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Articles from the June 28, 2016 edition


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  • GIDDY UP!

    Jun 28, 2016

    Three-year-old Ian Mills was all smiles while riding his horse in Legion Park over the weekend....

  • Cool Kids Club teaches kids to start their own business, to collaborate

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Jun 28, 2016

    Cool Kids Club (CKC) students learn appreciation for entrepreneurship with the EntrepreneurShip Investigation program(ESI). This is the second year CKC has had the ESI program, said teacher Amy McMannis, students collaborate ideas in groups of two, they put together a business plan just as they would if they were starting their own company. Students begin the process by brainstorming an idea, from that initial idea the students come up with a design, and a prototype to present to the bank. “Students are free to choose their own product,” McM...

  • Wheat Belt Power opens new facility to community

    Keith Hansen|Jun 28, 2016

    Hundreds of members of Weat Belt Public Power District were on hand for the open house and customer appreciation day last Friday afternoon. Brilliant sunshine greeted the throng on hand to witness a ribbon cutting hosted by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce that officially kicked off the new facility that will house office staff and the power company's equipment. The entryway to the offices in the front of the enormous structure is welcoming with a grand counter area that sports wheat...

  • Sidney council to consider moving ahead with JESWA

    Don Ogle|Jun 28, 2016

    Looking to move forward on protecting areas affected by a large drainage area on Sidney’s east side, the Sidney City Council will consider tonight action to give the go ahead to the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority (JESWA) for design engineers to complete designs. Current project cost estimates are $1.2 million dollars. The city’s share, 80 percent, would be $960,000, with the rest of funding coming from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the State Revolving Loan Fun...

  • Sidney captures title

    Don Ogle|Jun 28, 2016

    Since the season opener, Sidney Junior baseball coach Ray Witt has said he really wasn't counting his Juniors' record against Legion Senior teams. With only two Senior-age players showing up for baseball at the beginning of the season, Sidney was forced to abandon the Senior program and focus on the Juniors. As such, Witt knew from the start the bulk of games played in a Senior schedule would be an uphill battle. From the start, he maintained his Juniors were a talented group of players and...

  • Kruze missle

    Don Ogle|Jun 28, 2016

    Jonathan Kruse from the Sidney Stingrays swim team digs deep during the boys 9-10 50-yard Freestyle at the Sidney Aquatic Center. Saturday's meet was the first held at the new pool and was attended by seven teams with more than 150 swimmers....

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