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Camp Lookout in Sidney is being restored by the Boothill Cemetery Committee. The house known as Camp Lookout is located on the corner of Elm Street and 10th Avenue on the north side of Sidney. It was built in 1867 to provide shelter for soldiers from Fort Sedgwick, Colo. The soldiers set up an outpost along Lodgepole Creek to protect railroad workers working on the Union Pacific. Later, known as the Sidney Barracks, it eventually became a lodging facility and then a private residence. This...
After 16 years as the city manager of Sidney, Gary Person tendered his resignation at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Person's resignation comes amid a controversy that in recent months enveloped two other high-ranking city employees. City Clerk Geri Anthony, who has been employed with the city for nearly 50 years, was appointed the interim city manager while a long-term plan is drafted. Person's tenure as the chief executive of the city, which began in 1999, was the longest since Sidney... Full story
The Village of Dix was awarded $616,000 for improvements to its water system. Funding for the project is being provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s water and waste disposal loan and grant program. The grant will cover the total cost of developing a new well, well house and well control system, along with the replacement of aging water mains and valves. Natalie Furrow, a USDA community programs specialist, said the project will serve the Village of Dix in the present and for years to come. The community p...
Equations for public education funding vary among states and can be complicated. A Lincoln-based, non-partisan policy institute is hoping to pull the veil back. On Monday, representatives from the Open Sky Policy Institute stopped into Sidney to explain the state's school finance policy at a Rotary Club meeting. Tiffany Joekel, the organization's policy director, said her group compiles data and research for lawmakers and citizens to use as tools. Earlier this year, Nebraska legislators passed...
The Wide Awake Circle of the King's Daughters in Sidney, which was founded in 1891, is preparing for its annual donation drive. The charity provides various types of assistance for those in the Sidney area. The King's Daughters have contributed to rent, utilities and medical bills. Members of the King's Daughters also make baskets for new mothers that include onesies, diapers, blankets and socks and shoes. These baskets are then given to new mothers who might not have access to necessities for...
Dorothy N. Loebe, 87 of Sidney, passed away at Sidney Regional Medical Center on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Dorothy's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given in Dorothy's name to the Cheyenne County Community Center.... Full story
Ongoing Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for the rest of the summer. The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8 -11 a.m. The Bridge Marathon will begin playing again in September. Each pair plays once a month with different opponent and keeps a cumulative score through May. There is a fee to play which is donated to the Office for Mentally Retarded for their projects. If you would like to play, call Lynn Poppen at (308) 254-0704 or Kathy Mattoon (308) 2... Full story
The Panhandle Senior Ladies’ Golf Association held its latest outing at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney. First place with three birdies went to the team of Terry Korell, Phyllis Greenwood, Jane Holechek and Vickie Nemnich. The group of Alene Schilz, DeAnna Funk, Gail Magers and Myrna Carroll took second place and scored two birdies, while third place went to the team of Rose Jacoby, Norma Perkins, Dee Vogel and Peggy Eberspecher, who had 3 birdies. The team of Janice DeBoer, Terry Espinoza, Beth Korell and Shelly Neinhueser had two birdies. T...
