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LINCOLN – Gov. Dave Heineman congratulated state employees who successfully completed the Walk This Way program, which is one of several wellness options available to state workers as part of the State of Nebraska’s wellness program. Employees and spouses completing the challenge were invited to join the Governor for group photos in the State Capitol Rotunda. During the past year, Walk This Way participants were challenged to increase their physical activity by logging at least 700,000 ste...
The case of Chicago trucker Josef Slezak is headed for a September trial. Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer this morning set two weeks aside to hear testimony in the case against Slezak, 36, River Grove, Ill., who is charged in the Sept. 9 multi-vehicle accident which claimed four lives and an unborn baby Both Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub and defense counsel Kelly Breen agreed that they were comfortable with the case moving forward, and both agreed that the jury trial should...
LINCOLN — A former executive at a western Nebraska bank has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $1.4 million from the branch he ran. Matthew Monheiser pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to stealing $1,364,953.66 from the former First National Bank in Sidney. The 38-year-old says he has already repaid $500,000 to the bank and made arrangements to pay another $1 million in restitution. Prosecutors say Monheiser took the money between 2003 and 2012. Most of the money was obtained by creating loans or issuing cashier’s checks in customers’ names... Full story
One Sidney couple has devoted numerous years to serving their community and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Gene and Margaret Lienemann have been involved in many community activities and still serve as Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. Gene serves at the chairman for the ambassadors and Margaret serves as the coordinator for the Dress Down Day presentations for the Ladies Chamber. The two hit it off during an event unlikely to inspire romance. “I came from Alliance and... Full story
Two Sidney men face violent felony counts, one being charged with assault on an officer, in the Cheyenne County court system. Roman J. Maes, 21, and Steven R. High, 57, remain in custody at Cheyenne County Jail following their respective arrests. Maes, was charged Monday with Class IIIA felony assault on the police officer. According to Meas’ arrest affidavit, Sidney City Police officers Jim Bush and Curtis Hofrock responded to a call of an assault in progress at Frenchman Valley Coop. During t...
City of Sidney officials are holding a public open house to discuss the upcoming golf course irrigation project at the Hillside Grill from 6 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, according to City of Sidney City Manager Gary Person in a press release issued Monday. City staff members, as well as representatives from Staples Golf, the design firm that has been awarded the project contract, will be there to answer any questions that citizens might have about the project. “Citizens can attend any time from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and visit directly with t...
A Sidney man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with a March 2 assault incident against an individual which allegedly arose due to the assumption of the victim’s sexual orientation. Nathan Pohl, 28, on Monday appeared for a preliminary hearing on an enhanced Class IV felony count of third-degree assault. The count is normally carried out as a Class I misdemeanor, but Cheyenne County Deputy Attorney Jon Stellar said he amended the charges to reflect the nature of the assault. The c... Full story
Monday marked the first day of Sidney’s citywide efforts competing in the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, and today is the first day schools will be participating in the challenge. Not only do Sidney students have the enticement that comes with cleaning up their city and recycling for the challenge, the owner of Dairy Queen, Craig Shannon, has also given them an additional incentive. According to the manager of the establishment, Heather Gonzalez, Dairy Queen employees said that they w...
Although members of the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization had a light meeting agenda yesterday morning, that didn’t stop them from making a decision that they expect will help create 30 full time jobs and improve the building infrastructure at Adams Industries, Inc. The three commissioners approved an application to the Department of Economic Development for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Bell Lumber & Pole Company and for their board chairman, Harold Winkelman, to execute a correction to the ...
On Friday, April 5th at the Gering Civic Center, Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Foundation will hold their annual fundraiser. This fundraiser, A Nite at the Races, features video horse racing, food, beverages, and a great night of fun. The fun begins with a social time at 6:30 p.m., Post Time at 6:45 p.m. and the races beginning at 7:00p.m. The event transports you from Gering to the stands at a track as the horses enter the gates. Using “Funny Money” you can place bets and get caught up in the excitement of the racing. The...
BEATRICE (AP) — For 50 years beginning in 1937, residents and visitors of Beatrice had to go no further than Fifth and Court streets for a bag of fresh popcorn. That’s where you could find the Traubel’s Popcorn Stand, where it operated until 1987. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/YUdXLP ) that today, you can find the retired five-by-eight-foot stand tucked away in a storage facility at the Gage County Historical Society, as it’s too large to fit through the main building’s doors. It’s been more than 25 years since popcorn was...
LINCOLN (AP) — There is no pomp and circumstance at the end of life for the very poor in Lancaster County. And a pauper’s burial is getting more meager — cremation and a plastic box. The Lincoln Journal Star reports advocates for the poor and some local funeral homes think the new rules, which eliminate a simple service, have gone too far. Indigent burials by the county always have been frugal affairs: No flowers, no organ music, no cards, no headstones. Nine years ago, the county stopped paying for burials, leaving cremation the only optio...
Members of the Wheat Belt Public Power District are hosting their annual Safety Fair April 19 to give children fun interactive safety lessons that might save their life. The safety fair will be at the Exhibit Building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds that Friday, and approximately 200 children will attend, according to Michelle Hodges, a Wheat Belt Public Power District representative. “The purpose of the safety fair is to promote safety in a fun fair-type atmosphere,” she said. “Approximately 200 fourth and fifth graders from Sidney, Creek...
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for February was unchanged at 3.8 percent, matching the revised rates for January and December, the state Labor Department said in a report released Friday. The rate was two-tenths of a point lower than in February 2012 and less than half this year’s national February rate of 7.7 percent. The 3.8 percent state rate is the second-lowest figure in the country, trailing only North Dakota’s 3.3 percent. Nonfarm employment rose by nearly 3,000 jobs since January and by 7,450 jobs since Februar...
Just For Kix (JFK) Dance program members held their annual Kix For Kids Show March 24 and created this year’s show around honoring those who serve in the United States military. The show took place in the Sidney Middle School gym. “Our theme this year was United We Dance, American Pride,” said Donna Brown-Fort, the Just For Kix Dance Director. The show served as a JFK community fundraiser to honor soldiers who have served in the military – past and present. A total of eight men were recogni... Full story
We have all started getting ready for the weekend, preparing our Sunday meals and Easter eggs hunts, and trying to decide what type of “egg” product to have. You can’t have Easter without eggs, either hardboiled, dyed, deviled, whichever way you prefer - they have to be there! At least in my family, you can’t have Easter without eggs! And today I am going to tell you that YOU should have eggs as well, because they can actually be very healthy for you. Eggs get a bad reputation because they do have quite a bit of cholesterol in them (221 mg...
Diane Nielsen was born and raised in Scottsbluff, Neb. before moving to Potter and then to Colorado for 18 years. She moved back to Nebraska, particularly Sidney, 41/2 years ago and has used her creative mind to write two books over the recent years, with her newest book, Dark Whispers, coming out just short of two weeks ago. Nielsen will be holding a book signing and meet and greet for Dark Whispers at the Sidney Public Library on April 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and details...
Approximately $90,000 was raised at this year’s Cheyenne County Community Center Foundation, Inc. Annual Fundraiser held at Buffalo Point, March 23. According to Cheyenne County Community Center Director Michael Namuth 145 center members, staff and supporters came out to enjoy the evening and event. The night started at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail/social hour and silent auction before moving on to the meal, presentations and a live auction. The meal consisted of braised beef, garlic mashed p... Full story
Sidney authorities responded to an emergency call about a hit and run on Thursday on 16th Street near North Elementary. According to Sidney Police Department Interim Chief Joseph Aikens, the call first came in as a pedestrian hit and run, but the injured male was actually on a skateboard. Aikens said that a teenaged-male was riding his skateboard down the hill southbound on Sixteenth Street when he ran the stop sign and crashed into the side of a black car driven by a teenaged female. The female driver panicked and fled the scene. But after a... Full story
Sidney High School (SHS) juniors took the ACT on testing day, March 19. Principal Chris Arent is excited about seeing the scores from this year’s test when the complete results are released by the end of summer. Arent said that the Sidney school district is consistently in the top 10 highest ACT scores, and the students have done well in the past so he anticipates the same with this year’s scores. The Sidney School District is the smallest of eight all-size districts that are part of the Nebraska Department of Education’s (NDE) “pilot program...
The Sidney High School (SHS) Alumni and Email List is “a work in progress,” according to Donna Wiedeburg, Webmaster for Sidney Public Schools. For the alumni list, Wiedeburg and others at SHS are working to get as many names as possible. Currently, SHS has lists of student’s that date back to 1939. Shane Johnson, of the Educational Foundation Board,says, “The Alumni List is a good way for graduates of SHS to keep in touch with their roots. A lot of SHS graduates leave, and this is a good way for them to keep in touch.” Johnson is very appreciat...
