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The annual Cheyenne County 4-H Carnival will be held on Saturday, April 2nd at the Cheyenne County Fair Grounds from 5 – 8 p.m. Children of all ages and families are invited to join in the evening of fun. Come out and enjoy a great meal of a pulled pork sandwich, hotdog, nachos, or taco salad. Try your skills at the cake walk, fishing booth, foam shooting gallery, and more. A silent auction and raffle will be held throughout the evening. All proceeds from the Carnival are used to support the Cheyenne County 4-H program. 4-H, the nation’s lar...
When you apply for your Social Security retirement benefits, you need to think about how much you want withheld for taxes. Many people overlook this issue – only to face an unpleasant surprise at tax time, because Social Security benefits may be added to taxable income. Using Form W-4V, you can have 7, 10, 12 or 22 percent of your monthly benefit withheld. Your tax advisor can help you choose the appropriate percentage. And you have other ways to control the taxes due on your benefits. For example, if you meet certain conditions, withdrawals f...
LINCOLN -- Healthy Blue in Nebraska announced today that Rob Rhodes, M.D., FAAFP has been named president of the health plan, a leading managed care provider of health benefits for Nebraska’s Heritage Health Medicaid program. “Dr. Rhodes is a trusted and highly respected senior leader who has extensive knowledge and experience of Medicaid health plan operations as well as a passion for serving vulnerable communities through quality, cost-effective care,” said Dr. Barsam Kasravi, President of An...
At a time when it seems like everybody is blaming the other for the disunity in our social and political lives, I bring you this spiritual allegory from an unknown author. One day, the carpenter’s tools had a conference. Brother Hammer was the chair. Upon bringing the meeting to order, he said that there had been some complaining among his fellow tools and he thought it would be good to discuss it openly together. “Yes, Brother Saw, what is your complaint?” Brother saw stood up and said, “Brother Pencil is getting on everybody’s nerves. He can...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock of 570,000 broilers in Butler County. HPAI is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily among birds through nasal and eye secretions, as well as manure. The virus can be spread in various ways from flock to flock, including by wild birds, through contact with inf...
LINCOLN – March 22 was celebrated as National Ag Day, a time for us to thank farmers and ranchers for feeding, sheltering and powering our nation. We also want to celebrate and recognize the pivotal role of producers in mitigating climate change through voluntary conservation efforts. Climate change is happening, evidenced by persistent drought, frequent tornadoes and storms, and larger and more powerful wildfires. Our agricultural communities are on the frontlines. Now is the time for us to act, and Nebraska producers are doing their part. W...
Making the decision to purchase and own a firearm should never be taken lightly because owning a firearm comes with a lot of responsibility. Making the decision to obtain a concealed carry permit and actually carry your firearm with you requires even more thought and consideration because it is a much bigger responsibility. First of all, what is concealed carry? Concealed carry is the practice of carrying a concealed firearm on one’s person in public. Most often this will involve a holster of some kind- in the waist band, on the waist band, s...
Cheyenne County Sheriffs March 24 12:01 A.M, Village Check, Dalton 3:28 A.M, Emergency Protective Custody, RWMC 5:46 A.M, Motorist Assist, US Hwy 30 and RD 131 10:50 A.M,K9 Training, Potter Firehall 12:14 P.M, Village Check, Potter-Dix 12:33 P.M, Village Check, Sioux Meadows 1:02 P.M, Meeting, Cheyenne Co Court House 4:36 P.M, Paper Service, Shirt Tales 4:41 P.M, Paper Service, Renkoski Property 4:55 P.M, Paper Service, Gorden’s 5:51 P.M, Traffic Stop, 4 Hwy 19 5:55 P.M, Traffic Accident- Unknown Inj, 35 Interstate 80 6:21 P.M, Traffic C...
In 2019, the American Legion Auxiliary celebrated 100 years of service. This year, in 2022, American Legion Chapter 17 in Nebraska celebrates its century mark. On March 15, the American Legion Auxiliary Chapter No. 17 held a celebration of its 100 years in service. The dinner and ceremony were held at Grandma Jo's in Sidney. The evening opened with The Pledge of Allegiance, the American Legion Auxiliary Preamble. Followed by recognition of officers of the Auxiliary and of the Legion. The America...
LINCOLN – Community-owned ACE, the Public Alliance for Community Energy, will again participate as a natural gas supplier in the Nebraska Choice Gas selection period, which begins April 1 and runs through April 21. The Choice Gas program allows customers on the Black Hills Energy distribution system to choose their natural gas supplier for the gas year, which runs June 1-May 31. ACE, the only not-for-profit, community-owned supplier in the program, encourages consumers to actively choose their natural gas supplier during the three-week s...
Many expenses in life are unpredictable. But there are two things you know you’ll have to pay for: medical bills and retirement. You’ll probably need to take a variety of steps to meet these costs, but one financial instrument that can help is a health savings account (HSA). If you’re not familiar with an HSA, here are the basics: • Eligibility – If you are enrolled in a qualified high-deductible health plan (HDHP), you can generally contribute to an HSA. While HSAs are typically offered through employers, you can still open one if your empl...
God never intended for there to be all the different religions or denominations From the beginning GOD wanted relationship with his most perfect creation man (mankind). In Genesis 1 GOD went looking for Man in the garden in the cool of the evening, this denotes GOD was relational, he went looking for man to have communion with him. God again wanted relationship with man when the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and he invited the whole nation to ready themselves and come up onto the mountain and meet with him, but they chose to let on...
LINCOLN – Three individuals were recognized at the Nebraska Corn Board’s (NCB) 2022 awards dinner on March 17 in Lincoln. The annual awards event highlights outstanding contributions to the state’s corn industry. Each of the three recipients have long histories serving Nebraska agriculture. Two recipients received the inaugural NCB Vision Award. The purpose of this recognition is to honor individuals, industry leaders, businesses or organizations that have gone above and beyond to help NCB a...
As the search continues for the next permanent director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center at Scottsbluff, Mitchell Stephenson, Range and Forage Management Specialist at the Panhandle Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, has been appointed interim director. Stephenson had been interim associate director since mid-2020, when Panhandle Center Director Jack Whittier retired. He replaces Jeff Bradshaw, who had been interim director between Whittier’s d...
Cheyenne Co Sheriff’s Office March 16 7:00 A.M, Village Check, Potter 9:15 A.M, Warrant Entry, Cheyenne Co 9:48 A.M, Animal Call, 13th Ave and Illinois St 9:51 A.M, K9 Call Out, Safeway 9:59 A.M, Medical Call, 2117 Newton St 11:36 A.M, Dumping Illegally, RD 113 2:10 P.M, Property Lost, Cheyenne Co 2:27 P.M, Meeting, SRMC 4:02 P.M, Traffic Hazard, 62 Interstate 80 5:57 P.M, Paper Service, 1043 King St 111 6:05 P.M, Paper Service, 525 Linden St 6:17 P.M, 1500 Fort Sidney Rd March 15 6:56 A.M,Village Check, Dalton 7:08 A.M, Village Check, G...
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. Students of the Month for February are: 7th grade: Aastha Chaudhari — A...
OMAHA, Neb., March 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Stride Autism Centers ("Stride"), a provider of evidence-based therapy for preschool-age children with autism, is thrilled to announce two new convenient locations in Nebraska. Enrollment for children ages 2-6 has begun for the Lincoln clinic, located at 4545 S 86th St, Suite 101, and for the Omaha clinic, located at 310 Regency Pkwy #115. Stride is planning more center openings in Omaha and throughout Nebraska to serve more families in need. In keeping with their mission to help as many...
Over the last couple months, I’ve been discussing some legal considerations of owning and using firearms. I’ve been discussing a scenario in which a man breaks into your home and your spouse shoots him before he has a chance to fire the gun pointed at you. Let’s wrap up our discussion on this by talking about two important laws and other considerations. As always, please remember that none of the information in my articles should be construed as legal advice nor is it a guarantee or promise of any particular legal outcome- positive, negat...
Truck-Car Accident Results in Fatality The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, Nebraska Department of Roads and Regional West Medical Center Ambulance responded to a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 80 at about mile marker 61 in Cheyenne County. The accident happened March 9 at about 3:55 pm. The vehicles involved were a Honda Pilot and a truck-trailer. According to the accident report, both were proceeding westbound. The Honda Pilot came to a stop in the right lane. The truck, d...
The shuffle of papers and discussion of company plans were put on hold as the meeting room was transformed into a reception area recognizing a retirement after 42 years of employment. He grew up on a small acreage east of Chappell, but didn't consider himself a farmer. However, it spent much of his life helping farmers. Ron Duffield recently completed a 42 year career with the Frenchman Valley Cooperative in Chappell. He came into the work relationship with the Co-op needing a job. “I applied f...
The long-running coronavirus pandemic has fueled a lot of anxieties – including financial ones. But some people have had far fewer worries than others. Consider this: Among those investors who work with a financial advisor, 84% said that doing so gave them a greater sense of comfort about their finances during the pandemic, according to a survey from Age Wave and Edward Jones. Of course, many people experience investment-related fears even without a global health crisis, and that’s probably not surprising, given the periodic volatility of the...
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, and it reminds Christians of two central truths of our human condition. First, we are mortal. Genesis 3 says we are earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Adam comes from Adamah, meaning soil, the human from humus. Second, we are all sinners, and as Israelite tradition ritualized this, we repent in dust and ashes. This forty-day journey towards Easter begins by marking our foreheads with dust. We acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving...
ASA President Brad Doyle (AR) recently testified during the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee’s hearing on Title I of the farm bill, specifically farm safety net components of the 2018 Farm Bill. During his testimony, Doyle reflected on farmer feedback received from ASA’s 12 farm bill listening sessions, farm bill survey, and written comments received, highlighting two primary concerns of U.S. soybean growers regarding Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Cov...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S., said today the proposed changes by the Canadian government to how it administers its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S. dairy would continue to block key export opportunities. Edge urged U.S. officials to work with the country to bring about fair reforms. A dispute settlement panel earlier had found Canada was noncompliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its use of the quotas, unfairly limiting export opportunities for Am...
Chandell Oleson has been the head coach for five years and has had the privilege of working with Assistant Coach Morgan Boots for four of those years. In 2019 Potter-Dix brought home the state title and we would love to do it again. We have a very talented group of students. Some of these students have been doing plays and acting together since the first grade. To take 13 events to State is a big accomplishment. These students will perform their speeches at State on March 18th at the Kearney...
