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Tuesday is election day and a number of candidates are set to go head to head for key positions in Sidney, Cheyenne County and statewide. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday. Registered voters in Sidney can cast their ballots at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds, 10955 U.S. Highway 30. Voters in Gurley, Lodgepole, Potter and Union Valley will find polling places at their respective fire halls. Many of the local races have candidates running uncontested this year. Two exceptions are the...
Molly O'Holleran, the incumbent candidate for the State Board of Education, District 7 seat, was in Sidney on Thursday to discuss the upcoming election and her views on hot button issues. O'Holleran, a Republican, will face Democrat challenger Robin R. Stevens in Tuesday's general election. O'Holleran has previously served on the North Platte Public Schools Board of Education. She's also held multiple positions on it, such as director, secretary, vice president and president. "Serving on a...
Pastor Thomas Hyde and the First United Methodist church are introducing a new contemporary service on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. This service will be geared toward the younger generation and their families. “This church has been here for almost 130 years,” Hyde said. “We are a very traditional congregation, but we are branching out and starting a contemporary service for Sunday evenings.” “Because of how spread out we are out here, some people are gone Saturday and Sunday mornings,” said church coordinator Lauri Beach. “Some people have expresse...
The Sidney City Council decided to continue to move forward with the contract on a new community pool on Tuesday night, despite hearing that the cost has risen $1.7 million. The city council heard a presentation from Water Technology Inc. on the proposed outdoor swimming pool and water aquatics park at Legion Park. "It's really about providing a quality of life for residents here in Sidney," said Doug Whitaker of Water Technology. "It's appealing to children of all ages, they'll be able to have...
Approximately 40 Sidney residents boarded a bus Tuesday at Western Nebraska Community College to take a community tour led by city manager Gary Person. The bus visited multiple sites across the city, such as the spots for the new Love's travel stop, the proposed new swimming pool and aquatics center and the new hospital. "It's all about helping educate the community," Person said. "So they can have the facts and understand where the projects are." According to the U.S. Department of Commerce...
A Chappell resident faces four felonies after a drug bust that turned into a foot pursuit. Jason Vogt, 31, is in custody after the Deuel County Sheriffs department arrested him during a sting operation took place earlier this month at Vogt’s apartment. He faces charges of distribution of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school, possession with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and tampering with evidence. WING Drug Task Force agents and the Deuel County Sheriff’s Office said that Vogt sol...
A new state of the art swimming pool could still be in the works for Sidney. However, the price tag on it continues to rise and that’ll be a big topic of discussion at the Sidney City Council meeting on Tuesday night. “The costs are considerably above what the city had hoped to spend on the pool, but we will only know the real numbers once the project is bid out,” outlined city manager Gary Person in an email to the swim pool committee. “It’s not a simple thing to eliminate some things here and there, as most of it is tied together in some r...
As Halloween nears, Sidney residents should be aware of some history that's both interesting and a bit scary. Kathy Wilson of the Sidney restoration committee said that Boot Hill Cemetery is a site that all area residents should see. "This was Sidney's original cemetery," Wilson said. "It's an unusual cemetery because it has doctors, historians and businessmen. Yet, it also holds members from the underbelly of society such as robbers, thieves and killers." Boot Hill Cemetery has been around...
The 11th annual Fun Night Hayday Festival will take place this Saturday at the Cheyenne County 4-H building. It’s an opportunity for Sidney residents to ingratiate themselves in a family environment filled with fun and prizes for all ages. The Hayday festival has grown to become a huge success for Sidney over the last 11 years. “It started out small,” said one of the organizers and Cool Kids Coordinator Colleen Langdon. “It was originally held at a shelter house, and then it was moved to the fairgrounds. As the years went on, attendance grew. N...
Gordon Wilkins, a local historian from Lodgepole, is on a very interesting mission to bring Nebraska its second Pony Express museum. Wilkins said he feels it's imperative to bring another museum here since Nebraska has the most documented Pony Express miles in the nation. He thinks it can bring an additional 3,000 to 4,000 people into the town of Lodgepole each year. "It's for the town of Lodgepole," said Wilkins. "It will bring Lodgepole to national notoriety for Pony Express history." He is...
A proposed Love's Travel Stop and Country Store received approval Monday night from the Sidney Planning Commission. Dave Pierson, a senior project manager for Galloway Architecture and represented Love's, made a presentation to the commission that included plans for an International House of Pancakes, a housing facility for its employees and a new hotel. The stop will be located off the easternmost Sidney exit of Interstate 80. Pierson also requested that three parcels of land there be re-zoned...
Nebraska Attorney General candidate Doug Peterson made a stop in Sidney on Monday to discuss the upcoming election. Peterson won the Nebraska Republican primary, leading all candidates with 37.5 percent of the vote. Peterson said that his 24 years in private law practice and extensive litigation experience should help in office “That’s where I think my experience – as opposed to my opponent – is real critical,” Peterson said. “Federal court is just a different animal than your state or district court. That experience is just important to proper...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners met on Monday, and considered a feasibility study for a joint law enforcement facility. The Sidney City Council discussed this matter last week, with one of the biggest issues of concern was where the funds would come from. Sheriff John Jenson appeared before the commissioners to make a case for the move. “The jail is the biggest liability this county has,” Jenson said. “Just by shear history, it shows that we’re outgrowing what we have and we’re at a maximum point.” The growth of the county, just as in many...
There’s a new gas station project set to break ground in Sidney, and it’s expected to bring some amenities that residents will get to enjoy as well. Love’s Travel Stop and Country Stores is eyeing a location at exit 59 on Interstate 80 in Sidney – the easternmost exit near multiple hotels, restaurants and Wal-Mart. Executives for Love’s will reveal their plan at Monday’s Planning Commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. “We hope to be underway with construction by spring,” said Love’s media specialist Kealy Dorean. “The travel stop will ha...
Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts visited Sidney on Wednesday to touch base with residents about problems they wanted fixed and to also give his perspective on the race's issues. According to the most recent New York Times/CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker poll, Ricketts is up 20 points, but said he feels the job isn't done. "We're running like we're 10 points behind," said Ricketts, a Republican. "We can't take anything for granted, and we're working very hard traveling all acro...
In one way or another cancer has affected us all. Its ill affect has torn through the protective fabric of many families. Cancer survivors are generally deemed as some of the toughest people around. They often persevere through rough treatments. One Sidney resident has found a way to reach out to this group of people and cater to them for a day. Alice Macht is a professor at Western Nebraska Community College and came up with the idea to host a free spa day for cancer survivors, as well as...
The Sidney City Council weighed the decision to create a new energy substation at its meeting Tuesday night that would help ease the city’s needs as growth and construction continues. The council listened to a proposal by Ken Fairchild of Olsson and Associates to create the that would help with the energy demand for upcoming projects such as the new hospital and the potential for a new elementary school. Fairchild said he was concerned about Sidney’s two substations ability to to work independently in the case that one failed. “It’s a complim...
