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Articles from the August 13, 2016 edition


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  • Senator Deb Fischer to visit Sidney, talk with local constituents

    Don Ogle|Aug 13, 2016

    United States Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska is holding a Community Coffee to speak with area constituents as part of a tour reaching out to Nebraskans over the summer recess. Fischer will be at the Coffee Corner in Sidney Monday (Aug. 15) from 2:30-3:30 p.m. During the gathering, Sen. Fischer will update attendees on current senate legislation and review other items pertinant to Nebraskans and the country. A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Fischer is chairman of the Senate...

  • A place where new and old meet

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Aug 13, 2016

    New growth seems to be everywhere in Cheyenne County. In the forefront of one particular part of this new growth sits very old history, pre-dating the historic times Sidney is better known for. Before the Gold Rush and the battle for the west, there were per-historic tribes that called Cheyenne County home, and the skeletal remains quietly buried beneath our growing community still have stories to tell. It was story that remained buried until 1992, when a couple of joggers spotted the skull of...

  • Ralph Krauter

    Aug 13, 2016

    Ralph Krauter, 84 of Sidney, and a longtime Dalton area farmer died died early Monday morning, August 8, 2016 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are planned. He will be inurned at the Dalton Cemetery with his parents. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Krauter family....