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Cheyenne County of Chamber will hold two meetings in October to go over budget items to finalize its 2017 budget. Members were encouraged to get their budget items into the finance committee as soon as possible. A new objective was brought to the table to try to get younger individuals more active in the community, similar to the previous group Young Professionals. A focus was also mentioned that research is also done on how to get the most information regarding Sidney tourism opportunities to travelers on Interstate 80. Chamber Director...
Fog sealing Jackson Street from 5th to 19th Ave., begins on Monday, Aug. 29. Parking will be very limited around the Cheyenne Courthouse due to the procedure. All doors of the courthouse will be open during the time that Jackson Street is barricaded for street work. The city began cleaning the streets on Thursday and will continue today and Monday. Residents are asked to remove vehicles along the route. The city also asks that no water be allowed to run in the gutter on Monday, Aug. 29. All vehicles and trailers will need to be removed by 7a.m....
Not long ago Brayden Butts had a normal life with his family here in Sidney. That was until he rolled out of bed in the middle of the night on February 29. Early that morning his mother, Mindy Butts, said that she did not have a good feeling with how hard Brayden hit his head. It was in the emergency room at Sidney Regional Medical center that the Butts family's lives were flipped upside down when they received new that Brayden had a brain tumor located behind his eyes. Brayden has officially...
By Paige Yowell Omaha World-Herald The hedge fund that owns a big stake in Cabela’s and is agitating for change now owns about 2.2 million more of the company’s shares than it did at the end of 2015. That the New York hedge fund is putting more chips on the table, finance watchers say, is a sign the fund is confident it’s going to get its way when it comes to a push for change at the retailer. That could include carving up the company and closing its headquarters in Sidney, Nebraska. The recent buys bring Elliott Management’s ownership of Cabe...
Sidney’s city council members continue to wrestle with funding concerns in preparation for setting its mil levy. At its regular meeting Tuesday, as council prepared to set its property tax levy, discussion turned to a couple of items of uncertainty remaining in the budget and how those items might affect the city’s ability to meet its obligations under different scenarios. The biggest of those challenges is the question of upcoming bond needs. The city is preparing to seek bonds against up to...
Mable Nelson has been following the Olympic games for a more personal reason then most of Cheyenne County, Nelson has been cheering on not only Team USA in Volleyball but also her Grand-niece. Surrounded by paper clippings from various newspapers and magazines, Sidney resident, Nelson sat to talk about her grand-niece Jordan Larson. Larson just competed as a member of USA's Woman's Volleyball Team in the 2016 Olympic games that were held in Rio de Janeiro, August 5-21. Nelson said Larson...
Sidney TeamMates Mentoring Program along with Security First Bank and Security First Insurance will be holding it’s fourth annual tailgate party for the Sidney Red Raiders. “Security First Bank and Security First Insurance have sponsored this event for the last four years, and all the proceeds go to Sidney’s TeamMates program,” said Brenda Jessen with TeamMates. TeamMates was founded in 1994 and began in Sidney 2011 in an effort to bring support and encouragement to school age children. The program serves students in grades five through...
Alice Maria Didier, 65 of Sidney, and former Gering, NE resident, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Monday, August 22, 2016. Rosary Services will be held at 9:30 a.m., with a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 26th. Both services will be in the Christ The King Catholic Church in Gering with Father Mike McDonald officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m., Friday in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney with Father Jim Heithoff officiating....
The City of Sidney will be fog sealing Jackson Street from 5 Ave. to 19 Ave. on Monday August 29, 2016. Parking will be very limited around the Cheyenne Courthouse due to this procedure. All doors of the courthouse will be open during the time that Jackson Street is barricaded for the street work. The City will begin cleaning the streets on Thursday 25, Friday 26, and Monday 29. Please remove vehicles at this time. The City also asks that no water be allowed to run in the gutter on Monday the 29. All vehicles and trailers will need to be...
Sidney High School is in line with a growing trend when it comes to student privacy in the shower room. The Accociated Press reports open showers in school locker rooms are going by the wayside as Nebraska schools build more private stalls. The trend of phasing out gang-style showers began decades ago, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Today, it could ease privacy concerns of critics who oppose allowing transgender students to use the locker rooms of their choice. Sidney Public Schools...
Nebraska Loves Public Schools (NE Loves PS) is an organization dedicated to telling the stories of public schools across the state. The group was recently in Sidney to talk to teachers and students about Sidney Public Schools. The organization travels the state to find out what's happening in the public schools around Nebraska. With interviews from students, teachers, administrators and parents, thousands of hours of video footage make up nearly 50 short films that NE Loves PS has created....
The Wide Awake Circe of the King's Daughters in Sidney, founded in 1891, is preparing for it's annual donation drive. The charity provides various types of assistance to those in need in the Sidney area. The assistance varies on the needs of individuals and circumstances. The King's Daughters have contributed to rent, utilities and medical bills to assist a family through tough periods. The King's Daughters also assemble layette baskets containing sleepers, onsies, diapers, a blanket and other...
A Sidney family recently reached out to the community to bring relief to flood victims in Louisiana. Retired army veteran Shawn Syverson and his wife and Sidney native, Lindsey Glassburn Syverson made the decision to collect items and send aid to Louisiana. Syverson said he made several phone calls to multiple states looking for help in aiding with donations and all of them came back with the same request, they wanted donations in the form of money. Knowing flood victims lost everything and...
There have recently been many negative images in the United States involving law enforcement. Although Sidney has not been on the news, Sidney officers are still feeling the sting at times. The Sun-Telegraph recently spent an evening with Sidney police officers, learning more about their approach to citizen interaction. According to Officer Jennifer Woodis, she has not noticed a major change in the way local citizens view the local police department but she has had people from other states that...
It's no secret there are many houses for sale in Sidney. It is almost impossible to drive down a street and not see a for sale sign from a realtor or for sale by owner sign. According to realtor Jim Slama, there are more than 200 homes for sale in Sidney. This is a dramatic increase from last year around this time, when around 35 homes were for sale in Sidney and a couple of houses for sale in surrounding towns. Slama, operating out of Potter, is in charge of selling The Ranch development locate...
On August 9, 1949, the first successful oil well in western Nebraska was established, effectively ending 60 years of unsuccessful searching and continuing the drive for mineral resources in Cheyenne County. According the Nebraska State Historical Society, Marathon Oil Company completed the discovery, known as Mary Egging #1, located five miles southeast of the town of Gurley. A historical marker on U.S. 385 between Sidney and Gurley reports that interest for oil in western Nebraska first...
After WWII, the Army-Air Forces became the US Air Force. Keeping in mind the bureaucratic process involved, change wasn't really noticeable right away. Among other things, there was quite a surplus of uniforms. The Eisenhower jackets were still in the inventory – and many were issued beyond 1950. When an individual joined the Air Force in 1951, he/she was issued clothing that could have been from WWII or Korea and in time, the service person would be re-issued new stuff. One of the people who j...
Local employers and bookkeeping professionals were invited to an informational workshop Wednesday, where they were given a rundown on new overtime rules that will go into effect in December. Sponsored by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Sidney Regional Medical Center, the event gave employers a look at new provisions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA). The changes are the result of a 2014 order by President Obama to the Labor Department to revise federal overtime...
A Denver man was arrested this week and is being charged with possession of a controlled substance and assault of an officer with a motor vehicle. Sidney police officers arrested 35-year-old Justin Lane, on Monday after he attempted to run from law enforcment. According to the police affidavit, on August 15 at approximately 8:03 p.m. a vehicle, driven by Lane was observed with no visible registration. The vehicle was stopped near the intersection of 18th Ave. and Fourth Street. After asking Lane to step back to the officers vehicle, Lane...
First grade teacher Mrs. Dobry ends Back to School Night at South Elementary by reading "The Night Before First Grade" to her upcoming students...
As summer draws to a close, back-to-school season is in full effect. Students begin returning to school today, and residents are asked to remember to safely share the roads with school buses, pedestrians and bicyclists, and provide children with the necessary knowledge to stay safe at school. Whether children walk, ride their bicycle, take the bus or are dropped off to school, it is extremely important that they - and the motorists around them - take proper safety precautions and follow the...
On-the-ground work for an Economic Development Study and Market Strategy for Sidney and Cheyenne County will begin August 22. The project is funded through the City of Sidney’s Economic Development Program through the State of Nebraska’s Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, the LB840 program. An approved LB840 program gives a municipality many economic development options to recruit new businesses and retain and expand business presently in the community. Sidney Economic Development Director Tina Hochwender said the study and str...
CHAPPELL — Deputy Mike Hutchinson has made a career out of helping others. Even after a personal tragedy on the job, he’s turning his focus to his community. On Dec. 3, 2015, Hutchinson was shot four times while serving an arrest warrant in Big Springs. He received several pints of lifesaving blood while at Ogallala Community Hospital. Now, he’d like to make sure blood is available for other patients when they need it by encouraging Chappell-area residents to donate. Donations of blood in honor of Mike Hutchinson will be drawn Tuesday, Aug....
A road activity update was presented by County Highway Superintendent Doug Hart at Monday’s regular Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting. In the meeting Hart discussed future plans to repave the asphalt pad located at the fairgrounds. The pad is primarily used by the Oktoberfest committee for its annual event. Hart said an asphalt overlay would cost an estimated $28,000 as opposed to a concrete one that would run about $22,500. “The concrete would hold up much better,” County Commissioner Philip Sanders said. Due to the cost, ideas...
Senator Deb Fischer visited with a dozen Sidney area residents at the Coffee Corner Monday afternoon, giving them an update on key activities on Capitol Hill and hearing concerns from those in attendance. Sen. Fischer turned to a practice she developed when she served in the Nebraska Legislature, telling those in the gathering that while she would review legislative issues, her main focus was for the gathering to be a "listening session," preferring to hear constituents' concerns. Farm prices...
