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Art, music, coffee and friends: the ingredients of "The Curly Wolf Art Show." Serenity Café in downtown Sidney will host the free art show on Friday, Sept. 11. Eight local artists from the Cheyenne County area will present their pieces to the public. Several different mediums will be included in the show, such as paintings, sculptures, illustrations and photography. Local musician Ben Carey will also perform. "We were trying to get a cross section of art from the community and the arts that are...
A man who shot and killed a Sidney woman three years ago was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday afternoon. Larry Martinez shot and killed Kershman at a residence on the north side of Sidney on July 18, 2012. He was reportedly angered by a text that Kershman sent to him shortly before the shooting. Martinez was convicted in March 2014 for the shooting. Sentencing was originally set for May 7, 2014, but Martinez' counsel filed a competency hearing after the trail and a series of...
In the 2014 South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) Water Usage Report, the average amount of water used daily by people living in the District boundaries of Kimball, Cheyenne, and Deuel counties is 287 gallons of water a day. Taking a shower, cooking, and doing laundry are just some of the everyday activities that attribute to our water usage. In an average year each of us uses some 105,000 gallons of water, enough to fill three backyard pools once a year. Begin to add the water used in our communities, such as restaurants, hotels,...
Dr. Wendall Gaston, a former three-term Sidney mayor and long-time pharmacist from Sidney announced today that he will be a candidate for the open seat of the 47th District of the Nebraska Legislature in 2016. Gaston is currently serving his fourth term on the Sidney City Council and has been involved in numerous local, state and national organizations. He will be traveling the district over the next three months on a "listening tour" to gather information about the needs and concerns of the...
Evelyn Christensen, 93 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, 2015 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney with the family present from... Full story
Jon P. LaMore, 60 of Lodgepole, passed away in his home, Friday morning, Sept. 4, 2015. Graveside memorial services and inurnment will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11 in the Pleasant View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Jon's register book and leave condolences for the family. Jon's wish was that no flowers or plants be donated. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family for future...
Kermit was born on July 25, 1935 in Sargent, Neb. and died on Sept 4, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Home in Blair, Neb. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; children, Ken Greenstreet of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Kirk (Carol) Greenstreet of Woodland Park, Colo., Kip (Kim) Greenstreet of Littleton, Colo., Kim Rush of Oregon, Rick Majors of Fremont, Neb., Rhonda Nelson of Kennard, Neb., Robin (Steve) Andreasen of Kennard, Neb., Renelle Cucinello of Kennard, Neb.; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Detta Daily of Fort Collins, Colo. He was... 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) 254... Full story
About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Logan Uhlir, from Sidney High School, was among the finalists. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a stat...
Scotts Bluff National Monument invites all fourth-grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting Sept. 1, fourth-grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks. Scotts Bluff National Monument serves many local residents as a place to exercise, bring out of town guests and to attend interesting programs. Many fourth-grade students are brought t...
One of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Panhandle facilities is expanding. Construction has begun on an addition to the Wildcat Hills Nature Center south of Gering. The $2.375 million expansion will add 8,720 square feet to the building, which serves as headquarters for the commission’s educational programs in the region and the 700-acre Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area. The new construction will more than double the size of the existing 5,300-square-foot structure. The expansion will bring exhibit space and a large multipurpose roo...
Two historic events occurred on Sept. 11. The first was at Brandywine Creek, west of Philadelphia, in 1777, and the second was Sept. 11, 2001. In the first, General George Washington’s ragtag army tried to stop General William Howe’s superior troops from taking Philadelphia, the city where the Second Continental Congress convened. Washington’s army failed when Howe outflanked Washington and forced American troops to flee the battlefield. The terrified delegates to the Second Continental Congr...
W ith Labor Day now in the rearview mirror, the local sports seasons kick into high gear. After a quiet holiday weekend, the upcoming two days are full of activity. On the gridiron, all the local teams will be in action this weekend - with all but one playing at home. In the Friday match ups, Sidney will welcome Hastings at 7 p.m., Sedgwick County (Colo.) will visit Leyton in Dalton at 7 p.m., the Buffaloes of Caliche High School (Illif, Colo.) will be in Potter to take on the Coyotes at 7 p.m....
Peetz Bulldogs’ head basketball coach Jim Gardiner announced he is stepping down from his post effective immediately. Gardiner’s assistant last season, Sean Fehringer, will take over. “With regrets, today I announce my resignation from the head coaching position at Peetz High School,” wrote Gardiner on the Peetz High School Facebook page. “My No. 1 job of farming has expanded to the point where I feel I can no longer fulfill the duties these athletes, parents and community deserve.” Gardiner informed Peetz H.S. activities director Scott Sorense...
For Sidney Red Raiders' fans, their long wait for home football is nearly over. After beginning the season with two lopsided wins on the road, the Raiders return home in an attempt to go 3-0 for the third consecutive season. Sidney will meet the Hastings Tigers (1-1) on Friday at Weymouth Field at 7 p.m. Adding to the opening day festivities, the Sidney Teammates Mentoring Program and Security First Bank and Insurance will be hosting a tailgate barbecue at 5:30 p.m. The barbecue will take place...
