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During the latest City Council meeting, a nuisance ordinance was approved. The approved ordinance was introduced by City Manager Ed Sadler based on an existing ordinance in Webster City, Iowa. The ordinance's enforcement procedure states, upon finding a property that has had three or more cited nuisance activities within a 180 day period that were found to be nuisance violations, a designated officer of the city shall prepare a report outlining the nature of the nuisance activities violations and any other relevant information. The designated...
November’s election ballot will give Sidney residents a chance to vote on the City of Sidney Economic Development Plan. The ballot question asks “shall the City of Sidney establish an economic development program by appropriating annually from local sources of revenue only, namely the presently existing sales tax and use tax, the amount of $300,000 each year for ten years?” The goals to of the plan are to provide jobs above the average wage paid to employees in the city of Sidney by encouraging and assisting local businesses to retain jobs...
Vonda Havice, 59 of Greeley, Colorado and originally from Kimball, Nebraska died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at her home in Greeley. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2016 in the Prairie West ELCA/UMC Church in Potter, Nebraska with Pastor Betsy-Galloway Carew officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Dix Cemetery. Cremation has taken place and there is no visitation at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Prairie West Church for the window project....
Mildred Alfter 96 of Sidney, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Sidney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 20 with Rosary services at 10 a.m., prior to Mass. Both services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Mildred's...
Edward "Ed" Eugene Bivens of rural Cheyenne County passed away in his home during the early morning hours of 11 Oct 2016 at the esteemed age of 72. For the last 10 years Ed had been fighting a battle against cancer with grit and determination and showed true bravery and spirit until the very end. Memorial services were held at 10 a.m., Friday, October 14 in the Trinity Lutheran South Divide Church with Pastor Neil Carlson officiating. Inurnment will be in the Grand Prairie Cemetery at a later...
Sidney and the country were treated to a rare super Hunter Moon over the weekend. This composite photo shows the view as it was seen through fall leaves. Hunter Moon is the first full moon in October, and what made this site rare was that it came when the moon was at perigee, or its closest orbit, to the earth. Super moons will also be seen in November and December....
Sidney High School cross country teams return tos tate competition this year, finishing district competition with two medalists in both the boys and girls divisions. The Raider runners return with a mix of experience and youth, many of whom set personal best marks in their quest to make their way to the state meet in Kearney. Sophomore Collin Brauer, one of the Raiders returning to state competition, led Sidney runners with a seventh place finish, traversing the course at West Wind Country Club...