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  • Cabela's shareholder meeting filled with accolades, fun

    Caitlin Sievers|Jun 6, 2013

    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

  • Utah man dies in Wednesday morning motorcycle accident

    Caitlin Sievers|Jun 6, 2013

    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

  • CASA, a child's voice

    Floyd Brandt|Jun 6, 2013

    Hundreds of children in the United States face abuse at home or the loss of a parent, then face a system in which few people listen to their needs and fears. Children are considered the future, but the future of neglected children often rests in the hands of a system that is overburdened with too many cases and not enough people to take care of them. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) gives a voice to those who do not have the means to speak about their lives and the abuse that they have endured. Since the first trained advocates in... Full story

  • Sidney wallops Buckley 10-2 on solid, all-around performance

    Stephen McKay|Jun 6, 2013

    With six runs in the first and four more in the second, Post 17 had all the runs it needed for an easy 10-2 win over Buckley at Legion Field last night. Before the game the juniors and seniors gathered on the basepaths to honor the late Benny Hochman. Hochman, who survived the death camps at Auschvitz and Buchenwald during World War II, was a longtime Sidney resident and supporter of Legion baseball. Two of his grandsons threw out the first pitches. Tyson Herrera (1-0) pitched a strong game... Full story

  • Helen M. Jeppesen

    Jun 6, 2013

    Helen Marie Jeppesen (age 91), a retired Kindergarten teacher of Sidney Public Schools, died the 25th of October, 2012 at Mapleton Care Center in Lakewood, CO. A remembrance tour of North Elementary School will be on Friday, June 7th from 2:30 until 3:00 P.M. The Celebration of Life will follow at 3:00 P.M. at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel. Family will be present to share stories and memories of Helen. The community is invited to a reception at 7:30 P.M., Friday at the St. Paul’s Educational B... Full story

  • Robert J. Shelley

    Jun 6, 2013

    Robert J. Shelley went to be forever with the Lord Wednesday, May 22, 2013. He was born July 17, 1949, in Sidney NE, to Everett A and Leona A (Loebe) Shelley. The twelveth of thirteen born to their union, he grew up and graduated High School in Sidney. He married Vicki Smith on December 13, 1969 and was blessed with three children. He served in the US Navy June 1968 through September 1972 on the USS Hornet, USS Samuel Gompers and the USS Chicago. He moved his family to Byers, CO in March of 1973. Bob worked in the oilfield for Toltek Drilling... Full story