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All eyes were on MAC Jr. High Basketball action over the weekend.... Full story
An unprecedented number of street projects are planned for Sidney in the next year. Hank Radtke of the street department presented his one year and six year plans for projects to the city council last week. Street improvements for 2014 include work on 10th Ave. between Illinois and the BNSF tracks. This portion of the street will be completely rebuilt, from substructure to surfacing. Also set for this year is a mill and overlay of Fort Sidney Rd. Both of these projects have been bid out and awarded to contractors. Also slated to begin...
Cabela’s expects to begin construction on The Ranch, its local housing development as well as a headquarters expansion this year. At the same time, the corporation also plans to expand its retail presence nationwide. Last week Cabela’s announced plans to build three new stores. Cabela’s expects to open a store in Ammon, Idaho in spring 2015. This 42,000 square foot store is the company’s third in the state and will serve the Idaho Falls area. The store is expected to employ around 90 workers. Customers at this store will be able to make on...
At last week’s meeting the city council gave final approval for modification of city codes to accommodate The Ranch, the new Cabela’s housing subdivision. These included an ordinance to allow the council to enlarge or increase the front setback requirements on residential properties by accepting a plat. This will give the council more flexibility in the future when considering different types of housing, without having to amend the code. The code was also changed to allow smaller residential lots as the council deems necessary to acc...
Jachob Wiedeburg (left) and Nick Foote pose after the CASA 5K, held on Saturday. Although there was no prize for first place and timing was unofficial, Wiedeburg edged Foote by the narrowest of margins, crossing the finish line in 17:01 compared to Foote's 17:02.... Full story
Evelyn F. Schlaman, 91 of Sidney, passed away at her home Monday evening, February 17, 2014. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service LLC, is in charge of Evelyn’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Richard N. “Dick” Cabela, 77 of Sidney, passed away at his home Monday, February 17, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Fri., Feb. 21st in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Art Faesser officiating. Private family burial will be held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday until 4 p.m. to sign Dick’s register book and drop off condolences for the family. You may view Dick’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. A complete obituary will be publis... Full story
John Tracy Sparks 1942 to 2014 John Tracy Sparks, 71, of Peetz passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Peetz. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Sat., Feb. 22 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Reverend Bradley Heinecke officiating. John was born on Sept. 13, 1942 in St. Louis, Mo. to Raymond Roy and Bernice Anna (Tergerson) Sparks. He went to elementary and high school in Plano, TX. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with his BS in 1965 and MS in 1966. He was an electrical engineer in Dallas and Ft. Collins and B... Full story
Stephen John Kahl 1958 to 2014 Stephen John Kahl, 55 and a Sidney native died suddenly of natural causes at his apartment in Omaha, on Saturday, January 4, 2014. A Memorial Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 2014 in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sidney with Father Art Faesser officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials are designated to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or the Health Center Foundation of Sidney for Diabetes Education.... Full story
You know, I’m not even sure if President’s Day comes with a possessive apostrophe. The holiday consolidating the celebration of two American icons born inconveniently in the same month is just that kind of afterthought. Yeah, government employees and school children enjoyed a day off. To the rest of us it was just more of the same. But George Washington and Abraham Lincoln deserve a little more. To be fair, however, we’ve come to treat Washington as a marble man, a founder carved in stone and emblazoned on street signs across the country, devoi...
In the town he once called home, Sidney senior basketball player Paxton Ehler broke the Red Raiders’ career scoring record. The moment occurred during a game on Feb 7 at Gering. Ehler broke the record previously held by Paul Hamilton, who scored 848 points between 2004-2007. Depite the historic mark, Ehler was unaware of his accomplishment at the time. In fact, he wasn’t informed of his achievement until the next day. “I had no clue I was even that close,” said Ehler. “I seem to remember me and my Dad talking about it last summer. It seemed li...
Sidney High School senior Tucker Wintholz has been selected to the 56th Shrine Bowl of Nebraska it was announced recently. The Shrine game is scheduled for June 7, at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field in Kearney. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m while the Shrine Bowl Parade will take place at 10 a.m. in Kearney. “I’m really excited and feel very honored to be chosen for the Shrine team,” said Wintholz. Wintholz, an offensive and defensive lineman, has been playing varsity football for the Raiders since he was a sophomore. He has been a start...
The Red Raiders earned the top seed in the upcoming Class B District 6 basketball tournament it was announced Tuesday morning. As the No. 1 seed Sidney will play the winner of the play-in game from Feb. 25. The Raiders will face either No. 4 Alliance (4-15) or No. 5 Scottsbluff (2-17) on Thu. Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. All games in the B6 tournament will be played at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff. Following Sidney’s game on Feb. 27, No. 2 Gering (12-11) will take on No. 3 McCook (11-11) at 6:30 p.m. The championship game will take p...
Cheyenne County Community Center and Sports Director Tracy Pelster presented the 10,000 Shot Club Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15 during halftime of the Sidney JV Girls basketball game. The 10,000 Shot Club is a program designed for all ages and grades and it runs for 11 weeks, in the months of June – August. Each award winner had to complete the following shots: Free throws, Left and Right Hand Lay Ups, 5', 10', 15' and 3 Point shots from Left, right and center positions. The 2013 – 10,000 Sho... Full story
The Sidney Jaycees will present a Super Shooters competition at the Cheyenne County Community Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. Super Shooters, which is being sponsored by Miller Office Products, is an individual timed basketball competition. Boys and girls ages 6-13 compete together in four different age groups. Competitors are given 60 seconds to shoot from five different spots on the court. Participants will receive two rounds with the best of two used for scoring.... Full story
Sidney native and Peetz High School graduate Jacob Wilson has made his mark on the Black Hills State University (Spearfish, S.D.) track team. Since Wilson won the high jump at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference meet last spring he has not lost an event. He won the championship last spring with a with a school record leap of 6-10 1/4 in an outdoor event. In the Yellow Jackets most recent meet on Jan. 26, Wilson also established a new indoor school record. At the Dave Little Alumni Mile...
Tue. Feb. 18 GIRLS BASKETBALL Subdistrict D1 12 #1 Hemingford (17-3) vs. #4 Potter-Dix (10-8) @ Mitchell High School 5 p.m. #3 Morrill (10-9) vs. #2 Creek Valley (11-5) @ Mitchell High School 6:30 p.m. Subdistrict D2 11 #1 Leyton (9-9) vs. #4 Banner County (2-16) or #5 Minatare (0-16) @ Gering High School 5:30 p.m. #3 South Platte vs. #2 Garden County @ Gering High School 7:15 p.m. Thu. Feb. 20 WRESTLING Class B State Championships Sidney @ Century Link Center, Omaha 9:30 a.m. CST GIRLS BASKETBALL Subdistrict D1 12 Championship Game @ Mitchell... Full story
