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After five days of testimony in the State of Nebraska vs. Nancy Gipfert, both the defense and the prosecution presented the remainder of their cases and rested. Gipfert is charged with one count of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, a felony for her alleged part in the incidences leading up the hospitalization of an infant who was in her care prior to suffering seizures and brain injuries. Megan Gipfert, Nancy Gipfert’s daughter, testified for the defense Wednesday morning. She told the jury that her mother opened the day care 21 y...
A California man was arrested in Sidney over the weekend for allegedly driving a stolen car. A trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol received a radio transmission from NSP Dispatch on Sunday that a possible drunk driver was traveling eastbound on I-80. The grey Toyota had reportedly been swerving between lanes since spotted near the Wyoming line. The car exited at Sidney and was reportedly headed toward Sapp Brothers. The trooper found the vehicle parked in the McDonalds parking lot. He stopped next to the car and walked to the driver’s s...
LINCOLN – Dirt flew in Kevin Atterberg's eighth grade class as the kids prepared basil, chives and other plants to grow in water, known as a hydroponic system of agriculture. The Nebraska Farm Bureau named the Lincoln teacher as one of two Ag Teachers of the Year last year for his innovative new curriculum called Ag in the City, an advanced eighth grade science class exploring various aspects of the field of agriculture. The Culler Middle School teacher attended the Summer Soybean Institute in 2012, where he was supposed to come away with m...
Central Elementary School 4th grader Daniel Johnson sits quietly as Rotary Club member Tom Hyde explains how to use his new dictionary. The Rotary donated more than 100 dictionaries to the 4th graders at Central Elementary School.... Full story
Kaelea Hart, Kaela Hart volunteers a word from her new dictionary.... Full story
The Cheyenne County Community Fund Advisory Committee members met at the end of October to elect the following officers: Jim Ernest – Chair; Beau Mathewson - Vice Chair; Susan Narjes - Secretary; Mary Katos- Treasurer; and Megan McGown - Communications Coordinator. The fund was created as an avenue for individuals, groups, and businesses to "give back" to Cheyenne County and receive charitable giving tax credit. The fund is an affiliation of the Nebraska Community Foundation, and established w... Full story
Howard John McClellan 1943 to 2013 Howard John McClellan, 70, of Cheyenne, died on Tues., Nov. 19, 2013 at the Kindred Transitional Care Center. He was born on April 11, 1943 in Canton, Ohio and had lived here since April of 2013. He resided in Tallahassee, FL from 1989 to 2011. Mr. McClellan graduated from Lincoln High School in Canton and attended one year of college at Kent State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was an electrical technician at Ohio Power Company for 14 years. He is survived by a daughter,... Full story
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, in observance of Thanksgiving. All City Departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday and Friday's trash on Wednesday.... Full story
Rex Walls was a character. Brash, loud, full of opinions, and convinced that he knew all that needed knowing, he stormed his way through life. When his daughter, Jeannette, then only four, burned her stomach when cooking some hotdogs, Rex got into a shouting match with the doctor, and then took her home. When attending mass, Rex would shout blasphemous words at the priest, embarrassing his wife and four kids. He was able to talk himself into a job as an electrician anytime and anywhere, but he could never keep the job once the supervisor gave h...
Real criminal court cases are not that much like Law and Order. Anyone who’s ever watched the show and then actually attended a criminal trial knows exactly what I’m talking about. Right now I’m in the midst of covering my second criminal trial, so by no means am I an expert. I have learned that real trials have some similarities to the show, but for the most part they are much different. In many episodes of Law and Order it seems that a criminal trial takes place very soon after the police investigation. In some episodes, the inves...
(from left) Andrew Phelps, Jonathon Stokes, Casey Baldwin and Megan Neal.... Full story
Create a holiday family tradition by decorating a gingerbread house at the 4-H gingerbread house workshop on Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 – 11 a.m. at the Cheyenne County Community Center. Anyone may participate. You may decorate your house as a family or individually. Houses are preassembled and ready to be embellished with lots of holiday candy and frosting. Registration is required by Wednesday, November 27. Cost is $15 to reserve your house. Drop by the Extension Office or mail your registration fee to UNL Extension, 920 Jackson Street, Sidney. F... Full story
There was a line in an old sitcom--I think it was M*A*S*H*--that went something like this: “Do you have anything to add, General?” “No, although I would like to add that I have nothing to add.” That’s kind of how I feel now. I have nothing to say. I thought I might find something interesting this morning by looking at web sights that say things about today in history. I thought that might loosen some sports memory that I might find interesting to share. It so happens today is one of the most boring days in human history. Certainly it seems to...
The first week starts with conditioning drills.... Full story
Whitney Christian takes the ball to the hoop during basketball practice yesterday at Peetz High School.... Full story
