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For some area hunters passing on the tradition and giving back to veterans are just as important as bagging a bird. The local chapter of Pheasants Forever, a national grassroots, nonprofit organization devoted to conservation and habitat preservation held two free hunts earlier this month, one for local kids and another for Nebraska veterans. First time pheasant hunter Morley Haley, 14, of Leyton High School said the youth hunt was a success. "It went pretty good," he said. "I got one of two phe...
The sixth grade girls at West Elementary in Sidney participated in the Mean Stinks live stream of the "Biggest. Assembly. Ever." to spread the word of the anti-bullying campaign on Wednesday. Bullying is defined as behaviors deliberately making another person feel inadequate, or with a purpose of belittling. These behaviors are generally recognized as harassment, physical harm, demeaning speech on a repeated basis. Bullying is an intentional act. To prepare for the assembly, the sixth graders...
4-Hers and volunteers were recognized for their accomplishments from the past year at the annual Achievement Celebration at the Fairgrounds on Sunday, October 26. Leyton High School senior Emily Gill, daughter of James and Cynthia Gill was recognized as the 2013 Outstanding 4-Her. This award is presented to high school seniors who have excelled in his/her involvement with the Cheyenne County 4-H program. Selection is based on participation in a wide variety - and depth of - 4-H activities....
"How fun was that?" yelled Sidney Red Raiders Head Coach Todd Ekart to a large group of jubilant students who crashed his traditional post-game meeting with players. In response, Ekart received an ear-splitting chorus of screams, whoops and hollers that that might have been heard in Scottsbluff ... or at least by the large group of Bearcat fans that had come to support their hometown players. For the Raiders faithful it was an emotional release of uninhibited, boundless, pent-up joy that could...