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HASTINGS — Reported mountain lion sightings in Nebraska are far more common than actual sightings. Much like UFOs, a good percentage of the sightings are simply a case of mistaken identity. A mangy coyote, stray dog, or even a bobcat can look uncannily like a big cat from a passing car. But spotting one isn’t out of the question. The Hastings Tribune reports that just last week, a landowner in Pine Ridge in northern Sheridan County shot and killed an 88-pound female mountain lion after he and his family unsuccessfully tried to scare it awa...
DENVER (AP) — A Democratic gun control package began its lengthy and emotional route through Colorado’s Legislature on Friday, with the House approving limits on the size of ammunition magazines after hours of fiery debate on gun violence and how to stop it. The Democratic chamber was poised to stay late into the night giving preliminary approval to other parts of the Democrats’ gun agenda, including expanded background checks for gun purchasers and a new ban on concealed weapons on college camp...
Leyton High School 2012 graduate Justine Peters was awarded the Sidney P.E.O. Chapter’s FR and BO 2012 scholarship award. The award is given annually to a graduating senior at a Cheyenne County high school who applies and goes through the selection process. The criteria used in selecting a candidate for this award are whether or not the student exhibits excellence in academics, leadership, extracurricular activities, community service and has potential for future success, according to Sandy W...
LINCOLN — Lincoln police can now search for bad guys using the state’s face recognition technology. The state has used the technology for years to prevent people from getting multiple driver’s licenses under different names, said Tom Casady, the city’s public safety director. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/XKmK6n ) that now local police trained by the state can use the same database, Casady told the Lincoln City Council last week. Police can compare video images from a crime — someone passing a bad check or using someone e...
Water Technologies, Inc., the swimming pool consultants that have been hired by the City of Sidney to conduct a feasibility study regarding updating or replacing the Sidney Swimming Pool, will be leading additional public meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Feb. 20. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of the three sessions. Water Technologies, Inc. will incorporate the information that they have gathered to date, including the information received from their initial visit last month. The first of the three sessions is...
The Sidney Public Library is a busier place than usual this February. Not only is the library hosting art from Panhandle high school students and holding their fourth annual Library Lover’s Month, but the library is also teaming up with Western Nebraska Community College instructors to hold free computer classes at the library. This is the first year that the library is offering the classes and the classes will be taught by college instructors, according to Doris Jensen, the library’s dir... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett, the most closely watched investor in America, is putting his money in ketchup, agreeing Thursday to buy H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.3 billion in the richest deal ever in the food industry. For his money, the Oracle of Omaha gets one of the nation’s oldest and most familiar brands, one that’s in refrigerators and kitchen cupboards all over the U.S. The deal is intended to help Heinz accelerate its expansion from a dominant American name into a presence on grocery shelves worldwide. The Pitts...
MOSCOW – A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring nearly 1,000 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some elderly women declaring that the world was coming to an end. Many of the injured were cut by flying glass as they flocked to windows to see what the reason was for such an intense flash of light. The meteor – estimated to be about 10 to...
The Sidney Jaycees are holding another event aimed at community involvement and children’s personal growth. They are holding a Super Shooters Youth Basketball Competition this Saturday at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The competition starts at 9 a.m., with registration occurring before 9 upon competitors’ arrival. The individual timed basketball competition is open to any boy or girl age 6 to 13. Competitors are split up into four age groups to compete against however, according to Amber Talich, President of the Sidney Jaycees Chapter....
The court hearings for the City of Sidney’s property nuisance abatement case against Marvin O. Filsinger of Filsinger Excavating and Filsinger Emergency Services continued with the presentation of more evidence on behalf of the defendants Friday. The case is being heard before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer and there was an addition to the defense council, Lincoln Attorney Craig Dirrim. Dirrim served as co-council to the defendant alongside Sidney Attorney Don Miller. Representing the city was Ft. Collins, Colo. Attorney Charlie Cu... Full story
Jeff Teague, an independent owner operator leased to Adams & Sons Truckingwas awarded the Bowman Police Department’s Civilian Life Saving Award yesterday afternoon by Cheyenne County Sherriff John Jenson. Teague was sent the award by Bowman Chief of Police Charles Headley who regretfully could not make it to Sidney to present the award in person. “On behalf of a grateful community we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Jeff A. Teague for his keen observation and actions of ren...
Among heated debate on stray cats within Sidney city limits and recreational vehicles parked along city streets at the Sidney City Council meeting Tuesday night was also the remorseful resignation announcements of both city council member Aaron Barnes, and City of Sidney Chief of Police Mike Brown. “Due to employment changes we are relocating to California so I am sad to report that I will have to resign from Sidney City Council,” said Barnes. Members of the council thanked Barnes for running and serving his time helping the community. His res...
Written by Sonja Ehlers on how she met her Valentine, Gary Ehlers: I have the most wonderful man who is my whole world, who isn’t perfect but is perfect for me, who works hard and would do anything for me, who makes me laugh, who is my best friend, who I want to grow old with, and who I am thankful for every day!! And this is our story... Our story began 14 years ago when an unlikely couple from opposite sides of the country met and fell in love. I being a Nebraska native had found my way to N... Full story
They sparkle and shine not only in the case but on the sign, and if it’s all in a name like they say Albert’s Diamondland says it all. Barb and Rod Alberts opened their jewelry store in 1991 after several years of service to the Kirby Vacuum Company, him in sales and her as a secretary in Scottsbluff. “My husband had been with his previous company for 20 years,” Barb Alberts said, “and he wanted to be a jeweler. He was the Kirby vacuum area distributor as he had seven counties (in Nebraska)...
LINCOLN - Senators clashed with some testifiers at the General Affairs Committee meeting Feb. 11 about their knowledge of the horseracing industry and proposals to help it make more money. LB73, introduced by Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, would change the number of live racing days required for a racetrack. Pat Loontjer, director of Gambling With The Good Life, said she was neutral on the bill but didn’t think the racing industry is really interested in the horses and just wants to hold a gambling license and to diminish the number of live r...
LINCOLN – School superintendents would no longer be required to have two years of classroom experience if the Education Committee passes a bill it heard Tuesday. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha presented this bill (LB539) that would allow potential superintendent candidates to be hired without any teaching experience. Nobody else testified in favor of the bill, and three testified against it. “A superintendent is not a manager. A superintendent is not a teacher. A superintendent is not a men...
Following Tuesday night’s announcement that Councilman Aaron Barnes will be resigning from the Sidney City Council on Feb. 20, the Sidney City Council chose to open up the vacancy to any registered voter living in the Sidney City limits. A vacancy will be declared following acceptance of the resignation at the Feb. 20 city council meeting. The Council asked that a letter of interest along with a resume explaining the qualifications of prospective candidates be sent or brought to the City Manager’s office. Interested applicants should send the...
LINCOLN – “I k rite,” the text message read. That text message caused a life-changing car accident for 19-year-old Cedar Rapids native Erin Smith, who testified in support of a bill during the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee hearing Monday. Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff presented the bill (LB118) that would make texting while driving a primary offense rather than the secondary offense it is now. Drivers can be ticketed for a secondary offense only if they have stopped for some other offense. Smith was among the nine who testifi...
The Wyo-Braska fourth through sixth grade basketball league is teaching kids the rules of the game, as well as personal growth. Eight Sidney boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have been competing against teams from around the Panhandle every Saturday since the beginning of January. The league lasts approximately a month and a half, according to Kasey Kantor, the Cheyenne County Community Center Sports Director. The girls and boys teams alternate each weekend so that every parent can watch the...
WASHINGTON — Republicans charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama delivered a State of the Union address studded with tired liberal notions and campaign-style hostility and said the speech did little to ease partisan tensions over issues like gigantic budget deficits. “An opportunity to bring together the country instead became another retread of lip service and liberalism,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on the chamber floor, arguing that Obama offered little more than “gimmicks and tax hikes.” “Last night’s spe...
Just short of his second anniversary as Sidney Police Chief, David M. “Mike” Brown has submitted his resignation to Sidney City Council. He stood before the governing body to offer his official notice of leave at the Tuesday city council meeting, citing family health issues. “Family members of both me and my wife have some long-term health issues and it’s just something that had to be done.” With both families out of the state of Nebraska, Chief Brown said family, “just comes first for me and... Full story
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman tapped former state Sen. Lavon Heidemann of Elk Creek Wednesday as his new lieutenant governor. Heidemann, a University of Nebraska regent, took the oath of office during a public ceremony at the Capitol. The 54-year-old Republican served as chairman of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee during his eight years in the Legislature. He left because of term limits. Heidemann replaces former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy. Sheehy resigned earlier this month following news that he had made thousands of calls to w...
LINCOLN (AP) — The Nebraska attorney general says the majority of complaints his office received in 2012 dealt with mortgages, banking-related issues and scams. Attorney General Jon Bruning announced Monday the top five complaints his consumer protection division received in 2012. The office works to mediate complaints between Nebraskans and businesses. The division logged more than 3,500 complaints and recovered more than $1.1 million for Nebraskans. Mortgage complaints topped the list. Also landing on the top five consumer complaints list w...
HASTINGS (AP) — Children at Hastings Public Schools have the option to eat breakfast every day of the school week at school. The problem, according to district director of finance Jeff Schneider, is the logistics if every student chose to take advantage of the program. “We’d have to start serving breakfast at 6:30 in the morning to get everyone served,” he told the Hastings Tribune. Both Hastings and Adams Central public schools offer a breakfast program to all students, both those who pay ful...
