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Students from West and North elementary schools in Sidney participated in a spelling bee on Wednesday. Sixth-grader Rishi Krishna won the event. The top six finishers will compete in the county spelling bee on Thursday, Jan. 28, at West Elementary. Representing North and West schools will be Krishna along with classmates Daniel Bashtovoi and Koda Herrod, fifth graders Grace Bowcut and Anna Lenzen and fourth grader Pranitha Pemmariju. The winner from the county spelling bee will be eligible to...
Twenty-six fatalities were recorded on Nebraska roadways in November, bringing the year-to-date death toll to 219. According to data released by the Nebraska Department of Roads, fatalities have increased 14 percent over the previous four-year average. Among the deaths in November, 80 percent of vehicle occupants killed were not using safety belts, up slightly from the year-to-date average of 77 percent The vast majority of November crashes, 21, occurred in rural locations, and eight were...
Many local houses are lit up to ring in Christmas, however one Sidney residence in particular grabbed the attention of judges during the annual Sidney House Lighting Contest. The Cheyenne County Visitors Committee has been hosting the contest for more than a decade to help promote Christmas spirit within the community. Each year different winners are selected, allowing a wide range of houses to be selected for the top prize. Brian and Jodi Dougherty won first place and $100 in the contest for...
Members of the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau attended the state annual meeting and convention, which was held Dec. 7-8 in La Vista. Pictured, from left, are Jennifer and Josh Gipfert of Gurley, Tyson and Regina Narjes of Sidney with daughter Clara, and Tony Walker of Sidney....
Erma C. Doggett, 86 of Anchorage, AK and former Cheyenne County resident, passed away at her home on Friday, Dec. 11. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made in Erma's name to the Changepoint Church or the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission, POB 230510,... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Monday, Dec. 14, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Joshua Manchester, 34, of Sidney, appeared for presentment on a two-count charge of failure to abide by the Sex Offender Registration Act, which are both Class IV felonies. A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. on Dec. 29. Justina Stevens, 18, of Sidney, appeared for entry of plea on a charge of procuring alcohol for a minor, which is a Class I misdemeanor. She pleaded not guilty. A pre-trial conference is set for Jan. 11, 2016.... Full story
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … Table of Grace, a ministry of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, is a mobile food pantry that distributes food at various locations throughout the area on monthly basis. The locations and times for registration are: 1st Tuesday of the month – 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Ca... Full story
“What can you say about a 25 old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me.” So begins Oliver Barrett IV in Erich Segal’s novel, Love Story. Oliver is a rich, white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, pre-law student at Harvard who plays ice hockey for the Crimson. Jennifer Cavilleri is an Italian-American Radcliffe student, who plays music. She is from Cranston, R.I., where her father, makes pastries. She works in Radcliffe’s library, wh...
The Peetz girls’ basketball team took a loss on Wednesday night as Haxtun beat up on the Lady Bulldogs, 62-17, in Haxtun. With the non-league loss, Peetz drops to 2-3 overall, though they still maintain a three-way, 1-0 tie with Fleming and Prairie for first place in 1A-North Central standings. Only two Peetz players scored any points against Haxtun; Jodie Schumacher added 11 points off three buckets and five free throws and Mikenna Curlee scored six points off three deuces. Turnovers were a huge factor in the Peetz loss as Schumacher and Payto...
For Rachel Blauert, a senior at Sidney High School – and a golfing phenom for the Lady Red Raiders – the dream of playing the links at the collegiate level has come true. To that end, Blauert signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to play for Huntington University in Huntington, Ind., a school that launched its womens' golf program in 2014. The Huntington University Foresters compete in the Crossroads League of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Foresters, whi...
