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Sidney has a new industrial park in the works as City Council reached an engineering agreement with Baker and Associates at its meeting on Monday night. The project will consist of preliminary and final platting for the Sidney Industrial Park, including 86 acres of land east of highway L17J and south of Highway 30. “We bought that tract of land years ago because of an industrial project we were working on,” said Sidney’s City Manager Gary Person. “We really liked that location. Because of all the construction and activity that was occurri...
Born and raised on Nebraska cattle ranches, J. I. McElroy has a great love and respect for nature, wide-open spaces, and the natural interplay between the land and its inhabitants. These are depicted almost exclusively in her artwork, which is accomplished in a realistic style. "Sometimes, I simply try to pass on the humor, wholesomeness, and wonder of people, animals and events that I am encountering on life's highways," said McElroy, who was named the Cheyenne County Art Guild's Artist of the...
In a report issued by the United Health Foundation earlier this month, Nebraska moved up one notch after ranking No. 11 last year. The five states surrounding Nebraska ranked between 18 and 36. “We are heading in the right direction,” said Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. “With a real concerted effort, we can reach No. 1 by 2020.” Since joining UNMC in July, Dr. Khan has traveled across the state to talk about how to improve the state’s health indicators. He supports...
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie @ 250-1113 if questions. Wednesday, Dec. 24 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, at 2305 San Marino, is holding their Candlelight Christmas Eve services at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 24th. Come and worship the newborn King at one of these beautiful services! You are always welcome! First United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Services - 5 p.m. or 11 p.m., Wed., Dec. 24th. Hear the Christmas story from the... Full story
In the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from nutritional centers in the United States and abroad have published a paper titled “Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity.” They suggest that many of the beliefs regarding obesity are not supported by scientific evidence (presumptions), or information suggests the beliefs are incorrect (myths). This paper raises serious questions about our approach or understanding of obesity. Here are the myths. 1. Reducing calorie intake or increasing exercise over prolonged periods of time lea...
With the move up from Class C to Class B, it's not just the competition that's became tougher for the Sidney High School bowling team. So too has long-distance travel become a challenge. Despite playing in a conference with a group of eastern Nebraska teams, Sidney took a respite from the usual rigors of its travel schedule on Saturday by playing in its only home match of the season. Both the Sidney boys' and girls' teams split a pair of matches against conference foes at Cedar Lanes. The girls...