Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1 - 4 of 4
One of the projects is on County Road 139 or Weyerts Road one mile north of Highway 30 near Lodgepole for the construction of a box culvert. This road had a temporary culvert in place since 2010 when it was washed out by a storm. The road will not be closed off during the construction. Construction on this project will take around 40 working days. This is a federally funded project at a price of $277,000. The second project will replace a culvert on County Road 79 between County Road 8 and County Road 12, southwest of Sidney. This road will be...
Bringing the rest of the nation to the Nebraska point of view is Bart McLeay's first priority in his bid for U.S. Senate in 2014. McLeay in running for many of the same reason as his fellow Republicans. "I was concerned about where our country was going," McLeay said. "And what we would be leaving our children and grandchildren." McLeay thinks that the answer to turning the country in the right direction is fixing the budget. "I have an accounting degree and a business background and believe I...
The Cheyenne County Community Center is offering more services and serving more people than ever. So Mike Namuth, Director of CCCC, spoke with the Sidney city council on Tuesday about future needs, recreation enrollment and services. Namuth is reviewing possible expansion plans for the CCCC. The center is considering the costs of possible growth to the north and east, or moving into the old hospital once the new one is completed. "I can't tell you any way anyone would be leaning," Namuth said....
William ‘Billy Dixon began his life’s journey on September 25, 1850 in Ohio County, West Virginia. His father, an emigrant and adventurer, had crossed the Atlantic to settle in America and had taken a Native American woman as his wife. At age 12 Billy Dixon was orphaned. After the deaths of his parents, Billy lived with an uncle in Missouri until age 13 when he struck out on his own, following the Missouri River northward. His life on the river eventually found him at Fort Leavenworth in Kan...