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Potter-Dix High School's Anna McLaughlin gets a reception against Crawford on Thursday night as the Lady Coyotes took a 3-1 win, earning a trip to the state championship next week. See the complete story on page 10A....
Cheyenne County is expanding a juvenile diversion program that offers alternatives to the formal justice system for minors alleged to have committed offenses. Paul Schaub, Cheyenne County Attorney, said in the past, diversion has been offered on a case-by-case basis. A $30,000 state grant, awarded in May, will now allow the county to hire a full time coordinator to create a systematic juvenile diversion program. "Any eligible person for the program is going to be presented with the same set of...
Sidney’s Cool Kids Club/No Limits will participate in the “World’s Largest Sport Stacking Event” on Nov. 12 to set a new world record. On Guinness World Day, sport stackers from all around the world will be up stacking and down stacking various pyramids in specific patterns at lightning speed for at least 30 minutes. This will be a record for “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations in One Day.” Sport stacking originated in the early 1980s in Southern California and received national attention in 1990. According to Bob Fox, World...
It has been a little more than six years since this column "Across the Fence" was first printed in the fledgling newspaper, The Gering Citizen. Since that first column more than 300 pieces have followed, nearly 400,000 words, and that's a lot of words from a feller who usually doesn't have much to say. At the start of this journey I shared much of my personal life through family history, personal stories and other events that occupied my day-to-day routines. The Western Nebraska Observer also...
George Hartman, 92 and a former Sidney resident, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 at Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 in the First Christian Church in Sidney with Dr. Curtiss Davis officiating. Inurnment with military rites will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Cheyenne County Community Center. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 26, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Sara Wright, 20, of Sidney, appeared for entry of plea on a charge of DUI – 1st offense, a class W misdemeanor. Pursuant to a plea agreement, she pled guilty to that charge. She was sentenced to 6 months probation, a $500.00 fine plus court costs and a 60-day license revocation. Gregory Lesh, 31, of Atwood, Colo., appeared for arraignment on a charge of DUI 2nd Offense – High Test, a class I misdemeanor. He will retain an att... 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... Full story
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes volleyball team on Thursday evening earned a trip to the Nebraska state championships by defeating the Crawford Lady Rams, 3-1 (25-12, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15), in the District 2 finals at Mitchell High School. It wasn't an easy win, by any means, for the Lady Coyotes; after blasting Crawford by a large margin in the first set, the Lady Rams were able to drop a bomb on Potter-Dix by putting up a win in the second match, taking a 25-19 win. The Lady Coyotes weren't nearly...
