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A hearing open to the public to voice criticism or suggestions about Sidney schools proposed 2013-2014 budget received little public interest last night. The hearing was opened and closed with no public comments. After the hearing the school board approved next fiscal year's budget with a general fund of around $6.5 million. The qualified capital purchase undertaking fund for kindergarten through 8th grade was approved for around $50,000 as well as the qualified capital purchase undertaking fund for kindergarten through twelfth grade for... Full story
Extensive flash flooding paralyzed the city of Sidney Monday night. High winds related to the storm caused damage to houses, signs and trees across the city. Heavy rains around 6:30 p.m. soon overwhelmed the city's storm drains and filled many streets with deep and fast flowing water, which made travel in parts of the city dangerous or impossible. The underpass to the North side of town was still closed at press time due to extensive flooding that left it impassible. Illinois street at 13th... Full story
The Chappell Area Medical (CAM) Clinic will be temporarily closed for remodeling Sept. 16-29. The CAMs Clinic is a division of Sidney Regional Medical Center and was part of the recent merger with the Physicians Clinic. “CAMs is a very important part of our family practice” stated Jason Petik, chief executive officer at SRMC, “the clinic was built in 1979 and was in need of some minor repairs that we believed required closing the clinic during the remodel. This is the best course of action for our patients and supports our mission. We are e...
In the Marx Brothers classic "Horse Feathers," college president Groucho goes in search of the best football players he can buy in advance of the big game. Unfortunately he ends up with Chico and Harpo. Chico, as quarterback, warns an opposing linebacker "hey, watch out--you wanna get hurt? We're going to throw a forward pass." OK, so they bumble to victory in the end, thanks to a few stretches in logic. Harpo’s touchdown run in a horse drawn cart full of footballs—each counting six points—saves the day. At the core of the comic farce was a...
Sidney Schools technology integration teacher Rick Meyer received a $2,000 grant for his efforts to use technology in creative ways. The grant, awarded by ING, a national financial institution is called the ING Unsung Heroes Award. "Since I applied for it in January, with how fast technology goes, my original idea is not even close to what we're doing now," Meyer said. "But the same premise is still in place." Originally he wanted to use QR codes, which can be scanned by any smart device and... Full story
