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More road construction, on county roads this time, is in store for the Sidney area. At yesterday's commissioner meeting, County Highway Superintendent Tom Noel informed the board of plans for a maintenance asphalt overlay on County Highway 19A for some three miles west of Sidney and County Road 20 along approximately three miles west of Highway 19. The job received two bids. Werner Construction's total price was around $940,000. Simon Contractors put in a bid at about $860,000. "I was surprised," Noel said. "I thought that it would be the...
Sidney's new police chief is here and ready to get to work. Byron R. "B.J." Wilkinson was sworn in yesterday morning by District Judge Derek Weimer in Cheyenne County district court. "I feel wonderful," Wilkinson said. "The community is very welcoming and friendly." Before the swearing in, Weimer took a few moments to speak to Wilkinson about his choice to devote himself to service. "As we make decisions in our lives about what we want to do going forward in the community, we are often faced...
The scheduled closure of the underpass linking the north and south sides of Sidney on 13th Ave. was once again delayed by authorities. Last week the city announced a change in the original plans, moving the closing date to Tuesday, Aug. 6. They hoped to open the lanes again after one week. But on Tuesday they announced that the project must wait until the concrete on the south side of Illinois Street is strong enough to bear the weight of vehicles. Once this portion of construction starts, traffic will continue solely on the south side of...
Gelding Grand Champion: Seth McMillen Reserve Champion: Lacie Vach Mare Grand Champion: Paxton Wilson Reserve Champion: Jocilyn Hessler Western Pleasure Grand Champion: Seth Glass (Jr); Seth McMillen (Int); McKenzie Hixon (Sr) Reserve Champion: Paxton Wilson (Jr); Ashlyn Roelle (Int); Ethan Nelson (Sr) Pole Grand Champion: Seth Glass (Jr); Brooke Glass (Int); Wyatt McMillen (Sr) Reserve Champion: Reece Stanley (Jr); Taya McMillen (Int); Paxton Ewing (Sr) Barrel Grand Champion: Seth Glass (Jr); Brooke Glass (Int); Paxton Ewing (Sr) Reserve...
If you're old enough to remember what it was like when the United States won the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, you'll have an idea what it was like in India when that nation won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. Although there was a strain of political satisfaction that ran through the American defeat of the old Soviet Union at Lake Placid - India's joy in victory over Sri Lanka two years ago was born more of a pure love of sport and country. And most especially...
