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Finding a house or apartment that feels like home is not easy. Finding one that meets the needs of people with special needs is even more challenging. Residents of Sidney with physical or mental impairments will soon have new options for accessible housing. The Sidney Housing Authority determined several years ago that people with disabilities sometimes struggle to find housing within the community. Funded in partnership between the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), the...
Some students are challenged by test anxiety, but you wouldn’t know it by the results of Sidney High School’s ACT test results. Sidney High School principal Chris Arent updated the school board on the ACT test performances at the district board meeting Monday. Arent said 2018 test results are still embargoed; however, the 2018 results, from tests completed in April, show students doing above the state average. “I can tell you we did very well,” Arent told the school board. He said the 2018 class...
The Sidney City Council Tuesday approved the purchase of a new single-axle dump truck for the Parks Department. The Parks department included a one-ton dump truck in the 2018-2019 budget. The council had previously appropriated $46,119 to purchase a new truck. The Department found a state bid Ford F450 XLT with a gasoline engine in Lincoln. The pickup is listed almost $1,000 under budget at $45,247. The new truck will replace a 1996 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck. In a memo to the city council,...
A.D. Rutherford International Inc. (ADR) recently announced it has officially opened its newest location in Sidney. For more than 36 years, ADR customs brokers have specialized in customs filing and clearance across the Canada and U.S. border. The company provides importing, exporting and logistics solutions to ensure that goods cross the border in a timely manner. The company is expanding and has six offices in Canada and now four offices in the U.S. ADR is leasing 1,900 sq. ft of space in...
Christmas tree cutting permits will go on sale beginning Monday, November 20 at two of the Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands (NNFG) District Offices: the Pine Ridge and Bessey Ranger Districts in Chadron and Halsey, respectively. The permits entitle the purchaser to harvest one ponderosa pine or Eastern red cedar, measuring up to 15 feet tall. Maps will be available with the permits to identify selected areas for tree harvest for each of the Ranger Districts. The permits cost $10 and are...
On Nov. 17th (from 1 to 3:30) local author, Cheryl Bills, BSSW, MSC (recipient of Honorable Mention from Writers Digest) is doing a book signing for her book SPLIT. The first three to purchase will also get a free copy of Mountain Reflections: A Collection of Essays and Poems. The latter contains essays from Alice Schiel, formerly a Sidney native, who also will be there to autograph this book which makes a great Christmas gift. Forrest Hershberger has been added to the list of authors with his book “The Cross at the Side of the Road.” The boo...
Nov. 5: A Los Angeles, Calif., man escaped injury when the van he was driving went off the road on Cheyenne County 58 west of County Road 93 at 8:40 a.m. Jose Hernandez, 38, was driving a 1998 Ford E350 van east on CR 58 when the van went off of the road and into the south ditch. According to the accident report, Hernandez then took corrective action, causing the van to fishtail. The van spun around, facing south and exiting the roadway into the south ditch. The van then rolled one complete time, coming to rest upright on its wheels facing sout...
Family and friends gather in the kitchen and around the table during the holidays. But nobody wants to miss the fun times with family and friends because of foodbourne illness. Follow these food safety guidelines to reduce the risk of contamination. PLAN AHEAD: Thawing turkey in the refrigerator will require about 24 hours for every 4-5 pounds. A 20-pound bird will defrost in about five to six days. A thawed turkey can safely remain in the refrigerator for one to two days before cooking. Turkey...
A half dozen of Sidney Public Schools' top students were recognized at the board of education meeting Monday. The student recognitions were through the Sidney Middle/Senior High School Monthly Performance Award Program. The Monthly Performance Award acknowledges student work not only through classroom achievement, but other factors as well. These criteria are: 1. Superior academic performance, (or), dramatic improvement of classroom work, G.P.A. or attitude toward learning. 2. Exceptional work e...
Sidney senior Katelyn Sylvester signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets in Spearfish, South Dakota as a member of the class of 2022. The 5'9" senior plans on studying pre-Dentistry at the university. "I just feel that Black Hills State is a really good fit for me and I really love the town of Spearfish. I went to (volleyball) camp there this summer, and I really liked the team and got to meet a lot of the people there," Sylvester said...
The Sidney High School Cross Country coaches and State competitors were present for the school board meeting Monday. The team was commended for bringing home the championship title this year....
Sidney High School senior Lauren Beatty will perform in Rome, Italy on New Year's Day as part of the All-American program, selected from the Universal Dance Association, National Dance Alliance, and the United Spirit Organization. Only the top athletes that participate in the dance organization's summer camps are invited to the prestigious event. Beatty is one of 12 dancers selected for the event from her program of nearly 100 other dancers. Beatty was a "late starter" in Dance, beginning her fo...
