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Sidney police hope to avoid being overworked and understaffed. One of the department’s veterans recently resigned to pursue a career opportunity in the front range. Another officer is currently off duty due to a medical condition, while a third will soon require time off for medical reasons as well. This could potentially cause a three officer shortage. “So with all the activity that we have going forward, with a lot of contractors, construction workers in town, a growing community and all the challenges you’re reading about and hearing about t...
The Cheyenne County Young Professionals held a kick off event on Tuesday night at Hillside Bar & Grill. Some 130 Sidney area employees attended, to network, socialize and hear from guest speaker Michael Copeland, COO at Cabela's. The event was sponsored by Sidney Regional Medical Center. It is supported by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. The next gathering is scheduled for Feb. 11 at the Holiday Inn, starting at 6 p.m.... Full story
Sidney residents will likely enjoy a new pool in upcoming years. “It appears that we will have enough money to do an outdoor pool,” said Mayor Wendall Gaston at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Gaston came to this conclusion based on higher than projected sales tax numbers. The city is collecting more than expected overall, despite a refund the city had to pay out in December which left that month’s numbers down. The mayor suggested that the council make a decision about a pool within the next two months to make sure plans get underwa...
The city council, the South Platte Natural Resource District and the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority will hold a joint meeting next week to discuss storm water policies that affect the east Sidney development. A master plan for the area developed by Olsson and Associates will be reviewed prior to discussion about specific projects. “With all of the projects now going forward, the timing is of such that we need to make some decisions to be proactive in getting some of these upstream storm water mitigation projects going forward,” said cit...
The Cheyenne County Young Professionals held a kick off event on Tuesday night at Hillside Bar & Grill. Some 130 Sidney area employees attended, to network, socialize and hear from guest speaker Michael Copeland, COO at Cabela's. The event was sponsored by Sidney Regional Medical Center. It is supported by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. The next gathering is scheduled for Feb. 11 at the Holiday Inn, starting at 6 p.m.... Full story
Eila McVicker 1926 to 2014 Eila McVicker passed away Jan. 7, 2014 at the age of 88 years 4 days. She was born Jan. 3, 1926 to Rosa & Charles Gathman at Gurley. She married Jack McVicker June 15, 1947. They lived and farmed in the Gurley area until they retired and moved to Bella Vista, Ark. She is preceded in death by her husband Jack and brothers Ross & LeRoy Gathman. She is survived by daughters Cindy (Lloyd) Bartels of Bruning, Neb. & Jacque (Bryan) Wilcox of Gilbert, Ariz. and son Mike... Full story
Robert J. Adams 1925 to 2014 Robert J. Adams, better known as "R.J.", 88 of Loveland, Colo. and former Sidney resident, passed away at Aspen House in Loveland Thurs., Jan. 9, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Fri., Jan. 17th in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in R.J.'s name to the Alzheimer's Association or the Wounded Warrior Project.... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Tuesday, Jan. 14, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Monica Gehrig, age 30 now of Sidney, (formerly of Sterling, Colo.) appeared for a status hearing on a charge of Distribution of Marijuana in a School Zone. This is a class ID felony. She pled guilty to an amended charge of two counts of Possession of Oxycodone, both class IV felonies. Pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing is scheduled for March 5 at 10 a.m. Kristie Keenan, age 30 of Dalton, appeared for... Full story
When you’re working to achieve your financial objectives, you will encounter obstacles. Some of these can be anticipated — for example, you won’t be able to invest as much as you want for retirement because you have to pay for your mortgage. Other challenges can’t be easily anticipated, but you can still plan for them — and you should. Obviously, the word “unexpected,” by definition, implies an unlimited number of possibilities. However, at different stages of your life, you may want to watch for some “expected” unexpected developments. For...
For the first nine minutes it looked as though it could be a long night for the Warriors. But as the second quarter got underway, Leyton turned up the heat offensively and clamped down on the other end of the court to wrest control over the Bridgeport Bulldogs and claim a 44-37 decision in a non-district battle on the road Tuesday night. Though opening the second half the Bulldogs threatened to undo all the Warriors hard work of the previous period, Leyton turned back the brief challenge after w...
After an early defensive battle the Bridgeport Bulldogs broke open a close game with Leyton in the second quarter to post a 60-36 win on Tuesday night in a non-district boys basketball contest. Though Bridgeport hails from Class C2 and Leyton D2, the proximity of their towns has created a rivalry of sorts that goes back decades. The advantage in school size - at least in the present situation - has also led to an advantage in team size. With the win the Bulldogs are now 10-1 on the year and main...
