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Eastern Colorado and into southeast Cheyenne County are abuzz with concern about night sightings of drones, unmanned aircraft, flying above private property. Some reports indicate craft with wingspans nearing six-feet. U.S. Sen. Deb. Fischer (R-Neb.) responded to the reports Friday, Jan. 3. "My staff and I are aware of the recent drone sightings. We have been in touch with the FAA, and are monitoring the situation closely. I encourage Nebraskans to notify their local law enforcement office of...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners approved a request by High West Energy to construct a power line. The proposed power line will be constructed from Highway 30 north along County Road 91 for about 3,300 feet. Tim Lang of High West Energy was present at the meeting Monday. Lang said the original plan was to route the power line through adjacent private property. Company officials could not reach the land owners. The land is believed to be in a trust. Monday Lang said the plan is for the power...
UPDATED STORY 01.08.2020 The facility sits quietly near the center of Legion Park, a sentinel of sorts. It is rightly called a sentinel because when help is needed, its resources are called into action. The Nebraska Army National Guard is known for responding when disaster strikes a community or region. Representatives of the Nebraska Army and Air National Guard met at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was part of a series of visits in Nebraska communities with National Guard...
The Sidney Shooting Park welcomed the public to its new pistol range Saturday, Jan. 4, celebrating with demonstrations, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting firearm-style, and lunch. "I think it went exceptionally well," said SSP President Brad Zalesky. The event included demonstrations, promotion of pistols available at NexGen Outfitters in Sidney, a book signing with Dan Carlson and open enrollment for anyone interested in becoming a shooting club member. He said the opening exceeded expectations. He a...
May 3 Cheyenne County Loses Passionate Attorney and Judge Doing his job wasn't enough. He wanted to invest in his community socially and intellectually. He wanted to be a judge who would offer certain offenders a second chance. The Honorable Judge Thomas Henry Dorwart died Sunday, April 28 in Sidney at the age of 89. He is known as a judge and attorney, but he is also known for his willingness to help others, to view life outside of the box. He started the first Drug Court in the state of...
Robert P. “Bob” Goodwin, age 63 of Sidney, NE passed away in Sidney, Thursday, January 2, 2020. Cremation will be held with Memorial Services planned at a later date. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Bob’s care and funeral arrangements....
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team came back from the holiday break to travel to Ogallala for dual meets against the Indians and the McCook Bison. After dropping the first dual against McCook 54-to-30, the Red Raiders rebounded and fought hard against the Indians for a 36-to-36 tie, but Sidney took the victory on criteria points. Sidney Head Coach Beau McConnell said, "Although our team was not at full strength due to some injuries we competed well against our district opponents.For our first...
Sidney's Red Raider boy's basketball team finally broke into the win column on Monday Dec. 30 with a first round overtime victory over the Burns Broncs at the Cabela's Holiday Shootout. With the tournament finally starting after a two day snow delay, the Red Raiders faced the visiting Burns squad in the first round, and senior Eli Ahrens made his season debut in limited action coming off an ankle injury. Senior Skylar Heineman set the pace for the Red Raiders, pulling Sidney out to an early...
With the annual Cabela's Holiday Shootout delayed due to the snow, the action finally tipped off on Monday Dec. 30 with the Lady Raiders facing off against the Lady Broncs from Burns, Wyo. Burns started the game with a three pointer but quickly fell behind under the pressure of the Sidney defense. Despite connecting on a few long distance bombs, the Lady Broncs fell behind 22-to-13 at the end of the first quarter. Burns was able to hang in for a stretch in the second quarter, but the Sidney...
Many sports highlights occurred in 2019, and these are the top highlights from the area from June to December of 2019: June 5: Peetz Football Stars Excel at All Star-Game Xavier Runge, Bryson Long, and Zach Holtz represented the Peetz Bulldogs in the 1A North/South 6-Man Football All-Star Game on Saturday in Hugo. Long, the 2018 6-Man Player of the Year, Runge and Holtz helped lead the North team to a 36-to-24 victory. June 12: Sidney Football And Volleyball Stars in All-Star Classic The annual...
