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With the fall harvest just around the corner, many are wondering what farmers are anticipating. The yields depend on when the crops were planted, but overall, this year will yield a good harvest for corn, millet and wheat. However, wheat crops are significantly below average, but the Crossroads Co-op refused to expand on that detail. Due to multiple hailstorms, a few farmers had fields wiped out, causing some fields to look healthier than others. The summer heat had an effect on the crops. “The heat didn’t help,” said Logan Snyder from Scoul...
After receiving only one bid during the first attempt to contract out work on the city's golf course irrigation project earlier this summer, the city's second effort went much more smoothly. "There was far more competition in bidding," City Manager Gary Person said. Sidney contracted with Staples Golf Design to design, plan and coordinate the irrigation project for improvements to the municipal golf course. Project One, a project management firm, is coordinating with Staples on the plan. Although the project initially only received interest... Full story
The body of Martin Wilson, 30, of Texas was located at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the pasture to the north of the Dinklage Feedlot in Cheyenne County. Wilson was reported missing Thursday evening after walking off a job site on the day before. He was last seen on Wednesday, traveling on foot in the hills north of the feed lots, carrying a .410 shotgun. The feedlot is located about six miles west of Sidney on county road 20. The Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office received a missing persons report from the company Wilson was working for at about 5 p.m. Th... Full story
Josef Slezak, 36, of Rivergrove, Ill. pled no contest Friday afternoon to four counts of motor vehicle homicide, a class IIIA felony and one count of motor vehicle homicide involving an unborn child, a class IV felony. Judge Derek Weimer, ruling over Cheyenne County district court accepted the pleas and found Slezak guilty of all counts. Weimer ordered a pre-sentence investigation report and scheduled sentencing for October 16 at noon. On Sept. 9, 2012 Slezak was driving a commercial tractor...
The Sidney Red Raiders golf team defeated McCook on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the North Platte Invite Friday. Senior Rachel Petik led the Raiders with an 80 to medal in third while senior Karson Langley medaled in seventh place with an 88. Katelin Cole (97) and Jessica Campbell (98) rounded out the Raiders top four. Sophomore Rachel Blauert competed in her first varsity match of the year and finished with a 101. Since McCook and Sidney had tied at 363 strokes after regulation play, the top four golfers from each team went... Full story
After their long journey to another time zone, the Sidney gridders found what they knew must have been awaiting them in this far off and hostile place. The Red Raiders arrived at Keifer Field to find an enthusiastic crowd cheering wildly for the opposing Holdrege Dusters. And if the pro Holdrege crowd was not enough of a challenge, perhaps the oppressive heat would be. If it has ever really been hot enough to fry and egg on the sidewalk, Friday would have been such a day. With temperatures well...
The Coyotes could not stop, could not contain Garden County running back Tristen Jackson Friday night. He carried for 203 yards and two touchdowns, leading a backfield that rushed for more than 300 yards against the usually stingy Potter-Dix defense. "We didn't play to our potential," said Bryant Knigge. "We got crushed." The Eagles jumped out to a 28-0 first quarter lead, eventually claiming a 58-12 victory in Oshkosh. In the wake of Friday night's loss, Potter-Dix coaches and players spoke of...
Perhaps there is something about the oppressive heat that brings out the bulldog in the Peetz football team. Though Peetz's Garrin Cox wasn't exactly gnarling like a rabid canine, he played as if so possessed. Before five minutes had elapsed in the first quater, Cox scored three touchdowns, including two on defense. That was more than the visitors would tally the entire game. When all the numbers were finally added up, Peetz advanced its record to 2-0 with a 61-14 pasting of the North Park... Full story
A.W. Frerichs and Brennen Cruise set the tone early. On the very first play from scrimmage Friday at South Platte, Leyton’s quarterback-receiver combination hooked up for a 49 yard touchdown. “I was supposed to run an out, but the middle opened up,” Cruise explained. Instead of his assigned pattern, Cruise ran a post. Frerichs spotted the wide open receiver and made a quick decision. “I just let her go,” the quarterback said. “It worked out.” A lot worked out for Leyton on the way to their seco... Full story
The young Creek Valley Storm visited the Wallace Wildcats for a Friday matinee and came out on the short end of 76-0 final. Because of the afternoon start, the temperature at kickoff was 106 degrees. With two starters not able to play, freshman Maverick Widdowson was pressed into full time service at quarterback. Dane McConnell was out with an injury. Keegan Michel also did not suit up. "It was the first time (Widdowson) was really hit hard in a game," said Storm Head Coach Todd Westover. "He took some lumps, but he continued to play hard."...
