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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) she will hold a Listening Session in Sidney on Thursday. This session offers local Nebraskans a forum to share their views and speak directly with Senator Fischer about their questions or concerns. Sen. Fischer’s session will be at the Best Western Inn, 645 Cabela Dr. in the conference room from 1-2 p.m....
Nebraska Highway Patrol is considering Sidney Airport as a possible new base of operations. Ron Meyer, Airport Authority member, reported to Sidney City Council Tuesday the Highway Patrol is looking to relocate from Ogallala. “They’re looking for hangar space,” Meyer said. “They want an area to operate out of. They have a plane here.” He added, “There is some shake-up with the Highway Patrol right now at the state level.” Nebraska State Patrol Headquarters confirmed Sidney had been consider...
A $2,000 reward is now being offered for information about the person responsible for producing graffiti on city property in Legion Park. The reward was increased by city officials after more graffiti was found Tuesday at the Fort Sidney Road walking trail tunnel and flood drop wall. SPD Chief Joe Aikens said such vandalism will not be tolerated. "It's disrespectful and we need to find out who's doing it," Aikens said. To provide information, contact Sidney Police Department at 254-5515 or...
Rural Nebraska needs more lawyers. Visiting Sidney Wednesday, Judge Joseph Bataillon, Nebraska Bar Association, Richard E. Moberly, University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law dean, and Ronald Volkmer, Creighton University law professor, promoted legal education and efforts to inspire lawyers to serve in rural areas. “What we’re trying to do, as three organizations, is talk about access to justice,” Bataillon said. Of Nebraska’s 93 counties, 11 have zero attorneys and 19 of them have between...
Sidney officials are offering a $500 reward for information about the person responsible for producing graffiti on city property at Legion Park in late June. The graffiti, located in the Fort Sidney Road walking trail tunnel and on the park's flood wall drop structure, has since been painted over. "We're still wanting the people that are responsible for causing the vandalism to the property," SPD Chief Joe Aikens said. "The city is offering a $500 reward for information leading to their arrest....
An arrest warrant was issued for David Croissant, 38, of Sterling, CO., in connection with an assault that occurred July 21 near Lorenzo. The Logan County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office recently released a report of a female reporting an assault that occurred on Friday, July 21 north of Sterling and possibly near the Colorado-Nebraska state line. At the time, authorities were unsure if the assault occurred in Cheyenne County, Neb., possibly near Lorenzo, or in Colorado. According to the press r...
Four fire departments responded to a fire that originated on Interstate 80 over the weekend and spread into nearby grassland, placing a feedlot and cattle nearby pastures in danger. Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to the report of a semi trailer on fire just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival at the scene, near mile marker 53 west of Sidney, firemen witnessed one of the vehicle's burning tires burst, throwing burning rubber into dry grass on the south side of the interstate,...
An ordinance for a land trade between City of Sidney and Cabela’s had a first reading Tuesday at the City Council’s regular meeting. The trade will allow the city and South Platte Natural Resources District to move forward on the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority project, which aims to relieve flooding along Fort Sidney Road. Roughly 1.4 acres of land are being traded. “This has been in the works for a while,” Ed Sadler, city manager, said. The water retention area, at the soccer fields...
Forrest Hershberger has joined the staff of the Sidney Sun-Telegraph as news editor. He will be writing sports, local government and features in addition to other duties as assigned. Hershberger comes to Sidney with more than 20 years of community newspaper experience. He started his career in Sterling, Co., in 1990 as a reporter. He moved to the Alamosa, Co., area in the mid-1990s to work at the Valley Courier, then transferred to the weekly newspaper office. He returned to northeast Colorado...
USDA rural development grants remain at risk of being slashed from the federal budget, with the agency facing more than $1.1 billion in cuts proposed by the White House. University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension in Sidney uses such grants to help support community businesses and infrastructure and even provide needed public services. “Many of our communities don’t have the funding to be able to provide those kinds of services, particularly in rural Nebraska,” Connie Hancock, UNL extension educa...
Sidney is adopting a five-year budget. A five-year budget anticipates revenue and expenses over a five-year period and allows the city to plan and adopt accordingly, David Scott, financial director, said. “Clearly, you don’t know exactly what you’re going to have for revenue, what property and sales taxes are going to be four years from now,” Scott said. “The city needs to take a look at the bigger picture, look at the future and see what they’re going to have and how that’s going to work.” The advantages for Sidney are many, Ed Sadler, city...
City officials have received word from the Nebraska Department of Transportation that Hwy. 30 between 5th Avenue and Fort Sidney Road will be closed beginning today and will reopen at the end of the day on Friday. During construction work and milling operations, the contractor found some areas that need extra attention, according to Dawn Martin, Assistant City Manager. The contractor felt the best method to safely and most effectively complete the needed repairs is to close the road. Buck Simms...
Cabela’s shareholders Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for the sale to BassPro. According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, approximately 78 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock voted in favor of the proposal. Roughly 54 million voted in favor of the merger, with only 154,853 against and 233,896 abstaining. A vote was also held on merger-related compensation for executive officers. The non-binding advisory vote approved compensation “that may be paid or become pay...
City Council members Tuesday congratulated BassPro for the purchase of Cabela’s that morning. Council member Roger Gallaway said he looks forward to working with BassPro in the future. “I look forward to the energy and innovation they continue to bring to the outdoor recreation industry, and being part of our community, as well,” he said. Mayor Joe Arteburn offered similar sentiments. “The city has no insight into what’s going on with the sale of Cabela’s, or with BassPro,” Arterburn sai...
Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) Tuesday announced that its shareholders have approved the previously announced combination of Cabela's with Bass Pro Shops. The final vote results will be filed on a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. "We are pleased that our combination with Bass Pro Shops has received the overwhelming support of Cabela's...
Sidney Public School staff attended the ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) National Conference held in Denver, Colorado in June to great success, SPS Superintendent Jay Ehler reported at Monday’s school board meeting. “We want to stay on the edge of what’s out there in education,” Ehler said. “It was an excellent conference.” Joining Ehler were Belinda Westfall, North Elementary principal, Rick Meyer, new South Elementary principal, Chris Arent, Sidney High School prin...
Sidney Police Department is taking action against graffiti appearing in Legion Park. A reward in an unspecified amount is being offered for information about those responsible for the tagging at the walking trail tunnel at Fort Sidney Road and other locations. "We're offering a reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the graffiti in the park," SPD Chief Joe Aikens said. Images of the graffiti were posted on the SPD's Facebook page on June 28....
(AP) — U.S. antitrust regulators have ended their investigation into Bass Pro Shops’ deal to buy Cabela’s, Cabela’s said in a filing Wednesday. The chain said the Federal Trade Commission signed off on the deal earlier this week, but banking regulators still haven’t approved one part of the transaction. Cabela’s shareholders will vote on the deal, which would pay them $61.50 per share, next Tuesday. Stifel Nicholas analyst Jim Duffy said gaining FTC approval makes it much more likely that the merger of the two outdoor gear selling rivals will...
Concerns were raised at Monday’s County Commissioners meeting about inequities regarding maximum raises and salary caps. This has created a difference in wages offered across county departments. “There’s a difference in wages being paid for clerical staff,” Diane Scott, county treasurer, said. “One county official the last two years gave their staff 60 cent raises when the rest of us were given documents telling us to figure raises at 50 cents.” Clear policy is also needed regarding salary caps....
County Commissioners Monday approved a contract with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Wildlife Services for prairie dog elimination. The contract not to exceed $11,877.50 for one and a half months of service is matched by USDA for a total of three months. The county then bills individual property owners for the services. Commissioners used the meeting to speak with Jerry Feist, USDA APHIS district supervisor, about the possibility of hiring more staff to assist Matt Anderson, APHIS...
Two Sidney residents were arrested on felony charges Friday as local law enforcement personnel from the Western Nebraska Intelligence Group (WING) Task Force investigated a report of drugs being shipped through the mail to the Sidney Post Office. According to the arrest affidavit, WING Task Force officers from the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office, Sidney Police Departments and Nebraska State Patrol, aided by the United States Postal Inspectors Service, observed Sean Ewert accept a package from...
Sidney’s future is unknowable. Cabela’s stockholders will vote July 11 on whether to sell to BassPro. Neither company can speak about what might result from the potential sale, though. Mayor Joe Arterburn visited the Sidney Sun-Telegraph Wednesday to speak about the city’s future and the atmosphere of uncertainty in Sidney. “I think we’re all waiting to see what’s going to happen at that meeting,” Arterburn said. “That’ll be the shareholders voting on the option to sell. I don’t have any in...
Sidney City Council is considering increasing electricity rates. Residential rates would increase from $13 to $16, small general service single phase from $25 to $28, three phase from $44.50 to $60 and large general service from $135 to $160. This would be the second of a planned two-term rate increase recommended by a rate study done in early 2016. Adoption of a second increase was delayed from April, but is now needed, Ed Sadler, city manager, explained to the council at their Tuesday...
LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Patrol will put in extra hours in an effort to keep Nebraska roads safe over the July 4th holiday. Beginning Monday, July 3 and continuing through Wednesday, July 5, troopers and communications specialists will put in overtime hours thanks in part to a $15,960 grant from the Nebraska Department of Roads Highway Safety Office. “The Fourth of July is a great time to celebrate with family and friends,” said Colonel Brad Rice, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “It’s important that motorists and law enforceme...
Cheyenne County Commissioners are considering the sale of foreclosed land in the county’s possession. There are roughly 10 to 12 such properties held by the county from unsold tax sale certificates, Paul Schaub, county attorney, said. “I’m proposing we take a look at all of these properties we’ve acquired over the years through the foreclosure process and have a group sale where everyone is made aware that these properties are owned by the county,” Schaub said. “They’re not needed by the county...
