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Plans are continuing forward for more development at the Glover Business park by Comfort Inn. The planning commission held a public hearing in September which accepted the initial re-platting of land owned by John and Jacqueline Wieser. This re-plat divides what was one lot into two separate lots. These plots of land are located in the area north of the Comfort Inn and west of link 17J. A frontage street to the property already exists, called Gregory Drive, which the owner plans to extend. After the preliminary plat, public services director...
October is breast cancer awareness month. The National Football League honors this by wearing pink accessories with their uniforms. The Sidney Raiders football players each donated $10 in order to wear pink socks and sweatbands in one of their games this month. All of the proceeds from the donations were given to the Night of Hope organization. Before practice on Thursday, the team presented the check to a representative of the organization.... Full story
So many new project are going on around Sidney right now, they might be hard to keep track of. Anyone interested in updates on the big projects happening in the area can attend a briefing next month. Sidney’s economic development team worked with Cabela’s to coordinate an economic development briefing from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Nov. 5. “The whole idea is to educate everybody to where we’re at with the different projects and the time lines and the exciting opportunities that are coming forward,” said city manager Gary Person. R...
The 10th Annual Hay Day Festival will be a free night of family entertainment held by the Cool Kids Club/No Limits and Kids Plus on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the 4-H building at the Cheyenne County Fair Grounds. Families are encouraged to come in costume. The Hay Day Festival includes a penny carnival, cakewalk, bouncy house, games, cookie decorating, refreshments and many opportunities to win prizes, which are awarded by age group. Newborns through age five are eligible for a Wal-Mart gift card, ages six through eight can... Full story
For those looking for a Halloween night that’s not so scary, Hickory Square is the place to be. The police will host Trunk or Treat the night of Halloween, Thursday Oct. 31 at the Hickory Street Square. “We wanted to create a safe environment for the kids right after school, especially for the little guys to come and trick or treat,” said police chief B.J. Wilkinson. “It’s in conjunction with the downtown merchants who stay open late on Thursday evenings.” Police will be in the area to keep the streets safe for little ones and city employees w...
The Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation and Scholarship Ball Committee announced that Ali Miller of Sidney was named as a 2013 Heartland Princess. The ball was held on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Omaha at the CenturyLink Center. Miller is currently a senior at Doane College, where she is majoring in Art, with minors in Spanish and Creative Writing. She is a member of the Doane Tiger Dance Team and President of Phi Sigma Tau sorority. Miller graduated from Sidney High School in 2010. At SHS, she participated on the...
When Sidney’s Sarah Mahr passed to her sister Emily who set up Cody Rowley’s kill shot, it was just the beginning of what would become a rough night for the host Alliance Bulldogs. The Raider volleyball team parlayed that opening point into a 25-6 opening-set victory enroute to a 3-0 district win over Alliance. Despite a blowout in the opener, however, the Bulldogs refused to go quietly. In withstanding a teanacious Alliance comeback attempt, Sidney finally wore down their rivals 25-23 and 25-...
