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Sidney High School's (SHS) class of 2017 had two students that spent their high school year's striving for the honor of valedictorian. This year SHS Valedictorian went to Annalise Lecher, with Samee Kaus coming a very close second with the honor of Salutatorian. "It was really close, within 1000th of a point," Lecher said. Lecher said she has had a lot of success her senior year, making it to state in the three varsity sports she played on. "It was kind of like the cherry on top of the sundae,"...
David Scott is City of Sidney's first finance director. The Lincoln native previously served as finance director for Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, and comes to Sidney with a master's degree in finance from University of Nebraska. Scott began tackling his duties Monday at City Hall. "The No. 1 priority for the city is to clean up and reorganize their chart of accounts," Scott said. "Just make it more user-friendly for the manager and city council to read and understand their financial...
A goal-setting session held Tuesday by City of Sidney administrators and the City Council ended with a rough mission statement and few goals. During the three-hour discussion at Sidney Hampton Inn, facilitator John Berge, North Platte NRD general manager, explained the importance of setting a mission statement. A mission addresses the needs of the citizens, Berge said, though those needs are changing. “For visualization purposes, you have to have a mission,” Berge said. “One that you can measu...
With spring and summer temperatures often accompanied by thunderstorms, it's important to understand the risks lightning can pose while enjoying the outdoors. Region 21 Emergency Management Director, Ron Leal said Sidney residents will be among those across the panhandle that will soon be seeing signs that read "When thunder roars, go indoors." Leal partnered with Warning Coordinator, Chad Hahn form the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to bring the signs into Cheyenne,...
t was a round-about route to get into the military for William O. (Bill) Graves. At age 20 he was drafted by the Selective Service Board in Southern Illinois. He went to St. Louis, Missouri for the physical and other testing. He returned home for a short time. He went back to St. Louis to board a troop train that took lots of young men in a similar situation, to Battle Creek, Michigan. When leaving St. Louis, Bill had worn street clothes and a windbreaker. Arriving at Battle Creek, the...
Sidney's Torch Run Wednesay is poised to be the biggest in Nebraska history. Sponsored by Nebraska Law Enforcement, the event creates awareness for and benefits Nebraska Special Olympics, held in Lincoln. "The largest run in 2012 was in Lincoln had around 70 runners," Lt. Keith Andrew, Sidney Police Department, said. "Right now, we're at 90-some runners. That was our goal from last year, to have the biggest turnout ever." No other cities have reported a larger turnout so far, Andrew said Monday....
In a regular board meeting of the Cheyenne County Commissioners, members received annual reports from the County Guardian ad Litem Attorney (GAL) and the County Public Defender. Last year, Commissioners made the decision to take bids for the two positions to reduce costs to the county in the event a GAL or Public Defender has to be brought in from other areas. Cheyenne County GAL, Audrey Elliot and Cheyenne County Public Defender, Don Miller were offered two year contracts from the county in April of 2016. It’s a decision that is already b...
Valedictorian and Salutatorian are high honors when it comes to graduation time. If you are bestowed these honors it means you have excelled academically, receiving the highest and second highest grade point average of the graduating class. This year Leyton High School awarded Valedictorian to Hope Dykman, who said becoming Valedictorian was something she did not expect but strived for and always wanted to achieve. "It means I've worked hard and accomplished my goal," Dykman said. Dykman lives...
POTTER - Potter-Dix High School graduated 11 students Saturday. Principal Jane Brown said she was proud of the graduating class of 2017. "They've done everything they've been asked," Brown said. "They've accomplished all we wanted them to do. They've got great goals. They're moving forward." She added, "They're an awesome group of kids." Salutatorian Zachary Librande, on behalf of his fellow graduates, offered fond reminiscences about their time as students and growing up together. "They say...
PEETZ - Peetz High School graduated 14 students Sunday. Though an average-sized graduating class, Superintendent Mark Collard described the class of 2017 as "fantastic kids." "We've got a lot of bright kids with a lot of different opportunities awaiting them," Collard said. "Out here, our kids are very traditional. They get involved in things. They participate in clubs and sports, and they keep their academics up." Salutatorian Baylie Hradecky encouraged her fellow graduates to pursue their...
Carley Witt placed fifth in the ladies division at the 49th Cornhusker National Junior/Senior High School Trap Shoot. More than 2,400 youth participated in the trap shooting event that was held in Doniphan May 3-5. In trap shooting participants shoot at targets called "clay pigeons" these targets are typically launched into the air by spring traps. For the Cornhusker competition, Witt said participants shot five clay targets at five stations for a total of 75 targets. Subscribe to the Sidney...
Two lots owned by Cabela’s were approved for sale Monday by the Sidney Planning Commission. “(The lots) will be for sale,” Ben Dayton, zoning administrator, said. “One’s a vacant lot, across from Perkins, on Cabela’s Drive, and the other encompasses the extreme southeast parking lots of the retail store.” He added, “Cabela’s is wanting to subdivide those lots just for general sale.” There are no immediate buyers for the land, Troy Kurz, Cabela’s construction manager, said. “At one point, we had...
Lukjan Metal Products, LLC., has received a $500,000 LB-840 grant from the City of Sidney. Sidney’s Economic Development Citizen’s Advisory Committee on May 5 unanimously approved a recommendation to the Sidney City Council, which approved the grant at its regular meeting Tuesday. “One-fifth or $100,000 plus 2 percent accrued interest will be forgiven on or before December 31st of each year starting in 2018 on the condition that the total number of jobs is met and retained for one calen...
The Highway 30 reconstruction project has been facing delays in Sidney. Crews have been cutting down into Illinois Street and finding more cracks in the concrete foundation than anticipated. "The first activity is that we need to repair the base of the road, which is concrete," Sayed Torak, Nebraska Departments of Roads highway project manager, said. "Some of the areas, this is difficult to identify at an early stage. When we open that area and we see there are more loose materials we need to...
Christian Willey, 20 of Potter, pled no contest to Attempted Second Degree Assault, a class IIIA felony, on Tuesday, May 9, in Cheyenne County District Court. According to the affidavit on Jan. 2, a Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Deputy and the Sidney Police Department responded to a call where a victim, Randy Sandini, had allegedly had his throat cut by Willey. On the scene Willey was located and arrested and the residence was searched for the weapon used in the alleged assault on Sandini. A knife was found on the floor in the doorway of the r...
Sidney School Board approved middle school roofing bid in its regular meeting Monday. Two bids were submitted for the middle school roofing project, scheduled for completion by the end of July. The first bid was from the Weathercraft Company and the second from Twin City Roofing and Sheet Metal. Both companies are out of Scottsbluff. After discussion, the Board approved the bid from Twin City Roofing for the amount of $108,960. Sidney Superintendent Jay Ehler said between the years of 2005 to...
Cheyenne County second graders learned various safety practices during the 2017 Progressive Agriculture Safety Day, sponsored by the Nebraska Extension Office. Students from Sidney, Creek Valley, Leyton and Potter schools spent all day Friday at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp in Sidney, learning the importance of Ag safety. Safety Day is a collaborative effort that brings volunteers and experts from around the area to provide students information and hands-on activities that teach them how to stay safe in situations they might encounter at...
Charles Ahovissi of African Culture Connection, based in Omaha, visited North Elementary last week. A native of The Republic of Benin, Africa, he taught the third and fourth graders not just drumming and dance, but their importance in the lives of another culture. Returning to North Elementary, Ahovissi described his experience as "great," saying he "learned a lot" from the students. "This is the first time they are doing this type of dance and drumming. For them, it's something new and I feel...
LODGEPOLE - The Lodgepole Village Board of Trustees is considering well rehabilitation as a possible solution to its arsenic problem. “We’re looking to see if that would be an option for us. We don’t even know yet,” Tammy Sherman, Lodgepole city clerk, said. “We’re just gathering some information to see if our wells would maybe fit that category, to get in compliance with the arsenic levels.” The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has regulations governing public water supply...
Arya Eledath was one of ten students to place in the Junior Division at the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Annual State Science and Engineering Fair. The science fair was held April 20 at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Eledath presented her research and findings along side 69 students from across the state. Each student qualified for the event by placing in the regional science fairs that were held earlier this year. Students competed in two divisions, grades six through eight make...
Local law enforcement personnel are gearing up for what they hope will be the biggest show of support for the Special Olympics the state has seen. Each year, the Special Olympics benefits from proceeds raised by Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Runs across the state. This year, local deputies and officers hope to make the May 17 Sidney run the biggest the state has ever seen. The Sidney run has come close to matching the highest turnout of 89 by Lincoln-area law enforcement two years ago,...
To raise funds for the local Adopt-A-Dog shelter, dogs and their owners will be dashing their way through Chappell in a 5K run/walk known as the “Doggie Dash.” Terry Duffield, founder of Adopt-A-Dog Animal Rescue has been rescuing dogs since 1986, first by putting pens up in her own yard. Adopt-A-Dog is a non-profit animal rescue/shelter that is located on the east edge of Chappell on Hwy. 30. The rescue accepts abandoned and surrendered dogs and cats and finds them permanent homes. All proceeds from the run will go to the rescue and helps to...
Jim Cantrell, a former Sidney art teacher, was chosen as the official artist for the 2017 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks races. He received the call from Churchill Downs last summer and completed the art in the fall. Cantrell said it was an honor to be chosen. "At first I didn't understand it, but it's turned out to be, not an ordeal, but it's something I'm not used to," he said. "All this celebrity, people stopping me on the street and that sort of thing." Cantrell was reluctant at first,...
The City of Sidney is pursuing a parking area for carriers displaced by a recent ordinance banning carrier trucks from parking in residential zones. “We’re looking for land initially that we could rent,” Ed Sadler, Sidney city manager said. “We have talked to some people. We have found a couple that are willing to rent us property.” A memo will be brought before the City Council at its May 9 meeting for direction. “My recommendation will be that they don’t rent anything until we would get som...
Cheyenne County Commissioners continue to iron out the details of fairground usage by approving dry camping with the rental of fairground buildings. According to Cheyenne County Clerk Beth Fiegenschuh, Commissioners approved dry camping at the fairgrounds only if it is connected with a county approved event. In order to rent any building located on the fairgrounds, an application must be submitted and the event must come before the Board of Commissioners for approval. Fiegenschuh said “use of the grounds for camping will only be allowed on the...
