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A man who shot and killed a Sidney woman three years ago will be sentenced next month in Cheyenne County District Court on his first-degree murder conviction. Larry Martinez was convicted in March 2014 in the murder of Mandy Kershman. Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer ruled Friday that Martinez was competent at the time to stand trial, and will be sentenced here on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Martinez is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury spent just 53 minutes...
Sidney Public Schools enrollment numbers continue to increase. There are officially 1,357 students in the Sidney school system. Over the last decade, there has been an increase of about 200 students at Sidney schools. According to Sidney High School Principal Chris Arent, there are officially 401 students enrolled at the high school. "With the rollover in classes in the past 4 years, we have added 78 students," Arent said. "The difficulty in our growth really has been the change in enrollment...
The first actual "museum" in Lodgepole was established and organized in 1959 by Mrs. Fern Lindley, a Girl Scout leader, and her troops. It was held in the First State Bank on Old Settlers weekend. After a few years, more space was needed as more donations were coming in. Later the museum was moved to the Foster Lumber Company building and eventually to the Englert Stone Hotel. All of the work was done by volunteers and still is today. Upon hearing that Union Pacific was planning on destroying...
Olga E. Baack, 97 of Sidney, passed away on July 30, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care facility. A Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Sidney. Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Graveside inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Olga's memory book will be available for messages and signing from 1 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Gehrig-Stitt chapel. The family will be present from 4:30 to...
Tom Wilson was the Sidney High School Class of 1965’s lieutenant governor. The class will be holding its 50th reunion in town this Friday and Saturday. In 1965, Sidney High School graduated 128 boys and girls and set them off on a journey of becoming young men and women. The majority of our classmates had no real clue on what pursuits, or destinies, lay ahead of them. The results of their journey, however, led some to become doctors, military personnel, lawyers, teachers, musicians, homemakers, farmers, ranchers, administrators, accountants, s...
Sidney High School and Sidney St. Patrick's High School's graduating classes of 1975 celebrated their 40th class reunion last week. The weekend included a meet and greet and dinner at Hillside Bar & Grill, golfing at Hillside Golf Course, coffee at Serenity Cafe, a tour of West Elementary School (previously St. Pat's), a tour of Sidney Middle School and High School, followed by a reconnecting hour and dinner at Buffalo Point to share memories....
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...
Dear Editor: I find the Nebraska legislator, Ken Haar’s proposal to dissolve the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission and spread its responsibilities around to a variety of other organizations very interesting, but baffling. At a time when it’s clear there is too much government and too much government spending, why not dissolve a small, efficient commission that takes nothing from the Nebraska General Fund? Why not ignore the fact that regulating one of the most important industries to our Country requires substantial expertise? And above all, why...
Field pea production on our farm this year proved to be interesting, much like all the other crops we’re growing. With all the abundant moisture you would hope this would equate to bumper yields. Other growing factors such as hail, cold spring temperatures, late snow storms, late freezes, and disease made growing the field pea crop a challenge. On our farm the field pea yields ranged from 0-70 bushels per acre depending on circumstances. I have heard of some very good yields this year around the Panhandle. I heard of dry land field peas m...
CHADRON - When the Chadron Cardinals began Friday's season opener with a 68-yard touchdown drive over the Sidney Red Raiders, the large home crowd was brought to its collective feet in excited approval. Fortunately for the Raiders, a large group of their own fans made the long drive northward - and it was they who ultimately had the most to cheer about. Despite yielding an early touchdown, the Red Raiders (1-0) quickly recovered and went on to post a 41-7 victory over Chadron (0-1), of Class...
With four players and head coach Scott Sorensen ineligible for the season opener, the Peetz Bulldogs (0-1) struggled against district rival North Park (1-0) in a 60-26 loss in Peetz Friday night. Since four Peetz players – Bryson Long, Jordan Nelson, Wolf Wenneker and Cody Wilson – participated in two padded camps over the summer, they and their coach were suspended for one game by the Colorado High School Activities Association last week. Despite what turned out to be a lopsided loss, sen...
The young Creek Valley Storm (0-1) struggled all night against a powerful Sedgwick County (Colo.) team as it fell 94-8 in Chappell. With only two seniors and four juniors on its roster, the Storm was overmatched by the experience and size of the Cougars. Sophomore Noah Dickinson scored the only touchdown for the Storm in the third quarter. Freshman Garrett Sawyer ran in the two-point conversion. Junior Gage Koenen led the team on defense as he had nine tackles while sophomore Michael Smith added seven. The Storm faces another tough challenge...
Even though Sidney sophomore Emma Alexander had already completed a remarkable day after tying for the lead in the Western Conference tournament Saturday, she found herself with a little more work to do when her round of 82 was complete. Outwardly calm and collected, Alexander punctuated her day by defeating Scottsbluff senior Hannah Holloway on the second playoff hole to become the Western Conference champion at Hillside Golf Course on Saturday. The veteran Holloway finished in eighth place at...
