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The word of the season: Parity. The team of the moment: Louisville. For a college basketball season in which it seemed anybody could beat anybody, and the No. 1 ranking was never secure, Rick Pitino’s Cardinals have certainly cemented themselves as a prohibitive front-runner now that there are only four teams left. They head to Atlanta listed as 3-5 favorites in Las Vegas, after dispatching everyone from Duke to North Carolina A&T with equal ease on their way to the Final Four. Trying to stop t...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez each hit a big home run, and the Colorado Rockies were in position to give rookie manager Walt Weiss his first victory. Then it all fell apart in a hurry. Colorado wasted a terrific start by Jhoulys Chacin when Milwaukee scored three times in the eighth inning, and the Brewers went on to a 5-4 victory in 10 innings on Monday. “We battled the whole game,” Gonzalez said. “That happens sometimes. There has to be a loser. But if we play that way f...
LINCOLN — Spring Affair, the Midwest’s largest gardening event, will be Saturday, April 27, at the Lancaster Event Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 500 varieties of plants will be offered at the day-long plant sale, with educational talks, “talk-abouts” and garden vendors all under the same roof. “For This Place” is the theme of the 2013 event. UNL Extension Horticulture Specialist Kim Todd said the need for regionally appropriate planting influences both plant selection and the event’s educational offerings. “After a summer like 201...
Spring is here according to the calendar and the weather is starting to occasionally give us a nice day and then trend back towards winter. We haven’t been given a lot of reprieve from the drought conditions although there has been some snow with some moisture in it around a few areas of the Panhandle. Most of us are still pretty dry. According to my precipitation records we’ve received about 1.55 inches of moisture since last October. This is .97 of an inch below our normal of 2.52 inches for this time frame. I like to start tracking moi...
One of the best parts of my job is visiting different communities across Nebraska when the Senate breaks as I did last week. I am always greeted with warm welcomes. Our state’s great sense of community is on magnificent display in town after town, whether it is neighbors pitching in to help comfort firefighters battling grass fires, or volunteers hosting a fundraiser for the local food bank. Nebraska truly is “the good life.” We’ve always known this, but recently, our way of life has gained national recognition. Communities across the state h...
Let’s see … I’m at an age when just lifting myself off the couch can cause injury, my cat keeps strolling across the keyboard and my first day on the job just happened – through no preconceived notion of the bosses, I’m sure – to fall on April Fool’s day. So much for introductions. Over the next few weeks I expect to learn something of this town’s interests, people and streets. Despite my new guy status, however, I’ve already contributed greatly to Sidney’s economy. That’s right, for the past two years I served as editor down the road in Kimb...
The Cheyenne County Art Guild (CCAG) will hold its 42nd Spring Art Show on April 6 and 7 at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The event is open to the public and admission is free. On Saturday, the event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday it is from noon through 4:00 p.m. There will be a door prize of art work by Virg Shomacker. Attendees may vote for his or her favorite piece of art and the People’s Choice Award will go the item with the most votes. Raffle tickets will be sold for artwork from Paul Adkinson for $1 each or six f...
LINCOLN – The National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) announced the association’s “Advocate of the Year” award to Gov. Dave Heineman, for his work on behalf of military service members, veterans and their families. NASDVA made the February announcement at a conference of state VA directors held in Alexandria, Va. “NASDVA is proud to honor Gov. Heineman with this prestigious award for their tireless service and unwavering support they provide to the men and women of our Armed Forces and to their families,...
Mildred Bules 1932 to 2013 Mildred Bules, 80, of Chappell, died late Wednesday evening, March 20, 2013, at the Ogallala Community Hospital in Ogallala. Graveside memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday April 6, 2013, in the Hillside Cemetery south of Julesburg, Colo. Memorials have been established for Mildred’s grandchildren’s college fund. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Friends and family can meet at noon on Saturday at the Lion’s Den in Chappell prior to services. You can view the onlin...
Two Sidney men face violent felony counts, one being charged with assault on an officer, in the Cheyenne County court system. Roman J. Maes, 21, and Steven R. High, 57, remain in custody at Cheyenne County Jail following their respective arrests. Maes, was charged Monday with Class IIIA felony assault on the police officer. According to Meas’ arrest affidavit, Sidney City Police officers Jim Bush and Curtis Hofrock responded to a call of an assault in progress at Frenchman Valley Coop. During t...
City of Sidney officials are holding a public open house to discuss the upcoming golf course irrigation project at the Hillside Grill from 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, according to City of Sidney City Manager Gary Person in a press release issued Monday. City staff members, as well as representatives from Staples Golf, the design firm that has been awarded the project contract, will be there to answer any questions that citizens might have about the project. “Citizens can attend any time from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and visit directly with t...
A Sidney man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with a March 2 assault incident against an individual which allegedly arose due to the assumption of the victim’s sexual orientation. Nathan Pohl, 28, on Monday appeared for a preliminary hearing on an enhanced Class IV felony count of third-degree assault. The count is normally carried out as a Class I misdemeanor, but Cheyenne County Deputy Attorney Jon Stellar said he amended the charges to reflect the nature of the assault. The c... Full story
Monday marked the first day of Sidney’s citywide efforts competing in the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, and today is the first day schools will be participating in the challenge. Not only do Sidney students have the enticement that comes with cleaning up their city and recycling for the challenge, the owner of Dairy Queen, Craig Shannon, has also given them an additional incentive. According to the manager of the establishment, Heather Gonzalez, Dairy Queen employees said that they w...
Although members of the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization had a light meeting agenda yesterday morning, that didn’t stop them from making a decision that they expect will help create 30 full time jobs and improve the building infrastructure at Adams Industries, Inc. The three commissioners approved an application to the Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Bell Lumber & Pole Company and for their board chairman, Harold Winkelman, to execute a correction to the ...
