer to purchasing Cabela's now that it has teamed up with New York investment bank Goldman Sachs, whose private-equity branch will provide the financial muscle to do a deal, the Reuters news service reported Tuesday, without citing sources. That could be good news for Cabela's shareholders: The company's stock...
With the summer break a few short months away, the Sidney Police Department partnered with the First United Methodist Church to sponsor a bike rodeo last Saturday at Legion Park, giving children an opportunity to receive free safety gear and have their bicycle checked for mechanical issues. "It's important for kids to know about bike safety because they are on the road with other vehicles," SPD Officer Jennifer Woodis said. "And they need to realize that they should be observant of the other...
It was a split vote Tuesday evening as the Sidney City Council approved 4-1 to modify the pay grid for city employees to reflect changes to minimum wage and keep the city comparable to surrounding area employers. The modification was brought before council as an action item during their regular meeting this week, and was recommended by the city's wage and comparability consultant, Paul Essman with Capital City Concepts LLC. City Manager Ed Sadler presented the agenda item to the council. Sadler...
Nelson Edward "Ed" Williams passed September 10, 2015, in Surprise, Ariz. He was born and raised in Sturgis, S.D. to Richard B. and Ruth (Kingsbury) Williams. Ed graduated from Sturgis HS in 1955. After he graduated from college and served in Germany for three years with the U.S. Army, he married Glenice Meline from Ogallala. They lived in Lakewood, Colo. 39 years where they raised their family. He spent his entire career in the oilfield. In 1975, he became National Sales Manager for the...
Gordon Dale Glassburn, 93, of Rapid City, S.D., passed away Monday, April 25, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, S.D. Gordon was born July 7, 1922 on a farm south of Sunol to Hubert and Maude Glassburn. Six children blessed their marriage, which Gordon was the fifth child. As a teenager, his brothers and he broke horses for the Calvary at Fort Robinson during WWI and WWII. After high school, Gordon wanted to join the war but due to an asthma attack at the enlistment office, he was sent home to farm alongside his parents,...
The Gurley High School was established in 1923, with the first class of three girls receiving their diplomas of achievement in 1927. Graduation ceremonies had been held each year since that time. In 1971, the two neighboring schools of Gurley and Dalton found it necessary to merge. The new school system would represent the two communities as Leyton High School and be represented as the Warriors. A Gurley Alumni Association had been formed earlier to provide an opportunity for those graduates to assemble in memory of their school days, to renew...
A national award-winning livestock extension program is being offered for 2016 in the Nebraska Panhandle and southeast Wyoming, beginning in late June and concluding in November. The High Plains Ranch Practicum School is an in-depth ranch management school hosted jointly by the Nebraska Extension and the University of Wyoming Extension. Enrollment is limited to 35. Participants must register by June 3. Registration forms are available at HPRanchPracticum.com The High Plains Ranch Practicum is an eight-day, four-session, hands-on educational pro...
Upcoming Western Nebraska Community College Theatre presents Stop Kiss by Diana Son Apr 29 - May 1 at the WNCC Little Theatre on the Scottsbluff Campus. Stop Kiss plays Apr 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and on May 1 at 2 p.m. in the WNCC Little Theatre. Tickets are available for purchase at the WNCC Little Theatre box office one hour prior to the performance. For questions, please contact Robert Thompson Jr. at 308-635-6038 or [email protected]. … Sunday, May 1 The May meeting of Nebraska Polio Survivors Association will meet at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 1,...
Tax Freedom Day, which typically occurs in late April, according to the Tax Foundation, is the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay off its total tax bill for the year. So you may want to use this opportunity to determine if you can liberate yourself from some investment-related taxes in the future. Actually, Tax Freedom Day is something of a fiction, in practical terms, because most people pay their taxes throughout the year via payroll deductions. Also, you may not mind paying your share of taxes, because your tax...
Three Gurley girls will represent Weyerts American Legion Auxiliary at Cornhusker Girls’ State in Lincoln this June. All are juniors at Leyton High School. Hope Dykman, daughter of Wayne and Kim Dykman participates in volleyball and track, is National Honor society Treasurer and a member of Student Council, Future Farmers of America, and Letterman Club. Hope is also a member of Dryland Toughies 4-H Club and Salem Lutheran Church where she is Lutheran Youth Group Vice President. She has volunteered with Friends of the Sidney Public Library, a...
The American Legion Post No. 17 is pleased to announce that Zachary Hutchinson of Potter, and Jakob Agin of Sidney, were generously sponsored by The American Legion Post No. 17 and will join nearly 400 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhuskers Boys’ State, June 5 – 11, 2016, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths a better understanding of how city, county, and state gov...
