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The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 Board of Education met April 11. The board approved three resignations and four teaching contracts. Chaney Peterson resigned as the Sidney High School Ag teacher and FFA advisor. Peterson has been with the school district about two years. She helped revive the high school’s FFA program, including chaperoning students to the national convention and hosting a dinner and labor auction to benefit the chapter. “It has been a pleasure to work with you, the...
As a business owner, you’re always busy, so it’s understandable if you’ve put off thinking about events that won’t occur until far in the future – such as your retirement, the sale or transfer of your business and the settling of your estate. Nonetheless, it’s a good idea to start planning now, while also recognizing the special challenges that women business owners face in these areas. Essentially, you’ll have four key issues to consider: • Building assets – While you’re working, you’ll want to build as many financial assets as possible. This...
It seems many of the conversations I have nationally, regionally and locally, always get around to the idea of how bad our culture has gotten. Sin is celebrated, and What God has called good is mocked. Just when you think it won’t get any worse, you are shown how mistaken you are. Just turn on your tv, read your paper, listen to the radio, scroll your newsfeed, the farther we get from creation the deeper human depravity goes. In fact, this has even influenced our churches. If I may be so bold as to say, the culture has shaped our C...
There’s an old wives’ tale in farming: Seven years of drought and seven years of good conditions. Galen Roebke, Seward farmer, said the current drought timeline makes him wonder if it’s true. He said he’s starting to notice how dry his farm is after not having drought be a concern the past few years. “You sometimes think about those things, that we might have a prolonged dry time,” Roebke said. “Our last few years, we’ve been blessed with adequate rainfall. Sometimes, you almost think it’s too...
Those interested in learning about current trends in cash rental rates, lease provisions, and crop and grazing land considerations should make plans to attend an upcoming workshop in Rushville. A Farmland and Pasture Lease workshop will be held April 29, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Sheridan County Extension Office (800 S Loofborrow Street, Rushville). To register call the Sheridan County Extension Office at (308) 327-2312. The program is free and open to the public. This workshop is designed to provide up to date information on management str...
Whether it’s a reptile wrapped around a wrist or a cool splash in the Middle Loup River, Adventure Camp about the Environment (ACE) has something to offer this summer. Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) are now accepting registrations for ACE Camp June 26-29, 2022, at the State 4-H Youth Camp near Halsey, Nebraska. Nebraska’s 23 NRDs encourage middle school students interested in the outdoors to sign up for this educational, action-packed camp. To qualify, students should have completed sixth, seventh or eighth grade in the 2021-...
Sidney, NE – Entrepreneurship is crucial to the economic vitality of all communities. Research shows that educational programs focused on non-cognitive entrepreneurial skills are best developed at an early age and have spill-over effects to subsequent entrepreneurial knowledge and skill development in later years. The Nebraska Extension Y.E.B.O (Youth Entrepreneurship and Business Opportunities) Issue Team recognized the need for such educational programs and created a new program in 2016 c...
South Platte NRD is pleased to announce our scholarship program to students residing within our district: Cheyenne, Deuel or Kimball counties. Our program awards one $500 scholarship to a high school senior graduating in the 2021-2022 school year. Applicant must be attending a Nebraska institution (2-year or 4-year public/private, vocational or technical certification program) in a Natural Resources, Environmental or Agricultural related field. The application can be found at www.spnrd.org/education. The deadline is May 31, 2022. Please...
Cheyenne County Attorney's Office On April 18, 2022, at approximately 7:43 p.m., a deputy from the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Sidney Police Department responded to the Burlington Northern overpass on East Illinois Street in Sidney in reference to an individual on top of the overpass. The individual ultimately fell from the overpass and sustained serious injuries. Emergency medical services were provided and the individual was transported to Sidney Regional Medical Center. AirLink was utilized to transport the i...
The Monthly Performance Award acknowledges other criteria as well as achievement. These criteria are: 1. Superior academic performance, (or), dramatic improvement of classroom work, G.P.A. or attitude toward learning. 2. Exceptional work effort toward a particular class project. 3. Outstanding Contribution to the class. 4. Leadership exhibited in the class/school. 5. Citizenship emphasized and modeled. 6. Service to school. Recognized for the March 2022 Performance Awards are: 7th Grade — J...
On April 3, Sidney City Manager David Scott and Colin Murphy, lead constructionist for ALLO Communications, met at the corner of Fort Sidney Road and 11th Avenue for a ceremonial groundbreaking. ALLO Communications is working to establish a fiber optic system in the Sidney area. The company has an office on Illinois Street, and is actively preparing the network for the first Sidney customers. According to the company's website, work begins well before ALLO becomes a familiar name. It started as...
The Sidney Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with its annual tree give-away Saturday, April 23 at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp. This year marks the 36th year Sidney has been recognized as a Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The celebration and tree give-away have become a major part of the Sidney Tree Board’s community work as it strives to maintain a healthy tree canopy in the City of Sidney. In preparation for the give-away, board members evaluate what they feel are trees that will not only work well in S...
The American Legion Potter Post 291 is pleased to announce and have endorsed Zach Rotert, and Luke Kasten of Potter who are generously sponsored by Sidney American Legion Post 17 and will join 225 other High School Juniors’ From across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State Program, June 5 – 11, 2022, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with...
We all hope for long, healthy lives. But there’s a serious “side effect” of longevity – the possibility of outliving our money. How can you help prevent this? It’s useful to know the seriousness of the threat. Consider this: About 41% of all U.S. homes in which the head of the household is between 35 and 64 are projected to run short of money in retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. While this statistic indicates a cause for concern, it certainly doesn’t mean that you are necessarily headed for trouble – because t...
Luke 9:29 “As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.” When Jesus prayed, the divine life inside him suddenly burst forth. Those looking on were blinded by the resplendent brightness that burst from within Him. When they had regained their vision, they realized that they were likely viewing what the body will be like when it is glorified. The splendor of this dazzling revelation was never erased from the memory of these eye-witnesses: Peter, John and James (verse 28). Pet...
By UNMC, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, Omaha What do you want to protect? That’s the first question Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Fred Whitford advises farmers to ask when considering how to make their farm site safer. “With all of today’s rules and regulations, farmers may find it challenging to add another task,” Whitford says. “Right now may be a good time to make your site more secure. Theft and vandalism tend to increase during cycles of high fuel and chemical prices. But set up something you will u...
Scottsbluff native Brittany Fulton has been appointed as Communications Specialist for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center at Scottsbluff. She will be responsible for news media, social media, web content, video content, meeting technology, and other communications roles related to the Panhandle Center and Extension in western Nebraska. Her appointment was announced by Mitchell Stephenson, interim director of the Panhandle Center, where she is...
The Sandhills Cattle Association, Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance, and Nebraska Extension – Beef Systems have teamed up for the first-ever “Branding School”. This event brings content that will be beneficial for producers before their next branding. The event will take place on April 27th, 2022, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. Registration opens at 9:30 am with the event kicking off at 10:00 am. MultiMin will be sponsoring lunch for attendees. To ensure enough food and materials, those who wish to participate will need to RSVP online at Sa...
Beans and Steams Coffee House was crowded with well-wishers, family, friends and former patients as Dr. Clinton Dorwart officially hung up his stethoscope, appointment book and is not renewing his license. The scene was busy with congratulatory wishes, sharing of memories and toasts to a fun and relaxing retirement. After 41 years of serving the area, it is likely his supporters are patients, and children of patients. “I've had enough,” Dr. Dorwart said Friday evening. Earlier this year, it was...
The Cheyenne County Fair Board has reached an agreement to bring Savanna Chestnut to the 2022 Cheyenne County Fair. Chestnut, from the southwestern Kansas town of Americus, just northwest of Emporia, has been nominated Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards from 2017 to 2021. Her music reflects her rural roots. Growing up in a small farm town, she developed a love for the sweet, twangy sounds of old school country music, and that is what she aims to bring back to the modern country scene,” a...
There comes a time when seeing issues, concerns in a community means asking questions, questions including “What are we doing about this,” and “If not now, when.” Various agencies in the Sidney and surrounding area have put their heads together and have a new way of communicating conversations with the Western Nebraska Panhandle. Adam Frerichs (Cheyenne County Sheriff ), Jamie Bright (University of Nebraska Extension Educator for Rural Prosperity Nebraska), Forrest Hershberger (Sidney Sun-Telegraph publisher), Chad Rademacher (pastor, Holy Tr...
To achieve most goals in life, you need some type of strategy. And that’s certainly true for your financial goals. Since you likely have multiple financial goals, you may need to pursue several different strategies – but they all should follow a similar process. What does this process entail? Here are the basic steps: • Fully define each goal. Like most people, you probably have a goal of someday enjoying a comfortable retirement. But have you defined what “comfortable retirement” means to you? Do you plan to spend your retirement years traveli...
Mark Chapter 3 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” 4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. 5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their s...
Lincoln — Each spring, the annual return of “Backyard Farmer” to the airwaves is as eagerly anticipated as the return of Sandhill cranes to Central Platte waters. The show has been a shared Nebraska experience for generations, featuring practical lawn and gardening advice leavened by lighthearted fun. This year, it celebrates its 70th anniversary. The show, produced by Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Public Media, retains the same basic format now as when, on Aug. 3, 1953, grainy images of Un...
Spring has sprung and garden fever is in the air. What better way to get kids outside than to plant a garden? Making the whole garden experience a family affair can be an extension of the classroom in the outdoors. It also gives youth an opportunity to learn where their food comes from and connect them to nature. Where do you start? Now is the time to start with the planning process. Including every member of the family in this step gives them ownership in the garden. First, decide what your family is going to plant and where. To ensure a...
