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A car pursuit that started in Wyoming – and included a short standoff with police – ended near Sidney on Wednesday after state troopers used stop sticks to disable the vehicle. Nebraska law enforcement officials were alerted by the Wyoming Highway Patrol that they had discontinued a pursuit of a 2005 gray Ford Explorer at the state line at about 3 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, who was believed to be armed, was wanted on a warrant out of Laramie County for stalking. The vehicle entered Nebraska eastbound on Interstate 80 where the Kimball Cou...
Brian Hahle of Pleasant Valley Fish Farm in McCook placed about 350 pounds of fish that included catfish, rainbow trout and small and large mouth bass in the Legion Park pond on Thursday morning for this year's final pond stocking....
The Sidney School District Board of Education unanimously passed a $17.9 million general budget for 2015-’16 earlier this week. The vote was held after no comments were offered at a public hearing earlier in the meeting on Monday night. In an interview, Superintendent Jay Ehler said overall, the district is in good financial shape. “We have about that three month cash reserve that [the auditors] ask for, and we’ve stayed steady for past five or six years,” he said. “And that’s despite having to hire more staff because of more kids.” As t...
The end of summer and the start of a new school year is an exciting time for most children. But for some, the beginning of school could reveal a dark secret when signs of abuse and neglect these children have suffered over the summer are noticed by teachers, staff and other parents. “Because children are subject to less adult supervision over the summer, it’s not uncommon for reports of suspected abused and neglect to spike at the start of the school year,” said Rose Bowcut Executive Director of Cheyenne County CASA. Many of the children who a...
The Sidney Police Department, in cooperation with he Panhandle Prevention Coalition, the U.S. Department of Justice–Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Office of Diversion Control, will hold another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 26. This marks the 10th opportunity in five years for the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents can bring pills for disposal to the police department from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The DEA c...
While the traffic and construction may be a headache with the growth of Sidney and surrounding areas, one good side effect is a lower tax levy required by the South Platte Natural Resources District to fulfill its budget needs. For the third straight year the final tax levy is lower than the previous year, this year down 9.59 percent to .051335 per $100 of actual valuation. This means that the owner of a house that is valued for tax purposes at $100,000 would pay $51.34 in annual taxes to the SPNRD. Last year, the same levy cost $56.78, while...
The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association awards agriculture scholarships each year to outstanding youth who are majoring in agriculture, ag business, horticulture or agronomy who will make a difference in the industry. This year, two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to college sophomores, juniors or seniors attending school in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska or Wyoming who are majoring in agriculture (equine science excluded). Students are assessed on awards and honors, college leadership and agriculture experiences as well as their...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Regional West Health Services and Regional West Physicians Clinic will hold their annual drive-through flu shot clinic on Oct. 3 and at the walk-in clinic on Oct. 17. The drive-through clinic – for Medicare patients only – will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Regional West Medical Plaza South. The walk-in flu shot clinic will be open to adults and children over age six months. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Community Health office at St. Mary Plaza, 3700 Avenue B, Scott...
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. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 18-20 The Dalton Fall Festival will take place the weekend of Sept. 18-20. Enjoy family fun, a parade, craft booths, games and fireworks. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 18-20 WyoFiber Live! – an event that demonstrates all things fiber including crocheting, dyeing, felting, knitting, quilting, spinning, upcycling and weaving – will... Full story
Sidney Allard Purple Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Taxidermy - Tanned Hides or Taxidermy Jaxon Benish Purple Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H You're The Chef - Loaf Quick Bread Felicity Beyer Rainbow Recognition for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Entomology - Special Interest Entomology Display Purple Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Presentations - Premier Presenter Contest Blue Ribbon for 4H Consumer & Family Science - 4H Beyond The Needle -...
Friday night is the big game in Sidney. If you love sports, you love the big games most of all. The Sidney Red Raiders will be hosting the McCook Bison at Weymouth Field on Friday at 7 p.m. Both teams are undefeated at 3-0, and both are considered among the best Class B teams in Nebraska. Of course, it's early in the season. So no matter who wins or loses, it's not likely to ruin – or make – their season. Throughout the sports year, there are always times when a big game comes along - even whe...
Stan Fox, a former Pikes Peak Marathon champion and Sidney resident, won two races recently. Fox ran the Potter Day’s Kickoff 2K on Sept. 4 and then came back to claim first place at the Sidney Girl Scouts 5K run on Sept. 12. At the Girl Scouts race, the event took place over part of the Deadwood Trail’s new addition behind WNCC and then back to the shelter house. “The new fitness trail is like gliding on a fast course,” said Fox. Fox next plans to take on the Farmer’s Day 5-miler in Kimball on Sept. 26....
While the Sidney Red Raiders football team has opened the last three seasons with a 3-0 record, the fourth contest has so far proved the toughest hurdle in recent times. As Sidney enters week four in 2015, it faces another big challenge as the McCook Bison come to town. In a battle of unbeaten teams, the Raiders and Bison (3-0) will kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday at Weymouth Field. With the game-time temperature expected to be in the high 60's to low 70's, it should be a perfect night for...
