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At 9:20 Thursday morning, Nella Tucker of Lodgepole pulled into the Sidney Perkins parking lot. As she did so, the accelerator reportedly stuck on her 2008 Kia Sedona mini van, sending her vehicle hard into the restaurant's wall, according to Police Chief Joe Aikens. The incident resulted in a sizable dent in the side of the building, causing insulation to spill out into the interior of the restaurant. Approximately $6000 worth of damage was done to the building. The vehicle received about... Full story
An update to the city's energy conservation code was cause for debate at Tuesday's city council meeting. Troubled by an incomplete understanding of its requirements, the body looked for more information—and time—before making a decision. Sidney's Chief Building Inspector, Brad Rowan, introduced Ordinance 1700, adopting the 2012 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code. This code would regulate and govern energy efficient building practices and the installation of energy efficient mechanical lighting in the City of Sidney and in... Full story
Between the federal government and international bodes, the organic farmer faces a unique set of regulations. South of Sidney along the Colorado border, however, three families are navigating the challenges with success. Fresh Wind Farms on County Road 8 has found a market for organic eggs, selling them to a small but growing number of people in the Sidney community. To meet the requirements, their chickens must receive organic feed—an often expensive prospect. Fortunately, a neighboring farm s...
Authorities say two Pennsylvania men have been arrested and 127 pounds of marijuana has been seized along Interstate 80 in the Nebraska Panhandle. The Nebraska State Patrol says the two were taken into custody just off the Sidney exit on Thursday evening. The patrol says a trooper reported smelling marijuana when he was checking on a sport utility vehicle that had stopped. The patrol says the pot, a pound of hashish and a small amount of cocaine were found during a search of the SUV. Troopers arrested 23-year-old Kenneth Turner, of Pittsburgh,...
Neither Bailey Miller nor McKenzie Hixon every expected a brush with royalty. When Miller, a Dalton native and freshman at Leyton High School, learned she had been selected as Cheyenne County Fair Queen, she hardly believed the news. "Oh my gosh," she gasped. Hixon, a Sidney sophomore named as Lady in Waiting, was equally astonished. "This is really happening to me," she decided after a moment out of breath. The pair heard on July 12 of their appointment. They will be officially crowned on...