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The first phase of construction for the Sidney Outdoor Aquatic Center began Thursday morning with contractors leveling the ground of the projected site in Legion Park. According to City of Sidney Park Superintendent Tom Von Seggern, after the ground is leveled, excavation of the site will begin. "A water truck will be out there to settle the dirt and dirt during construction so it doesn't affect the nearby neighborhood," Von Seggern said. "There will also be barricades put in today to keep peopl...
Adams Industries recently acquired Quality Equipment & Service, a heavy equipment maintenance shop in Sterling, Colo. It has been renamed to Adams Quality Equipment & Service. After 46 years, previous owners Rich and Pat Kloberdanz, decided to retire. The business began in November 1969 and the Kloberdanzs purchased all of the assets in 1975. When they decided to retire, they said they wanted to ensure that their employees, customers and vendors would be taken care of in their absence. Rather...
The South Platte Natural Resources Division has a planned an “information session” prior to its public hearing on Sept. 15 on the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area Rules and Regulations. Information that has been presented to the SPNRD board over the past few months from Thad Kuntz, principal hydrogeologist from Adaptive Resources of Scottsbluff, will be addressed. The “information session” will presented on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m., and will be similar to the Ground Water Advisory Committee meetings. The public will have the opportu...
On Tuesday, all 81 Runza Restaurants in Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa and Kansas donated 15 percent of sales to purchase books for libraries, schools and school foundations in communities with a Runza location. The annual fundraiser, entitled “Great Books for Great Kids,” promoted the importance of reading and literacy. This year’s effort raised $45,276.56. In the 13-year history of the fundraiser, more than $407,000 has been donated. Runza Restaurants was recognized by the National Restaurant Association in 2005 for the “Great Books for Great K...
The public is invited to a free educational seminar hosted by Regional West Hospital’s bariatric surgeons to learn how weight loss surgery can help you gain control of your weight, your health and your life. Regional West surgeons Jeffrey Holloway, M.D., FACS, and Jason LaTowsky, M.D., will be the presenters. Holloway has been a surgeon at Regional West for more than 17 years and has performed more than 1,600 lap band surgeries and 400 gastric bypass surgeries in his career. He specializes in laparoscopic banding (LAP band) and gastric b...
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Brittanie Yack, age 29 of Lodgepole, appeared for a pre-trial conference on a charge of DUI 1st High Test, a class W misdemeanor. Pursuant to a plea agreement, she pleaded to DUI 1st and DUS, class W and II misdemeanors respectively. Sentencing was scheduled for Nov. 9. Erick Schultz, age 25, of Sidney, appeared for sentencing on a charge of attempted possession of methamphetamine, a class I misdemeanor. He received 90 days in... 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) 25... Full story
There's only one thing that's ever been on my bucket list. But I did it well before the term bucket list was ever coined. When the 1990s began, I believed I should commit myself to achieving the goal, before the decade was out, of jumping out of a plane and returning safely to earth. No single space project in that period would be more impressive to me, or more important, to my long-range exploration of space; and none would be so difficult or expensive to accomplish. President John Kennedy's...
For the passionate football fans of Sidney, the long wait for action is nearly over. Sidney becomes reaquainted with Friday night lights on the road against the tradition-rich Chadron Cardinals at 7 p.m. this Friday. Though the Red Raiders throttled the Cards 48-0 at Weymouth Field in the 2014 opener, Chadron then went on to win eight straight games before being eliminated in the second round of the Class C1 playoffs by Cozad, 41-17. For Chadron, it was the 12th straight year they had made the...
Peetz High School head football coach Scott Sorensen and four of his players have been suspended for the Bulldogs’ season opener this Friday evening against North Park. Seniors Jordan Nelson and Wolf Wenneker, junior Cody Wilson and freshman Bryson Long each attended a second football camp over the summer and used school equipment – a violation of Colorado High School Activities Association rules. The players and their coach all received a one-game suspension from the CHSAA. “I am going to be under restriction for this game, that’s for sure,” S...
THIS WEEK GOLF Thursday, Aug. 27 Creek Valley at Bayard, 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Western Conference at Hillside Golf Course, 9 a.m. FOOTBALL Friday, Aug. 28 Sedgwick Co. at Creek Valley, 6 p.m. Sidney at Chadron, 7 p.m. North Park at Peetz, 7 p.m. NEXT WEEK GOLF Tuesday, Sept. 1 Sidney at Kimball, 9 a.m. Creek Valley at Kimball, 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 Creek Valley Invite at Chappell Golf Course, 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4 Sidney at North Platte, 9 a.m. (CDT) VOLLEYBALL Thursday, Sept. 3 Sidney Triangular, 4 p.m. (vs North Platte and Ogallala)... Full story