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The demolition of 943 Maple Street in Sidney began Monday morning. 903 and 917 Maple Street will also been torn down this month....
The national celebration of Constitution Week begins on Thursday. The week-long commemoration of America’s most important document is one of our country’s least known official observances. The Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of Americans throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom, and to ensure those inalienable rights to every American. The tradition of celebrating the Constitution began several years ago by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR’s objective is to maintain the memory of the men and...
While schools are back in session, community festivals are nearly over and cooler days are just ahead, Secretary of State John Gale hopes Nebraskans will take care of one more task before settling back into a normal routine. September is National Voter Registration Month. Gale says this is when new residents should take the time to complete an application and others should check to make sure their current registration is up to date. Gale is joining other members of the National Association of Secretaries of State in promoting September as...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.44/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.33/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 87.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 21.9 cents per gallon lower than a m...
Dezireigh Anderson, a third grader at North Elementary School in Sidney, gets her face painted by student council member Abbey Mills at the Teammates Mentoring Program tailgate free-will barbecue on Friday evening. The event was held prior to the Raiders' first home game against the Hastings Tigers football team....
Earl H. Geu, 91 of Sidney, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18 in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Earl’s name to the Lutheran Hour or the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. You... 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. Tuesday, Sept. 15 A public hearing about proposed changes to the SPNRD Districtwide Ground Water Management Area Rules and Regulations will be held Sept. 15. An information session will begin at 5 p.m. with the public hearing following at about 6:30 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in Sidney. To view an online presentation a... Full story
Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, together with the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation, will be awarding $10,000 scholarships to four female graduates of Nebraska high schools this spring. Cabela’s Women in Leadership scholarships are part of an initiative by Cabela’s leaders to encourage young women to become tomorrow’s leaders. This is the fourth year Cabela’s has partnered with the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation to issue these scholarships, which will be awarded to women who graduate in the spring of...
During my conversation with Dr. Dwayne Beck a few weeks ago, Dwayne told me he had a couple of articles he wanted to email me to read about a systems approach to conservation agriculture. I really like the sound of conservation agriculture a lot better than I like no-till. No-till began as a simple way to lower labor, machinery and fuel costs to produce crops. These were the reasons we looked to convert from conventional tillage winter wheat/summer fallow on our farm to no-till. We started much the same as many producers and simply replaced...
The Sidney High cross country teams competed at two meets over the weekend. On Friday, the Red Raiders challenged the competition at the 38th Annual Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational in Littleton, Colo. On Saturday, the road took them to Chadron for the Cardinals' annual invite. Silver Creek (Colo.) proved best among the boys' teams at Littleton with the host team coming in second and Falcon (Colo.) third. The top three among the girls were Centaurus (Colo.), Valor Christian (Colo.) and...
OSHKOSH – The Leyton High volleyball team (4-0) kept its perfect record intact as it swept through three opponents at the Garden County Tournament on Saturday. The tournament opened up with the Warriors polishing off the host Lady Eagles (1-6) by set scores of 25-17 and 25-13. They then battled through a tough first set against Creek Valley (5-2), 25-22, before earning the sweep with a 25-13 final. The South Platte Lady Knights (1-4) proved a tough challenge, though the Warriors defeated them i...
OSHKOSH – But for a second-set struggle against subdistrict rival Leyton, the Creek Valley High volleyball team put in a strong showing at the Garden County Tournament Saturday. The Storm finished the tournament with a 2-1 record, which included straight-set wins over Garden County and South Platte. Against Letyon, the Storm fought the Warriors to the bitter end in set one before succumbing in set two by 12 points. The Storm opened up by taking out the Lady Knights of South Platte, 25-23 and 2...
The Potter-Dix High volleyball team swept past the Caliche (Colo.) Lady Buffaloes on Friday night with a 3-0 win. The Lady Coyotes upped their season mark to 4-1, while Caliche slipped to 2-4. Outside hitters Audrey Juelfs and Regyn Hicks were a strong presence at the net as they pounded home nine and eight kills respectively. Dawson Sharman (6) and Anna McLaughlin (5) were also important contributors to the team total of 32 kills. On the service line, Lanie Thies had 12 attempts without an...
BRIGGSDALE, Colo. – The Peetz Bulldogs' football team made a dramatic entrance into the winners' column at the expense of the Briggsdale Falcons in Briggsdale on Saturday afternoon. After having several of its top guns out of its season opener and then losing a close contest to the defending state champions, Peetz recovered with a 63-33 pasting of the Falcons (2-2) on their home ground. The league win now gives the Bulldogs a mark of 1-2 on the season. Peetz jumped on the Falcons early by taking...
CHAPPELL – The Creek Valley Storm football team slipped to 0-3 on the season with a 54-12 setback to the South Platte Blue Knights at home Friday night. The Knights (1-1) jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the first quarter before the Storm got on the board in the second 12 minutes. By halftime, Creek Valley trailed 26-6 before a nearly identical outcome in the second half when South Platte outscored the Storm 54-12. Josh Schievelbein was the Storm's principal offensive force as he rushed for 98 y...
With the Sidney High football team holding a precarious four-point lead with just over three minutes left in the game, Hastings was given one more chance to stun the overflow crowd at Weymouth Field on Friday night. After taking over possession at the Sidney 46-yard line, Tigers' quarterback Vinny Schmidt moved his team to the Raiders' 24 with a minute to go. While Schmidt's outstanding play had given the Raiders fits all night on both sides of the ball, it was Sidney sophomore safety Coby Haas...
