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CHADRON, Neb. – Derek Robb of Sidney was among the weight class winners at the Chadron State College Wrestling Camp last week. He defeated Tyler Gray of Elk Grove, Calif., 7-3, for the 152-pound championship. Robb was undefeated as a freshman this past season while winning the Class B 138-pound championship at the Nebraska State Tournament. Gray will be a senior this fall. He was a 2015 California State Tournament qualifier. Nine other Sidney wrestlers also attended the camp. They were: Tristan...
Yesterday morning members of the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners came to a conclusion on the application for a conditional use permit from Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant. The commissioners moved to deny Pine Bluffs representatives the permit. A problem had arisen after the company began operations last summer and residents neighboring the operation site said that the dust, noise and traffic created b... Full story
Discussion on the Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. application for a conditional use permit for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant continued at the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting, Monday. Although the purpose of the meeting was to address the status of the pending application, and to see if the two parties were slowly coming to an agreement – it was clear that they were not. However, the commissioners were warned by Cheyenne C... Full story
After almost redundant discussion on the application for a condition use permit from Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant at the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday morning, commissioners decided to table the matter until April 15 when hopefully both parties will have reached an understanding. The meeting of the two groups started out with Sidney Attorney Don Miller, representing Pine Bluffs,... Full story
The district courtroom in the Cheyenne County Courthouse filled with members of the public Tuesday afternoon during a Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting as discussion continued regarding an application for a conditional use permit from Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavating Inc. for the proposed use of a gravel mine to operate a ready-mix concrete batch plant. The county planning and zoning commission had previously reviewed the application at a hearing Jan. 28 and had unanimously voted t... Full story
Many concerned Sidney residents filled the Cheyenne County Planning Commission’s room Monday afternoon to discuss an application for a conditional use permit for a proposed use of mining soil, gravel, sand and rock. The land is located on County Rd. 99 in the Southeast quarter of section 13, according to information from the commission. The permit was applied for by Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavation, Inc. and Doug Keller attended the meeting to represent the company. Residents hoped the c... Full story
SIDNEY – The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, Nov. 5, to discuss several issues, including a non-smoking policy in the Cheyenne County Courthouse, and the addition of more real estate space for the Department of Health and Human Services and Probation department for the county. A decision regarding the development of a mining operation west of Sidney, owned by Craig Harrison, was taken off the agenda Friday morning. “Please remove my name from the agenda,” reported Harri... Full story