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On Dec. 12, 2011, Chief Deputy Fred Wiedeburg of the Cheyenne County Sheriff's office kicked in the door of a Sioux Meadows apartment and found the body of April Smith. Tuesday in Cheyenne County District Court a jury of four men and eight women heard opening arguments during the first day of the State of Nebraska vs. Craig Johnson. Johnson faces charges of first-degree murder a class IA felony, use of a weapon to commit a felony, a class II felony, possession of a deadly weapon by a felon, a...
Kennedy Hobson at South Elementary's Kindergarten Christmas Program.... Full story
On Tuesday, Norma Long from the Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber presented a check in the amount of $1,101.43 to Koti Petluri of Sidney Community Schools, to be dedicated toward the purchase of a sandbox, shed and stove. These items will make it possible to move the preschool from the Here Wee Grow building to Central Elementary School. All of the businesses that made donations were represented at the ceremony, including Rood's Tire, Miller Office Supply, Points West Bank, Foster Lumber, Triple... Full story
As the year draws to a close, the primary focus of Monday’s School Board meeting was the 2012-2013 audit completed by Rauner and Associates. The Nebraska Department of Education and state statutes require that all schools complete annual audits. Julie Peetz, a representative from Rauner and Associates, came to the meeting to walk the board through the year’s finances. The audit revealed that Sidney Public Schools’ funds have remained fairly constant over the last few years. The beginning and ending positions showed a net increase of $350,...
The 11th annual Great Books for Great Kids Runza fundraiser was held in October at the Sidney location, and raised $477.88 to donate to the Sidney Public Library to purchase new children's books. This week Phillip Call, Brooke Hendricks, Jessica Stokes, Kate Hendricks, Samantha Stokes, Saiana Wagner, Maiya Wagner, Taylor Stokes and Natalie Stokes were the first to checkout and read the new books.... Full story
Jim and Jeanne McDonald of Olathe, Kan. announce the marriage of their daughter, Julianne McDonald of Houston, TX to Bryan Brogren of Houston. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Lyndell and Wanda Brogren and grandson of Judy Berner and great grandson of Helen Kai, all from Dalton. The bride to be is a 2006 graduate from Olathe East High School and graduate of University of Nebraska Lincoln and currently works for MD Anderson Cancer Center. Bryan is a 2005 graduate of Leyton High School... Full story
Les Flohr 1944 to 2013 Les Flohr, 69 of Sidney, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 12th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at 1:30 p.m., in the Dalton Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday to sign Les' register book and drop off... Full story
Jared R. Stecher 1944 to 2013 Jared R. Stecher, 69 of Potter, passed away at his home with his family by his side Thursday, December 5, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14th in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Rev. Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Services will conclude at the church with private family inurnment. Friends are asked to attend the reception at Bags' Bar following the services. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on... Full story
Sidney is very fortunate to be able to enjoy the services of many professionals in so many field locally. All are very much appreciated & wished a Merry Christmas & Blessings in the New Year. Two that we are very appreciative for and appreciate their kind, honest & dedicated services are Tom Sonntag and Polly Reker in their service in the estate of a very generous Christian lady that has benefited many in the Sidney area. With these generous gifts to St. Paul Lutheran, LWML, Ladies Aid & Pre-school we will be able to continue the love of our...
I cannot begin to express how glad I am that I don’t have to take finals anymore. Many of my friends continued on to graduate school, law school, nursing school, medical school, etc., so they’re currently driving themselves insane with their first rounds of even more difficult finals. Talking to them right now is a little like talking to a toddler, and I mean that in the most loving way possible. They’re jittery and unable to sit still because of the ridiculous amounts of caffeine they’re consuming on a daily basis, sensitive and on the ver...
As an investor, you’ll eventually need to make all sorts of decisions — and some will be difficult. But there’s one choice you can make that can be relatively easy: reinvesting stock dividends. It’s simple to reinvest dividends — you just need to sign up for a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). Once you do, you won’t receive dividends directly as cash; instead, your dividends will be directly reinvested in the underlying equity. Be aware, though, that you may incur a fee when reinvesting dividends. By doing some research, you can find compan...
With Dylan Brenner scoring early and often to lead a busy attack, the Warriors proved an unpleasant guest as they cruised to a 69-38 victory over Peetz in a non-district game Tuesday night. Adding to the Bulldogs difficult night was a note of uncertainty over the condition of their leading scorer, Josh Fiscus, who has been hampered by back pain. Before the game Head Coach and Josh's father Bill Fiscus wasn't sure how much he was willing to play his son in a game that had no meaning in the...
With a balanced scoring attack the host Bulldogs upended the Leyton 43-29 in a non-district game Tuesday night. Hampered by the absence of senior Katy Ernest and two quick fouls on Kaitlyn Berner, the Warriors stumbled out of the gate, falling behind 12-2 after the first quarter. Though Kelsey Waite gave the visitors a quick 2-0 lead, the Bulldogs finished out the period on a 12-0 run. Peetz drew from many sources to register their their shattering start, but Beth Bernhardt contributed most...
