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Judge Derek Weimer and Officer Curtis Hofrock held an assembly at Sidney Middle School to inform seventh and eighth grade students about the implications of using smart phones in dumb ways. Weimer pulled his cell phone out of his jacket pocket, held it high and said, "This is an incredibly powerful thing." Weimer explained that cell phones today are not phones; they are computers with phone features. You can check your email, surf the web, take photos, log onto social media sites, text, check... Full story
Western Resources Group of Ogallala, Neb. and US Recycling of Sidney have designated the Cheyenne County Community Center Foundation a recipient of a $50,000 donation in support of their mission and vision statements for the future financial support of the Community Center. The Cheyenne County Community Center Foundation, Inc. provides financial support to the Community Center. With that support, the Community Center has become a centerpiece of the community. Thousands of people use the Center... Full story
When Dale Robertson gets out of prison, he’ll have to start his life over at 50, with nothing to his name but the clothes on his back. Robertson, a 49-year-old Sidney native is headed to prison for his second felony drug conviction after around 35 years of drug and alcohol abuse. “I’ve been around the drug scene my whole life,” Robertson said. His introduction to drugs occurred when he was in 7th grade. At 13 he started smoking marijuana, drinking and skipping school. Robertson spent his time with older kids and ended up dropping out of scho...
Ethan Nelson was born to sketch and to paint. Well, perhaps not literally-though the Dalton native did win a prize in the Nebraska Fence Post Christmas Art Contest in 2002, when Nelson was just five years old. Meanwhile Charlotte Endorf lives to tell stories from this state's past. Decked in period costume, she often appears before captivated crowds reliving the pioneer days, the travails of those plodding along the Oregon Trail or life in a slumping sod house on the plains. The two talents...