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A bus rollover crash about seven miles northeast of Potter Thursday afternoon resulted in some significant injuries. A Ford Ranger pickup truck was traveling west on County Road 40 and struck a Potter-Dix School District bus that was traveling north on County Road 83, according to the Cheyenne County attorney's office. Officials estimate that the bus rolled over one and one quarter times. The accident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. There were seven students on the bus from 10 to 16 years of age. All seven, as well as the drivers of both... Full story
City manager Gary Person presented a significantly bigger than usual city budget for approval at Tuesday's city council meeting. The council approved the finished 2013-2014 budget that night, as well as the new, slightly lower tax levy. "We're pleased to announce the proposed budget will reduce the property tax levy for the 5th consecutive year," Person said. "Albeit, it's a small margin, but it's still going in the right direction." Many other municipalities in the surrounding area figure budgets backwards, determining the maximum level that... Full story
During the late 1860s and throughout the 1870s Spotted Tail was a principle chief of the Brule Sioux and a tireless advocate of peaceful relations between the tribes of the western plains and the ever-increasing influx of white settlers and seekers of gold. Born in 1823 in the White River country, which is now South Dakota, his father Tangle Hair and his mother Walks-with-the-Pipe gave him the name Jumping Buffalo. As a young warrior Jumping Buffalo was given the tail of a raccoon by a white tra...
Though she was at the top of only one statistical category last night, Sidney's Sarah Mahr had something to say in just about every phase of the contest. With their 3-1 victory, the Red Raiders volleyball team spoiled the home opener of non-conference Sutherland last night. The win advances Sidney's record to 2-2 while the Sailors fall to 1-3. None of the sets was close as the Raiders bounced Sutherland in games one (25-12), three (25-16) and four (25-11) while the Sailors had all the answers...
The Coyotes apparently enjoy spotting the opposition a point, even a game. They simply clamber out of holes, over and over. "That's becoming our signature--coming back from a slow start," observed sophomore Regyn Hicks. The pattern emerged during Potter-Dix's hard fought 2-1 losses to Mitchell and Kimball in their home triangular on Thursday night. After appearing overmatched in their opening set, falling 25-14 to Mitchell, the Coyotes clung within striking distance in the second. With the... Full story
