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The Sidney Planning Commission gave its approval this week for a retail-oriented business to set up shop at the Sidney Business Park. The City Council will now consider the request and make a final decision. Bomgaars, which has a store located along Fort Sidney Road in Sidney, submitted a letter to the commission requesting a lot at the business park be rezoned to allow retail operations. The initial three lots of the 90-acre development, which were final platted earlier this year, are designated M-2 Heavy Industrial. Because the city’s z...
China One Buffet on Silverberg Drive in Sidney has re-opened under new management. The husband and wife team of Jing Song and XiaoYan Chen are excited about making changes to the restaurant while being a part of the community. "We are originally from New York," Chen said. "My husband learned to cook in New York and then we moved to Oklahoma." Before moving to Sidney, the family operated a larger business in Oklahoma for several years. "We wanted to move to a small town to raise our kids, so we...
A decision on which company will be awarded the contract to construct a new livestock building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds will likely be made next month, after a final design is agreed upon and the funds raised for the project are collected. Members of the Fair Building Committee have been working for more than a year to replace the current livestock structure that is in poor condition. While documentation proves it to be at least 60 years old, its actual age likely precedes that by a decade or two, committee members have said. Nearly...
Janessa Carley was recently installed as Honored Queen of Job's Daughters International, Bethel #25 for the Fall 2015 term. Other elected officers installed were: Senior Princess, Autumn Hartwig; Junior Princess, Jordan Cook; Guide, Josie Dowse; and Marshal, Ginny Herboldsheimer. Appointed officers installed were: Chaplain, Raina Hartwig; Recorder, Amanda Beier; First Messenger, Lorien DeMasters; Second Messenger, Jolene Oliverius; Fourth Messenger, Kate Huson; and Fifth Messenger, Abby Heller....
The 2015 NREA Youth Energy Leadership Camp was held from July 13-17 at the 4-H Camp in the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. There were 61 campers from 25 member systems with 13 counselors and eight junior counselors. Attendees sponsored by Wheat Belt PPD were: Elizabeth Lindahl, Tim McClung, Diana Sifuentez and counselor, Dan Westman. Regional experts from Custer PPD, NREA, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District and NPPD provided workshops, demonstrations and presentations addressing many of the issues affecting the rural...
The Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce is holding a raffle to benefit the High Point Welcome Center of Western Nebraskaand its operation expenses. Tickets are $10 each. The winner will receive two tickets to the Nebraska vs. Wisconsin football game Oct. 10 and a two-night stay at the Downtown Holiday Inn-Lincoln. The weekend package is valued at more than $880. The winner will be drawn Sept. 10 during the Eagles Hamburger Night. Ticket holders need not be present to win. Tickets are available at the chamber office, High Point Welcome...
Stanley Russell, age 49 of Chappell, appeared for sentencing on July 21 before Judge Derek Weimer in Cheyenne County District Court on a charge of Driving on a Revoked License, a class IV felony. Russell received 20-60 months incarceration and had his driver’s license revoked for 15 years.... Full story
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held its latest outing at Rolling Green Golf Club in Morrill. First place and two birdies went to the team of Mary Nielsen, Dee Vogel, Myrna Carroll and Donna Meier. Coming in second was the team of Gina Briggs, Sylvia Debus, Norma Perkins and Rose Jacoby. Taking third were Sandy Huckfeldt, Jill Wozniak, Judie Brighton and Pat Rogers, while the team of Sheri Dobrinski, Londa Maron, Beth Korell and Jan Bashaw finished fourth. The team of Vickie Nemnich, Claudia Benda, Joy Eberhardt and Chris... Full story
CHAPPELL – Despite being 12 days removed from its last competitive game, the Sidney American Legion senior team quickly shook off the rust Monday night en route to splitting a doubleheader with a strong Buckley team. As a final tuneup for the Class B, Area 7 District tournament, which will gets underway Friday afternoon at Legion Park, Sidney was edged by the Bombers 5-4 in the opener but came back strong in the nightcap to record a 9-4 win. Sidney coach Ray Witt decided before the game to u...
