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"Exit 125" kicked off the Downtown Sounds–Music in the Square summer concert series at Hickory Street Square on Friday evening. The next Downtown Sounds concert, on Friday, July 17, will include music from "New Wave Time Machine."... Full story
Two practicing lawyers and a non-attorney are being sought for a new county board to determine if Cheyenne County should create a public defender position. If that job is created, the board would be the group to review applications and make a hiring recommendation to the board of commissioners. Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub said last week that in the past, commissioners had the authority to appoint a public defender by a resolution. However, a state statue now requires a more formal process. “There’s only two ways to get it done,” he ex...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen a half-cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.71 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.80 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 84 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 13 cents per gallon h...
Carol K. Baker, 70 of Sidney and former Elizabeth, Colo. resident, passed away at her daughter’s home in Sidney on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. No local services are planned. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Colorado. Memorial contributions may be made in Carol’s name to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Carol’s care and funeral arrangements... Full story
William R. “Bill” Faddis, 80 of Sidney, passed away at his home Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Inurnment with Military Honors will be at 10:30 a.m., June 26, 2015 in the Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Bill’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Friday, June 19, 2015, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Kyle Gibson, age 25 of Kimball and Sidney, appeared for sentencing on an amended charge of attempted possession of methamphetamine, class I misdemeanor. He received 24 months intensive supervised probation. Misty Beutler, age 32 of Sidney, appeared for sentencing on an amended charge of witness tampering, a class IV felony. She received four years probation, 100 hours of community service and a $500 fine. Abel Domingo... Full story
Ongoing Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Sat. and Sun. afternoons, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., for the rest of the summer. Stop in and see us! Friday, June 26 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Patriotic Dance at the IOOF Hall in Gering, from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. We will have PLUS dancing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27 Regional West will hold its first Kids Safety Safari from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff. There will be complimentary admission to the... Full story
Dear Editor, This could get interesting. The county can’t afford to hire a man to grade the roads and then the sheriff says we need a new $16 million jail. Meanwhile, we still have that school bond issue lurking out there. Mike Hartzler Sidney... Full story
The Panhandle No-till Partnership will host a series of field days Tuesday through Friday this week. These field days will focus on continuous no-till crop production practices on dry land and irrigated acres and integrating livestock into a no till cropping and forage production system. The field days will be an educational showing of how no-till crop and forage production can improve soil health and conserve groundwater. We’ll also tour the UNL High Plains Ag Lab to meet and greet Cody Creech, UNL Panhandle and Extension Center dry land cropp...
GERING – If winning the Gering Juniors Tournament wasn’t enough, Sidney Post #17 put an extra stamp of approval on its accomplishment with three straight wins over district opponents. After topping Chadron, Alliance and Gering on Friday and Saturday, Sidney had already clinched the tournament championship before it began play on Sunday. Despite letting an 8-2 lead slip away in the finale to Bridgeport in an 11-8 loss, Sidney advanced its record to 9-6 on the year. “It was a big weekend,” said Sidney head coach Ray Witt. “We played clean bas...
By the time Keaton Wakefield stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game in the second game of a doubleheader at Legion Field on Sunday, it had already been a long afternoon for the Sidney American Legion seniors. After one ugly inning cost Sidney the opener against the Laramie Rangers, 9-3, Wakefield capped off a late-inning rally by ripping a double to bring home Brett Jaggers with the gam- winning run for the 2-1 win in the nightcap. With the doubleheader split,...