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  • Master plan for east Sidney development unveiled

    Caitlin Sievers|Aug 20, 2013

    The grand vision for Sidney involves curving streets and wide walkways framing new housing developments to allieviate the city's chronic shortage. Last night, a special meeting of Sidney's planning commission and city council convened to view the initial plans for east Sidney. As outlined, the grassland east of Ft. Sidney Rd. will feature a large housing tract and a new location for Sidney Regional Medical Center, as well as the consolidated K-4 elementary school, if approved. Much of the land b... Full story

  • Sidney man to be arraigned on distribution charges

    Floyd Brandt|Aug 20, 2013

    A Sidney man faces two charges of distribution of marijuana after a Western Nebraska Intelligence & Narcotics Group Task Force investigation. Alfredo Balandran, age 39, of is accused of the class III felonies following a tip to the force that they could purchase an eighth of an ounce of marijuana. WING personel met with the informant and provided $50 in buy money to purchase the drug from Balandran. After making the deal in a garage near 13th Ave. and Newton St., the informant presented the marijuana to task force members who had observed the... Full story

  • Good old-fashioned whistleblowing

    Dave Faries|Aug 20, 2013

    I’m certain Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden fully believed at one point or another they were standing up for something important. Snowden’s revelations have, indeed, ignited a national debate and pinned the Obama administration and its promise of transparency to the ropes. Manning’s message of a war gone wrong failed to stir the same passion, though polls show a majority of Americans are still waiting for that quick end to our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. On the other hand, Snowden contradicted his concern for liberties broken by hi...

  • Back to School

    Dave Faries|Aug 20, 2013