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Cheyenne County could have a public defender in place by the first of the year. Paul Schaub, Cheyenne County Attorney, has said in the 20 years he’s worked in the county, there’s never been a public defender. Instead, Cheyenne County judges currently appoint lawyers to represent individuals charged with crimes who can’t afford to pay for counsel – and the county takes care of the bill. In recent years, the annual cost of paying court-appointed lawyers has grown. Last year, the county paid out nearly $350,000, according to numbers provide...
Children's health and well-being were the focuses of attention at the first Sidney Regional Medical Center kids health fair on Saturday. The "All About Kids Health Adventure" was held at the Cheyenne County Community Center and included more than a dozen local groups and organizations. Tammy Meier, a community health nurse at SRMC, said children and their parents were able to learn about nutrition, physical activity and drug awareness at the many booths. The idea for the event came out of a...
The time change and the start of November will bring colder temperatures and possible snow showers to this week’s forecast. Temperatures for this week will begin in the low 70s before dropping to a high of 62 on Wednesday. On Thursday you can expect clouds, rain and a chance of snow with highs in the upper 40s. Lows for the week will dip below freezing. According to the Cheyenne, Wyo., Weather Forecast Office, the 70 degree temperatures are 10- to 20-degrees warmer than usual for this time of year. “Normally for that area highs are around 59 an...
A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Dolores Schutte Albro Chambers, 94, was held at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 2, 2015 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 1301 Golden Springs Road, Anniston, AL, with Father Bryan Lowe officiating. The family received friends from for one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, The Knights of Columbus, or The Young at Hearts Club, 16 Morton Road, Anniston, AL 36205. Online condolences may be made to the family at w...
Doris D. Thomas, 98 of Sidney, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Private inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday to sign Doris’ register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Doris’ name to the church or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. You may view...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.34 per Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.18 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 78.0 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 0.8 cents per gallon higher t...
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. Tuesday, Nov. 3 A Parkinson’s support group for the Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at brauninger@...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Paul Roberts was named the acting medical center director for the Cheyenne VA Medical Center and Clinics, as announced by network director for the Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Ralph Gigliotti. Roberts steps in for Dr. Cynthia McCormack, who retired Nov. 1. Roberts, 51, came to the Cheyenne VA in April 2013 to serve as the associate director following his retirement from the U.S. Army after 21 years of service. "Mr. Roberts is well qualified for the role of acting m...
The Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) and Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development District (Panhandle RC&D) has hired Jeff Kelley as executive director as of Nov. 2. Kelley will sere as executive director for both organizations. Kelley brings 17 years of experience as a community development block grant administrator and housing specialist, in addition to his economic development experience. Kelley is a native of Omaha and a graduate of University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney State College). In 1981, he married the former...
Dr. Dwayne Beck from the Dakota Lakes Research farm near Pierre, S.D. will be presenting at the upcoming PNTP Winter Conference, Feb. 23-24, 2015, at the Gering Civic Center. He often begins to engage his audiences by asking the producers in attendance where they want their farms to be in 60 years or 600 years. He wants the producers to look to the future and start making decisions now to start building their operations to match their vision. Dr. Beck also points out that with today’s modern approach to crop production our ecosystem is l...
The Peetz High School football team took to the road Saturday for its playoff game and came home successful – and with a state quarterfinal berth in hand. The Bulldogs used a strong second half and a four-touchdown afternoon from Jordan Nelson to pull away and defeat Cheraw 41-20 in one of 16 Colorado 6-man cross-divisional games. Those eight winners were reseeded over the weekend and will comprise this weekend's state quarterfinal field. Peetz, which improved to 6-3, is seeded No. 5 and will s...
It only took three hard-fought sets to get there, but the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes varsity volleyball squad came out victorious against South Platte on Friday, beating the Blue Knights 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-22). The match, played in Big Springs, was the final conference test for the Lady Coyotes before the start of playoffs this week. With the win, Potter-Dix finishes the regular season at 24-3 overall and 4-0 in District 11 standings. According to Potter-Dix head coach Sarah Dvorak, ending the regular season with a win was an important step...
Sidney High School football coach Chris Koozer had stressed the importance of a fast start for the Red Raiders in Friday's Class B state tournament opener. Instead, the opposite happened and it proved costly to Sidney. The Red Raiders surrendered two touchdowns – both off turnovers – in the first 1 minute, 33 seconds of the game and couldn't recover in their 70-20 loss to Elkhorn South. Sidney finished its season 5-5, while Elkorn South – the state's No. 1-ranked team in Class B according to se...
