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Sidney’s mill levy will increase from 0.43 to 0.53, Ed Sadler, Sidney city manager, reported to the city council Tuesday at their regular meeting. “If you look at where your mill levy is going to be for operations budgets, the general fund and for the debt service, you’re talking slightly over 0.5 for the mill levy,” he said. “It’s currently about 0.4.” The increase is only for one year, and due to payments being made on two bonds. “It’s going up,” Sadler said. “The following year it’s g...
Sidney Public Library is getting a permanent maker-space workshop. A $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow the library to purchase equipment and establish a telepresence with University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Innovation Studio. “We’ll have microphones and web cameras set up at the individual work stations and the expert from Lincoln will be able to come in and see what you’re working on,” Andrew Sherman, library director, said. “Our Smith room is a classroom environment...
Commuters in downtown Sidney will experience more cone-zone as work on Highway 30/Illinois expands west. Workers are milling in preparation for new asphalt. The work could take about two weeks, according to engineer Buck Sims....
POTTER - The 86th annual Potter Days kicks off Thursday. The four-day event features many community activities, Erika Revord, Potter Days committee treasurer, said. "We're trying to bring back the old Potter Days, because it seems like there were more activities back then," Revord said. The town celebration begins with the crowing of Miss Potter, and continues Friday with a home game against Hyannis Following the football game is a glow run. "We call it a fun run," Revord said. "It's not...
A volunteer helping install the new scoreboard at the Leyton Schools football field was injured Tuesday when his hand was caught by an auger. Ryan Borges, of Dalton, was helping set the new scoreboard, digging holes for the i-beam supports Tuesday evening. The first hole was dug without incident. The second, however, caught his hand between the auger and the dirt. The auger broke a bone in his hand, tore a muscle and made a large laceration. “It smashed hard against the side of the hole,” Bor...
An Akron, Co., man and woman are under arrest on drug charges following the search of a hotel room Aug. 18. On Aug. 17, Sidney Police Officer Aaron Rucker was dispatched to the Comfort Inn regarding a hotel room that contained suspected drug paraphernalia found by the housekeeping staff. Upon arrivalofficers met with housekeeping employees Housekeeping staff escorted officers to the guest room, announcing thenselves before entering the room. Officers reported seeing normal clothing and bathroom...
The Sidney High School girls golf team opened the season with the Sidney Invitational Tuesday at Hillside Golf Course with nine teams competing. Gering High School won the tournament with a team score of 359, followed by Scottsbluff with 370, Ogallala with 381, Sidney at 389, McCook 410, Chadron 420, Gothenburg 434, Lexington 435 and Bridgeport 451. Sidney is lead by Emma Alexander with a total of 86, followed by Tiara Ginther with 97, Paige Langley at 98, Dru Rowan with a 108, and Janay Brauer...
