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The Dalton community will be rolling out the welcome mats this weekend for residents and visitors alike. The 91st Dalton Fall Festival is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-16. Festivities begin 5 p.m. Friday with a Potato Bar at Legion Hall hosted by the Legion Auxiliary. Following the fellowshipping with friends and neighbors, burn off some of the carbs with the Glow Walk from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the south side of Leyton High School. Saturday’s festivities start early with t...
When stress is at its highest, the worst thing is to realize you are facing life's darkness alone. That is why Plains West CASA exists, to ensure children have someone in their corner representing them when life is confusing and out of control. CASA, Court-Appointed Special Advocates, is a program designed to meet the needs of children in the court system. CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge who then pairs the volunteer with a child who has been removed from their homes due to abuse or...
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in Nebraska, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The organization’s figures, based on 2016 data from the Centers for Disease Control, indicates four times as many people die in Nebraska by suicide than by homicide. Suicide is reported as the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 34, fourth leading cause of death for people ages 35 to 54, 8th leading cause of death for people ages 65 and older. Nationally, the percentages run the same with s...
Leyton High School football player Drew Haley continues to recuperate from an injury he sustained at the Leyton season opener Aug. 30. In the first quarter of that game, Haley went high to catch a pass, but when he came down his knee was severely injured, the injury cutting off blood flow to his lower leg. As a result, part of Haley’s lower leg had to be amputated. Even so, the Haley family has continued to count its blessings along the way. Among those was that the amputation was not p...
"Elvis" is entering the county. Joseph Hall's Elvis Rock 'N' Remember Tribute will be onstage at Sidney High School September 22. The show opens the 2018-2019 Sidney Arts Council season. The concert will be held in the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door. Tickets can also be purchased in advance by contacting the show's local producer Pam Arrington at 308-249-0345. Joseph Hall, a Lin...
Violet V. (Jacobson) Noonan, 96, of Broadwater, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport. Per her wishes, cremation will take place and a Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bridgeport with The Reverend Jonathan Berosek officiating. A private family burial will take place at the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery at Bridgeport. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given the churc...
Georgia L. Davis, age 80 of Lodgepole, NE passed away Wednesday, August 29th at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday September 14, 2018 in the United Methodist Church in Lodgepole with Pastor Dave Abbott officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Memorials have been established to Shade Trees for the Village of Lodgepole made in care of the family, P.O. Box 2, Lodgepole, NE 69149. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt...
Dolores J. Carlson, age 85, of Thornton, CO passed away on Monday May 21, 2018 at Avamere Transitional Care at Malley in Thornton. Dolores Jean Carlson, the daughter of Forrest and Susie (Wetherby) Belieu, was born November 30, 1932 in Sidney, NE. As a young girl her family lived in Sidney, North Platte and Alliance. She graduated from Sidney High School in 1951. On July 24, 1953 she was united in marriage to Jack C. Carlson in Sidney, NE. They made their home in Ogallala where Jack worked for...
Ardy C. Zalesky, age 79 of Sidney, NE passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 A.M., Friday, September 14th in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney with Pastor Mary Jo Dean officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 to sign Ardy's register book and drop off condolences for the family. A memorial is being established. You...
Ardith Luree Gillham, a life long resident of Logan County, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 10 at the First Baptist Church in Sterling with Rev. John Roberts officiating. A private family burial will be held. Ardith was born October 25, 1930 in Sterling, Colorado to Anton and Dessie (Zigler) Nelson. She was the youngest of seven and the only girl in the family. The vast majority of her life was spent living in Peetz,...
Pictured from left to right are Keith Stone, Dana Reece, Sidney Fire Chief LaVerne Bown, Mike Butts, Rob Roderick, Mathew Butts, Jessica Eddy, Lucas Eddy and Shanna Grabowsk. The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was recently presented a $500 donation by the Black Cat Fireworks Stand that was located near Runza, and $100 from A+ Insurance representative Judy Sprenger. The donations were presented before the Sept. 4 fire department board meeting....
The Sidney School Board Monday night approved the 2018-2019 budget. The budget summary shows an increase from 2016-2017 with all funds totaling about $17.3 million. The District’s actual/estimated disbursements and transfers decreased slightly for 2017-2018 to $17.2. The 2018-2019 budget is at almost $22.9 million. The General Fund is budgeted at $7,608,758, Bond Fund at $965,456 and the Qualified Capital Purchase Undertaking Fund at $265,908. The Qualified Capital Purchase Undertaking Fund i...
SCOTTSBLUFF -- Western Nebraska Community College is hosting three workshops for all home school parents and their children covering the benefits of WNCC’s CollegeNOW! program. Workshops will be held on the WNCC Sidney Campus on Tuesday, September 18, the Scottsbluff Campus on Wednesday, September 19, and the Alliance Campus on Tuesday, September 25. Each workshop is free and will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. “We encourage all home school parents and their children to attend a CollegeNOW! workshop to gain an understanding of the educational opportu...
The Cheyenne County Historical Association is holding its annual meeting 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept., 23, at the Cheyenne County Visitor Center. The board invites anyone — past, present or prospective member — or anyone interest in preserving state and Cheyenne County history, to attend this year's annual meeting. The program will include visitor statistics by Duane Nightingale, and tourism director Kevin Howard as the guest speaker. In addition to reviewing the annual report, four board members will be elected. Board members serving expiring thr...
Sterling TWAW (The Well Armed Woman) will be meeting 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Logan County Shooting Sports Complex, 2nd Amendment Way off Highway 61 to enjoy some range time together. For insurance purposes, only TWAW members can participate in our live fire exercise. Non-members can use the range in accordance with LCSSC range rules/regulations with appropriate fees, and more information is available at https://colorado.gov/lcssc. TWAW Shooting Chapters exists to educate...
The Peetz Bulldogs football team hosted the Fleming Wildcats Friday night and came away with an impressive 67-22 victory against their rivals. Peetz's defense shut out the Wildcats' offense in the last three quarters of play, to make a game that was competitive in the first quarter turn into a one-sided victory for the home team in the end. Peetz elected to receive after winning the coin toss, and only took three plays to score, with senior Bryson Long scoring his first of five touchdowns on the...
Peetz's Lady Bulldog volleyball team has struggled to open their season, working hard to come together as a team while searching for the correct formula to translate their efforts into wins. On Friday, the Lady Bulldogs hosted rival Fleming and came up short, losing in three sets to the visiting Lady Wildcats. In the first two sets, Fleming was able to pull away quickly from Peetz and won both sets by a final of 25-to-10. In the third set, the Lady Bulldogs were able to keep the score close in t...
Surrounded by family, friends and business leaders, Nathaniel Terman and his sons Justice (left) and Titus officially cut the ribbon to NT Building Supply & Rental. Just to their left, Charity Terman and little Alison look on. After the ribbon cutting, the business hosted a barbeque lunch with proceeds benefitting Sidney High School's construction program....
