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RAIDER CROSS COUNTRY UNDERWAY — The Red Raider Cross Country team held their scrimmage last Thursday as they look to continue their dominance of Class C while Head Coach Donna Wiedeburg gets her athletes ready for their competition at Scottsbluff on Thursday August 26....
Developing a community has at least two factors: employment opportunities, and available homes. Employers have their signs out seeking additional staff. The challenge now is where will they live. RDG Planning and Design, who was also contracted to updated the City of Sidney Master Plan, recently presented findings on its housing study. The study defines the types of households in Sidney, costs of houses, income levels of people seeking and purchasing homes and types of homes needed. “Melissa N...
It’s the beginning of the school year, and that means FFA is back, too! Sunday, August 29th will be a welcome-back picnic for members and alumni of the Creek Valley FFA chapter, complete with ice cream and information. Our FFA “Sundaes on Sunday” will be from 5-6 pm at the Chappell Pool Park (weather permitting) or in the Creek Valley Ag Building. New & returning FFA members are invited to join us for forms, schedules, and events, and this year we are inviting any community members interested in FFA Alumni to join us as well for the progr...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners were given a new challenge in managing wildlife in the area. On Monday, Aug. 16, the commissioners were told each county will have to finance the full cost of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife specialist that had been a shared cost. Wildlife Specialist Matt Anderson and Jerry Feist met with the commissioners on Aug. 16 to discuss the contract with the USDA. Feist said procedures are changing in the USDA, and the cost-sharing program...
The Sidney City Council and department managers met Aug. 17 to discuss the 2021-2022 budget. The meeting included a presentation by City Manager David Scott on the two recent years. “The last few fiscal year's budgets have been challenging. In fiscal years 2019 and 2020 there were large budget cuts across the board as property tax revenue was reduced due to large decreases in the city's full value determination (assessed value),” Scott said in his presentation to the council. He added that som...
— Calvin Borgmann, Weston Neumann and Coy Rosenbaum find a seat during the Sidney High School Athletics downtown event Saturday. The night included a live concert, food court, and cornhole games.Proceeds supported the Sidney High School athletics programs....
Larry C. Martin, 84, former resident of Dalton, died August 13, 2021 at his home in Salem, Oregon. He was born in Dalton, Nebraska on December 20, 1936 to John Clifford “Cliff” and Edna [Ewing] Martin. His father Cliff was the village blacksmith from 1934 to 1945, taking over the blacksmith shop after the death of his father Herman. Larry’s mother Edna was the daughter of Ed and Maude Ewing who operated E. S. Ewing’s grocery store in Dalton from about 1916 to 1945. Larry attended Dalton School...
Virginia M. Hossle, 99, of Omaha, NE and formerly of Sidney, NE passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021 in Omaha. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m.Friday, September 17, 2021, in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Cremation has been held. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-6:00 p.m. To sign...
Virgil J. Frerichs, age 78, of Lodgepole, NE passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Sidney, NE. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 27, 2021 in Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lodgpole, NE with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Inurnment will be in the St. Johns Cemetery in Lodgepole. Cremation has been held. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-6:00 P.M. to sign Vir...
It’s difficult to write about events in Afghanistan because the situation is fluid. I write this column on weekends and with things in Kabul changing on a daily basis, the news we all get is ever changing. But one thing that has not changed for me this week is the outrage I feel over the way America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has been handled by the Biden administration. Aside from the devastating impact the situation has had, and will continue to have for years, on American foreign pol...
The cancel culture runs strong in America today. The cancel culture seeks to destroy anyone who dissents from the political agenda of the Left. For instance, after My Pillow founder, Mike Lindell, publicly questioned the election results of 2020, he was ditched by 20 retailers who refused to continue selling his products. If Thomas Jefferson lived today, he would likely find himself being cancelled by Google and having his account suspended by Facebook. Those who seek to regulate truth on the...
Like most people, you may have several financial goals. But can you reach them all? It would be simple if you had great wealth. But you’ll likely need to rank your goals in terms of their importance to your life and then follow appropriate strategies to achieve them. By doing so, you may end up getting pretty close to covering each of your objectives, in one way or another. When prioritizing your goals, consider following this process: • Identify goals as “must have” or “nice to have.” Making sure you don’t outlive your resources is a must-hav...
Joel Ahrens, Sidney Location Manager, delivers a presentation on the latest innovations in products and techniques and how these will help during this year's harvest at the Thursday, Aug. 19, "2021 Combine Optimization Clinic," hosted by 21st Century Equipment. Additionally, guest speakers and Product Specialists detailed their new products and talked about the challenges facing the local agricultural community. They also discussed machine optimization and offered expert assistance and advice...
YORK – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected four farmers to serve leadership roles at its recent board meeting on Aug. 19. The leadership roles are effective immediately and are yearlong in duration, with the possibility to be reelected. Jay Reiners, At Large Director, was elected as chairman of the board. Reiners farms near Juniata, where he grows field corn, seed corn and soybeans. He has been farming for over 30 years and is the fourth generation managing the family farm. He graduated with an associate’s degree in general agriculture fro...
LINCOLN — Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, along with Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson of Pennsylvania, the ranking member of the house ag committee, joined university leaders on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus Friday for a town hall about the present and future of agriculture — and Nebraska’s important role in both. NU President Ted Carter, UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green and NU Vice President and Harlan Vice Chancellor for UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Mike Boehm joined Fortenberry and Thompson for a tele-town hall about the import...
The Lady Raiders Volleyball Team had their inter-squad scrimmage Friday afternoon, and the girls are primed for yet another State Tournament appearance. Sidney Head Coach Julie Smith returns for her second season and will make sure the girls are prepared for an away match against the Sterling Lady Tigers on Thursday before starting the battle against their Nebraska rivals this season....
The Red Raider Football team held their annual scrimmage Friday evening, and the boys looked ready to deliver big hits and are eager for their opener against Bridgeport on Friday. New Head Coach Todd Ekart looks to turn around and get the Red Raiders competitive and playoff-bound....
Grand Marshals for the upcoming 2021 Potter Days celebration are Phil and Evie Miller, longtime residents of the Potter Community. Potter Days will be held September 2, 4 and 5. Phil was born in Sidney, NE. At age seven, he moved with his family, from Gurley NE to Sidney. Phil graduated from Sidney High School in 1964 and attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO. Evie was born in Sidney also, and graduated from Potter High School in 1962, and the Central Business College in Denver...
Of the many changes that occurred with the announcement of the coronavirus in 2020, the need for children to have an advocate in the court system remains. Krista Bruns, director of PlainsWest CASA, met with the Cheyenne County Commissioners on Aug. 16 to update the board on the program. She said the need for volunteer advocates has not changed; how the services were delivered sometimes involved creativity. “We were really creative with COVID,” Bruns told the commissioners. The creativity is a r...
When we were kids, we looked at heroes as someone superhuman; someone who wears a cape and is faster than a speeding bullet. As we get older, we realize a real-life hero is so much more. A real-life hero is admired for their courage and noble qualities. This is someone we can count on no matter what the circumstance. Someone who is selfless and humble. The hero of this story is Tony Balandran, who traded his cape for an EMS uniform and many other hats. Tony is known throughout the panhandle for...
High Plains Arts Council announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $$6,452.00 by the Nebraska Arts Council. This grant will support our upcoming 2021-2022 season. Nebraska Arts Council Executive Director Suzanne Wise commented, “High Plains Arts Council contributes a great deal to the advancement of the arts in Sidney and the surrounding communities. We commend the work being done by organizations such as the High Plains Arts Council because the arts are important to the education and quality of life for all Nebraskans.” Sidney HPA...
In the next year, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make its most important decision regarding abortion law and states’ rights in over a quarter-century. The Court’s ruling could overturn Roe v. Wade and give states more latitude in passing pro-life initiatives, including legislation limiting abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision deprived Nebraska and other states of the authority to prohibit abortions before a baby can viabl...
August 12 12:46 am, Agency Assist, 46 EB Interstate 80 12:49 am, Suspicious Activity, Sidney High School, 19th Ave. 1:48 am, Welfare Check, Country Inns & Suites, Chase Blvd. 3:11 am, Medical Call, 6th Ave. 4:09 am, Medical Call, Lodgepole Rd. 7:21 am, Traffic stop, Keller dr. & Osage St. 9:17 am, Suspicious Person, Aliens and Strangers, 10th Ave. 9:55 am, Code Violation, 18th Ave. 11:17 am, Traffic Stop, 11th Ave. & Toledo St. 11:24 am, Welfare Check, 11th Ave. 12:29 pm, Transient Aid, Old Post Rd. & Link 17J 12:34 pm, Trespass In Progress,...
I’ve held off as long I could before writing this article, and I will not apologize. For the second time in my life I feel ashamed of my nation’s government, both Democrat and Republican, and I will not apologize. The craven act of cowardice by our federal government in surrendering Afghanistan to the Taliban terrorist organization is, without a doubt, the blackest and most shameful act of our country’s central government. We were not defeated on the field of battle. We were not over born at th...
