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As the responsibility of distributing general relief funds has been shifted from a state agency to counties, local officials are working to introduce pragmatic policies. "We've run into situations where there's basically two forms of general relief that we've been dealing with, and with the transition from [Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services] over to counties, we've just been ironing them out as we go along," Paul Schaub, Cheyenne County attorney, told commissioners this week. For...
LifeSmiles of Sidney hosted its seventh annual Halloween candy buyback event on Monday. The event is sponsored by LifeSmiles of Sidney, Hoppens Orthodontics, Western Nebraska Endodontics, Sidney Regional Medical Center and local UPS employees. The office collects the candy to be made into care packages for soldiers overseas through Operation Gratitude. Its mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of the active duty and veteran communities and provide volunteer opportunities for...
LODGEPOLE – The communities of Lodgepole and Chappell are collaborating on a proposed water project to drill a shared well field. Every public drinking water system is required to have its water tested, and a level of arsenic slightly over what the state allows has been found in Lodgepole’s, village clerk Tammy Sherman said. Chappell, 10 miles southeast, is facing a similar issue, she added. Working with the state, a regional water study – which encompassed just the two communities – was recently completed. From the report, the idea of a colla...
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. Cremation has been held. 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... Full story
George Hartman, 92 of Broken Bow and a longtime Sidney resident, died Friday evening, Oct. 30, 2015 at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Hartman family.... Full story
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”. Monday, Nov. 9 A meeting for honeybee producers is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. to review the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. It’ll be held at the North Platte Natural Resource District, 100547 Airport Road, Scottsbluff. The NAP sign-up deadline for 2016 h... Full story
SCOTTSBLUFF – “Our Diabetes Journey–For Parents and Kids” will be the topic at the Regional West Physicians Clinic-Diabetes Care Center support group meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Medical Plaza South, room 1202. The meeting will be an interactive, one-hour program presented by A1C Champions diabetes educators Alyssa, a youth with type 1 diabetes, and her mother, Susan. All type 1 patients between the ages of 8 and 18 and their families are invited. “Our Diabetes Journey–For Parents and Kids” was developed by the A1C Champions Pro...
A wrist fracture has the potential to impact daily life for an extended period of time. Wrist fractures can result from falls, sports activities and improper lifting. Owing to the complex architecture of the bones, muscles and ligaments in the wrist and hand, healing can take a while. The wrist itself is not a bone, but joints connecting the hand and the forearm. The type of treatment will depend upon the nature and the extent of injury to the bones, muscles and ligaments. Typical symptoms include pain especially with movement, swelling and...
It was a rough and tumble night of volleyball action for the Leyton Lady Warriors on Monday as they beat Creek Valley 3-0 before falling to Dundy County-Stratton 3-2 in the championship game of the D1-12 subdistrict. Leyton opened with a 25-23, 27-25 and 25-20 win over Creek Valley, before falling to DCS by scores of 15-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22 and 9-15. The Leyton squad, led by head coach Jodi Craig and assistant Jennifer Gipfert, now end the 2015 season with an overall record of 23-9. With the...
The Potter-Dix varsity volleyball team continued its winning ways on Monday night as the squad eliminated Banner County, 3-0, in the first round of D2-11 subdistrict playoff action at Bridgeport. The game, which the Lady Coyotes won 25-11, 25-13 and 25-6, featured a true team effort as six different players on head coach Sarah Dvorak’s squad led in each of the six statistical columns. Starting out on offense, Dawson Sharman was once again the leader at the net with six kills, followed closely by Anna McLaughlin with five. Six more Lady C...
