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NEW YORK (AP) — The partial government shutdown that began Tuesday threw into turmoil the household finances of some federal workers, with many facing unpaid furloughs or delays in paychecks. Park ranger and father-to-be Darquez Smith said he already lives paycheck to paycheck while putting himself through college and worried how he'll fare if the checks stop coming. "I've got a lot on my plate right now — tuition, my daughter, bills," said Smith, 23, a ranger at Dayton Aviation Heritage Nat... Full story
Two locals were charged and arrested last month in a case involving sexual assault of a child and extortion. Jason Frei, a 55 year old Potter man, was arrested in August for third degree sexual assault of a child, a felony, while Kristie Keenan, mother of the child involved in the case was arrested for theft by extortion, also a felony. Keenan met with a member of the Cheyenne County Sheriff's department on Aug. 16 to discuss the incident between Frei and her daughter. Keenan, 29, allegedly told law enforcement that Frei had inappropriately...
Three local ladies want to spread the news about breast cancer awareness and to celebrate breast cancer survivors as part of the Sidney Oktoberfest parade. All breast cancer survivors are welcome to walk alongside or ride on the float in recognition of October which is breast cancer awareness month. These women wish to raise awareness about breast cancer detection and think that if only one person gets a mammogram as a result of seeing the float that it's worth it. Those who want to walk with the float and anyone who would like to support... Full story
The Keep Sidney Beautiful (KSB) Board awarded Ron and Jane Ahlschwede of State Farm the Community Beautification Award on Monday. The award is given quarterly to a business in Sidney. The KSB committee members nominate local businesses most often as they are the ones being constantly reminded of the honor. The committee votes a month prior to giving the award, and in each quarter, at least three businesses are nominated. The Ahlschwedes have done a number of renovations over the last 12 years.... Full story
Five years ago I was hooked up to a machine pulsing electricity into my arm while rain water spat on me, the wires and the apparatus itself. But that tale will have to wait for a moment. You see, unless there’s an unexpected shift in Washington, the healthcare marketplace opens today. Yeah, yeah—you either consider this the beginning of the end for America or you’re breathing “finally,” with a sigh of relief. Well, I’m not about to dive into the argument abyss. To put it as simply as possible, the Affordable Care Act hardly represents...
With more than 20 teams competing from all around state in the University of Nebraska Kearney Invite yesterday, the Sidney Red Raiders girls cross country team finished 11th while the boys were 16th. Considering the Raiders recent success on both the boys and girls side, Sidney Head Coach Tony Neels was at a loss to explain his teams sub-par performance. "It was kind of a strange day for us, I can't pinpoint exactly what it was," Neels said. "Maybe it was the fact that we ran on Thursday and... Full story
