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Night of Hope Foundation’s Walk For Cancer is Aug. 11 in Legion Park. The nonprofit organization, founded in 2002, benefits Sidney’s Dorwart Cancer Care Center. “Instead of doing Relay for Life and the funds going to a national level, they founded Night of Hope as a way of helping our local cancer patients with financial assistance,” Brenda Noel, Foundation president, said. The assistance provided by Night of Hope helps to relieve the stresses endured by cancer patients and their familie...
Rural Nebraska needs more lawyers. Visiting Sidney Wednesday, Judge Joseph Bataillon, Nebraska Bar Association, Richard E. Moberly, University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law dean, and Ronald Volkmer, Creighton University law professor, promoted legal education and efforts to inspire lawyers to serve in rural areas. “What we’re trying to do, as three organizations, is talk about access to justice,” Bataillon said. Of Nebraska’s 93 counties, 11 have zero attorneys and 19 of them have between...
Sidney officials are offering a $500 reward for information about the person responsible for producing graffiti on city property at Legion Park in late June. The graffiti, located in the Fort Sidney Road walking trail tunnel and on the park's flood wall drop structure, has since been painted over. "We're still wanting the people that are responsible for causing the vandalism to the property," SPD Chief Joe Aikens said. "The city is offering a $500 reward for information leading to their arrest....
The Sinful Sidney Sesquicentennial event will close 10th Avenue and Jackson Street Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. Illinois Street from 19th Avenue to the Quad Graphics parking lot will be closed Aug. 19 from 8 a.m. for a 5K Walk/Run through 1 p.m. for a parade. This means 13th Avenue will be closed. A final planning meeting was held Tuesday at Sidney City Hall. The event’s organizers, Cheyenne County Area Chamber of Commerce, are using city resources to provide electricity and crowd safety for the d...
Three riders with the approach Sidney Wednesday afternoon as part of the Tipi Raisers Lakota Ride 2017. Proceeds generated by the ride benefit projects at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Riders stopped at the Lodgepole Saddle Club Wednesday and will resume their ride Friday morning....
Some people look at running as a necessary evil, or a way to get to or from something quickly. A group of students at Sidney High School and Middle School run because they enjoy the activity and their time with the team. As a result, the team has recorded nearly 3,000 miles since June 26. "So far, our team has logged 2,727 miles," coach Donna Weideburg said Wednesday, Aug. 2. The team's top performers include four returning this year as state qualifiers and letter winners. Returning this year...
Connor Dormann, a senior at Sidney High School, recently returned from a trip to Australia. Dormann's journey began when he received a letter from Down Under Sports inviting him to represent Nebraska on the 2017 Central Conference Golf Team. He played the Palmer Gold Coast course three times. The first was a practice round, and the next two were tournaments. "I realized that this was the hardest course I had ever played after those three days," Dormann said. The second day was the All-American...
Pictured left to right, back row: Sean Keane, Ryan Wieser, Richard Haupt, Scott Heater, Troy Hill, Tim Brown; front left to right are: Kandice Boutard, Seasons Uhrig, Natasha Haupt, Taz Uhrig, Amanda Sharman, Kelsey Kurth. Not pictured: Brandon Whatley. FINAL SCORE: Haupt Landscaping 17 – SRMC 4. Haupt Landscaping undefeated in league and tournament play and is playing in the State tournament in Hastings Aug 11 – 13....
Marion Miller, 89 of Sidney, Nebraska went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, July 30, 2017 at Sidney Regional Medical Center, Extended Care in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, August 3, 2017 in the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Bradley Heinecke officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Oregon Trail Cemetery near Bridgeport. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials have been established to St. Paul Luthe...