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Locomotives united the east and west. The Panhandle Nebraska area knows it well as local history. But some Cheyenne County residents are also familiar with long trains that can delay transit from one point to another. The dilemma, sometimes stress, is when a blocked crossing keeps residents from the rest of the community, or worse yet, when the blocked crossing keeps first responders from completing a call. "We are landlocked," Kim Phillips said recently. Phillips and Jim Pelster recently...
Sidney sixth grader Dru Weimer plays piano for visitors at the Fort Sidney Post Commander's Home Saturday evening. Weimer and other young musicians played on the century-old piano as part of the annual Lamplighter Tours held each Christmas season....
The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved a request to replat Lots 5 and 6, Block 1 and Lots 6 and 7, Block 2 of the Sioux Industrial Park located northwest of Sidney. The commissioners also tabled a decision on tourism funding supporting the public transit Stage Line. At issue is if the Stage Line truly supports tourism, while admittedly being an asset for the community. Cheyenne County Tourism Director Kevin Howard said in other communities the cost of public transit is shared with...
Sidney High School was crowded Friday with teams and fans from eight schools Friday. Each team entered with the determination to be the best, in Class B-6 District Play Production. The one-act play competition included Sidney High School's production of "Gilligan's Island," Mitchell doing "The Mad Tea Party," Chadron's "Rosie the Riveter," Alliance's rendition of "Hamlette," Gering High School's "Candide," Gordon-Rushville's "Nicholas Nickleby," McCook High School's "The Yellow Boat," and...
President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 as a National Day of Mourning in remembrance of former President George H.W. Bush. Out of respect for the 41st President of the United States and to honor his contributions to our country during his lifetime, some federal and state businesses will be closed. Under the Presidential Proclamation, the United States Postal Service will suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on December 5....
Youth in grades 1-12 are invited to come and make a light-up Christmas card using copper tape, LEDs and a coin cell battery through a class offered by Cheyenne County Extension. Through the class, participants will learn the basics of electricity and circuits while making a custom holiday card for friends or family. The 4-H card class will be held at the Cheyenne County Community Center on Tuesday, December 11 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Cost is $3 per card. Call the Extension Office at 254-4455 to pre-register by Monday, December 10 as space is...
A two-day workshop Dec. 13-14 in Rushville will provide a hands-on learning experience for producers to learn how to calculate a unit cost of production for a cow-calf operation. Having information to make effective business decisions is important for ranch success. Enterprise analysis and unit cost of production (UCOP) are tools that can help ranchers identify where value is being created on the ranch, where costs are occurring, and what changes could be made to improve profit. For cow-calf producers, UCOP is figured as cost per pound of weane...
Jim L. Dickman, age 70 of Sidney, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 in Sidney, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 7th in the Sidney Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Jim’s care and funeral arrangements....
Jack Bruns, age 80 of Sidney, NE passed away in Loveland, CO on December 2, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Jack’s care and funeral arrangements....
LINCOLN -- Nebraska Extension is offering Master Gardener training throughout the state in 2019. The Nebraska EMG program is a horticulture-related volunteer training program based in many counties and has been part of Nebraska Extension since 1976. EMG volunteers are trained by Nebraska Extension faculty and staff in many horticulture-related topics. They then contribute time as volunteers, working through their local extension office, to provide horticulture-related information to their community. More specifically, they provide education abo...
Nebraska Attorney Doug General Peterson announced that he, along with attorneys general from ten other states and commonwealths, has filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. and NoMoreClipboard, LLC, (collectively “MIE”) a web-based electronic health record company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Complaint alleges the company violated provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) as well as state claims includi...
A Quicken for Farm & Ranch Record Keeping workshop will be held Dec. 18 from 1-4 p.m. at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center in Scottsbluff. The workshop is limited to 10 participants. To register call 308-632-1230. The cost to attend the workshop is $20 per participant. Nebraska Extension Educators will teach how to use Quicken, a popular commercial record-keeping package that is user friendly, inexpensive and easy to find. Quicken is flexible for ag and non-ag business enterprises and separates out family living expenses. Quicken’s c...
Wheat Belt Public Power District, Basin Electric, Tri-State G&T and Arbor Wealth team up each year to offer several scholarships. Applicants must be a dependent of a Wheat Belt customer, enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in an undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, lineman college* or vocational/technical school*. The scholarships offered are: • One - $1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship • Two - $500 Tri-State Scholarships • One - $100 Arbor Wealth Scholarship • *$2,000 Wheat B...
Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team traveled to Gothenberg on Friday for their first dual meet of the season, and came away with an impressive 57-to-18 victory. Highlighted with wins by KC Higer, Brady Robb, and Cameron Brauer, the Sidney team also had the opportunity see some of their freshman compete in varsity spots and do well. Sidney head coach Beau McConnell was pleased with the team's performance, saying, "We saw a lot of really good things from our veterans, and it was great to see some...
Creek Vallley’s Storm and Lady Storm basketball teams opened their seasons on the road against the Hyannis Longhorns Friday night, and both teams came up short to start their 2018 campaigns. The Lady Storm started the action, and had a rough beginning to the game being outscored 20-to-4 in the first period. The Storm rallied back with a 14-to-14 effort in the second to go into the half down 34-to-18. However, the team struggled in the second half, and were outscored 27-to-14 to fall to the L...
Dec. 8 – Nature’s Gifts: Decorations from the Great Outdoors, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (SRA), Gering Dec. 8 – Classic Christmas, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland Dec. 8 – Introduction to Handgun, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln...
Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team competed at the Western Conference Tournament in Scottsbluff over the weekend, and ended the tournament with two wins and one loss to start their season strong. Sidney's first game was on Thursday night against Gering, and the Lady Bulldogs battled all the way, up 49-to-47 with five seconds left in regulation against the Lady Raiders, and geared for a big upset against their state-ranked rivals. But Sidney junior Mattie Johnson was fouled on a shot attempt...
With the loss of a talented core of seniors that anchored last year’s team, the Sidney Red Raiders will need the first part of their season to find a formula for success as they adjust with new players in new roles for the team. Sidney opened their season at the Western Conference Tournament over the weekend, with their first game against Alliance on Thursday night. The Bulldogs opened strong, outscoring the Red Raiders 26-to-11 in the first period, and kept up the pressure throughout the g...
Leyton High School Leyton’s Warrior boy’s basketball team opened their season with tournament play in Bridgeport, and split their games to start their season at 1-and-1. Leyton’s first game on Friday night was against a powerful Bridgeport team, and the Warriors fell into a big hole quickly, being outscored 25-to-7 in the first period. Leyton was unable to recover, only managing 5 points for the rest of the game, with no points being scored the fourth quarter to fall 64-to-12 to start the tourna...
A winter storm forecast for Saturday didn't materialize as feared, and Sidney's Christmas Kickoff and Parade of Lights went off without a hitch. Many residents braved the cold weather to attend kickoff events and the parade, which boasted a record 20 floats. For the second straight year, Sidney High School won the Organization Float. Security First Bank and Sidney Regional Medical Center teamed up for the Parade Theme Award, and Points West Bank & Insurance won the Griswold Award. To the left,...
