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In the past three years, nearly $250 million has been invested from public and private sources into development initiatives in Sidney. And for every $1 the municipality has spent on infrastructure and recreation, an additional $4.50 was invested from the private sector. Sidney Mayor Mark Nienhueser presented these numbers on Wednesday as he talked about the strong relationship between the City and businesses. He spoke to a group of about 45 local employers – members of the Cheyenne County C...
A Kimball County grand jury which convened Nov. 9 found no criminal conduct in the death of a Minnesota man who was found hanging in his jail cell earlier this year. Jesus Estrada-Perez was found hanging in his cell in the Kimball County jail on Aug. 1 and died days later. On July 31, Estrada-Perez became the subject of a search of southern Kimball County when his traveling companion, Eve Connelley, reported to law enforcement that he exited their rental vehicle and had not returned after more than an hour and a half. Connelley further...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Hickory Street Square as setup starts for the Christmas kickoff. The event will be held Nov. 28. A mini train ride, parade of lights and the lighting of the Christmas tree with Santa will be a few main events at the annual kickoff....
Upcoming VENDORS WANTED for 2nd Annual Christmas Craft Show to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp, Ft. Sidney Rd and Toledo Street, in Sidney. Please get your reservations in by Dec. 10th! For more information, please call Brenda (308) 254-7131. 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 &... Full story
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped 19-year-old Patty Hearst, a sophomore at the University of California, Berkley, on Feb. 4, 1974. For the next 57 days, this small-time urban guerrilla organization detained Patty in a studio apartment’s closet, dressed only in her bathrobe. They beat her, abused her, changed her name to Tania, and brainwashed her. She helped with a bank heist. When given a chance to flee, she chose to stay. Long after the core SLA members perished in a gunfight with p...
When the temperature gets colder and we all venture inside for the winter sports season, there is a lot we can look forward to on the basketball courts and wrestling mats of Cheyenne and Deuel counties and in Peetz. There is nothing quite as exciting, for me, as the raucous and loud environment that basketball season brings. From the sounds of the pep band, to the taste of way too many hot dogs, to the sweat growing on the brow of head coaches deep into a game, hoops rules the day every...
LINCOLN – Jack McAreavey, a 2012 graduate of Sidney High School, is one of seven Nebraska Wesleyan University players to be named all-conference by the Great Plains Athletic Conference for football in 2015. The all-conference team was selected after a vote of the league coaches on Nov. 15 in Fremont. Two NWU players were named to the All-GPAC Second-Team. On offense, McAreavey, a senior offensive lineman, received his first all-conference recognition. Kicker Kramer Rath was named All-GPAC s...