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After consultation with COVID-19 Unified Command, it has been determined that all schools in the Nebraska Panhandle will be closed through May 1st, with the possibility of schools being closed for the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year. This decision will be re-evaluated as circumstances change, with parents and families updated accordingly and extended as needed. This is a precautionary measure; there are currently no confirmed cases in the Panhandle; however, local health and school officials are watching the COVID-19 situation in...
If you've lived in Sidney for a significant amount of time, you have no doubt heard the name of Dr. C. J. Cornelius, Jr. percent He has been "doctoring," among other things, for more than 60 years in the Sidney area. percent Many of you had your broken arm set, your appendix removed, or were even delivered, by him. percent Sadly, his medical service came to an end on Thursday, March 19, after a long battle with several health issues that come with the territory of a 93-year-old man. percent I wa...
8th Grade Straight A Honor Roll Sidney Allard, Zoey Dornbier, Isak Doty, Ty Grunig, Cole Hanley, Ellie Hollingshead, Luke Holly, Siona Kshirsagar, Johnathan Meza, Danay Peters, Katie Ramsey, Syrus Roberts, McGuire Rolls, Talissa Tanquary, Luke Uhlir, Grace Weber and Shealynn Wittrock. 8th Grade A Average Honor Roll Rishyanthi Banoth, Matthew Carlson, Isis Finnie, Madison Kuhns, Dominik Lucero, Kandice Luu, Isabelle Neve, Austin Pace, Madison Packer, Jenju Peters, Payton Schrotberger, Brenden Shepard, Grant Smircich, Ariadna Torres, Trasyn...
SIDNEY — Security First Bank, with the help of its customers and employees, collected more than 2,500 pounds of foo to benefit area food pantries through their recently completed “Feeding Hearts” food drive. From Feb. 1 through Feb. 14, Security First Bank collected canned goods and non-perishable food items at each of their 28 bank branch locations and 12 insurance offices throughout Nebraska and southwest South Dakota. The food drive was initiated to raise hunger awareness and to encourage members of the community to help make a change in the...
More than 200 students from Creek Valley and Sidney Public Schools joined together for Inventure Day 2020 to learn more about Entrepreneurship and Innovation on March 3 at West Elementary in Sidney. The fifth and sixth graders from both schools worked in groups to develop a new product based on inspiration from a widget they received at the beginning of the day. Once they had an idea for their product, they went through a series of stations to learn about Target Markets, Branding, and Finance....
Isiah Hernandez and Sabrina Sanchez take their turns with some artwork by Janice Borgman during the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party at Sidney Public Library Saturday....
Are you aware the United Kingdom has more sheep breeds than any other country in the world? More than 60 different breeds are cared for by more than 40,000 sheep farmers. Wool has different features and benefits, and therefore, different uses, depending on where sheep live, on hills or lower land. The Bunker Hillbillies decided they wanted to learn more about wool. Mark and Tiann Goll from Laughing Sheep Fibers, located in downtown Sidney, shared their wool expertise with the Bunker Hillbillies...
South Elementary School students were greeted Friday, Feb. 21, by the school's "Wacky Waving Arm Guy Day" character. The school set a goal to get 2,500 Raider Badges. Principal Rick Meyer also dressed as a second Wacky Waving Arm Guy....
Keep Sidney Beautiful was invited to the St. Patrick's Church Book club to discuss environment and recycling after the group read 'Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home,' an encyclical written by Pope Francis. In his writing, Pope Francis calls for "a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet," and urges the whole human family to work together, knowing that change is possible. As stated in the subtitle, the theme of our planet being a common home is reiterated to stress...
The high-schooler walked hand-in-hand with the kindergartner through their school’s gymnasium in Chappell, a small town in the Nebraska Panhandle. Heartwarming moments like these are growing more common at Creek Valley Public Schools, since the implementation of “Storm Families”, an innovative mentorship model that is binding the entire district. Tessa Fraass, Creek Valley's K-12 Principal, just wishes she had taken a picture. “It was this brief realization of 'This is what it’s all about’,” said Fraass. “I’m really all about relationships and...
This year the Sidney Regional Medical Center statt are raising awareness to the fact that every 40 seconds an American dies from heart disease. The s back of the shirt will have a logo defining that every 40 seconds a person is lost to heart disease. The team will be wearing the shirts on Fridays during February. When in doubt, see your provider and get checked out!...
Cheyenne County - Each spring Keep American Beautiful Affiliates join together to host events as part of the Great American Cleanup. Last year over 550,000 volunteers participated in events around the country and collected an estimated 23.4 million pounds of litter and recyclables. For 2020, the 22nd year of the Great American Cleanup, Keep Sidney Beautiful is hosting a series of cleanups and events to reduce litter in Cheyenne County, increase recycling, and to beautify our communities. Keep...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Sasse announced Alyson Holt of Dalton as a winner of his statewide 2020 Photography Contest. "Nebraska is full of unique beauty, and these students have captured what it really means to live in the home of 'The Good Life.' I am proud to recognize Alyson's work and share her talent with Nebraskans across our state." Background: Senator Sasse invited high school students from across the state to submit images of Nebraska scenery. The winning photographs will b...
Sidney -The Cheyenne County Chamber awarded the December Dress Down Day funds to the King's Daughters the help cover the cost of their annual Christmas Boxes. December is a busy month for King's Daughters. Treat bags and cookie trays are delivered to shut- ins, elderly individuals, Western Heritage residents and those in the community who could use a little cheer. Poinsettias are delivered to individuals who have lost loved ones during the year. Christmas décor is hung at all the...
Edward (Ed) Killham was a senior in high school and had earned almost all the credits required to graduate. He had learned about an aviation school he could attend that paid $100 a month. The school was in Denver, CO. After a few months of training in Denver, some of the students, including Ed, were sent to an Army-Air Forces base (Hill AFB) near Ogden, Utah. Continuing his training, Ed worked there until about June 1943. He had learned something about airplanes, was housed, fed and had a...
A little more than 60 years ago, Julie and Al became one home. Dec. 20, 1959, is recognized as the next step from their initial conversation at a Rural Life meeting. Rural Life is a program just as it implies, all about rural life, designed as the next step after 4-H. They were in Kansas at the time. "We came here January 1971," said Julie. "We've been here a long time." The move followed graduating from Kansas State, and moving to Dodge City, Kan., then to Carlton, Kan. Al was then offered a...
Nebraska native and US Navy veteran Justin Kane will be bringing his country sound to the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Kane, a western Nebraska native, spent nine years in the US Navy before returning home and working on his musical talent. "I served with some of the bravest and most honorable people I have ever met. It is their sacrafice that allows us to have the freedoms we enjoy today," Kane said. His high energy show is a mix of...
Some people do things because they need to be done, not because of the time in the spotlight. This kind of person has a passion that is seen in how he, or she, works with people and applies the sweat to be quietly involved in projects benefitting those same people. Sidney and Cheyenne County overall has people with those qualities. In December 2019, friends and family said their goodbyes to Alan Hartzler of Sidney, one of the people whose passion was young people and sports. "He had a really...
Beauty Lou, played in this scene by Chloe Berger, addresses the cast during the production of "Beauty Lou and the Country Beast" Saturday, Feb. 1. The play was produced by the Missoula Children's Theatre with a cast of local students....
In 1977, a Seattle juvenile court judge developed the concept of citizen volunteers who are directed to meet with, speak for juveniles who are in the court system. The program developed into Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). In Nebraska, CASA programs operate in compliance with the Nebraska Court Appointed Special Advocate Act. In Cheyenne, Kimball and Deuel Counties, volunteers are appointed through PlainsWest CASA. PlainsWest CASA Executive Director Krista Bruns met with the Cheyenne...
In 2019, Siona Kshirsager finished the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee in second place to Aadhay Krishna. Last week, Siona finished her experience in spelling contests with a first place trophy and an invitation to the state spelling bee in Omaha at the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple. The Cheyenne County Spelling Bee was held Jan. 21 at West Elementary School with 29 contestants from Potter-Dix, Leyton, Sidney Middle School and West/North Elementary Schools. Words varied from the simple to the...
The volunteers for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are going to begin setting up tables around the community to inform people about AFSP and other resources available. The first AFSP table will be set up at Beans and Steams on Thursday January 30 from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Our message is to have a real conversation about mental health. These tabling “events” will be an opportunity for us to reduce the stigma of mental health. We will do this by having open conversations about it. Our goal is to offer resources and information free to...
Audiences of all ages will get a fresh look at an old favorite this Saturday, Feb. 1, when the Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) and more than 50 local students present “Beauty Lou and the Country Beast,” an original country western adaptation of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Beauty Lou and the Country Beast will being at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $13 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students including Western Nebraska Com...
Nestled among the trees near Chappell is a home that appears quite ordinary at first sight. It is closer to the constant drone of Interstate 80 traffic than the small town commerce to the north at Highway 30. Getting there, a visitor is greeted by the working farm life of barbed-wire fence, corrals and all the workings of an active cattle ranch. Included in the scene is a home nestled among the trees as if the trees grew up along the home. The reality is the home was placed there - one piece at...
