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A plan designed to fund the Nebraska government from three sources has turned upside down with property taxes supplying the majority of revenue, according to District 47 State Sen. Steve Erdman. Sen. Erdman was in Sidney Wednesday visiting with local constituents as part of a tour of Western Nebraska. He told those in attendance the state’s tax structure is the top priority. He said property tax and its impact on individuals and ag producers continues to be an issue. “We have been talking abo...
The meeting was short, but the celebration was much longer. The Sidney City Council expedited business Tuesday in record time, setting up for a well-deserved thank-you to councilman Wendal Gaston who chose not to seek re-election. Gaston closes more than 16 ½ years of service to the City of Sidney with the opening of the next city council meeting. Tuesday's meeting ended with a reception for Gaston and his family. At the close of the meeting, Mayor Joe Arterburg presented Gaston with a...
Saturday in Sidney will be busy with Christmas excitement as the Parade of Lights takes center stage. While the prediction is for snow, the Holidays in Hickory Square Christmas Kick-off and Parade of Lights starts at 2 p.m. with crafts and games in the tent. The event is scheduled to last until 4 p.m. and is hosted by the American Bank of Sidney. Warm up at 3 p.m. with a hot chocolate or cider, compliments of Security First Bank & Insurance, and S'Mores compliments of Fox Theatre. The Cake Walk...
Leyton High School’s FFA Chapter is preparing for one of its biggest nights of the year, the fund raising FFA Member Auction. On Monday, Dec. 3, FFA members will host and provide a meal to community members and supporters beginning at 6 p.m. During the meal, until 7:15, a silent auction will also take place as part of the chapter’s fund raising effort. But the action will kick into high gear at 7:30, when members go across the “auction block” as the main part of the evening’s fund raiser gets underway. The meal is free to those attending...
LINCOLN – Nebraska Extension and Nebraska 4-H will use virtual reality and telepresence robotics to bring an Hour of Code event, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, to participants at the Sidney Public Library in Sidney. Hour of Code is an introduction to computer science designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a creator. Two matching robots will be used to bridge the nearly 350 miles between Nebraska Innovation Campus and the Sidney Public Library. The robots live stream a feed...
We’re going to Washington. Why? I’ll explain. Back in late September, 29 agricultural attachés representing 23 foreign countries visited us at the University of Nebraska (UNL) Panhandle Research and Extension Center (PHREC). This group was part of the 2018 Colorado and Nebraska Agricultural Attaché Tour coordinated by Stan Garbacz, the agricultural trade representative for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. While this group was in Scottsbluff, they also visited several producers, farms and businesses; learned about wheat production; witne...
The shingle is out. The vacancy sign is lit. The Cheyenne County Tourism Committee is looking for people interested in promoting the county. The committee is seeking two members and two alternates, according to Tourism Director Kevin Howard. “The alternates have a place on the table. They just don't have a vote,” he said. Each position four years. People interested in volunteering should have a love for Cheyenne County and its people and history. A committee member should also be interested in...
To understand, not just learn, a language, a student needs to experience the people and culture. True education needs immersion of the senses and communication. That is the goal of the Sidney High School Spanish Club and their plans to travel to Costa Rica. The trip is planned for June 2019. Fundraising efforts will start early December. Sidney High School Spanish teacher Brett Avila said the district has a history of student trips to Europe. Last year, however, he submitted a request to visit Central America. The goal is to experience Central...
LINCOLN – They toured. They stopped at places they likely didn't know existed until signing up for the program. The tour brought them to coffee shops, off-the-highway diners and shops. In the end, these retail tourists learned more about Nebraska, including places they will likely visit again. A record breaking amount of people traveled through Nebraska to get stamps for the Nebraska Passport program. Among the stops for the Passport program is Potter. This year, 749 participants submitted Passports with all 70 stops stamped, versus 469 in 2...
LINCOLN – Nebraska’s muzzleloader deer season opens Dec. 1 and those shooting black-powder firearms are gearing up. “Temperatures are dropping and the deer are going to be moving in search of high-energy foods,” Nebraska Hunter Education Coordinator Jackson Ellis said. “This is a great chance to spend some time outside and take the opportunity to put some meat in the freezer.” Follow these tips for a safe muzzleloader season: Muzzleloader hunters are required to visibly wear 400 square inches of blaze orange on their head, chest and back du...
LINCOLN – Preliminary deer harvest in Nebraska is 5 percent behind last year’s pace. From Sept. 1 through Nov. 26, there were 47,532 deer checked, compared to 49,923 in 2017. Mule deer buck harvest decreased slightly, with 8,575 taken, compared to 8,609 in 2017. This is still the second highest recorded mule deer buck harvest on record bodes well for Nebraska. The average age of bucks is also very good, with 59 percent of bucks estimated at age 3 or older. Whitetail buck harvest is up slightly, with 26,525 adult whitetail bucks harvested com...
The Village of Potter will be receiving $10,000 in assistance toward improvement of the Potter Community Hall. The Cheyenne County Commissioners approved a request by the Cheyenne County Tourism Committee to provide funding for the Potter project. The project involves restoration of the former American Legion Hall. The work includes updating the building with handicap accessibility. "It won't by any means cover all of it (cost of the project)," said Judy Harris of the Tourism Board. "From our...
St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Potter celebrated its 100th anniversary on Oct. 21 with a morning worship service by the Rev. James Mueller of Yankton, S.D., as Lector and the Rev. Dr. Ron Garwood, former Wyoming District President, Cody, Wyo., as speaker. The afternoon service was held with the Rev. James Mueller as Lector, the Rev. John Hill, present Wyoming District President, Casper, Wyo., as Liturgist and the /rev. Ted Bourret, current pastor as speaker. Four former pastors were in...
She may be small in stature, but the enthusiasm Cheyenne County's new extension assistant holds for 4-H and its programs is 10 feet tall. Growing up in Omaha, 4-H wasn't a part of Lisa Schumacher's life. But she began to learn about a part of it as she watched her nephew compete in the local Lego Robotic League. During Lego League Schumacher met Cheyenne County 4-H Extension Educator Cynthia Gill, and the two got to visiting about what 4-H is, and what its programs have to offer, and found...
Sidney Public Schools Education Foundation is presenting a night of food and entertainment featuring - and for the benefit of - Sidney students. The night of merriment will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at Sidney High School. The first part of the evening will be service of a dinner of beef brisket, au gratin potatoes and the fixins’ served by members of the National Honor Society, as well as entertainment from Sidney High School Fine Arts students. School art will be on display, while v...
A person who is compassionate about his community finds ways to serve, to be involved. Last week, Sidney City Councilman Wendall Gaston gave an emotional goodbye, admitting he has one council meeting left in his years of public service. “After 16 ½ years, it is kind of coming to an end,” Gaston said at the end of the meeting. Gaston estimated he has attended more than 700 meetings, in addition to regional government meetings. “It has been pretty rewarding,” he said. He went on to list the nume...
Wheatbelt Public Power District President, Bernie Fehringer, presented the NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) Director Gold Credential certificate to director John Gortemaker of Oshkosh at the October Board Meeting. The Gold Credential is reserved for those directors who have earned their CCD (Credentialed Cooperative Director) and BLC (Board Leadership Certificate), and continue their education beyond those certifications by earning three additional credits, demonstrating...
Sometimes an enterprise, an opportunity, presents itself in unexpected ways, including assets on purchased real estate. Mike and Leasa Dornbier purchased the kind of estate that inspires western novels. The prairie valley is long and sloping to the south and west with the sun gently resting on the distant hills. The almost Kentucky-green yards separate the home from the guest house, accented to the east by a pond and to the west by a 10-kennel outbuilding. The surrounding four acres are as if a...
LINCOLN – A rare, second-century figural floor mosaic has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Antiochia ad Cragum on the southern coast of Turkey. The newly discovered mosaic features unusual composition and risque subject matter - essentially ancient dirty jokes about the mythological characters Narcissus and Ganymede. The mosaics adorned the floor of a marble-lined public latrine that apparently served patrons of the adjacent Great Roman Bath Complex and those attending events at a n...
Manufacturing companies are in business to produce a product that can be sold to the public. Making that product requires skilled and available employees. The dilemma is when the companies cannot fill the necessary employment slots, resulting in production challenges. Local manufacturing companies met at Western Nebraska Community College Thursday to discuss challenges in being fully staffed and how they can work through the obstacles. Thursday's roundtable luncheon was hosted by Paula Abbott...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, in observance of Thanksgiving. All city departments will be closed including the Landfill and the Library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday and Friday’s trash on Wednesday, November 21. On Saturday, November 24, the Library will also be closed, however, the Stage Line Bus will be running its regular fixed route schedule....
Nebraska Senator Steve Erdman, who serves the state's 47th Legislative District, which includes Sidney and the southern Panhandle, will be holding a town hall meeting next week. Erdman, from Bayard, was elected to the Legislature in 2016. He serves on the Building Maintenance, Committee on Committees, Education, and Health and Human Services legislative committees. Erdman will meet with constituents Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 12:15 p.m. at Buffalo Point Steakhouse, 639 Cabela Dr. in...
Cheyenne County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Brad Fraass reminds producers that the 2018 FSA Cheyenne County Committee election began on Nov. 5, when ballots were mailed to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to the county FSA office is Dec. 3. Ballots returned by mail also must be postmarked no later than that date. County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and provide a link between the agricultural community and the United States Department of Agriculture. Farmers and...
Cris Burks, Banner and Cheyenne County Weed Superintendent recently attended Nebraska Weed Control Fall Training, held in Kearney at the beginning of the month. Wednesday’s topics included: Annual Grass Control – Scott Ohnoutka, Bayer CropScience; Building Landowner Relationships and Herbicide Volatility –Abe Smith, Corteva Agriscience; Working Together – Dr. Bill Podraza, Unique Technique Inc.; Year in Review Discussion Panel – Terry Krysl, Boyd County Weed Superintendent; Weed Free Forage Update – Rob Schultz, Hall/Howard County Weed Contro...
The Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) received funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help communities in the 11 counties of the panhandle to redevelop potential brownfield sites. Brownfields are properties with a real or perceived presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant which may hinder the redevelopment or reuse of the property. These properties may have previously been used as a factory, packing plant, or other industrial uses and may possibly be contaminated from leftover by products from its...
