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The staff at Sidney Regional Medical Center has gone through training, education and instruction on what to do if a threatening person with a gun entered the hospital looking to inflict harm. On Tuesday, the hospital staff, emergency services and local law enforcement will get to put their knowledge to use as part of an active shooter simulation drill. The Sidney Police Department and SRMC want to get the word out in advance so that area residents aren’t alarmed by the exercise. The drill will start at 9 a.m. and run until the early a...
The Nebraska State Patrol will hold a driver enforcement activity on Highway 385 in Sidney starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. The intent of the enforcement is to increase driver awareness while establishing good driving habits, which in turn will make the highways safer for everyone. Nebraska State Patrol hopes drivers will become more aware of their driving habits, which in turn will make the highways safer for everyone. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
Flip a Nebraska state quarter and if it comes up tails, you'll see an image of the eighth wonder of the natural world. Although Chimney Rock – located along the Oregon Trail between Bridgeport and Gering isn't on any list of the wonders of the world – it was to many thousands of immigrants on the Oregon Trail, quite possibly the visual highlight of the trip. It's quite likely that the vast majority of those who came west had only heard of the Seven Wonders of the World, and to their way of thi...
UPCOMING Christmas Craft Show held at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp on Dec. 6th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors wanted by Nov. 15th. Call Brenda at 254-7131 for info. Saturday, Nov. 15 Sidney’s Got Heart Benefit for Paige Fiebig: Talent contest, Dinner and Auction Paige is fighting pediatric brain cancer. Event is Nov. 15th. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. For more information, call Joyelle Kennedy at 308-249-0756, Bonnie Kettler at 308-249-1840, or Amy Samuelson 308-249-4820 The Panhandle Quilt Guild will m...
Greetings, I am Jim Gerhold, lead pastor at Christian Life Center. With Christmas just around the corner, let’s reflect on our greatest Christmas ever. Would it be a gift that was beyond our wildest dreams or a special visit from a relative or close friend that you didn’t expect? Maybe it was the trip of a lifetime to a favorite theme park or to a secluded place of interest or your last visit to Grandma’s place before she passed. All these are exciting and fun to explore and to remember the adventure of it all. It could be a combination of al...
5 Years Ago Nov. 16, 1964 'Sidney Takes Third Place In '64 Community Contest' Sidney was the only town to win again in the Division of Nebraska Resources and the University of Nebraska's Community Development Department sponsored contest, the second Community Betterment Contest. The announcement was made at the banquet Friday evening at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Sidney placed third in Group IV (5,000-30,000). First-place winner in Group IV was Grand Island; Norfolk was...
