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Tim Miller, owner and operator of Miller Office Supply in Sidney, has seen the business side of multiple professions. But in 1987 he finally found a business he plans to hang his hat on until retirement - his office supply business. He and his wife Dixie own and run the store with the help of a loyal crew and will be been in charge of the store 26 years this July 1. Miller and his wife were both born and raised in Sidney and came back to town after attending school in Denver in 1973. With great...
After suffering from knee and back injuries over the past 2 years, steer wrestler Casey McMillen, grandson of Cheyenne County Commissioner, Ken McMillen, won his first title in a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo in over 26 months. The steer wrestler’s comeback came at the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros rodeo in Tuscon, Ariz. Feb. 16 through 24 where he took $7,296 in winnings. During the first round in the steer wrestling competition, McMillen tied for fifth place with a time of 4... Full story
LINCOLN – A bill that would help ensure reasonable fees for public records requests advanced in the Nebraska Unicameral on a 35-1 vote Monday. LB363, introduced by Sen. Bill Avery of Lincoln, would close a loophole by which some state agencies and public entities have taken advantage of people by charging large amounts of money for public records, Avery said. Sen. Scott Price gave the example of a person in his hometown of Bellevue being charged more than $600 for 14 pieces of paper because of the legal costs that the entity said would be r...
LINCOLN – Hot, dry, windy weather and too many eastern red cedar trees made 2012 the worst year for wildfires in Nebraska, said Sen. Al Davis of Hyannis during a Natural Resources Committee hearing Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Davis sponsored Legislative Bill 634, the Wildfire Control Act of 2013, to address a trend toward “mega fires” in Nebraska. Fires increased in frequency and size starting after 1989, said Nebraska State Forester Scott Josiah. “We have to keep the fires smaller and hit them harder early on,” he said. LB634 would contract...
LINCOLN – After three hours of discussion, one of three amendments proposed by Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha to a bill dealing with prison labor was passed Tuesday. “I intend to take all the time that is necessary to kill this bill,” Chambers said. The bill (LB52) would allow nonprofit organizations to hire prisoners for labor with no pay. Chambers proposed amendments to eliminate nonprofit organizations from the proposed program and to eliminate the requirement that the labor would pay for the operating costs of the penitentiary. Both faile...
Holyoke, Colo. native author Stephen L. Wood is set to hold a book reading and signing of his work Blizzard of ’77 this Saturday, March 2 at the Sidney Pubic Library. The reading and signing will go from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and his work features some local Cheyenne County residents within its pages. Wood’s book is a collection of stories gathered through three years of research on those impacted by both the 1949 and 1977 blizzards that hit the Great Plains. He has also included archived local newspaper accounts as well as personal accounts fro...
Shelby Roelle and her business associates celebrated their 10th year anniversary of buying House of Flowers this Feb. 4. Roelle is a Sidney native and lived in the town most of her life.She graduated from Sidney High School before attending the University of Northern Colorado. “The House of Flowers has been around for a long time and the name is at least 40-yrs-old,” said Roelle. The owner said that she has always wanted to own her own business and that after graduating college with a deg... Full story
WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel was sworn in Wednesday as defense secretary — President Barack Obama’s third in just over four years — and said that one of his highest priorities will be ensuring fair treatment of troops, veterans and their families. He called the automatic budget cuts due to take effect on Friday — to include $46 billion in Pentagon reductions — “a reality” that “we need to deal with.” In 15 minutes of remarks to Pentagon employees shortly after becoming the nation’s 24th secre...
Below are backgrounds on the professionals scheduled to light up the stage during the Heritage Chorale and Orchestra’s debut performance of Cantata No. 140, Sleepers, Wake by Johann Sebastian Bach at the First United Methodist Church Saturday, March 2. Keith Miller – Bass singer “Keith Miller’s story is that of the local kid who made good,” said Jordan Ball, the director of Saturday’s performance. Miller grew up in a town 10 miles south of Chappell, Neb. in the small town of Ovid, Colo. With...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate cleared the way Tuesday for confirmation of Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s next defense secretary after Republicans dropped their unprecedented delay of President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Pentagon. On a vote of 71-27, the Senate ended a Republican filibuster, setting the stage for the widely expected confirmation of the former two-term Republican senator from Nebraska later in the day. Eighteen Republicans joined 51 Democrats and two independents to move forward with the contentious nomination. If confi... Full story
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection Tuesday, dropping up to a foot or more of heavy, wet snow that strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 Midwesterners. At least three deaths were blamed on the blizzard. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and made driving treacherous for those who dared the morning commute. About 105,000 homes and businesses in northwest Missouri, northeast Kansas and western Oklahoma wer...
Sidney artist Chuck Borcher has been named the Cheyenne County Art Guild’s Artist of the Month. He has been elected artist of the month four different times by the guild and has received many different awards and much recognition for his paintings and photography over the years, according to a press release by Judy McElroy, a Cheyenne County Art Guild representative. Borcher has received numerous Best of Show Awards at the Cheyenne County Fair, as well as the Holyoke Art Show. One of his paintings was even selected by the Association of N...
Pheasants Forever High Plains Chapter #278 members are holding their 23rd annual banquet this Friday, March 1 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. This year also serves as the 30th anniversary of the National Pheasants Forever organization and Brad Lines, High Plains Chapter President, said that it will be a banquet to remember. “It was my goal when I took over as president in March to highlight the milestone year of Pheasants Forever by having the largest banquet in Sidney’s history,” said...
Director and organizer Jordan Ball will be presenting the Heritage Chorale and Orchestra’s debut performance of Cantata No. 140, Sleepers, Wake by Johann Sebastian Bach at the First United Methodist Church Saturday, March 2. The Sidney Fine Arts Center is sponsoring the formation of the chorale and orchestra. The church is located at 2622 11th Ave. and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased at the Jordan M. B... Full story
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — An 18-year-old told a 911 dispatcher last fall that he kidnapped and killed a missing suburban Denver school girl and had hidden her remains in a crawl space at his mother’s home, according to a recording played by a prosecutor in court Friday. The recording was played at a preliminary hearing at which a judge decided there’s enough evidence for Austin Sigg to stand trial in both the death of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in October and an attack on a jogger at nearby Ketner Lake in May. Sigg is charged with murder, kidna...
Landon Ferris was honored as the January 2013 Cool Kids, No Limits after school hours program student of the month at Sidney’s North Elementary School this past Monday, Feb. 18. Ferris, a kindergartner at the school, was awarded the honor in front of classmates, school staff and his family. Ferris is the son of proud parents Garth and Krista Ferris. The award is sponsored by American National Bank and is given on account of a child’s attendance, citizenship, fairness and attitude. Ferris als...
A Wednesday traffic stop resulted in the arrest of two Colorado individuals on felony drug and weapons charges in Deuel County. Adam Tuttle, 24, and Laura Goldmann, 23, no address listed, have already appeared for presentment on four charges each: Class II felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and Class II possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, along with two Class IV counts of possession of a controlled substance, more than a pound; and possession of a...
At the Kids Plus Organization’s annual meeting in January the members discussed their upcoming yearly activities and elected their officers for this year. Diana Sonnie was elected president, Curtis Hofrock vice president, Jordon Sukup secretary, Mary Kay Brauer treasurer and Cassie Challburg was elected director of the organization. “Our board is comprised of approximately 15 board members that serve as volunteers,” said Brauer. “We are glad to have all the help that we can get.” According...
U.S. Senator Mike Johanns and his wife Stephanie announced Monday Feb. 18 that he will not be running for reelection in 2014. Johanns and his wife wrote a message addressed to all Nebraskans after announcing their decision for him to not run for a seat in the U.S. Senate again. “Words are inadequate to fully express our appreciation for the friendship and support you have given to us over the past three decades,” they wrote. “With everything in life, there is a time and a season. At the end of this term we will have been in public servi... Full story
LINCOLN – The number of new irrigation wells registered in drought-stricken Nebraska last year surged past 1,000 for the first time in seven years, according to preliminary state figures. The Department of Natural Resources reported earlier this week that the 1,105 new wells were the most registered with the state since 2005 and more than 350 more than registered in 2011. Why the jump? “It’s a combination of drought and record commodity prices,” Dave Aiken said Thursday. The agriculture and water law specialist at the University of Nebrask...
Trasyn Uhrig was honored as the December 2012 Cool Kids, No Limits after school hours program student of the month at Sidney’s North Elementary School this past Friday, Feb. 15. Uhrig was awarded the honor in front of classmates, school staff and his family. Uhrig is the son of proud parents Cody and Jenni Uhrig. Also present to congratulate him on his award was his brother Connor and sister Alora. The award is sponsored by American National Bank and is given on account of a child’s att...
A contest was recently held by Sidney Regional Medical Center for a local high school art class to create a logo using the motto “Making a Difference.” The contest was in preparation for the 2013 Health and Wellness Fair and the winning logo will be used to promote the health fair. Jonah Greene submitted the winning piece. Congratulations Jonah! Pictured are Tammy Meier RN and health fair coordinator, and Jonah Greene with his parents Marie and Scott Greene....
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners members not only discussed the application for a conditional use permit for Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavation Inc. this Tuesday, but they also discussed the lack of Cheyenne County Keno funds, the successful installation of County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the need for additional office space in the Court House for the District 12 Probation Office. Rich Fahey addressed commissioners regarding the change in the Keno pay table from the 72 percent that it was changed to 7 years ago back to... Full story
After being in business for two weeks, owner and operator of New To You, Steve Blume. celebrated his business’ opening by holding a Business After Hours open house and a ribbon cutting ceremony which included Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. “It’s like naming a baby,” said Blume of trying to figure out a name for his consignment shop. He said that he had looked through consignment book after consignment book, just as one would a baby name book. After looking at hundreds of name...
Wintry weather dropped several inches on the Panhandle overnight Wednesday, and Sidney city employees were busy scraping and piling snow off the streets. Above, motorists negotiate snow barriers along Illinois Avenue Thursday morning.... Full story
