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Sometimes the hardest part about losing a job is getting back into the workforce. With the changes the Sidney and Cheyenne County economy has experienced, workers have a long list of needs. Sometimes that list begins with where to start. The Nebraska Department of Labor is designed to help meet that need and match the right skills with the right company. "We have all been impacted in some way, either directly or indirectly, but the changes that have taken place in our community over the last few...
Potter is a town where banquet dining is common in the cafe, a stranger might even share a slice of fresh pie, and if someone hasn't greeted you like and neighbor, you haven't been out of your car or pickup but a few steps. On Thursday, May 2, the town of Potter rolled out the welcome mat as a community to anyone with curiosity or just the time to come explore the western edge of Cheyenne County. The effort was a combination of local businesses and organizations with the support of the Cheyenne...
The 2018 Walk Out of Darkness suicide awareness and prevention event earned Liz Borgmann recognition for organizing the event. However, she quickly admits it wouldn’t have had the flare it did without the help of Sidney High School students. Students in the Unified Raiders program were a vital part in the program, helping with registrations, handing out bracelets and whatever else needed to be done. The question some people might ask is why are teens involved in a program about suicide. The answ...
What if people started looking beyond the obvious, spent less time judging on the mask a person wears and more time relating to the person behind the mask? What if safety in a school started with students and faculty recognizing they are more alike than different? These are questions addressed Wednesday at Sidney High School. Sidney High School held its second "Challenge Day" Wednesday. Challenge Day is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with programs that help people connect. It is also the nam...
The wind and cool weather didn’t stop the caped crusader or the web crawler from running for a cause Saturday. Plains West CASA hosted its first Superhero 5K run Saturday, April 27, at Legion Park. “My goal was 25 adults and we exceeded that number,” said Plains West CASA Executive Director Krista Bruns. “We had 37 Superheros register for the run; 28 adults and nine kids.” Bruns said the event well as CASA’s first 5K run. “We had many people pre-register and some who signed up the day of the ev...
Central Elementary School students performed their Central Spring Sing Wednesday. The kindergarten students sang songs including "Bought Me a Dog," "The Old Grey Cat," "Grizzly Bear," "the Other Day I Met a Bear," and "Naughty Kitty Cat." The Preschool students later sang songs including "Lions and Tigers," "Mouse Mousie," "Bear Hunt," and "Naughty Kitty Cat."...
The 2019 Girls Day Out was several inches - of snow – off from the 2018, and the participation shows it, according to event organizers. Girls Day Out is an event hosted by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce encouraging women of the Cheyenne County area and beyond to see what Sidney businesses have to offer. In 2018, the Girls Day Out followed a blizzard that resulted in state recognition for First Responders, dispatchers and volunteers initiative during the storm. The Girls Day Out was a s...
Plains West CASA is hosting its first “Superhero Run and Villain Chase (fun run). The event will be held Saturday, starting from the Shelter House at Legion Park. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the run/walk starts at 9 a.m. Cost of the 5k race is $40 and $25 for the kids Fun Run. Preregistration can be completed at at plainswestcasa.org or getmeregistered.com at Sidney CASA Superhero. Participants are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite superhero. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. Proceeds from the event help in t...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Girls Day Out tomorrow, Saturday, April 27. Registration is at the Fox Theatre beginning at 10 a.m. A small fee is charged to participants to cover costs. Registration includes a gift bag from participating businesses, a map of participating businesses and a punch card. There will also be a drawing for gifts. Girls Day Out is an opportunity for woman of Sidney, Cheyenne County and the surrounding area to connect with local business services and products. “It offers '...
A Sidney nurse has started a memorial fund after her friend and co-worker lost a family member in a tragic accident this week. Joni Peters, a nurse at Sidney Regional Medical Center started the fund after the death of 25 year old Tyson Herrera on a Wyoming highway. In addition, Tyson’s sister, Jasmine, was also injured in the accident. Peters knew Herrera herself for many years, as Tyson and her son played baseball together. To help fill potential needs and start the memorial, Peters took her b...
A child’s pain and suffering are quick ways to disrupt innocence. When the malady needs treated at a hospital, the child needs something distracting, familiar to keep him or her from focusing on the hurt. At the young age of 2, Kyra Eads inspired a program that continues fives years later. At the time when most children are known for the “terrible twos” or exploring their world randomly, Kyra was undergoing cancer treatments in Denver. The experience included receiving toys after her radiation a...
Sidney's community Easter Egg Hunt at the Legion Park baseball fields brought out crowds of children seeking the chocolates, plastic eggs and a chance to win an Easter Egg basket as well as meet the Easter Bunny. The event was organized by Donna Schluckebier. She said 3,200 eggs were spread among the baseball fields for children....
The Sidney Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with its annual tree give-away Saturday, April 27 at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. The celebration also will honor Sidney as a member of Tree City USA, a program provided by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The tree give-away continues to be a major part of the Sidney Tree Board’s community work to maintain a healthy and diverse tree canopy in the City of Sidney. “The tree board has once again selected an excellent group of trees for the give-away. The trees selected are known to grow well in...
Sunday afternoon, the third annual Walk for Autism was held in Sidney. About 25 years ago, the Autism Society started a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness. The effort is focused on inclusion, self-determination, and to assure that each person with Autism Spectrum Disorder has the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. An estimated one in 59 births in the US have characteristics of the Autism Spectrum Disorder, according to the 2018 RADDM autism prevalence report...
The Just for Kix dance program held its final recital of the year Sunday at Sidney Midle School. The recital included children from preschool to high school, whimsical to Broadway themes. The event also included father/daughter routines at the end of the show....
SCOTTSBLUFF -- At a recent community meeting, Shelby Benson noticed a lot of questions went unanswered in regards to suicide prevention. “I heard a lot of parents saying, ‘What can we do?’ There wasn’t a whole lot of specific answers for them,” said Benson, a sophomore at Western Nebraska Community College. “It was just, ‘listen to your kids.’ But sometimes those answers aren’t always apparent as you think they are.” So Benson, as president of the Lambda Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at WNCC, and Panhandle Partnership are organizing a free s...
Who says learning can't be fun? Certainly not Rick Meyer, principal at Sidney's South Elementary. Meyer delighted students and parents alike Friday when he opened the day in a fun and unusual way, wearing a dinosaur costume as he greeted his first and second graders as they came to school. The activity was payoff for students' achievements this school year. Since the beginning of the year, students have worked hard to earn "Raider Badges" when they reach certain levels of performance. From...
The further a person is away from home, the more important the simple things in life become, and being assigned sometimes half a world away protecting the interests of the country sometimes means a familiar cup of coffee brings back memories. Potter-Dix High School students recently completed a project inspired by a visit to a coffee shop. Jennifer Thomas, teacher of the high school's elective Community Involvement Class, said she visited a coffee shop and came away with a program called "Cup...
Hannah Stahl, a senior at Potter-Dix High School, won the Best Overall High School category for her artwork in the Youth Art Month art exhibit held at the State Capital Building in Lincoln. Her batik, "Waterlilies," has been on display in the rotunda of the capital for the month of March. All artists were recognized at a ceremony at the State Capital Building Saturday, March 30. There were 76 entries in this exhibition for artists in grades K-12. One award was given for Elementary level, Middle...
Residents of Cheyenne County communities are invited to attend a Severe Weather Spotter Training co-sponsored by Cheyenne County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service (NWS). The training session is slated for Wednesday, April 10 at Sidney High School. The session will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will last about an hour and a half. Everyone is invited. If you are a current weather spotter, firefighter, law enforcement specialist, land management employee, emergency services...
The storm of about two weeks ago hit the Panhandle with an hours-long blizzard. The impact to central and eastern Nebraska continues to be more like the the Dutch Boy pulled his finger out of the dike, and local residents are doing what they can to help their flooded neighbors. The latest of efforts to support flood victims in central and eastern Nebraska came in the form of farm supplies and a pallet or so of home needs. Sidney Feed and Seed and Geiger's Construction teamed up to send hay,...
As the old saying goes, "What goes around, comes around." That's not always a bad thing. Just ask the community of Winslow, Nebraska. Last week, Winslow was one of several towns and cities across the state affected by flooding. Floodwater impaired the town's main roads, making travel in and around the area difficult. House foundations were heavily damaged and streets became rivers of mud. "You just don't expect something like this until it happens," said Zac Klein, Chief of the Winslow...
The Lodgepole Lions Club held its pancake feed recently as a fund raiser for scholarships. The Lions served a record 147 people and made $900 to be used towards the high school scholarships....
