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Sidney High School senior Tyler Wintholz (No. 24) powers into a layup against Torrington (Wyo.) on Monday in the first round of the 2015 Cabela's Holiday Shootout. Sidney won the game 77-46 and Wintholz finished with 10 points. Games continues today and Wednesday. See pages 7A and 8A for more coverage....
Postcards sent to Nebraska property owners announcing their 2015 tax credits are causing some confusion for taxpayers. Cheyenne County Treasurer Diane Scott said the tax credits are not new but this is the first time postcards have been mailed. The notices were signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and Galen Hadley, the Nebraska Speaker of the Legislature. "We have fielded many phone calls about how the taxpayer is going to receive their refund," Scott said in a media release. Since 2007, when the tax cr...
Online certification for irrigators is now available through the University of Nebraska Extension website. The certification is a requirement for all irrigators in the South Platte NRD and must be renewed every four years. In past years irrigators would be required to attend a class offered throughout the district to complete the certification. The online course offers two options to obtain certification. The first option is the test out option where a score of 80 percent or better on 50 questions is a passing grade. If the test out option is...
Madeline M. Musil, 95 of Kimball and longtime Potter and Sidney resident, passed away at the Kimball County Manor, Thursday, Dec. 24. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Madeline’s care and funeral arrangements....
Angela Harr, 93, a longtime Sidney resident, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, at the Waterford at Bridle Brook Care Center in Mahomet, Ill. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Angela’s care and funeral arrangements....
Wilma M. Folkerts, 90 of Sidney, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Saturday, Dec. 26. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Weyerts Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to drop off condolences for the family and sign Wilma’s register book. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Wilma’s care and funeral arr...
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...
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Joshua Blauert, of Sidney, recently performed in the annual St. Olaf College Christmas Festival. Blauert is a member of the St. Olaf Chapel Choir and is a music major. He is the son of Arnold Blauert Jr. and Lydia Blauert and a graduate of Sidney High School. The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States. Started in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, founder of the St. Olaf College music department, the festival features more than 500 student musicians who are m...
A pair of Sidney residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Hastings College. Savanna Rosenbaum and Brenna Geiger were each named to the prestigious list. Rosenbaum also had a 4.0 grade point average this fall. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0, on a 4.0 scale, and be registered for full-time course work....
The Sidney Lady Raiders pounded the Torrington (Wyo.) Lady Blazers last night in the opening round of the 2015 Cabela's Holiday Shootout, taking a 56-39 win to advance to the second-round. The match with Torrington was a game of solid play from a pair of juniors – Kelsey Knight and Annalise Lecher. The duo combined for 25 points and Lecher was 7-of-8 from the line, with Knight dropping two three-pointers in the second period. The night of high-performing juniors continued as Abbey Mills s...
The Creek Valley girls’ basketball team picked up a 42-31 win over homestanding Perkins County in the Perkins County Holiday Tournament at Grant on Monday. The boys’ team fell to host Perkins County, 64-42, also on Monday. Girls’ basketball Creek Valley 42, Perkins County 31 The Lady Storm cruised to victory over Perkins County on Monday, thanks mostly to the deft scoring of Jessie Straber. The junior tallied up 13 points off six baskets and a 1-of-2 performance at the line. She also grabbed seven steals, three rebounds and dished two assis...
Boys’ results Sidney 77, Torrington 46 Wheatland 52, Chase County 47 Gering 63, Gothenburg 49 Laramie 56, Hershey 37 Tuesday games – Boys Sidney vs. Laramie – 7:15 p.m. at Sidney High School Torrington vs. Hershey – 7:15 p.m. at Sidney Middle School Chase County vs. Gothenburg – 3:45 p.m. at Sidney Middle School Gering vs. Wheatland – 3:45 p.m. at Sidney High School Girls’ results Sidney 56, Torrington 39 Wheatland 50, Chase County 41 Gering 47, Gothenburg 45 Laramie 45, Hershey 26 Tuesday games – Girls Sidney vs. Laramie – 5:30 p.m. at Sidn...
The Sidney boys' basketball team started the 2015 Cabela's Holiday Shootout tournament with a big win Monday, defeating the Torrington (Wyo.) Trailblazers, 77-46, in front of a packed house at Sidney High School. There was never a doubt Sidney would win the game; the Red Raiders never trailed and had a 36-15 lead at the half. It was also a game where six Sidney players – Brady Radcliffe, Jake Burke, Ryan Birner, Yeager Price, Mitch Porter and Cutter O'Connell – would hit three-point shots tha...
BASKETBALL Tuesday, Dec. 29 Cabela’s Holiday Shootout Creek Valley at Perkins County Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 30 Cabela’s Holiday Shootout WRESTLING Thursday Jan. 7 Sidney at Western Trails Tournament in Kimball Saturday, Jan. 9 Sidney at Ogallala Tournament...
