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Four local banks have teamed up with the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce to help make holiday shopping a little easier for area residents. In a program that stresses buying local, the participating banks are offering the option of borrowing $100 to $900 per family in "Chamber Christmas Dollars" interest-free for six months to qualified borrowers. The loan applications have to be completed in person at American National Bank, Points West Community Bank, Sidney Federal Savings and Loan or...
A new Famous Footwear store is set to open this week in Sterling, Colo. The store – located in the High Plains Shopping Center at 1329 West Main St. in Sterling – will open this Wednesday, Nov. 19. It will host a series of opening events throughout the day. Famous Footwear also plans to host an all-day grand opening at the store on Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will give customers the opportunity to participate in special in-store promotions every two hours, a local shoe artist who...
Cabela’s and the Harry and Reba Huge Foundation have decided to extend the Women in Leadership scholarship program for an additional five years. The $10,000 scholarships are designated for women graduating from Nebraska high schools. The Cabela’s Women in Leadership scholarships are part of the company’s initiative to encourage young women to prepare to become tomorrow’s leaders. The scholarships are awarded to women who graduate in the spring and plan to attend college the following fall. Scholarship winners may attend any college or univers...
Leyton third-grader Jonathan Kruse received Grand Champion honors as part of the Wheat Belt Christmas cover page art contest. Area elementary students were invited to participate. The Reserve Champion artist was Katherine Eckhardt. First place went to Thomas Jay, and Alexis Juengst took the honorable mention slot. A class party sponsored by Wheat Belt for the winning entries will be scheduled at the teacher’s discretion. Kruse’s Christmas scene will be displayed as the cover page of the Wheat Belt connection insert of the Rural Electric Neb...
Charles E. Cook, 66 of Potter, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, 2014 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are planned. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhome.com.... Full story
Janice Fay (Caine) Gumbir, 73, entered eternal glory on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at her home in Peetz. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21 at Tennant Funeral Home in Sterling, with Rev. James Nash officiating. Janice was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Sterling, to Clarence Caine and Iva Morris. She graduated from Kimball County High School. She was married to her loving husband, Jerry F. "Gump" Gumbir, for 44 years. She worked at Kimball County Hospital until 1984; after, Janice was a... Full story
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.01 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.89 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices on Sunday were 7.5 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 10 cents per gallon lower t...
Tuesday, Nov. 18 The “Talk and Treats” Teen Book Club will meet on Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in the Sidney Public Library. The group ois open to studnets in grades 7-12. The Junior Friends of the library will meet that night at 5:30. This organization is service oriented. For mor einformation, call the library at (308) 254-3110. American National Bank will host a Business After Hours to appreciate the local teachers in the area at the Hillside Grill from 5:30-7 p.m. Appetizers and drinks will be offered and they will give out door prizes. Eve... Full story
I would like to start off by wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. We’ve all got a lot to be thankful for. Last week I wrote about how we drilled our edible bean crop this year in 7.5-inch rows with an air seeder. Prior to this year we had been planting our beans in 15-inch rows with a planter. I wanted to share with you some observations I made during the growing season and some changes we plan to make next year. Let’s start by looking at the edible beans in our cropping rotation. We have been planting our edible beans in a crop rot...
