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Articles from the July 18, 2013 edition


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  • A long walk in the country

    Floyd Brandt|Jul 18, 2013

    Step after step, mile after mile brings Rolla Joyce closer to Washington D.C. His zeal pushes closer to his destination, day after day. Joyce, from Richland, Wash., passed through Sidney Thursday afternoon on a near cross country walk. Earlier this summer he felt a calling to leave his family, catch a ride to Salt Lake City, Utah and begin his trek across the heartland for the sake, he says, of his country. As Joyce sees it, Americans are in a state of isolation. The thought of individuals helpi...

  • Housing Authority challenged by Sioux Villa's future

    Caitlin Sievers|Jul 18, 2013

    Balancing planned construction against the current needs of Sioux Villa residents caused Sidney's Housing Authority to reconsider their schedule and workload. The board spent part of Wednesday's meeting discussing a proposed cut in their meeting time, but an increase in their commitment. Rather than gather once a month, debate centered around a bi-monthly meeting schedule, with a lot of work in between. Executive Director of Sidney Housing Authority Nancy Bentley will need more time in the future, if the authority ever finds funding for a...

  • Local farmers adopt wait and see approach to quality of this summer's harvest

    Caitlin Sievers|Jul 18, 2013

    Drought, late winter storms and vicious summer heat makes for an uncertain harvest. Even among local farmers, there is some disagreement about expected quality and yield of this year's winter wheat crop. Logan Snyder, merchandiser at Scoular Grain, thinks it's still too early to speculate about the quality. "The stuff coming off right now is from drier areas," he said. Once the portions still containing moisture are cut, then farmers might have a better idea about the specifics of this year's crop. "It'll be interesting to see what the wetter a...

  • Covering more, knowing less

    Caitlin Sievers|Jul 18, 2013

    Trayvon Martin died tragically and needlessly. His demise turned the eyes of an entire nation. This cynical reporter doesn't believe that all this media attention will change anything. Although this tragedy brought racial tensions to the foreground and has inspired many people to angry Facebook messages, I can't help but feel that most who seem outraged at the moment will never take any real action. Yes, there have been peaceful protests across the country, but most of those who watched the trial and discussed it with their friends and...

  • Cinderella, Texas style

    Dave Faries|Jul 18, 2013

    Teddy, a Texas tenderfoot, has a problem. He lives with an evil step-family, who insist he wash their clothes, iron their shirts and perform other humbling tasks while they try to catch the eye of the beautiful Miz Cindy Lou. It’s a miserable and lonely existence. One day, while tending to the family’s herd of cattle, the kindly (but admittedly unkempt) young man hears a voice. From a field of common anguses…um, angusi…Bovine Americans, his fairy god cow steps forward, promising to clean h...