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Third in a series . . . By the late 1880s and early 1890s Sidney’s boom was over and before long Cheyenne County would become mainly agricultural, an industry that had already established itself even before the major events of the boom. After the need for protection against Native Americans along the railroad was no longer needed, the last major fight being the Battle of Wounded Knee and the rush to the Black Hills was all but over, therefore cargo coming to and from miners was no longer in grea...
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — As FBI and police negotiators sought for days to coax an Alabama man into freeing a kindergartner held hostage in an underground bunker, the captor was planning for violence, authorities say. He rigged the bunker with explosives, tried to reinforce it against any raid, and when SWAT agents stormed the shelter Monday to rescue the boy, Jimmy Lee Dykes engaged in a firefight that left the captor dead, the FBI and officials said. After the nearly weeklong hostage ordeal, relati...
Second in a series . . . Cheyenne County was carved out of a larger previously established county by the name of Shorter County in 1870 with Fort Sidney as the county seat and took up about half the Nebraskan panhandle. Established originally by soldiers and railroad workers Sidney saw its first real boom in the late 1870s and early 1880s. During this time, Sidney’s first recorded “hay day,” it truly was a Wild West town with lynching, outlaws, brothels, saloons, gambling and a murder rate that would amaze people these days. Fort Sidney’s rapid...
Everyone these days has a beauty regimen; young and old, men and women have found taking care of their skin is a must. The booming market of cosmetics, skin care products and treatments used to rejuvenate the skin or make people look younger is proof of the awareness of how important skin truly is. With so many products out there to choose from it can get quite confusing and often frustrating to find just the right match between the needs of each person’s skin and what the market offers. H...
Feb. 15 will be a night at Sidney High School devoted to basketball and supporting The Night of Hope Foundation, a foundation dedicated to helping local cancer patients. Pink Out Sidney Lady Raider t-shirts are being sold at the school for $15 per short sleeve shirt. All shirt proceeds will be donated to The Night of Hope Foundation. T-shirt payments and order forms must be returned to the high school office by 3 p.m. Feb. 8 to receive them before the game. For any questions concerning t-shirts...
GERING (AP) — A 33-year-old western Nebraska man has been given 30 to 48 months in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Scottsbluff radio station KNEB says Keith Van Winkle, of Minatare, had made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded no contest to reduced charges in Scotts Bluff County District Court. Van Winkle was given credit for 254 days already served. He was arrested after a 7-year-old girl told school officials in May about being molested three years earlier....
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday Chuck Hagel “seems clueless” on U.S. policy toward Iran and he urged the Obama administration to reconsider its defense secretary nominee. In a statement, the South Carolina lawmaker stopped short of saying he would filibuster the choice if the president pushes forward as expected. No Democrat has come out in opposition to Hagel, two Republican senators back him and several others, including Sen. John McCain, say they wouldn’t support a filibuster. “Chuck Hagel is a good man, but...
SIDNEY — Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-car accident Sunday evening. According to reports, Tyson C. Bockhahn, 21, was taken to Sidney Regional Medical Center after the 2003 Mercury SUV he was operating left the roadway on County Road 32 south, at about 9:22 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle struck a curve sign and a reflector post, before crossing the road and coming to a rest in the left ditch. Bockhahn was transported to SRMC, where he was treated for injuries. No citations were issued, and damage to the Bockhahn vehicle was...
LINCOLN – Gov. Dave Heineman said Monday he’s looking for a lieutenant governor who will make a commitment to not run for governor in 2014. He is considering a number of people and will make a decision in the next few weeks, he said. Most of this week, he’ll be focused on tax reform. Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy resigned Saturday after phone records obtained by the Omaha World-Herald, and subsequently other media, revealed thousands of calls were made to women other than his wife on his state cell phone. Heineman said he talked to Sheehy when the c...
WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama declared that his defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel, would be the first former enlisted man to lead the Pentagon, he seemed to overlook four previous defense chiefs who served part of their military years as enlisted men. William J. Perry, who served as defense secretary from 1994-97, was in the Army’s enlisted ranks from 1946-47 and served in Japan as a member of the American occupation force, according to a biography on the website of Stanford University, where he is affiliated with the Freeman Sp...
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Director Glenna Phelps-Aurich and Taylor Fortin participated in the annual tradition of pulling Sidney Sid (Sidney’s resident stuffed-groundhog) from his improvised tree stump this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Both Phelps-Aurich and Fortin saw Sid’s shadow, meaning just as if Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow, Sidney is bracing for six more weeks of winter according to national folklore. Just as in previous years a Groundhog Day drawing was hosted by bot...
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Director Glenna Phelps-Aurich and Taylor Fortin participated in the annual tradition of pulling Sidney Sid (Sidney’s resident stuffed-groundhog) from his improvised tree stump this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Both Phelps-Aurich and Fortin saw Sid’s shadow, meaning just as if Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow, Sidney is bracing for six more weeks of winter according to national folklore. Just as in previous years a Groundhog Day drawing was hosted by bot...
Cheyenne County Commissioners approved a notice to the public of finding no significant impact and notice of intent to request release of funds for a community development block grant for Adams Industries Industrial Park Development Project at their meeting Monday morning. In attendance at the meeting was Don Adams and his son Zach Adams, owners and operators of Adams Industries, Inc., as well as Gary Person and Megan McGown representing the Sidney-Cheyenne Economic Development Partnership....
Now through Feb. 13, 2013, the public is encouraged to see the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs (ANAC) Traveling Show at the Sidney Public Library. The top 26 artworks awarded – out of a show of approximately 380 artworks – at the ANAC Conference last summer are on display and include one artwork, “Apple Peeler,” an oil painting by Sheila Phelps, President of the CCAG, and one artwork titled “Piper,” a pastel drawing by CCAG member Cindi Egging of Gurley. The Best of Show was won by Tina Simeon of the Art Society of Ogallala for her pencil...
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Be-My-Valentine dinner to be held at the First United Methodist Church in Sidney. The dinner will be on Sunday, February 17th in the fellowship hall on the lower level of the church. There will be two seatings; the first at 5:30 PM, and the second at 7 PM. The dinner is sponsored by the Fusion Youth Group, which is a collaborative effort between the Methodist Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. The dinner is open to the public. Tickets are $20.00 each and are...
LINCOLN (AP) — Disabled veterans who live in Nebraska would receive a preference when competing for state contracts under a bill presented Friday to a legislative committee. Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont, a veteran himself, pitched the proposal to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill would give a competitive edge to resident, disabled veterans who are vying for state contracts against other resident and nonresident bidders. The federal government has enacted similar preferences. “Our nation’s veterans have uniqu...
The South Platte Natural Resources District, in conjunction with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, is hosting a workshop designed to provide educators of younger children information and materials to introduce younger students to nature. Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive i...
One class at the Cheyenne County Community Center is dancing their way to personal fitness. Instructor Nicole Schroeder holds a zumba class on Mondays from 6 - 7 p.m. and starting this month on Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the center. “The theme of zumba is ditch the workout and join the party,” said Schroeder. “It’s not like your traditional group fitness class where everybody needs to be doing the same thing and it’s redundant. With zumba it’s really you just need to move. The idea be...
The medical staff at Sidney Regional Medical Center wore red Friday morning, ironically the color of a human heart, in honor of National Wear Red Day to spread heart disease awareness this Feb. 1. According to hospital personnel, staff participated in this national awareness day to increase awareness of the disease and to show their commitment to fighting this preventable, yet deadly, disease. “More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer i...
The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber is inviting any woman in Cheyenne County to come to the chamber’s membership night Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Security First Bank’s basement. To make reservations to attend the membership night potential members should call Diane Scott, the ladies chamber president, at 254-2984 and leave their name and number. The ladies meet every first Monday of the month at 6 p.m., except for the months of July and August, and usually gather in the same location at the bank, said Scott. Dinner will be served at the mem...
BIG SPRINGS — Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, serving as Deuel County Coroner, has ruled the January death of a Big Springs woman to be accidental. Schaub’s autopsy findings have confirmed that Cindy Gilmore, 36, died due to hypothermia. On Jan. 5, Deuel County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an unconscious female at 707 West 1st Street. The female, later identified as Gilmore, was lying on the sidewalk next to her neighbor’s house. A neighbor reported the situation to Emergeny Medical Services. Upon arrival, EMS attempt...
This weekend will be the last opportunity that Cheyenne County residents have a chance to make their voice heard regarding possible changes to the Cheyenne County Community Center, according to community center staff. Staff had put an assessment survey up online on the community center’s website during the first week of January and will be closing the survey link upon the opening of the center Monday morning at about 8 a.m. The community center board decided to create this survey to collect information from county residents regarding whether o...
In regards to purchasing Purple Out Night t-shirts that support cystic fibrosis awareness, the preferred number to reach Katy Heineman at is 250-0060. Casey Cortney can also be contacted for shirt purchases at 250-2625. T-shirt sale proceeds will be donated to the Boomer Esiason Foundation. The foundation’s goal is to fund research to find a cure for the disease and create programs to help those affected by cystic fibrosis....
Sidney is set to host the annual Conclave event for the Nebraska State DeMolay Chapter this July. The city will receive this honor due to the Fort Sidney Chapter’s very own member serving as this years State Master Councilor. “The chapter is extremely proud that a member of the chapter, being Luke Castner, is currently serving as State Master Councilor for State DeMolay,” advisors to the chapter said. According to Tanya Lewis, a member of the chapter’s advisory committee, the Conclave event i...
WASHINGTON — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. But with most Democrats in his corner, an unflustered Hagel seems headed for approval as defense secretary. Hagel, a former two-term senator from Nebraska, described his views as mainstream and closely aligned with those of President Barack Obama, the Democrat who nominated him. But several GOP members of the Armed S...
