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In 1967, 17 year-old William Dorwart left all the familiarity of Sidney behind to join the Navy. The only boat Dorwart had ever been on before enlisting was one used for fishing. “It was a culture shock. There was a whole different language. The expression ‘talks like a sailor’ was true, and still is. Although it was a very different lifestyle, a sense of community developed and you became tight because you were isolated together,” Dorwart said. He served as an Aviation Electronics Technic... Full story
A semi, driven by 22-year-old Taylor Covalt rolled over on county road 93 earlier this month near Gurley, spilling 2000 gallons of fertilizer. The semi was attempting to turn onto county road 93 from county road 52, when the trailer ran off the road to the right, causing both the tractor and trailer to roll onto their sides, spilling the load onto ground alongside the route. The county called the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to take steps to remove the contaminated ground where the spill occurred. This caused damage to the...
Plans are under way to reconstruct the county's shooting range, which was battered by the Sept. 9 storm. The building, which is located in a rural part of Cheyenne County, was destroyed due to wind damage. The highest recorded wind speed in the storm earlier this month was 78 miles per hour, although some speculate that unrecorded gusts may have exceeded this mark. The Cheyenne County Sheriff John Jenson does not disclose the exact location of the building because SWAT exercises are sometimes carried out there. He estimates that it will cost...
One of the first things Tabetha Hayes thought to say after her third career-low round in her last four matches was "I kind of want to go to sleep now." Despite a restless night and waking up with a sore throat due to allergies Hayes, a junior, fired a front-nine 51 on her way to a 110 at Courthouse and Jail Rock Golf Course in Bridgeport. Storm freshman Maddy Johnson followed her teammate with the best round of her young career with 126. Her round included 63s on both nines. For Hayes, her...
After blowing past two opponents at the Gering triangular meet last night - perhaps in celebration of senior hitter Abbi Porter's 18th birthday - the Sidney Red Raiders volleyball team have won eight of its past 11 matches. But the Raiders would rather look at it like they're just starting out. "We decided today was a new season, so we're 2-0," said Sidney Head Coach Sarah Wilson. By virtue of their three-set victory (18-25, 25-14 and 25-18) over Gering (5-10, 1-4) in the first of two matches la...
