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Crew members from Mitchell's Fillbro Construction and R & C Crane Service out of Gering hoist part of WNCC's new housing complex into place on Wednesday....
Galen Wittrock of the South Platte Natural Resources District and representative of the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority was given approval by the city council on Tuesday for his request that the city apply for funding for storm water quality and mitigation projects. These would cover east Sidney’s watershed, which flows into Lodgepole Creek. Upcoming development projects, including the new hospital and Cabela’s, have prompted the need for the city to address any storm water and water quality issues in that area. Wittrock and City Man...
Alyssa Matthews and Adam Kershaw were married Oct.19, 2013 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sidney. Father Art Faessler officiated. The bride is the daughter of Julie and Michael Matthews of Sidney. The bridegroom is the son of Janet and Patrick Kershaw of Sidney. The bride was escorted by her father. She wore a gown of soft satin with a modified sweetheart neckline adorned with exquisite embroidery and Swarovkski Crystals, the midriff featured a crisscross pattern of pleats with a corset...
Randy Joe Ross, Sr., 52 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 13th in the Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. You may view Randy’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, L...
For those privileged to have access to KDUH-TV out of Scottsbluff, John Clanton is the face of panhandle high school sports--and has been since 2001. Each evening during the season he travels the region, shooting footage of everything from football to track before hustling back to the studio to present results on the nightly newscast. His journey began, however, at a television station in Augusta, Georgia--the town in which the Philadelphia-born Clanton grew up. 1. How many games do you see in...
Those looking to ride horses in a scenic area with wide open spaces will be hard-pressed to find better territory than the Panhandle of western Nebraska. Two state parks in Nebraska’s scenic Pine Ridge offer trail rides and riding is allowed on an abundance of other public land in this region of rugged buttes, sweeping grasslands and ponderosa pine forests. Visitors to Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford soon realize they’re in horse country. A sign at the entrance of the park’s headquarters evokes visions of the park’s history as a 19th ce...
The community of Potter and its surprisingly active stage scene has scheduled an early summer melodrama. “How The West Was Dun” will run June 26-28 at the Potter Legion Hall. It tells the story of sweet Polly Wanda Cracker as she tries to save her ranch, located outside of Low Humidity Chasm (the directors grew tired of using “Dry Gulch”) from sly shysters and downright bad men. With only the goodhearted sheriff by her side, Polly must fend off the likes of Snydley Dastardley, Black Bart, Blacker Bart, the slippery banker Rich Coldhea...
Jason Hagerman hurls the ball toward the mitt during the first game of Wednesday night's twinbill against Imperial. The Sidney Juniors won both, taking the first game 6-2 and the nightcap 15-6....
By the numbers, the 2014 NTA Western Zone shoot, held at Sidney Shooting Park, was a sizable affair. After all, 34 trap shooters from Nebraska, 5 shooters from Colorado, and 1 shooter from Wyoming fired at a total of 14,700 registered trap targets during the competition on June 7 and 8. But there were moments where the numbers truly mattered. Casey Petersen, 14, broke the first ever 200x200 on the grounds Saturday. Another 7 shooters hit 100x100 on Saturday, the most ever in one day. The Shooting Park’s remaining registered trap competitions f...
Zack Means gets into position to recieve a throw at first....
