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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...
Several high-profile cases will continue next week before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer, including that of first-degree murder defendant Larry Martinez against a Sidney man, and the arraignment of Illinois trucker Josef Slezak, who is charged with multiple counts of manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Martinez, 53, at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7 will appear for a suppression hearing involving and arraignment on amended information by Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, who is seeking the death penalty in the case. Schaub’s amended i...
Another option has been given to Sidney residents as to how they can pay their bills to the city, according to a press release from City of Sidney officials Thursday. Now city residents will be able to pay bills to the city with a simple click of a button online. The City of Sidney has recently joined up with a premier provider for online bill paying services called Xpress Bill Pay. “All you need is an Internet connection through a Web browser and an e-mail address. Once you sign up for your free account you can begin using this service,” acc...
Every small town needs a family feeling grocer, a place where the old time feel is still recognizable and when it comes to lending a helping hand to different organizations within the community, they step up. Sidney has had a few of these, some may even remember the Jack-n-Jill, but it seems the only one left is Sonny’s Super Foods. Even though the owners of this hometown grocery live in Bridgeport, it is managed by Ron Payne, a hometown kind of guy. An employee at Sonny’s for 23 years, Pay... Full story
This Tuesday Sidney’s AmericInn became a Best Western Plus Sidney Lodge after being awarded the title of a Best Western Plus from the world’s biggest hotel franchise, according to a press release by sales manager Christine Stephens. The worldwide entitling process began in 2010 when Best Western hotels were given the chance to earn the designation of Best Western Plus or Best Western Premier if they met specific criteria based on design and services. To earn the title of Best Western Plus a hote...
North Elementary School’s Students of the Quarter for second quarter 2012-2013 were awarded with $25 Chamber of Commerce gift certificates by American National Bank Vice President Bill Butkus last Friday at the school. Students to receive the honor (from left to right) were Joel Johnson, Jakob Chacon, Chloie Lane, Lacie Vach, Reese Riddle, Lexee Butts, Mitch Deer and Samantha Mrnak. Not pictured were award winners Maddie Ball, Eleizia Blehm, Charles Shank and Emilee McCarron....
The cast has been called for the 2013 Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Jack and the Beanstalk. There will be a show for school children this Friday between 9:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. and the children will be preforming for the public on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Sidney High School auditorium. Great photo opportunities will be allowed during the kids practice at the Sidney High School Auditorium between 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. The cast includes: farmers, wonder beans, merchants, circus performers, main characters a...
At the Sidney High School basketball games taking place this Friday night in Cabela’s Athletic Facility gym, a big mass of the crowd will not be wearing their usual Sidney supporting attire but instead t-shirts supporting a different cause. That cause is Cystic Fibrosis awareness. Sidney High School cheerleaders have teamed up with local adults and have been selling t-shirts and will continue to sell them at the game to raise money and awareness for the disease. Friday night is being called P...
One hot topic creating much discussion among U.S. leaders and politicians is health care along with Medicaid. Discussion of President Obama’s Medicare decisions have undergone heated debate ever since their induction. Last week U.S. Senator Mike Johanns cosponsored the American Liberty Restoration Act regarding health care laws. This bill targets the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which was signed into law by President Obama in March of 2010. Obamacare was created with the idea of decreasing the amount o...
Deb Lorenz-Hendrickson isn’t the first to greet each customer or lookie loo as they walk through the doors of the Moose-n-Goose, but rather her 2-year-old companion, Putz. Hendrickson moved her antique and framing shop to Sidney about a year ago, having been in business in Lodgepole for 11 years with a previous year in Chappell. Her decision to move to Sidney was because of the increased foot traffic she would have and “I outgrew my building and it was the right time. “I was waiting for my ki...
Note: This article was written from many different, but very reliable, historical sources. The collection of history comes from sources such as The City of Sidney, The University of Nebraska, the Official Nebraska Government, The Nebraska Historical Society and the Cheyenne County Historical Society’s websites. First in a series Saying Sidney has a colorful history would be an understatement. The many changes the town has seen from being a simple outpost established to protect against hostile N... Full story
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them. “The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous, Americans are counting on you,” she told the Senate Judiciary Committee at Congress’ first gun control hearing since 20 elementary school children were shot to death in Newtown, Conn., late last year. She spoke haltingly, a result of the wounds suffered when she was shot in the head in an attempted a...
The Church of the Nazarene is one of the younger Christian religions founded in the past 100 years, in 1908 to be exact. Though the following is still relatively small in comparison to other long time established Christian based denominations, there is a Church of the Nazarene here in Sidney. Reverend Leonard Suhr leads worship services. Reverend Suhr’s path to becoming a minister within the Church of the Nazarene like many other ministers is rooted in his childhood. “When I was 12-years-old, my...
Owners of the Ace Hardware store in downtown Sidney, Jon and Pat Finney, moved to Sidney in March of 1990 with a dream of owning a retail outfit and settling down in a nice location to raise their family. “We wanted to own a retail business and so we looked around and we chose Sidney because it had a lot of good qualities,” said Pat Finney. The two owners moved here with their children from Oklahoma City, forgoing big cities or other opportunities of managing a business elsewhere. “We chose... Full story
One former Dalton native has brought a new twist to the theme of classic children’s books. “Jimmy John the Tractor” is a one of a kind tale of one man’s search for his beloved childhood tractor. Though author Ken Hinman is a current resident of Henderson Nev., he is originally from nearby and part of his book takes place in Western Nebraska. Though the publishing process was long, Hinman said he is glad that family and friends pushed him to make his story into a book. “It just came to me,” said...
Many concerned Sidney residents filled the Cheyenne County Planning Commission’s room Monday afternoon to discuss an application for a conditional use permit for a proposed use of mining soil, gravel, sand and rock. The land is located on County Rd. 99 in the Southeast quarter of section 13, according to information from the commission. The permit was applied for by Pine Bluffs Gravel and Excavation, Inc. and Doug Keller attended the meeting to represent the company. Residents hoped the c... Full story
In the complex world of religious beliefs many people would agree this conservative dogma and the Catholicism dogma run hand in hand; though this could be due to a direct branching from Catholics to Lutheranism, specifically Missouri Synod. Much like the Catholics, Missouri Synod Lutherans embrace this extremely conservative nature according to Pastor Bradley Heinecke, leader of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. A nature close to Pastor Heinecke’s own upbringing, “I had the great joy of being...
One of the places Sidney residents need to look to purchase Husker gear from baby clothes to knick knacks only true fans would love - Shirt Tales. As soon as one enters the door the red, white and black of the Nebraska Huskers tickles the eyes, the pride of the state can’t all but be missed. Shirt Tales has been around for a long time in Sidney, but Micahla Beyer, a 22-year-old business woman, bought the established business fresh out of school, even recalling the day, “a little over two yea...
The year 2012 was the first year that results of each district’s NeSA scores were completely calculated and ranked for schools to review. Sidney School District officials are happy to report that out of the 50 largest school districts in Nebraska, Sidney ranked 11th among those districts. Results in eighth grade science also ranked Sidney second in the state for that age group. “Last year was the first year that the science results reported out and for our middle school science which is just 8th grade we are second in the state. We are ver...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man’s Colorado conviction for driving while impaired can’t be used to enhance his Nebraska sentence for drunken driving, the Nebraska Supreme Court said Friday. The state’s high court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Travis Mitchell, 39, who was sentenced in 2011 to three to five years in prison for a fourth-offense drunken driving conviction. Lincoln police determined Mitchell was drunk in 2010 when he wrecked his car in Lincoln, and he was convicted the next year. At his April 2011 sentence enhancement hearing...
Can’t find time to workout during your workday? Water aerobics instructor Leslie Richards holds a class every week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:45 a.m. solely to fit a working-person’s schedule. Richards has been an instructor for the water aerobics class at the Cheyenne County Community Center for six years and the class runs all year long, except during the month of December. Classes are held at the Holiday Inn in Sidney, according to Richards. The instructor said she dove into the...
Members and guests of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Sidney Holiday Inn last Thursday to celebrate a year past filled with memories and to honor members for their contributions and accomplishments to the organization. The banquet room was filled as the Holiday Inn staff served a catered meal for the event. The invocation was offered by Pastor Doug Birky. The master of ceremonies was Hunter Arterburn. United States Congressman Adrian Smith offered remarks on his beliefs... Full story
Local law enforcement officials are watching a new bill before the legislature very closely. Legislative Bill 412 was introduced by Sen. Paul Schumacher to Nebraska Legislature this Tuesday regarding law enforcement’s use of drones to obtain evidence. The proposed bill, also known as the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act, states that, “a law enforcement agency shall not use a drone to gather evidence or other information.” The act defines a drone as a powered aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, can fly by itself while... Full story
WASHINGTON — They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like “I, Robot” and the television show “Knight Rider.” Now, three years after Google invented one, automated cars could be on their way to a freeway near you. In the U.S., California and other states are rewriting the rules of the road to make way for driverless cars. Just one problem: What happens to the millions of people who make a living driving cars and trucks — jobs that always have seemed sheltered from the onslaug...
