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Cheyenne County is looking for a new appraiser. County attorney Paul Schaub received a copy of a cease and desist notice from the Nebraska real properties appraisal board in the end of April addressed to Jerry Knoche regarding the appraisal services he was providing to the county. "I don't know what took place, except I don't have an appraiser now," said Cheyenne county assessor, Louella Pippitt. A copy of the letter read, "It is the Board's opinion that you may be engaged in real property appraisal activity in the state of Nebraska, and... Full story
As settlers took their place in the plains gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Sidney would become a jumping off point to the gold fields. The town—and its railroad—was considered the closest transportation link to Deadwood. “This was a modern gold rush, people could take a steamship to St Joseph, Missouri, traveling by train to Sidney then by foot, horse or wagon to the gold fields of the Black Hills on the Deadwood Trail,” said Sidney resident and historian Gordy Wilkins... Full story
Road construction in and around Sidney isn't coming to a halt anytime soon. Work on Illinois street from 13th Avenue to 14th Avenue, including the intersections of both of those streets with Illinois is set to begin at the end of the month, said Sidney public services director, John Hehnke. Initial construction is on track to start the last week of June with the replacement of some storm drains on Illinois. Traffic patterns at those intersections will start to change that week. Major construction will begin July 1. The project will involve... Full story
On the business side, Cabela's shareholder meeting was one positive after another. Earnings in the billions, 25 new stores planned by the end of 2014, all proxy votes affirmend, a successful transition at the top—each round met with applause. But the meeting was also a chance to celebrate. A gigantic, inflatable open-mouthed fish greeted shareholders as they entered Cabela's annual meeting Wednesday at Sidney High School. Employees were lined up in a lengthy row inside the school Wednesday morni... Full story
Nicholas Schmit, a Utah man, died Wednesday morning on highway 30 about a half-mile west of Lodgepole. It is estimated that the 27-year-old from Grantsville was traveling by motorcycle when he ran into a sign and died of resulting blunt force trauma at approximately 1:30 a.m. Lodgepole residents discovered the accident at 5:10 a.m, according to Cheyenne county attorney, Paul Schaub. The body was taken to a local funeral home and blood was drawn for analysis, but result won't be in for approximately four to six weeks. "At this point there is... Full story
The Cabela's stockholder meeting, which started in earnest today, will be filled with music, food, recreation and celebration. The annual meeting kicked off last night with a special concert featuring Luke Bryan and John Pardi, held for the company's employees and shareholders at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. Thousands attended the event, despite threatening clouds. "The festivities are getting bigger and better every year," said Joe Arterburn, Cabela's corporate communications manager. The... Full story
The need for housing is on the increase with the posibility interest of more companies moving to Sidney. Rentals are at a premium and the area has not built a new major apartment complex in the last 50 years. Existing apartment complexes in Sidney were built in the 1940s through the 60’s, and the majority of these are rent controlled. At a time when the city was in slow growth, developers were given assurances through government incentives that they would produce revenue from the project. One i... Full story
Concern for livestock grew as the Nebraska Department of Agriculture confirmed 12 cases of equine infectious anemia June 4 in Northwestern Nebraska. According to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, EIA is dangerous only to horses, mules and donkeys. "It's an insect-born pathogen that affects the central nervous system," said Sidney veterinarian Dr. Kenneth Cook. "They can get pretty sick." EIA is typically transmitted by insects that bite, such as horseflies and deerflies, but can also be passed if the same needle is used on multiple... Full story
Cheyenne county commissioners discussed new developments in the county's civil suit against Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating, Inc. at the County Commissioner meeting June 3. On May 10, Cheyenne County filed a restraining order against Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating, as well as Raymond Kuehn and Teresa Kuehn, ordering them to cease and desist all activity on their property which violates zoning laws. "It's basically an action that the county is entitled to take against an entity that is violating zoning laws," said county attorney, Paul Schaub.... Full story
Cyclists spreading a sense of community and camaraderie passed through Sidney June 3. Riders taking part in the 33rd annual Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska started their trek from Kimball on that day and will end their 467 mile journey in Omaha June 8. Some riders viewed this scenic route across Nebraska as a vacation of sorts. "It's a great time to be with family," said Don Sweat of Syracuse, Neb. "Plus you get to meet a lot of neat people." Sweat was riding with his sons Ben Sweat and Alex... Full story
Sidney's 2013-14 budget is so dense, the City Council had to first weigh when to discuss the matter before turning to the actual details. At the council's May 27 meeting City Manager Gary Person said that this budget is going to have “a lot of pretty major projects already incorporated into it. Some carry over from this year, then those major projects we have to plan for. In addition to that, if there are things you want to see accomplished that will affect the budget we should identify those early on before our staff put their respective p... Full story
LINCOLN -- A legislative committee would be formed to study the tax system in Nebraska under a resolution advanced by lawmakers Thursday. LR155, introduced by Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha, would create the Tax Modernization Committee to examine the state’s tax structure and submit recommendations to the governor and the Executive Board of the Legislature by December of this year. Chambers said the committee would look at sales, income, property and other taxes and solicit input from the public to determine the best tax structure for the state....
By Christine Scalora and Joseph Moore, Nebraska News Service LINCOLN - Disabled veterans would get a preference on state contracts under a bill state senators advanced Thursday. Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont introduced the bill. As amended, it would give resident disabled veterans a preference for bids on state contracts, if all other factors were equal. Helping Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans establish their own businesses is one of the best ways to reduce the unacceptably high unemployment rate of that group, Janssen said. The 2011...
The Sidney Chief Building Official Brad Rowan appeared before the members of the city council on May 28 for the second reading of the proposal to adopt the 2012 edition building, plumbing and mechanical/international fuel and gas codes 1694, 1695 and 1696. Rowan said during the May 28 meeting that he has received only positive responses from people about raising the fees and some people even asked why it hadn’t been done before. He added that “everybody thinks that we ought to raise them, also thinking we didn’t raise them enough.” At the May... Full story
During the week of May 29 through June 4 the Scottsbluff Troop E Officers of the Nebraska State Patrol will be conducting the following enforcement activities at the listed times and locations. The intent of this is that drivers will become more aware of their driving habits and surroundings thus reducing the incidents of traffic crashes. The intent of the enforcement is to increase voluntary compliance with the rules of the road, which in turn will make the highways safer for everyone. Impaired Driver Enforcement Highway 19 on June 1 from 10:0... Full story
At the height of Tuesday night's thunderstorm, Sidney Public Service Director John Hehnke spotted very little in the way of damage. In fact, he spotted very little at all. "It was a wall of hail and water," he reported. "You couldn't see out of the windshield, even with the wipers at full blast." The storm front dumped almost an inch of precipitation on Sidney in just a few hours. The National Weather Service identified possible rotation in the clouds 10 miles south of town, spurring tornado... Full story
The local sales tax increase voters approved in November becomes a pocketbook reality on July 1. State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald issued the announcement on Tuesday, confirming that Sidney's local sales and use tax will increase to two percent, with funds going toward city infrastructure improvements. Sales tax receipts "are distributed to the communities where they were collected," Ewald explained in a prepared statement. Half of the funds collected from this tax will go toward street repair and construction projects. Sidney plans to extend T...
Annexation with Potter of the old Sioux Army Depot was the topic of conversation at Tuesday evening's City Council meeting—in between bouts of thunder and tornado warnings. Eventually the council approved an interlocal agreement between the communities. City Manager Gary Person explained that Potter was the only city in Cheyenne County that had completed a comprehensive plan, one of the items that must be in place in order to start the redevelopment project. He went on to say that as a result, there will be an area at the site that is d...
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department held its annual awards banquet on Friday evening, with dozens applauding presentations to Firefighter of the Year Dave Sanders, longtime veteran Dean Starr and others. Award winners represented some 175 years of cumulative service to the city. Sanders, who works for D & D Roofing, earned the top honor following a vote by department members. "There is no better award to receive than to be honored by your peers," said Sidney City Manager Gary Person in his... Full story
DILLER, Neb. (AP) — Officials began a damage and site survey on Tuesday to confirm whether tornadoes or straight-line winds battered houses and farm buildings and ripped up trees and road signs in south-central and southeast Nebraska. Funnel clouds were reported in rural areas 11 miles north of Kimball and a few miles north of Dix, apparently causing no damage. Clay County emergency manager Loren Uden said two minor injuries were reported after a storm that struck Edgar a little after 7:30 p.m. Monday, including a driver whose car was lifted o... Full story
Sidney Telegraph: The missing pages of history M. Timothy Nolting In the spring of 1876, Texas cowboys, James M. Riley and his brother Joe took part in the roundup of 2,500 head of longhorn steers on the Nueces River. After the herd had been gathered and road-branded the brothers joined the drive that was headed for the Dakotas. It was the first large herd of Texas longhorns to cross the state of Nebraska for delivery to Sioux Indian Agencies on the Missouri River. Although Joe apparently made a good hand, James was a bit more restless and...
Due to an increased number of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) cases across the nation, State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes is reminding horse owners as well as operators of horse shows/exhibitions to remain vigilant and exercise biosecurity measures at all events where horses are co-mingled. According to Hughes, California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Tennessee and Utah currently are dealing with confirmed cases of EHV-1. “Nebraska does not have horses diagnosed with the disease at this time, and we’d prefer to keep it that way. I enc...
In a Cheyenne County District court appearance on May 20, defendant Justin J. Warren and his attorney Kelly S. Breen, made a motion to suppress evidence at a trial of the case against him “of any and all items of evidence taken from the defendant’s living quarters or any other place in which he had an expectation of privacy on or about March 22 of this year.” The records go on to state that the foregoing motion will be heard on June 12 in the District Court of Cheyenne County at 8:30 a.m. The search and seizure of items from Warren’s residen... Full story
Local dentists are currently performing pre-screenings for the Panhandle Health District Dental Day, scheduled at area schools May 31 and June 1. All children who plan to attend the Dental Days must be pre-screened. Sandy Goble, of Summit Dental in Sidney, says that there is a waiting list, but interested parties should go ahead and call to be added at Summit Dental or any local dentist’s office. Goble said that the Dental Days event is for children who don’t have dental insurance and might otherwise not be able to have dental check-ups. Dr.... Full story
The Salvation Army Thrift Store on 10th Avenue was the target of cash-seeking thieves who broke in sometime after closing on Tuesday evening may 21. Sherry Torres said that when she arrived at the location to open the store on Wednesday morning, she noticed that “the door was ajar and thought this was unusual because we always lock everything up tightly.” Upon entering, she noticed that there was debris on bags in the backroom. After realizing that the door had been kicked in, she called the police. When Torres checked the rest of the sto... Full story
