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Cheyenne County has entered a case that could net the county part of the national opioid settlement. County Attorney Paul Schaub said the State of Nebraska will receive about 15 percent and the counties 15 percent. He said 70 percent of the national settlement is for treatment and counseling services. In order to receive the funding, the county needs to commit to be part of the case. “Everyone that I've seen across the nation are accepting these funds,” he said. He said the remaining que...
There are no shortage of challenges facing Americans right now with our country reaching the highest level of inflation in three decades, a lack of workers to fill job openings nationwide, record illegal entry and smuggling at our southern border, and a supply chain unable to keep up with the demands of manufacturers and consumers. Despite facing these crises every day, we still have much to be thankful for as Americans. This year has brought new job opportunities for those in search of work,...
Within view of Interstate 80 is a business with a simple but welcoming title. It is a business with at least two years in the making and a warm and inviting atmosphere from the drive-up to the table in the back of the room. It has also been handed over to a new owner with a vision of continuing the coffee house atmosphere. Kiersten Richards officially took over ownership of Beans and Steams Coffee House on Nov. 15. The location is known for delivering drinks from bottled water to the latest...
The annual non-denominational Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony in Sidney will be held 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at The Well Church, 432 20th Ave, Sidney. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting is held on the second Sunday in December all over the world, in every time zone. Everyone is invited to light a candle in honor of all the children who have died, so that their light may always shine....
Sometimes one never quite knows where life will lead us. Sometimes, it takes us to the past, with the tools of the present. The northwest corner of 12th Avenue and Illinois Street had been quiet for several years. The once busy corner of engine analyses and wrench-turning became something of a warehouse, one more location to store massive rolls of paper for the next press run. Those days have come and gone, and come again with Brad Zalesky and Performance Auto returning to the north facing...
Last week I wrote about ESG scores and what they mean for business now, and soon could mean for individuals. ESG scores are just the latest mile marker on the road to a utopia planned by collectivist and globalist elites in which they rule the world and we serve as happy minions that are mere cogs in the machinery making the world run. In exchange for passive servitude, a large centralized government will promise security, peace and unparalleled convenience. They envision a world in which...
Jason Petik, CEO of Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC) based in Sidney, Nebraska, joined the November 17 briefing to discuss what hospital care and patient needs have looked like for them with the fall Panhandle COVID wave. Petik began with sharing while the numbers have slowly declined, two to three weeks ago, this was a different story. Before the current surge, they were seeing one to two COVID patients in the hospital at a time. With the surge, COVID patients increased to about eight but...
We’re now hours from the feast that is designed historically for a time of giving thanks. Homes will have the designated cooks scurrying around the prep table in the kitchen making sure the turkey is in the oven, and the oven hot, the dressings are cooking, Aunt Betty brought the homemade pies, cousins Steve and Jennifer brought the vegetables and relish plate and the in-laws bring...well, you get the idea. We can all paint the scenario like a star writer in part because we’ve all lived som...
Below is a poem I wrote about 15 years ago. I saw then that some of what has hit this country in the last few years was already in the works. I never thought the poem would be such a correct prediction of the way things are now. Titled “Code of the Rest,” it provides what I believe to be a fair comparison between the radical socialist left and the moderate conservative right. Forget the Code of the West, the Code of the Rest is best. Honor is out, we compromise. Morality is out, we surmise. Eve...
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving has become known as Giving Tuesday, when people are encouraged to donate to charitable organizations. If you’d like to take part in this special day, you’ll want to maximize the effectiveness and benefits of your charitable gifts. So, consider these questions: • Is the charity reputable? Does it use its resources wisely? Most charitable organizations are honest and dedicated to helping their specific causes. But sometimes there are a few “bad apples” in the bunch. These groups aren’t necessarily fraudulent...
If you awakened in the morning and had only that which you had thanked God for the night before …. what would you have ? Sometimes we become so focused on what we don’t have that we lose sight of what we do have and how God truly has blessed us. For most of us it is easy to pray our prayer requests to God and easy for us to forget to thank him for what he has done. An important part of our church women’s bible study is to pray for the concerns of the members of our church, community and the world. There are so many needs that sometimes our hear...
Medicare-eligible Nebraskans still have time to review their Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans through Dec. 7. Also, anyone eligible for Part D but not yet signed up for a drug plan can do so until Dec. 7. Every year beneficiaries need to check their plan to make sure it is still the best plan for their needs. Plans can change every year, so just because you like how the plan you are on now works doesn’t mean it will work the same next year. It is important to make sure your current plan covers the medications you are currently taking. T...
Chris Helzer, a local nature photographer and Nebraska director of science at The Nature Conservancy, was looking for a new way to tell people why prairies are interesting and important when he came up with the idea of proving the diversity of prairies on a smaller scale. And so the project “Hidden Prairie” was born. Helzer’s project originally started as a book that features images and stories about the species he discovered in a square meter over a year in Lincoln Creek Prairie in Auror...
The historic season the Potter-Dix Coyote Football team enjoyed came to a disappointing end Friday night at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, as they fell to the Cody-Kilgore Cowboys by a final score of 65-to-37. The Coyotes’ historic run fell just short of a State Championship as the Cody-Kilgore running attack proved to be too much for the Coyotes to stop for four quarters. The Potter-Dix team ends the season with an 11-and-1 record, a Runner-Up Trophy, and a h...
South Platte and Garden County were named Volleyball Co-Champions due to their identical overall records (24-and-8), conference records (6-and-1) and .857 winning percentage. The Conference released the All-Conference Volleyball selections, with many local athletes being honored for this years' accomplishments. First Team All Conference Avery Hayward, South Platte-- Leading the Blue Knights in Kills (269) and Ace Serves (66), the 5'7” junior also finished third in Digs (328) and fourth in Serve Receptions (155). Kamry Kramer, Garden County-- L...
The D2-10 District Released their All-District Honors for 202, and several local area athletes were named for their outstanding performances. All-District Clayton Moore- 11th - Mullen Spencer Denaeyer- 12th- Mullen Jade Emerson- 12th- Mullen Kyle Durfee- 12th- Mullen Brayden Haley- 12th Leyton Kole Bush- 12th Leyton Justin Ernest- 11th Leyton Jonathan Borges- 12th Leyton Peyton Abbott- 10th Leyton Johnny Vargas- 11th Garden County Dillion Christiansen- 12th Garden County Trey Krich- 12th Garden County Jordon Underwood- 12th Garden County...
Sidney Police Department Nov. 18 • 12:16 a.m., Traffic Stop, Old Post Road and 17J Link. • 12:36 a.m. Traffic Stop, 17J Link and Interstate 80. • 8:44 a.m. Theft, 800 block Maple Street. • 8:52 a.m. Parking Complaint, 600 block Chase Blvd. • 10:21 a.m. Animal Call, 13th Avenue and Newton Street. • 12:42 p.m. Animal Call, 23rd Avenue and Linden Street. • 12:53 p.m., Parking Complaint, 600 block Chase Blvd. • 12:54 p.m., Parking Complaint, 600 block Chase Blvd. • 12:58 p.m. Traffic Accident, cold report. • 1:03 p.m. Traffic Stop, Old Post Road...
The American economy isn’t doing so well. A new poll shows that seven out of every ten Americans now admit that rising prices are causing them to change their spending habits. This is not good news going into the busiest shopping season of the year. Indeed, inflation has a way of putting a damper on our spirit of thanksgiving. So, how do we prepare ourselves for the Thanksgiving holiday when things may not be going as planned? Many people view the task of giving thanks as a kind of obligation t...
Senators and Representatives first met in Congress, under the U.S. Constitution, on March 4, 1789, in the Federal Building in New York City. Six months later, on September 25, James Madison, a Virginia Representative then, submitted to the House twelve amendments to the new Constitution. His first—called the Congressional Apportionment Amendment — specified that each member of the House shall represent no more than 30,000 people. It fell one state short of adoption, and no state since has ratifi...
In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World. The ship’s 102 passengers and 30 crew members – an eclectic mix of religious families fleeing persecution and single men seeking to become landowners on a new continent – had one thing in common: They hoped that better lives were waiting for them at the other end of the sea. Only half of the Pilgrims would live to see the spring. Those who did had a lot to be thankful for, so after a successful first harve...
