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The cost of medical care continues to increase, as does the cost of insurance to help pay for services. Likewise, the availability of health insurance providers is decreasing. That is some of the news brought by representatives of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Health Policy Administrator Martin Swanson, Agency Counsel of the Insurance Fraud Prevention Division Laura Arp and Maggie Reinert met with an overflow crowd Tuesday in Sidney. The meeting was held as part of a tour of listening se...
The Sidney Police Department recently partnered with Union Pacific Railroad Police Officers to perform a Traffic Signal education drill at the railroad crossing on East Illinois Street. The drill took place Monday afternoon. According to a release from the Sidney Police Department, officers made eight traffic stops in the 90-minute exercise. All of the stops were due to drivers not stopping for the train crossing, or for drivers proceeding through the crossing while the warning lights were...
LINCOLN — Noting that 70 percent of all unbelted fatalities happen at night, NDOT’s Highway Safety Office kicked off an awareness campaign last week to promote increased seat‑belt usage, especially after dark. As part of the campaign, 15 daily delivery trucks sport a customized wrap with an image and language supporting seat-belt usage, as do fuel-pump toppers at 50 Lincoln area gas stations. The campaign serves as a great reminder that by wearing seat belts and properly buckling children into age- and size-appropriate car seats and boost...
POTTER – Potter-Dix students got a taste of exotic meat in a meal last week. In a letter to parents Wednesday, School Superintendent Mike Williams said kangaroo meat was mixed in with the beef used to prepare students’ chili at the Potter site. Upon discovering the addition of the exotic meat, Williams discusses the addition with head cook Kevin Frei, who said he added the kangaroo meat because of it’s nutritional value as a very lean meat. Frei also provided nutritional information on the meat....
Fall Sidney High School Parent -Teacher Conferences are scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. Parents are asked to attend on one of those days to visit with teachers and collect their student’s report card. Conferences will be held in the SHS Commons area. Parents are asked to enter through the West Entrance....
It hasn’t been our week when it comes to recognizing firefighters. Last week, we inadvertently omitted the list of Gurley Volunteers from a recognition page. And it has been discovered that when we did run the list, two of those firefighters were still not listed. Our apologies to Shawn Kruse and Lane Rathman for the listing. We appreciate your service to our communities....
Local residents met with Sidney Police Officers Thursday at the Coffee Corner. Residents were able to meet and interact with officers....
NEBRASKA CITY – Nebraska may not be on everyone’s bucket list of places to visit, but if you like experiences that are unpretentious and uncomplicated or if you enjoy escaping the big city life for moments of solitude in the open plains, creating your own fun or exploring the quirkiness the state has to offer, chances are, you will like it here. This is the premise of Nebraska Tourism Commission’s new marketing campaign that was unveiled Wednesday, October 17 at the Nebraska Tourism Conference. In 2017, before creating the campaign, the Nebra...
Sidney's Lady Raider volleyball team avenged a loss earlier in the season to the Gering by coming from behind to defeat the Lady Bulldogs in Sidney's last home match of the season Tuesday night. After dropping the first set 12-to-25, the Lady Raiders fought back to take the next three sets 25-to-20, 28-to-26, and 27-to-25 for the victory. The Lady Raiders started the the match slowly, and were unable to get themselves in a groove before the visiting Lady Bulldogs put them deep in a hole they...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hunters will have opportunities to sight-in their equipment before taking to the field this fall, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The following is a list of sites, by region, offering this opportunity. Visit outdoornebraska.gov/sight-in to view dates and time available to sight-in rifles at these areas: South-central – Fort Kearny Shooting Sports Association, Kearney; Heartland Public Shooting Park, Grand Island Southeast – Oak Creek Sporting Club, Brainard; Eastern Nebraska Gun Club, Louisville; Weepi...
"We're not 100 percent guaranteed a playoff berth if we win," said Sidney head football coach Chris Koozer, adding, "but if we lose against Mitchell, it's going to be really hard for us to get into the playoffs." The 5-and-3 Red Raiders have momentum coming off a 14-to-12 victory over the Chase County Longhorns last Friday, but now have to face a 4-and-4 Mitchell squad on the road also fighting for a playoff spot. The Red Raiders hope their defense continues its' reliable play when it faces a...
The Leyton Lady Warriors defeated the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes Tuesday night at Potter in straight sets 3-to-0. The Lady Warriors started strong with a 25-to-15 victory in the first set then a 25-to-8 victory in the second set. The Lady Coyotes battled back in the third set, but fell short 25-to-23 to end the match with a Leyton victory. Leyton's record improved to 18-and-6 while Potter-Dix fell to 9-and-16. Creek Valley's Lady Storm had a rough week, losing to the Mitchell Lady Tigers 2-to-0 on...
