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Cheyenne County School District #1 bid a reluctant farewell to one of its own at its regular meeting Monday. Board member Doug Means, who has served since 2013, tendered his resignation effective as of the end of Monday’s meeting. Means is moving out of state. Means told board members he was proud to have been a member of the organization, which he called one of the best he has ever been involved with. He said the town should be proud of the school and organization, saying it is top notch in part because “every one involved has one thing in...
Winners were announced this week for the annual Christmas House Lighting Contest, sponsored by the Cheyenne County Tourism Board. Four winners were awarded. First place went to the Cook household with a display at 2044 Trail Rd., which covers many elements of Christmas, highlighted by this nativity scene....
Leyton’s school board will be wrestling with a difficult decision in the coming weeks. At its meeting Wednesday, the board was presented with information that could potentially see significant reorganization of staff and programs. The presentation drew heavy interest from the community, also, as more than 70 people packed the room to hear the report by Superintendent Lorrie Miller. The report and potential changes stem from a visit by a state accreditation team last year. After that visit, s...
Artistic attraction is sometimes related to historic relevance. The interest in facades changes from stone mortar to hewn timber, then to framed and painted. The attraction continues when it shows a connection with the early years of a community. That is what started Sidney on an effort to preserve the historic appearance of downtown. The City of Sidney established its Historic Preservation Program in 2005 and 2006. According to the Sidney Historic Preservation handbook, the program started...
A Sidney business is ready to hang the proverbial shingle. The question is how and under what guidelines since it is working with the Historic Preservation Program. The Historic Preservation Board met Tuesday, Dec. 12, with one item on the agenda, a Certificate Of Acceptance for a signage grant awarded to Bob and Jane Woodis doing business as “The Rock” at 1540 Tenth Ave. The location, locally known as “Jimmy’s” will be a sports bar when ready for the public, according to Jane Woodis. The facil...
Setting new light pole: Workers were busy early Thursday setting a new light pole at the southwest corner of Illinois and Thirteenth....
Kindergarten students at Central Elementary School sing of the "Red and Green," the colors of Christmas, during the Dec. 12, Christmas Sing....
The Sidney Red Raiders Wrestling team is preparing for the upcoming Bridgeport-Sidney Invitational Tournament on Saturday at Bridgeport High School. Eighteen teams representing Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming are expected to compete in the tournament which is an early season test for Sidney’s veteran and underclass wrestlers. Sidney goes into the tournament with senior 3-time State Champion Derek Robb and junior state champion Trey Arellano leading the Red Raiders squad. As the Red Raiders s...
A strong work ethic, great practice habits, and a passion for the sport are a few of the necessary elements for success in wrestling. Being blessed with natural athletic ability is also a big help in the quest to become a state champion. The Sidney Red Raiders have quite a number of outstanding wrestlers on their squad, and two of them have recently achieved milestones that most wrestlers only dream of when they first start wrestling at the high school level. Junior Trey Arellano notched his...
Each year the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students who have been nominated by their schools. A dozen Sidney athletes were recognized this week to receive Academic All-State Awards. To qualify for the award, students are chosen based on their individual academic excellence, with no less than a 3.7 Grade Point Average. Other criteria include leadership and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity. Sidney...
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied an emergency request for relief funds by three Texas churches damaged during Hurricane Harvey that are suing the federal government over how it offers disaster aid to houses of worship. The churches are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over a policy that denies disaster assistance to nonprofit organizations with facilities that are primarily used for political, athletic, vocational or religious activities. The three houses of worship accuse FEMA of religious discrimination by denying t...
The news out of Korea is a mix of bad and good, but perhaps more lopsided on the side of bad. President Donald Trump continues to accelerate his war of words with North Korea, by calling the rogue nation’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, “Little Rocket Man,” and promising him “fire and fury.” Late in November, Trump re-designated North Korea as “a state sponsor of terrorism,” an action that unleashed a slew of additional U. S. financial sanctions that will hit hard the already starved and desperate Nor...
Here at the State of Nebraska, we’re working every day to build a government which is more effective and more efficient. When I took office, I identified the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as a priority for operational improvements. It’s one of our state’s biggest agencies with over $1.5 billion in state funding flowing through it annually. It’s no secret that the agency has faced challenges, but they’ve been focused on putting those in the past and running a new kind of operat...
Priscilla Corinna Trowbridge, 44, of Mesa, AZ formerly of Sidney, NE passed away on Aug. 2, 2017 in Mesa, AZ. She is survived by her mother Lupe Trowbridge of Sidney, NE, her daughters Corissa Trowbridge of Lakewood, CO and Cassandra Trowbridge Powell of Aurora, CO. and her grandson André Daphnis of Lakewood, CO. Memorial services will be held Dec. 18, 2017 at 10:00am at Sidney's Church of the Nazarene, with Pastor Eads officiating. Memorial contributions may be sent to the family at 1517...
Larry D. Shelley, age 72 of Sidney, NE passed away, Monday, December 11, 2017. Memorial graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, December 15th in the Greenwood Cemetery with Pastors Dave Hall and Leon "Bud" Gillespie officiating. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday to sign Larry's register book and leave condolences for the family. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in care of the family for...
Alvina C. (Neel) Rogers went to be with her Lord December 6, 2017, at her home in Rapid City, SD. She was born August 26, 1954, in Dalton, NE. She graduated from high school in Ephrata, WA, in 1972. Alvin married Hershal D. Rogers in July of 1973 at Scottsbluff, NE. They divorced in 1993. Alvina belonged to the Black Hills Christian Motorcycle Association. CMA was very dear to her and she held several positions in her service with them. She was a member of the Black Hills Fellowship Church, always helping others and doing the Lord’s work. Alvin...
Laurence Hansen, 83 of Rapid City, South Dakota and a former Potter area resident died Saturday evening, December 9, 2017 in Rapid City. Graveside services and burial will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, December 15, 2017 in the Potter Cemetery with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew of the Prairie West Church in Potter officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com or mail them to Elfrun Hansen at P.O. Box 33, Silverton, ID 83867....
