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Workers have now poured the west section of street between Newton and Linden St. on 10th Ave. Traffic is rerouted onto 13th Ave. while this main thoroughfare is replaced....
Cheyenne County will issue $32 million in conduit bonds on behalf of Sidney Regional Medical Center in order to fund its new building project. The public hearing in this matter, held on Monday, was moved from the commissioner meeting room to the district courtroom to accommodate all of the community members and hospital representatives in attendance. “We got off previously on the wrong foot when we were talking about this originally a month or two ago,” said Jason Petik, CEO of SRMC. Some of the commissioners were irked when SRMC asked the cou...
After dealing with angry neighbors and dust problems due to the high traffic near gravel pits within the city’s zone of influence, Sidney began charging a road fee to area operators. So far, the city has charged Croell Redi Mix, the company which moved into what was formerly the Kielian pit, $1,000 per month for road maintenance for its first three months of operations. Croell’s operation is located a half mile south of the intersection of County Roads 20 and 117, east of Sidney. Another gravel pit within the city’s two mile zoning juris...
Katie and Jeff Meyer of Lincoln are the proud parents of a baby girl. Natalie Elaine Meyer was born in Lincoln on June 21st, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. Grandparents are Jamie and Clem Schumacher of Sidney, and Marjorie Meyer and Marvin Meyer of Sidney. Great grandparents are Norma Jean and Maynard Schumacher of Sidney and Jody and Dale Farmer of Gothenburg and Eileen Meyer of Gering....
From left, Dave Collins from KSID Radio, representing the businesses which participate in Dress Down Days each month, and Margaret Lienemann of the Ladies Chamber, present a check for $920.69 to Doris Jensen, board member of the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. The funds will be used to buy new curtains and update the electrical system in the cabins at the camp....
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer (through Sept.) from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Any vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. The Sidney Public Library will be CLOSED Mon., August 11th through Sat., August 16th for maintenance and inventory Thursday, August 7 The Sidney High School Class of 1974 will hold a planning meeting on Thursday, August 7, 7 p.m at The Hillside Grill. Any questions, please call 308-249-5869. Friday, August 8 A Night of Hope...
Dear Editor, As most of us realize, cell phone use has now replaced about one third of all land-lines that were in use in America just a few years ago. When 911 is called from a land-line, the exact location where that call is made from is known almost immediately. This is not the case with cell phone calls, especially when they are made inside a structure where their GPS location is masked. Critical information has to then be gathered by the 911 dispatcher, and in some critical circumstances, those seconds or minutes spent confirming where...
As children head back to school in September, a disturbing new trend is emerging. Young children are suffering from back pain much sooner than generations before them. A major contributing factor seems to be a heavy backpack. Most parents (and children) are unaware of the potential injury that heavy backpacks can cause. A news release by the American Physical Therapy Association in April 2009 revealed that more than 50 percent of children surveyed carry backpacks that are too heavy. If a backpack is stuffed with heavy books and/or worn incorrec...
Jordan Namuth of Rod's Welding sees a pitch he likes in his team's first round game against Points West/Shirt Tales Monday night at the Community Center Fields. Points West/Shirt Tales to the Loser's Bracket. Men's Tournament Bracket Winner's Bracket Buffalo Point vs. Rod's Welding - Tuesday, 6:15 pm on Field 1 Runza vs. Peetz Coop - Tuesday, 6:15 pm on Field 2 Loser's Bracket (Elimination Games) Points West/Shirt Tales vs. Loser of Runza/Peetz Coop - Tuesday, 7:15 pm (Field 1) Guns N Hoses vs....
