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Long lines of people waited to pay for their discounted books, toys and collectibles during the final clearance sales at the Book and Coffee Corner this past weekend. The store, which opened in 1974, will be closing its doors permanently later this month, according to Cindy Rohm, current owner of the business. "Unless you want to buy it," she said while checking out customers at one of the registers. "I'll hand you the keys." Rohm cited lack of patronage in the Book Corner as the reason for the...
The Nebraska State Patrol Troop E welcomed visitors to their new location at 742 Jackson and introduced three new troopers at their open house on Sunday. The new troopers are, from left, Brent Potthoff of Kearney, Alex Sinnett of Omaha and Kara Hutchison of Kearney....
Croell Redi-Mix manager Robert "Sparky" England cuts the ribbon at their facilities at 839 Rd. 17 in Sidney on Sept. 3....
The Book and Coffee Corner had a going-out-of-business sale this past weekend. The store, open since 1974, will be open for one last sale on Sept. 12, 13 and 14....
The Luu family, owners of the VIP Nail Salon located at 430 Glover Rd., celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Aug. 18....
José Campos, 69 of Sidney, passed away at his home Sunday evening, Sept. 7, 2014. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Jose’s care and funeral arrangements....
Lenora Barker, 71 of Sidney, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 7, 2014 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Lenora’s care and funeral arrangements....
Duane R. Namuth, 78 of Sidney, passed away Wed., Sept. 3, 2014 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thurs., Sept. 11th in the Sidney Church of Christ with Dustin Rocha officiating. Cremation will follow the services with private family inurnment in the Greenwood Cemetery at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in care of...
Karen Sue Elliott, 72 of Sidney, passed away at her home Mon., Aug. 25, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Tues., Sept. 9th in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Hall officiating. Casual dress is requested at the funeral. Inurnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday until 3 p.m. to sign Sue’s register book and drop off condolences. Memorial contributions may be made in Sue’s name to your favorite animal related cause. You may view Sue’s Book...
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer (through Sept.) from 8 to 11 a.m. Any Vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. Wednesday, Sept. 10 Toddler Tales at the Sidney Public Library will begin Wednesday, Sept. 10. This session welcomes children ages 2 and 3 with a story and fingerplays beginning at 10:15 a.m. Parents interested in having their child participate please call the library at 254-3110 to register. Thad Holly Fundraiser Dinner on Wed.,...
Last week I talked about our soil health tour to North and South Dakota. We looked at all aspects of high quality no-till crop production and grazing practices implemented on farm and ranch lands in the region. Everyone on our tour came away with a greater appreciation for the work these individuals are doing to improve the health of the soil they work with on their farms and ranches. We started our tour in Burleigh County, North Dakota with Jay Furher and his Burleigh County Soil Conservation team hosting our group. Jay took us out the first d...
Despite being penalized 11 times for 80 yards, the Sidney Red Raiders stomped their way to another impressive win-this time by a score of 43-6 over Adams Central on their homecoming Friday night at Weymouth Field. The Red Raiders are now 2-0 to start the season. Penalties have been just about the only weak spot in the Red Raiders' armor so far this year. In their season opening game against Chadron, Sidney lost 78 yards on eight penalties. Still the Red Raiders have managed to score 91 points...
The Sidney cross country teams looked very promising in their first meet of the season, Friday afternoon at Monument Shadows Golf Course in Gering. As a team, the varsity boys came in second overall out of 14 teams with a score of 35. The varsity girls finished third out of a field of eight teams, registering a score of 48--just two points behind second-place Gering. Head coach Tony Neels said he was impressed with his teams' results on the afternoon. "Overall I was very pleased with how we ran...
The Sidney High golf teams had the luxury of playing their first two tournaments of the season at their home course, Hillside. With the comfortable feeling of familiarity on their home course, the varsity team came in third place at both tournaments. But the Red Raiders finally hit the road for the first time and competed in North Platte on Friday, where they finished the tournament as the fourth-place team—out of an 8-team field—with a score of 419. After being disqualified in the conference tournament last Tuesday at Hillside for filling out...
