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The legal wheels are grinding once again in the The City of Sidney’s property nuisance abatement case against Marvin O. Filsinger of Filsinger Excavating and Filsinger Emergency Services. The city on Monday filed a motion to abate public nuisances before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer. The motion, filed by Fort Collins (Colo.) attorney Charlie Cuypers and Sidney City Attorney J Leef, alleges Filsinger has not complied with the Judgment ordered by Weimer on March 15, and the city is seeking to enter the property south of the C... Full story
Angels “flew off” this year at the Cheyenne County Community Center during the third annual Santa for Seniors event, said community center activity director Kiersten Richards. Santa for Seniors is an event where members of the community buy Christmas gifts for those in need at Golden LivingCenter, Richards said. Richards said that each resident at the living center is assigned a number and writes down what they want for Christmas. The resident’s number and their wish list are written on a paper...
Cabela’s Shared Services Department members continued their third year of bringing warmth to the people of Sidney. This year the department’s employees collected a total of 266 coats during their annual coat and mitten drive to give to community members in need, as well as additional miscellaneous hats, gloves and other clothes. “The amount we receive seems to be increasing each year, which is awesome,” Cabela’s Shared Service Administrative Assistant Angela Graves said. Graves and her team...
Cabela’s awarded their Sidney Retail Camp Fire Award Dec. 13, presenting the North and South Elementary schools with a check to help purchase new playground equipment. Cabela’s Retail Marketing Manager Connie Carrillo commented about the reasoning behind getting newer playground equipment, “We thought it was the best way to give to our kids. You know, with some interactive type stuff, outdoors.” At first she said they tried to raise the money just through the store, but when they were unable...
Students at Central Elementary celebrated 12/12/12 by doing several crafts, games, 12 stations of P.E. and by singing the 12 days of Christmas....
OMAHA (AP) – One of his proudest moments in the U.S. Senate, Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said as he prepares to leave the chamber after two terms, came in 2005 when he helped form the so-called Gang of 14, a bipartisan group of 14 senators who brokered a deal to avoid a filibuster showdown over judicial nominees. That bipartisan effort seems a lifetime away as the Senate wallows in deep partisan rancor. While the 71-year-old Nelson insists his reasons for bowing out of a run for a third term were personal, he joins a number of retiring moderates who h...
HEMINGFORD – Leyton High School’s boys basketball team had to wait a year for its chance, but the Warriors didn’t waste the opportunity Saturday night to atone for last year’s triple-overtime home loss to Hemingford. Holding a five-point halftime lead, Gary Oltmann’s team ratcheted its defense in the second half, outscoring the Bobcats 22-11 in the second half of a key 50-34 nonconference road matchup. The victory raised LHS’s mark to 6-0. “We got our revenge,” Oltmann said. “We held onto our appointment with them, and this game has been on...
Powerful Lexington took home the team title, while the host Sidney High School wrestling team finished third in the team standing at Saturday’s Red Raiders Invitational. “I think if we’d had finished a bit stronger we might have moved up a notch,” SHS coach John Ganser said, “but no question, Lexington was the class of the field.” Lexington (128 points) outdistanced Cozad and SHS (79.5 and 68 points, respectively) in the nine-school field. Sidney finished with nine medal winners, including t... Full story
Teresa Myers 1948 to 2012 Teresa Myers, 64, of Sidney, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, 2012, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Holechek Funeral home in Sidney with Pastor Pete Morgan officiating. Inurnment will be on Jan. 4, 2013, in Greenwood Cemetery at York, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to the Wagon Tails Animal Rescue. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with...
Agnes Ann Mather 1918 to 2012 Agnes Ann Mather, 94, of Sidney, passed on peacefully Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care in Sidney. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney with Sister Marietta Spenner officiating. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice or to Sidney Memorial Gardens. Cremation has taken place. Friends may sign Agnes’ Register Book and leave condolences for the family on Wednesday. You may view Agnes’ Book of Memories and leave tributes and s...
Christ Episcopal Church Christmas service times are Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, Holy Communion at 10 a.m.; Monday, Dec. 24, carol singing at 11:30 p.m. followed by first service of Christmas at midnight. Christ Episcopal Church is located at Linden and 10th Streets. First United Methodist Church Christmas Eve service times are 5 and 11 p.m. First United Methodist Church is located at 2622 11th Ave. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will be having their Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship Services on Monday, Dec. 24, at 4:30... Full story
For the Christmas holiday the City of Sidney will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. For the New Year’s holiday City of Sidney will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The D... Full story
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the appointment of 156 pork producers and four importers to the 2013 National Pork Producers Delegate Body. The appointees were selected from nominees submitted by state pork producer association and importer groups and will serve a one-year term. Appointed members representing Nebraska producers are: Shane Meyer, Diller; Russell. Vering, Howells; Karen. Grant, Meadow Grove; Scott Spilker, Beatrice and Troy McCain, Dewitt, Nebraska. Established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer...
In the past couple of articles I’ve talked about how we have added diversity into our cropping rotations to diversify markets and improve soil health. We have added field peas into our dry land cropping rotation which has allowed us to diversify our herbicide rotations, improve and diversify our soil microbial populations, and add a legume in our crop rotation for nitrogen fixation. Our crop rotation is now winter wheat, followed by corn, then field peas and back to winter wheat. I also talked about the possibility of adding forages as part of...
They are large and cuddly, a black haired fluff ball, like a giant stuffed animal, but smart and fiercely loyal, originally bred to protect and herd sheep: The French Briard. French Briard males typically range from 80 to 90 lbs. and females 65 to 70 lbs. and whatMerry Jeanne Millner has made the love of her life; next to Tommy her husband of course. “They are like an obnoxious teenager,” she laughed when asked to describe the temperament of the Briard. “They are very independent. They have...
