Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1 - 6 of 6
Sidney High School (SHS) kicked off its homecoming week Sunday with the installation of homecoming lawn displays. SHS English Teacher Tanya Lewis said, "This is the second year that the Sidney High School Student Council has designed, constructed and painted homecoming lawn displays." A process that begins with freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes that are led by their student council representatives to come up with an original design for their lawn display. Once the designs are concep...
Sidney Public Schools (SPS) Board of Education held its monthly meeting Monday, approving 2016-17 school budget. Sidney Superintendent Jay Ehler said Sidney’s fiscal year spans from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. Ehler said he and the SPS business manager spent quite a bit of time in July and early August composing the budget for the year. The budget was then reviewed and worked on with the aid of the board’s finance committee, which is comprised of three of the six school board members. Ehler said SPS receives its tax valuations around August 20 fro...
The 89th Dalton Fall Festival is kicking off their annual festival on Friday. This year’s theme is “How Do You Express Your Holiday?” Friday there will be a Senior Citizens’ Soup Supper from 5-7 p.m. The Leyton Warrior football team will kick-off its homecoming game against Morrill at 7 p.m. Saturday will be packed full of activities that includes a tractor pull and car show at Legion Park. Starting at 8 a.m., a cancer walk will be held, followed by co-ed softball and co-ed sand volleyball. A parade will start at 10:30am with a craft fair at...
Kenneth W. Mueller, 94 of Sidney, and former Potter, NE resident, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 15 in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Kenneth's name to the...
M. Winifred Nichols, 99 of Denver, former Sidney and Minot, ND resident, passed away Sunday morning, August 28, 2016 at the Brookdale Mountain Rehabilitation Center in Denver. Military Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, September 2 in the Forest Hill Cemetery near Mt. Etna, IA. Memorial contributions may be made in Winifred's name to the donor's choice. You may view her Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel &...
COZAD - Sidney's Lady Raiders took two out of three matches before losing a in a scrap with Ogallala here Saturday. Sidney opened play with straight set wins, 25-12, 25-11 over Valentine, then downed Centura 25-19, 25-20. Sidney got the upper hand in the final with Ogallala, winning the first set 25-22. Ogallala turned the tables in the second set with a 25-14 win, setting up the winner-take-all battle. Ogallala just clipped the Lady Raiders in the see-saw battle 25-23. "I was very proud of how...