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In April 1906, the ground shook like never before in the San Francisco area when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devistated northern California, affecting thousands. Not many realize it, but that earthquake would also have an impact on western Nebraska as well. For as John William Hyde and his family recovered from the "big one," Hyde vowed it would be the last earthquake his family would go through. So Hyde packed up his wife Elanor and five children, looking to find a place where he could find land...
The Cheyenne County Fair continues tonight and Saturday. Highlights of the weekend include tonight's concert with the McKenzie JaLynn Band opening for Rodney Atkins. The McKenzie JaLynn Band takes the stage at 6 p.m. with Rodney Atkins scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. A fireworks show will follow the concert. The McKenzie JaLynn Band received three Nashville Universe nominations including Rising Star, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Vocal Group of the Year. They also...
He might look like a homeless man, and you'd be right, but he's not without riches of a certain definition, or a reason to get up in the morning. Monday morning, a bicyclist approached Sidney with several water bottles, and a supply cart in tow with nearly anything a cyclist might need on a multi-state ride. Harold Palmquist and his dog Daisy on on a cross-country quest, an effort to promote a nonprofit program called Veterans and Their Pets, and to bring awareness of veterans' needs. The trip...
Sheriff’s deputies in Logan County, Colo. found the subjects of an Amber Alert Wednesday evening, safely recovering a six-week old infant taken from Sidney. Sidney Police Department issued the alert Wednesday afternoon when officers and members of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services were conducting an ongoing child neglect investigation. In the process of checking on the welfare of the child, who is a ward of the state, officers discovered her parents had left Sidney in the e...
Saturday night into Sunday morning should have been a quiet period in Lodgepole. It was interrupted by a fire at the home of Teri and Dusty Payton, a fire that consumed an RV, their home and nearly all of their belongings. Teri and Dusty Payton and their children were awakened at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning to a fire. Lodgepole Volunteer Firefighters were dispatched at about 3:17 a.m., according to Wade Dickinson of the Lodgepole Fire Department. "Everybody got out," he said. He added the...
Job's Daughters International, Bethel #25 of Sidney competed in their annual state competition "Dream Big, Sparkle More, Shine Bright" Grand Session in Lincoln in June. Young ladies from the Sidney area who competed were: Amanda Beier, Janessa Carley, Josie Dowse, Grace Draper, Autumn Hartwig, Raina Hartwig, and Ginny Herboldsheimer. Bethel #25 took first place in Team Signing, signing "Nearer My God to Thee." Bethel #25 Sidney combined with Bethel #12 Kimball to compete in the Traditional Team...
