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On Tuesday evening the city council urged community development director Megan McGown to make sure that there are enough holiday events scheduled to take place at Hickory Street Square to ensure that closing off the block is worthwhile. McGown came before the council to ask for the closure of the square to traffic for Christmas events from Nov. 22 through the end of December. McGown is the community development director as well as the main street director for the Historic Downtown Sidney program. Most of the businesses in the area wrote a... Full story
The Warriors depart from Dalton for the state volleyball tournament in Grand Island this morning.... Full story
The city’s hiking, biking and walking trail expansion project, which has been in the works for well over five years now, is expected to finally go out to bid next spring. “Luckily this time I’m coming forward with good news in regard to the trail project,” said public services director John Hehnke at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. “We do have all of our right of way documents from all the landowners signed and submitted to the department of roads.” Currently, the department of roads plans for the project to be bid at the end of May 20...
The Cheyenne County School Board met Monday night and again discussed future plans for a new elementary school. Superintendent Jay Ehler elaborated the meetings held last month for the public to voice concerns and ask questions. Ehler discovered that the board needs to better communicate to the community how the plan affects the north side and how transportation will work. The board decided to hold additional meetings this month to further explain the future plans. The board also asked principals to update them on events hosted by the schools f...
The Cheyenne County School Board took the time to honor young people in the community going above and beyond at their meeting on Monday. The first person to be recognized was Matt McKay for the Sidney Raider webcasting project. During the second football game of the season, the Raiders were on the road and McKay thought how welcome it would be if he could watch the game online. He conducted some research and found that Aurora participated in strive.tv. After looking into that program, McKay lear...
Jann Lawler, 46 of Sidney, died early Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2013 at her home in Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 in the Evangelical Free Church in Sidney with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in Jann’s name to be determined by the family at a later date. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Survivors include her husband Todd L... Full story
Lucille Martin 1927 to 2013 Lucille Martin, 86, of Aurora, Colo., a former Sidney resident, passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 in Billings, Mont. There will be a viewing at Newcomer Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Fri. Nov. 8, 2013 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colo. with Pastor Marcel Narucki officiating. Burial will be the following Friday November 15, 2013 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in... Full story
Anne Smith 1921 to 2013 Anne Smith, 92 of Sidney, passed peacefully into the Lord's hands at 9:53 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. She did so in the presence of her son Bob Smith, daughter Carole Tobler, and grandson Scott Tobler. Cremation has been held, a memorial and graveside service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Anne's name to SRMC Extended care. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Anne's care and funeral arrangements. Anne had... Full story
At various times, many people may feel frustrated by the performance of their investments. For example, they expect growth, and they don’t get it — or they think the value of their investment won’t fluctuate much, but it does. However, some of this frustration might be alleviated if investors were more familiar with the nature of their investment vehicles. Specifically, it’s important to keep in mind the difference between long-term and short-term investments. What defines long-term and short-term investments? Long-term investments are those ve...
The ESPN Tip-Off Marathon took over my Tuesday night, and it was wonderful. College basketball is officially back in full swing and all is right in the world—well, my world, at least. The Big Ten came out with guns blazing and showed once again that they make up arguably the toughest conference in college hoops. The Champions Classic featured No. 1 Kentucky versus No. 2 Michigan State, which was the earliest ever meeting between the nation’s top two teams, according to ESPN. I love a good upset, especially when it’s a Big Ten team doing the d...
KOTA sports personality John Clanton interviews Seniors Carly Rushman, left, and Whitney Goeman before they depart for state....
