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Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo 2016 Queen Ashylnn Roelle has assisted with events all over the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds this week. Beginning with displaying the American Flag at the rodeo Wednesday....
Roaring sounds echoed through the fairgrounds Thursday when Monster Truck Racing League (MTRL) rolled into town to perform at the Cheyenne County Fair. This is the second year for the monster truck event, and with stands at the fairgrounds full, seems to be growing in popularity. Line up for the truck show this year included monster trucks Jailbird, Wicked Sickness and Venom. Mark Andrew is the driver and owner of three beefed up monster trucks. The one he said he brought to the Sidney show,...
Sidney’s City Council will be considering a plan for demolition of the swimming pool on Toledo Street when it meets Tuesday, its last meeting for the month. The old pool, replaced with the Sidney Aquatic Center, which opened this spring, went out of service in part because of increased leaks and concerns over related expenses. The pool was Sidney’s second, replacing the Bertrun O’Conner pool which sat near the Legion Baseball Field in what was the center of Legion Park. That pool was fille...
A Loaded grain truck was struck by a train when it stalled on the tracks near Gurley Wednesday night. According to the Cheyenne County Sheriffs office accident report, a Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train with thirty five cars and two engines was traveling north on a single track at approximately 46 miles an hour, when it struck the tractor trailer driven by Herbert Beck of Greenville North Carolina. Cheyenne County Sheriff John Jensen said, “the driver was out of the vehicle at the time of the collision.” Loaded with wheat, the tractor tra...
Francis E. Hedglin, 86 of Sidney, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Mr. Hedglin’s care and funeral arrangements....
It was the "Amazing Race" all over Sidney earlier this week, when members of the Sidney High School cross country team could be seen crisscrossing town in sometimes unusual ways. The exercise, inspired by the popular television show "Amazing Race," was carried out for the second year to give team members a fun activity. Team building was also a big part of the day, said Donna Wiedeburg. During the race, team members went (ran) from place to place, following clues and instructions found at four...
SCOTTSBLUFF - Sidney’s 10-and-under Cal Ripkin team got off to a rough start in Babe Ruth Regional Tournament action here this week, but showed it can complete strongly with the best teams in the tournament. Sidney played defending regional champion Minnesota Thursday in its second tournament game and led 4-0 after four innings. But Minnesota deployed the strength is used to rise to the top of the heap last year, eventually winning 16-6. Sidney opened play against North Dakota, losing 12-4. S...
