Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1778 - 1802 of 7211
In October 2018, Dianne Bates was diagnosed with throat cancer, Stage 4 Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The diagnosis came after four to five months of doctor visits. After each visit, Bates and her family left with her symptoms getting worse. Her first surgery came just 12 hours after her diagnosis. Procedures included a tracheotomy and a feeding tube. She had another surgery in November to remove the mass, and to reconstruct her throat. Doctors removed all of the “visible cancer” in the 16-hour procedure, according to her family. Fol...
Dorothy Kettler and Leonard Soucie were chosen as the Valentine Day King and Queen at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Residents voted to see who would be recognized for the honor, with the coronation taking place at the Extended Care's Valentine's Day party....
Members of the Sidney Police Department Explorer Post held its awards banquet recently, recognizing members who have excelled. Also recognized was businessman Sean Doyle for his commitment to the community. Doyle, owner of Cedar Lanes, has hosted two major police department events this past year - the 2018 Shop With a Cop gathering, and the Explorer Awards Banquet. For that support, the Explorer Post #607 presented him the Community Action Award. The Community Action Award is given out every...
Marriage is a commitment with blessings and challenges often sharing the same space in time. The depth of its challenges is evident by divorce rate statistics in the U.S. According to hopesandfears.com, the national average length of marriage in the U.S. is 8.2 years; 12.2 years for New Yorkers with most marriages lasting 10 to 14 years. Quora.com said the median length in the U.S. is 45 years. A couple who live southwest of Sidney have both beat, together, and then some. Robert and Eleanor...
Pictured from left are: Madison Gurr, Jayden Hodgson, Auriella Walters and Taylor Sprenger. Fourth graders from North Elementary School’s Raider Club were at MakerSpace in the Sidney Public Library making bookmarkers for students. Raider Club is an incentive program where students earn Raider Bucks according to how they act at school. This time, the Raider Bucks were used for gifts to be given to the rest of the students....
The High Plains Chapter No. 278 of Pheasants Forever will hold its annual banquet at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds on March 1. Tickets are $50 for members and $65 for a member and spouse, $10 for youth membership and $10 for a bottomless beer mug. Tickets can be purchased online at www.highplainspf278.org. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with a live auction, silent auction and raffles for adult and youth hunting trips, firearms, framed prints, two Labrador puppies and more....
The Friends of the Sidney Public Library are spreading literary awareness and celebrating a favored children's author by hosting a birthday party for Dr. Seuss. The birthday party is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, at the library. Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as "Dr. Seuss," celebrates his 115th birthday on Mar 2, 2019. Though he died in 1991, birthday parties occur across the country on this date to celebrate the creative man who for decades has helped children learn to love to read. For...
The west side of Sidney High School frequently is bustling with excitement. One could say it is all abuzz about the new buzz: coffee and like products. The Sidney High School Coffee Shop held at ribbon cutting with the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Friday morning. The opening of the coffee window is the result of work from several disciplines at Sidney High School and their associated students. "This has been a really good learning experience for all of us," SHS student Tomiyah Munier...
One of the many fairy tales by Brothers Grimm is "The Frog Prince." It is a story of a young girl who wandered away from what is familiar and lost something she valued. She had an unexpected conversation with a ... frog. The meeting of the frog and the princess results in an unexpected adventure in what is important in life. The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) will be performing an updated rendition of the story Saturday, Feb. 2, at Sidney High School. "It is livened up with music and characte...
Twenty-nine spellers and nearly as many rounds were needed for Cheyenne County schools to decide the two best spellers Thursday. West Elementary School again played host for the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee. Contestants represented Potter-Dix, Leyton, Sidney Middle School and West and North Elementary Schools. After 26 rounds of spelling, the top academic was decided. Words varied from the simple to the abstract and complicated. Some of the words were complicated because the phonetics, the...
There was some smack talk, a little bragging, and a lot of good food. That was the setting for what planners hope will be an annual event - the Throwdown Breakfast - showcasing the cooking talents of Cheyenne County's emergency services professionals. The Saturday contest was a fund raiser, this year for the Cheyenne County CERT Team, with proceeds going toward that team's goal of purchasing a tent to be used as a shelter and home base when the team is aiding other agencies in times of...
Cheyenne County's first Throwdown Breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. The Throwdown Breakfast is a cook-off competition between county emergency responders. Representatives from local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, ground and air emergency services, 911 Communications, Emergency Management and Sidney Regional Medical Center will compete for honors of cooking the best meal. The menu will include a variety of...
Auditions are being held for “The Frog Prince” by the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Auditions will take place 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Sidney High School Fine Arts Center. Rehearsals for older students will begin immediately after auditions. Approximately 50 to 60 roles are available for local students. All students grades Kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to audition. No advance preparation is necessary. Most students rehearse about four hours and 15 minut...
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will be well-represented at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Media Awards in New York City. UNK students are finalists in four categories in the annual competition, which includes campus radio stations from across the country. Austin Jacobsen and Evan Jones are finalists in the best football play-by-play and best sports pregame/postgame show categories for their broadcast of last year’s home football game versus Lindenwood and the “UNK Gameday” show, which also featured...
Friday night was a time for looking back and recognizing accomplishments, and looking ahead to new horizons. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Banquet Friday, recognizing new businesses, community support and numerous other businesses and individuals who have supported the Chamber and the Cheyenne County Community. The celebration was held at the Sidney Elks Club. The theme of this year's Award's Banquet is "Viva Cheyenne County." As such, there were several casino...
U.S. Air Force Airman Conner K. Currier graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Currier is the...
The Sidney Cheerleading Team hosted the 3rd Annual Father / Daughter Princess Ball on Friday night at Sidney High School....
They come from different viewpoints, but find a common ground to display their efforts. They are artists of different disciplines intersected at the music of the soul. Jim Pelster of Sidney says he isn't much of a musician. He really doesn't think of himself as an artist. To view his work, a person might argue the point. Ron Nordyke of Chappell has spent much of his professional life in or teaching art, and appreciates music. They intersect at the display windows of the Nebraska Oil and Gas...
Sidney High School’s Cheer Team is hosting the third Princess Ball father-daughter dance tonight at Sidney High School. The event is a night of dancing and princess attire for girls from walking age and older. All ages are welcome. The event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sidney High School Commons area with doors opening at 4:45 p.m. The cost is $25 per dad. Dads can bring as many daughters as he wishes. The first year the Cheer Team hosted a Princess Ball, 85 dads attended. Last year, there were close to 100 in attendance....
Pictured are Keith Stone, left, receiving a plaque for his service, from Mayor Roger Gallaway. Stone was honored at the City of Sidney 2018 Awards Banquet Friday evening. Stone retired in 2018 as fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department after 32 years of service. He served as chief from 1986 to 2018. He has been with the Fire Department for 48 years and still serves as a volunteer firefighter....
Cowboy Connection of Sidney recently announced the winner of a saddle in its Sidney store. During the Christmas season, any shopper spending $50 or more could enter a drawing for a saddle. Nearly 150 entries were collected. The winner was announced at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Winning the saddle was Landon, left, and Dave Scofield of Padroni, Colo....
Employees reaching milestone service years in 2018 were honored at the City of Sidney Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 4. Pictured are left to right, James Harmon, Don Gehrig, Joe Talich, Chad Radtke, Kasey Kantor, Mike Palmer and Todd Sukup. In the front is Jeff Thompson. Not pictured is Greg Jenkins and Mike Roseberry. Awards were given for five years of service to Kantor, Radtke, and Talich. Gehrig received a 10-year service award. Employees recognized for 20 years of service were Harmon,...
Make plans now to join farmers and ranchers at the 2019 Farming Evolution event in Holyoke, Colo. The Farming Evolution will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20 & 21, 2019. The Phillips County Event Center on the Fairgrounds just north of Holyoke will house the event. Christine Jones, soil ecologist from Australia, will be the headline speaker. Over several decades, Christine has worked with farmers and ranchers using renewing practices. After a highly respected career in the public sector, she began to promote the benefits of soil carbo...
