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Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday expressed concerns over amendments to its interlocal cooperation agreement with City of Sidney for the Emergency Communications Center. The city pays 65 percent of the CCECC’s expenses and the county 35 percent. The communications center provides services for all Cheyenne County public entities. Its affairs are overseen by an independent authority board comprising one county commissioner, the county sheriff, city chief of police, city manager and a C...
Sidney's third annual Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk in Legion Park Saturday attracted nearly 25 participants. "We're here again to raise awareness and provide those peer supports, let people out there know they're not alone, whatever way suicide has affected them," Kaitlin Wilson, co-organizer, said. The event was one of thousands held nationally, Andy Flander, co-organizer said. "There's probably over 3,000 sites nationwide," he said. "Here, in Sidney, is the last walk in the...
The day likely started like any other. Bike to work. Work his shift at the Mariott Hotel, and bike home as the sun starts to set. That is where the story changes. Dustin Calkins planned to meet a friend in Legion Park and chose to take a shortcut down the canal toward the bike path on Sept. 18 when his bicycle collided with rocks on the hillside. He was ejected from the bike, striking his head and injuring his spine. According to his mother, Betsy Gordon, the grass was too tall to see the...
A 53 year old Sidney woman remains hospitalized after a weekend dog attack which sent her and an year old female to the hospital. Sidney police responded to the scene in the 1300 block of Osage after receiving a report that a dog had made an attack. Upon arrival, officers tazed the animal, which escaped the home and went into the neighborhood. Police Chief Joe Aikens said when the officers made contact with the animal again, they were forced to euthanize it due to its continued aggressive...
Sidney High School's Weymouth Field track is set to be resurfaced in 2018. "We've lost a little crumb rubber," Mike Brockhaus, SHS activities director, said, "so we're looking at options of putting on a structural spray, or a thin layer of new rubber and a structural spray over the top, to help maintain the track." The track was last resurfaced seven years ago, Brockhaus said. "We put a new base mat down, new rubber, and now it's seven years later and we're trying to keep the maintenance up on...
A Potter teen escaped injury when the vehicle he was driving went off the road Wednesday, Oct. 11 Joshua Hutchinson, 16, of Potter, was driving a 1996 Ford Explorer north on Cheyenne County Road 83 when it went off the road and entered a west ditch at about 5:10 p.m. The front right corner of the Explorer collided with three trees, resulting in damage to the trees and to the vehicle. The accident occurred near Cheyenne County Road 34 three miles east and two miles north of Potter. According to the accident report, neighter alcohol nor drugs...
Isidro Alvarado, 28, of Sidney, appeared in Cheyenne County Court for a status hearing Friday on a charge of distribution of meth, a class II felony, and another case of second degree assault, a class II-A felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Alvarado pled no contest to a charge of attempted distribution of meth, a class II-A felony. The other case was dismissed with prejudice following the entry of plea. Sentencing is scheduled for November 1 at 11:00 a.m....
Kathryn (Thompson) Cortney, age 100 of Denver, CO and former Dalton and Sidney resident, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, October 20th with Wake Services at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, October 19th. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Mike McDermott officiating. Inurnment will follow Mass in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-4:00...
The Sidney High School boys Cross Country team finished second in the B-4 District meet last week, seven points behind first place Lexington. "It is kind of what I envisioned," Sidney coach Donna Wiedeburg said. She said the team continues to improve. An example she cited of big improvements in the team is junior Caedon Snider who improved his personal record by 30 seconds. Collin Brauer lead the Red Raiders with a time of 16:40.8 for fourth place, a tenth of a second behind third place. Kaden...
The game statistics tell one story, but the performance on the court tells another. The Creek Valley Storm hosted the Peetz Bulldogs in volleyball action Thursday night in Chappell. Creek Valley has a 6-0 home record and 6-3 on the road. Peetz finished the game with a 1-4 travel record and 0-6 at home. Statistically, it should have been a quick game. However, that is not what fans were treated to Thursday. You can’t say the Lady Storm were flat in performance, but neither were the Lady B...
POTTER - With a new coach and only a couple of players returning with much varsity playing time, Potter-Dix opened its volleyball season with a little bit of uncertainty. This time last season, the Lady Coyotes entered the Minuteman Activities Conference tournament having lost only one match - that the season opener to a team one class higher - and riding high on a 20-straight-set win streak. But the Lady Coyotes left no doubt Saturday that while they might be less inexperience, they're still a...
FLEMING - If fans of the Fleming and Peetz football teams entered the field Friday expecting the proverbial dog and cat fight, they got their money's worth. The Peetz Bulldogs traveled to Fleming for a rival match with the Wildcats, and it lived up to the reputation. Statistically, Peetz should have had some advantage. Fleming came into the game with a 3-3 record while Peetz entered the game with a 4-1 season record. However, as is proven in the NFL, "on any given Sunday." "It is difficult to...
Margaret J. Clark, age 86 of Sidney, NE and longtime Chappell, NE resident passed away in Sidney, Saturday, October 14, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 23rd in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Services will conclude at the church. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Margaret’s register book and drop off condolences for the family. Memorials may be made in Margaret’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association. A complete obitu...
Heavy fog, cleared only by windy conditions grounded the fly-in part of the Voc-Air Flying Club Fly-In Breakfast, but supporters still made their way to the Sidney airport to show support for the club and program. The breakfast, sponsored by Western Nebraska Community College's Voc-Air students and their flying club, is a long-standing fall tradition where the community and school get together to support students in the Voc-Air program. Although there wasn't much flying - aside from hand-held...
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