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Edward (Ed) Killham was a senior in high school and had earned almost all the credits required to graduate. He had learned about an aviation school he could attend that paid $100 a month. The school was in Denver, CO. After a few months of training in Denver, some of the students, including Ed, were sent to an Army-Air Forces base (Hill AFB) near Ogden, Utah. Continuing his training, Ed worked there until about June 1943. He had learned something about airplanes, was housed, fed and had a...
Many people in the Cheyenne County area remember the story of how Dalton resident Drew Haley badly injured his knee in the Leyton Warrior Football Team's home opener at the end of August in 2018. The injury resulted in his right leg being amputated from the knee due to severe damage to the artery that feeds blood to the lower leg. From that point on, Drew and the entire Haley family have undergone a journey that they didn't seek, but in many ways has broadened and enriched their lives. After...
After more than 35 years in business, Sidney Vision Clinic has been sold to My Family Vision Clinic. A letter dated Feb. 1 announced that Dr. Jeff Cook's practice "will now be in the hands of Shelby Rookstool." Thursday afternoon, Dr. Rookstool confirmed Dr. Thomas Moser of My Family Vision Clinic has purchased the Sidney Vision Clinic and clinics in McCook and Benkleman. Dr. Moser's My Family Vision Clinic has been providing eye and vision care for residents of southwest Nebraska, according to...
Nestled between the Hickory Street history and the business of downtown Sidney is a connection between the eastern coast and the state of Nebraska. It is a place where the window seats include a view common from the town's history: the passing trains. Stan and Melissa Norgard recently purchased the Sidney location of Sam & Louie's New York Pizza. They purchased the location from Jerry and Diann Steffens. They plan to reopen for the public on Feb. 26. The Norgards are not new to food service....
The Sidney City Council received the City's annual audit on Feb. 11. The report presented by Rauner & Associates, P.C., shows total assets for the city increased slightly less than .5 percent with expenses decreased almost 5 percent and revenues increased nearly 1 percent. Total assets of Business-type Activities decreased by nearly a quarter percent, down by $119,773, expenses decreased by 1.37 percent, $179,945 and revenues decreased by $43,393, or .31 percent. Robert Rauner, Jr., said the...
If something is right, it needs to be on the books, written into law. It cannot be enforced unless it is first written into law. That is the direction the Sidney Police Department is following. While some parts of the city have parallel or diagonal parking by habit, or history, there are areas where city code have it designated opposite of what is practiced, and therefore cannot be enforced except according to what is in the written code. Police Chief Joe Aikens addressed the Sidney City...
Melvin E. “Mel” Kella, age 93 of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020 in Sidney. Cremation is planned with Memorial Services at a later date. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Mel’s care and funeral arrangements....
Ada M. Sharman, age 103 of Sidney, NE passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 in Sidney. Cremation is planned with Memorial Services at a later date. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Ada’s care and funeral arrangements....
I remember watching the movie “Marley and Me” and relating to some of the events. Owen Wilson played the part of an aspiring writer and columnist fresh to the Florida community. It is a little bit familiar. Having a dog that immediately attaches to the family. Again, it is a little bit familiar. Fortunately, our canine family members have never eaten jewelry intended for my lovely wife. I’m not sure she would be too excited about an amethyst necklace having traveled the insides of a rambu...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team continued their successful season by qualifying seven wrestlers for the NSAA State Tournament with their strong showings at the B-4 District Tournament in Scottsbluff over the weekend. Austin Munier qualified with a second place showing at 113lbs, Jacob Peckham qualified with a third place finish at 132lbs, Paul Houser qualified with a third place finish at 138lbs, Brady Robb qualified with a first place finish at 170lbs, Dietrich Lecher qualified with a first...
Sidney’s Red Raider Basketball team had faced the Chadron Cardinals twice this season, and both contests ended in losses for the Sidney squad. But the Red Raiders went up to Chadron Friday night ready to play, and delivered a Valentine’s Day upset to give Sidney it’s third win of the season. Chadron started the game hot, with 6’5” Chadron senior Cooper Huesman hitting from the outside to build up an early Chadron lead. But Sidney fought back with senior Eli Ahrens and sophomore Sawyer Dickman c...
With the D2-12 Subdistricts looming next week, the Potter-Dix Boy's basketball team lost two match ups against Colorado teams prior to their final regular season contest against Minatare on Friday. After the Coyotes battled for two tough wins in a row against Crawford and Garden County, the depleted Potter-Dix squad hit the road to face Peetz and Sedgwick County. Last Wednesday, the Coyotes traveled to Peetz and the game started with both teams trading turnovers until Potter-Dix freshman Luke Ka...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Basketball team has struggled all season, and the winless season ended with two losses in Co., and a first round defeat in the first round of the D2-12 Subdistrict Tournament against Creek Valley. Potter-Dix first traveled to Peetz, Colorado, last Tuesday to match up against the Lady Bulldogs, another team that has also struggled this season. The game started with both teams struggling to score, but the offense picked up and the home team was able to pull ahead with a...
