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Sidney resident and long-time Sidney High School English teacher Dorothy Holloway celebrated her 101st birthday with family and friends Monday afternoon. Although Holloway is originally from Wyoming, she has made a lasting mark in Sidney and in the Sidney Public Schools, where she taught for 30 years. She also became an everlasting part of Sidney High when a drawing of her horse was selected for the school's new Red Raider logo in 1967. A picture was taken of her riding her American Saddlebred...
After a year of preparations, then 10 days full of events, members of the Cheyenne County Fair Board can now pause to catch their breaths. That is, until they begin work next month on the 2016 fair. Kip Miller, the board’s treasurer, attended a County Commissioners’ meeting on Monday to deliver a report on this year’s fair, which was held last month. A monster truck event on Wednesday, July 22 was well attended, he said. It was the first time the fair hosted the event – it replaced a night of live musical entertainment in past years – and t...
A hearing on the appeal of a 30-day jail sentence handed down to Sidney Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson is scheduled for Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the District Court of Cheyenne Court. Wilkinson, who is on paid administrative leave, pleaded no contest on July 17 to a single misdemeanor charge of obstructing government operations. While he was initially ordered to begin serving his jail term at the Cheyenne County Jail on Monday, Aug. 3, the appeal process has put that on hold. Wilkinson will not serve any time until a final decision on the appeal of...
Getting ready for your children to head back to school? Take a look through your child’s book shelf and donate the gently used children’s books your family no longer reads to the Friends of the Sidney Public Library. All books collected will be distributed to local businesses for the use of their youngest patrons while they are waiting for appointments or for business to be completed. “One of our organization’s goals is to promote literacy throughout the community,” said Lisa Davis, president of the Friends of the Sidney Public Library....
The Cheyenne County Leadership Class presented a $916.71 check to Tim Linemann to help the Table of Grace Mobile Food Pantry purchase school supplies for area students for the upcoming school year. To take part in the free, school supply distribution, contact Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at (308) 254-3124. Pictured, from left, are: Jody Kearney, Bev Arellano, Tim Linemann, Matt Heinz and Clay Keane.... Full story
A single-vehicle crash in Wyoming last week resulted in the death of 34-year-old Sidney resident Daniel T. Poole. The crash occurred on July 29 at about 10:35 p.m. on Interstate 25 approximately seven miles south of Douglas, Wyo. Poole was the front-seat passenger in a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by his wife, 28-year-old Brittany Poole. Daniel and Brittany Poole were reported to be arguing while traveling north on I-25, according to Sgt. David Wagener of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. At one point during the argument, Daniel Poole reached over and...
Bill D. Hammond, 95 of Sidney, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, in the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 7th in the First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Graveside inurnment with Military Honors will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Bill’s register book and to drop off condolences for the family. You may view Bill’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www... Full story
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Zachary Weiderspon, a native of Sidney, received a MHA-Health Management and Policy degree from the University of Iowa at the close of the spring 2015 semester. About 5,100 students received degrees from the university during the spring ceremonies....
Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m., for the rest of the summer. Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, July 11 through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square from 8 to 11 a.m. in Sidney Sunday, Aug. 9 Worship In The Park with us this Sunday! Sidney First United Methodist Church is leaving the building for Sunday morning worship this Sunday, Aug. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Gardens Gazebo in Legion Park. Following the service we will have a Pot-Luck Dinner in the Picnic Shelter by the Pond. Bring a dish to share, lawn c... Full story
The Cheyenne County Adult Co-Ed Softball League playoffs got underway Monday night at Legion park.... Full story
