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The Panhandle RC&D announced recently that it has been awarded a grant of $ 5,077 by the Nebraska Arts Council. This grant is to support the 14th Annual Intertribal Gathering at Fort Robinson State Park June 7, 8 and 9 of 2013. Nebraska Arts Council’s Executive Director, Suzanne Wise, commended Panhandle RC&D for its programs, noting that “Panhandle RC&D” does an outstanding job of providing arts activities at the Intertribal Gathering at Fort Robinson State Park. It is through fine organizations like this that Nebraska’s children receive a bet...
LINCOLN (AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman is asking Nebraskans to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Connecticut school shooting. The national moment of silence is set for Friday at 9:30 a.m. Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy is also asking schools, churches and other facilities with bells to ring them 26 times to acknowledge each life lost. The shooting last week at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., killed 20 students and six staff members....
LINCOLN (AP) – Sheriffs in Nebraska’s three largest counties are reporting record requests for firearm certificates in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Connecticut. Officials in Douglas, Sarpy and Lancaster counties said Wednesday that they’ve each recorded single-day highs this week in certificate applications. The certificates are good for three years, and can be used to buy more than one gun. Douglas County Sheriff Chief Deputy Martin Bilek said his office processed an all-time high of 115 applications on Tuesday, and denied...
Lincoln – Gov. Dave Heineman today discussed winter weather safety tips. With the holidays approaching and winter weather settling in, this is a good time to highlight several safety tips. The Governor was joined by State Patrol Colonel David Sankey, Department of Roads Director Randy Peters, and Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Assistant Director Al Berndt. “During a winter storm, blowing and drifting snow can cause reduced visibility and affect road conditions,” said Gov. Heineman. “The best way to keep your family and yoursel...
Of the many houses lit up with Christmas cheer this holiday season one house in particular caught the attention of judges during the annual Sidney House Lighting Contest. Julia Juedes won first place and $100 in the contest for her residential decorations at 1259 Clark Dr. Second place was awarded to Stan Belieu at 1315 Solano Dr. who received $75 for his efforts, while Dennis Hicks at 1452 Summit Dr. received $50 and third place in the contest. The Griswald Award along with $100 was awarded to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s population is now increasing a bit faster thanks to an improving economy, but not enough to lift growth above its lowest level since the Great Depression. New 2012 estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau offer the latest snapshot of the U.S. population, whose growth has slowed dramatically since the recent recession. “After decades of wars, a depression, immigration surges, baby booms, boomlets and busts, we are entering a new era of modest growth,” said William H. Frey, a demographer at Brookings Institu...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions that, in Iowa, led to a 25-vehicle pileup that killed one person. Drivers were blinded by blowing snow and didn’t see vehicles that had slowed or stopped on Interstate 80 about 60 miles north of Des Moines, state police said. A chain reaction of crashes involving semitrailers and passenger cars closed down a section of the highway. Drivers throughout the Midwest were harried by hea...
WASHINGTON (AP) – With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight – 30 pounds or more in a single year, sometimes – without drawing much attention from their schools or the NCAA in a sport that earns tens of billions of dollars for teams. Rules vary so widely that, on any given game day, a team with a strict no-steroid policy can face a team whose players have repeatedly tested positive. An investigation by The A...
(AP) – Now that he’s away from the pool, Michael Phelps can reflect – really reflect – on what he accomplished. Pretty amazing stuff. “It’s kind of nuts to think about everything I’ve gone through,” Phelps said. “I’ve finally had time to myself, to sit back and say, ‘... that really happened?’ It’s kind of shocking at times.” Not that his career needed a capper, but Phelps added one more honor to his staggering list of accomplishments Thursday – The Associated Press male athlete of the year. Phelps edged out LeBron James to win the award...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 percent over the summer as consumers spent more and state and local governments added to growth for the first time in three years. But the economy is likely slowing in the current quarter. The Commerce Department’s third and final estimate Thursday of growth for the July-September quarter was revised up from its previous estimate of a 2.7 percent annual growth rate. Growth in the third quarter was more than twice the 1.3 percent growth rate in the April-June quarter. But dis...
In the past few years, Americans have done a pretty good job of whittling down their debt load. If you’re in this group, you may now have a chance to use your lower level of indebtedness to your advantage – by investing for the future. Consider the numbers: In 2007, just before the financial crisis, the country’s household debt service ratio was about 14 percent. (The debt service ratio is the ratio of debt payments, including mortgages and consumer debt, to disposable personal income.) But by 2012, this figure had dipped below 11 perce...
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, every politician who has me on their email list — and there are many, on both sides of the aisle — has been filling my inbox. All of the messages begin with the requisite expression of shock and horror, the business of sending out our hearts and prayers to those who mourn. Then the gun control advocates insist that now is the time for congressional action, and the opponents caution that no legislation is going to stop people (not guns) from killing. Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg remembers tha...
By mid-December of 1776, George Washington was despondent. The American War for Independence was not going well. His troops were undisciplined, often bootless, lacked firearms and ammunition, had little access to food and clothing, and faced two well-equipped substantial European armies: the British red-coats, plus their mercenaries from Germany, the hated Hessians. William Howe, the British general, had chased Washington out of New York, had pursued him hotly across the state of New Jersey in...
City of Sidney 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 l...
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...
LINCOLN (AP) — School and office closures in Lincoln are keeping many residents at home as crews work to clear the streets. Business was slower than usual Thursday at a U-Stop Convenience Shop in north Lincoln, with only a trickle of customers stopping in for coffee and gas. Cashier Diane Klopp says the store has seen some of its regular customers, but the streets are quieter than usual. Rick Minnick, a server at the Mill Coffee and Tea in downtown Lincoln, rode his bike to work Thursday morning so he didn’t have to dig his truck out of the...
Creek Valley Education Association President Sarah Whiting presents a check to the Chappell Food Pantry. Accepting the check is Linda Walmsely and Pastor Sarah Cordray....
Tessa Hope Wilson 1985 to 2012 Tessa Hope Wilson joined this world on Feb. 13, 1985, in Sidney. From that point she became a shining light for her family, the love of her life and son, Zachary Tyler, her friends and students. Growing up in the heart of western Nebraska, Tessa developed a determination that she drew upon in life and in the classroom. While attending Hyannis High School, Tessa cultivated her enthusiasm for English and literature. Her fashion sense and creativity sprouted whilst...
There are so many good will projects this time of the year that offer toys, clothing and candies sometime people tend to forget the programs that help families with food and holiday dinners. Such a program exists and has been a tradition in Sidney since it was an Army Depot and the King’s Daughters were founded. The baskets given are filled with food to make a Christmas dinner with all the fixings, 16-year member Ann Schaaf said. When asked for how long the King’s Daughters had been pro...
One of this area’s most communal events, for the past 21 years, has been the Ella-Mae Gorensonfree annual Christmas dinner, hosted on Christmas day from noon until 2 p.m. The Christmas dinner named after the founder of the event, an event so popular and loved that seven years ago it spun off into a free Thanksgiving dinner. “People started asking if we could please have a thanksgiving dinner, so seven years ago we decided to give it a try. It was as successful as the Christmas dinner so we hop...
The snowstorm brought more than large flakes to Sidney yesterday; it brought stranded truck drivers from all over the states and a few from Canada after I-80 was shut down by state officials. Some drivers were trying to make their way to unload or pick up in time to be home for Christmas, others were fortunate enough to have their loved one with them as they traveled. So many trucks were forced to stop off and stay by the I-80 interchange that it became a race to see who could find a place to... Full story
Learning Korner Preschool’s SunFlower class will journey to the post office on Friday afternoon to deliver the first Operation Santa project. The destination of this project package is Iraq. Students from the ages of 2 to 5 and staff members will be sending a box of gift items for one Sidney solider overseas to share with his platoon, kindergarten teacher Cassie Challburg said. Though the preschool students put on the event, the day care children and parents also helped and donated supplies to t...
