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From the second such action in as many years, a large group of graphics professionals are uncertain of their future following a Wednesday afternoon announcement that Quad/Graphics would be closing its Sidney operation. The announcement was another shock for many of the people working for the company, a good share of them who joined Quad/Graphics after Cabela's shut down its graphics operations early in 2016. That action was taken as Cabela's was working to streamline its operation, which was und...
Defying the norm, Dalton teenager Drew Haley returned home Tuesday, just 18 days following an injury that resulted in a partial leg amputation. Haley, a junior at Leyton High School, was injured in the school's football season opener when his knee was twisted on a tackle following a high-reaching catch. Two days later it was discovered the injury included severe damage to the main artery that supplies the lower leg. At that time, he was flown to University of Colorado Hospital where it was...
Researchers haven't found a specific reason for suicide, but there is a list of likely triggers that leads to it. The one common factor is the isolation frequently felt by the deceased before the event, and the survivors afterward. That is according to Jennifer Moffett, chapter chairman of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Sunday, Sept. 16, was the first time a board member has attended a Walk Out of Darkness event in Sidney, she said, a history she hopes to correct. Suicide is...
SCOTTSBLUFF — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) are investigating the death of a female inmate in Garden County. At approximately 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, investigators were notified that an inmate, Candy C. Flood, 37, from Sidney, had passed away at the Garden County Jail, while she was being housed there on behalf of Cheyenne County. Preliminary information indicates a medical issue may have occurred. Nebraska state law also requires a grand jury to convene in the matter of any in-custody death....
Sidney police were extra busy last weekend as thieves worked overtime at the I-80 interchange. Police Chief Joe Aikens reports the crazy weekend began Friday with a rash of shoplifting reports from WalMart. Aikens said in four calls, five people were arrested after trying to shoplift from the store. One other, yet to be identified person, also pushed a cart of goods out the door without paying. On Saturday, approximately $14,000 worth of tires and rims were stolen from trucks at Buffalo Point...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcomes The Growcery to the business community. Owner Jeanne Ogden cuts the ribbon during Tuesday's ceremony. The business offers fresh vegetables grown in a hydroponic grow tower, harvested as needed from the source. Ogden is also offering monthly memberships and renting a tower so a customer can grow his or her own vegetables. The Growercy, at 920 Tenth Ave., is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on...
Patricia R. “Patsy” Colling, age 59 of Ogallala, NE and former Sidney resident, passed away in Ogallala, Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 25th in the United Church of the Plains, Trinity Site in Dalton with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Private family inurnment will be in the Dalton Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Patsy’s register book and leave condolences for the family. A complete...
LINCOLN – Secretary of State John Gale is joining other members of the National Association of Secretaries of State to promote Tuesday, September 25, as National Voter Registration Day by issuing the following reminders: • Every state with the exception of North Dakota has a registration requirement for voting. • To register, you need only be a citizen of the United States and be at least 18 years of age on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. • Updating registr...
SIDNEY — The High Plains Arts Council (HPAC) recently announced it has been awarded a $5,096 grant from the Nebraska Arts Council to support the 2018-2019 season. “The High Plains Arts Council contributes a great deal to advancement of the arts in Sidney,” said Nebraska Arts Council executive director Suzanne Wise. The Nebraska Arts Council (NAC), a a state agency, provides grants, services and special initiatives that help sustain and promote the arts throughout Nebraska. NAC is supported by the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Nebraska Legis...
Sidney's Red Raider football team was handed their first loss of the season by the Cozad Haymakers, falling 14-to-7 in a game Sidney head coach Koozer believes was an aberration, and not an indicator of the teams potential. Prior to the game, coach Koozer did express some concern with the nearly 3-hour long bus trip against a team they had not had a history of playing. Koozer noted, "We definitely came off that bus flat. And it was quite a bit more humid than we anticipated. It definitely...
Sidney’s Lady Raider golf team placed 7th and Creek Valley’s Lady Storm placed 15th out of 18 teams at the Ogallala Invitational at West Wind Golf Course on Tuesday. Sidney senior Tara Ginther led the Lady Raiders by shooting a 90, which earned her a top-ten individual finish. Creek Valley’s Carissa Fostervold led the Lady Storm golfers with a round of 124 for the day. The North Platte team took top honors with a combined round of 351, followed by Gering and Scottsbluff to round out the top t...
Sidney’s Lady Raider volleyball team hosted the Chase County Lady Longhorns Tuesday at Sidney High School, and won in straight sets 3-to-0. The match featured an exciting comeback by the Lady Raiders in the third set to take the match in a thrilling finish. The first set started with the teams exchanging scores until the match was tied at 5-to-5, when the Sidney squad put together a string of unanswered points, pulling away from the Lady Longhorns to win the set 25-to-17. The second set s...
Whitney Whatley has been named the new Sports Director for the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney. Whatley has been with the Community Center since the leaving Cabela’s where she worked as an executive assistant, and brings her organizational skills and passion for serving the community to her new position. Both her and her husband are US Marine Corps veterans, and have organized the Helping Heroes Softball Benefit for Veterans over the years, so she has valuable experience that will hel...
Sidney’s Lady Raider freshman volleyball squad traveled to Scottsbluff on Monday and Tuesday to compete against Scottsbluff, Mitchell, Gering, and Alliance in a 9th grade tournament competition. Sidney won all of its’ matches, earning top honors. Sidney started off the first day by defeating Alliance, starting out by dropping the first set 21-to-25, but then rebounding to take the next two sets 25-to-19 and 15-to-10 to earn the victory. They next faced Mitchell, and won in straight sets 25-...
Peetz’s Lady Bulldog volleyball team traveled to Joes, Colo. to take on the Stratton/Liberty Lady Knighted Eagles on Saturday. Peetz was searching for their first win of the season, and came up short against Stratton/Liberty in straight sets 3-to-0. After dropping the first set 12-to-25, the Lady Bulldogs fought back in the second, but ultimately fell short in the second set, 21-to-25. Unable to sustain the momentum from the hard fought second set, Peetz dropped the third set 10-to-25 for a 3 s...
There are places in the world, including the U.S., where being blessed is to have your needs met. For a child to receive a Christmas gift in some of these homes is extraordinary. Operation Christmas Child, a program through Samaritan's Purse International Relief, offers an opportunity for a child to feel blessed in the holidays. Picture the excitement in a child's eyes when he or she is presented with an unexpected box decorated in green and red. It is generally the size of a shoebox and...
Glenda L. Schilling of Sidney, NE passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 peacefully at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 22nd in the First Christian Church in Sidney with Pastor Pete Morgan and Reverend Curtiss P. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present from 4-6:00. Memorial contributions may be made in Glenda's name to the donor's choice....
