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DALTON — Typically, when the Leyton High School boys’ basketball team gets in a pinch, it can turn to a guy like Sam Schumacher. Bridgeport’s Jamie Gonzalez made sure that didn’t happen Tuesday night, in more ways than one, while leading the visiting Bulldogs to a 46-41 upset of the previously unbeaten Warriors. Gonzalez completely took over the game for the Bulldogs, scoring a game-high 19 points and holding Schumacher in check to the tune of just six points. To boot, Chris Melzer fouled... Full story
Gina Hanley thought that last Friday afternoon was just the end of a normal week for her family and her, but that was before she got the call that changed her eased mind to terrified. Hanley had been trying to get ahold of her husband and when she finally did, she was told that her two sons were being driven to Sidney Regional Medical Center. “When I finally talked to him he told me the boys were in the ambulance on their way to the hospital and that Austin had almost drowned. I was in s...
DALTON — When everything was going right Tuesday night for the Leyton High School girls’ basketball team, the Warriors flourished. When things fell apart, Rol Rushman’s team struggled. Mightily. Leading visiting Bridgeport 11-3 at the end of the first period, LHS was outscored 41-20 the rest of the way in a 44-31 non-conference loss. Poor shooting and a lack of ball handling proved to be the undoing of the Warriors. “Turnovers killed us, and after Bridgeport got off to a slow start, they re...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Griffin III had surgery to repair two ligaments in his troublesome right knee Wednesday morning, said a person familiar with the situation. The Washington Redskins quarterback had his knee repaired by orthopedist James Andrews in Florida. The doctor had already diagnosed a torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee. The person said Andrews also found and repaired damage found in Griffin’s ACL. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Redskins had not made an ann...
PEETZ, Colo. — Visiting Creek Valley fell behind in the first quarters of both the girls’ and boys’ contests Tuesday evening, and were swept by the Peetz Bulldogs. In the girls’ game, four Lady Bulldogs scored in double figures as Peetz won 62-42. Beth Berhardt (18 points), Melissa Schumacher (17), Morgan Burns (14) and Taylor Harless (11) all finished in twin digitss for the winners (3-4). Peetz led 19-12 after a quarter and maintained that margin at the half, before pulling away in the second half. Summer Mueller led Creek (3-6) with 12 poin...
NEW YORK (AP) – A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, injuring at least 50 people, two of them critically. Passengers aboard the Seastreak Wall Street said dozens of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck by the impact. “We were pulling into the dock. The boat hit the dock. We just tumbled on top of each other. I got thrown into everybody else. ... People were hysterical, crying,” said Ellen Foran...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s tax law is so thick and complicated that businesses and individuals spend more than 6 billion hours a year complying with filing requirements. That’s the equivalent of 3 million people working full-time, year-round. As a result, about 90 percent of filers will either pay a tax preparer or use a computer software service to help with their federal tax returns this spring, according to a report Wednesday by an independent government watchdog. “The existing tax code makes compliance difficult, requiring taxpaye...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon’s view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces. “We wouldn’t rule out any option,” including zero troops, Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security adviser, said Tuesday. “The U.S. does not have an inherent objective of ‘X’ number of troops in Afghanistan,” Rhodes said. “We have an objective of making sure there is no safe haven for al-Qaida in...
Sidney Sun-Telegraph – Cooper Christensen on Jan. 7 became the first baby to be born at Sidney Regional Medical Center in 2013. The newborn son of Ryan and Tonya Christensen, Cooper weighed 7.5 pounds and was 20.5 inches long at birth. Cooper and his parents received a gift bag filled with surprises from the local area merchants, to help the family begin its journey. Congratulations to Ryan and Tonya – and welcome to Sidney, Cooper....
Two Iowa residents are in Cheyenne County Jail today following their arrest Tuesday on drug charges along Interstate 80. According to an affidavit filed by the Nebraska State Patrol, Jessica L. Carroll, 30, and Benjamin Schneider, 20, were arrested on felony drug possession of marijuana and hashish, with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana (more than one pound) and no drug tax stamps, In the affidavit, NSP trooper Ron Kissler stopped an eastbound vehicle near mile post 56 along I-80,...
On the outside it looks a bit small and fairly ordinary with its bland colored canopy, with the windows still decorated for the holidays, the spray on snow concealing the nature of the business making it hard to see inside, a person could thing it’s just another shop along Main Street. The most color the outside has is the neon open sign and the big yellow sign on the door letting a person know where they are and silently inviting people to visit the Cosmic Quarter. A deceptive silence b...
The Sidney City Council meeting this Tuesday started off a little differently than most. It began with the recognition of heroic efforts by city personnel this past week in saving the lives of two boys. Sidney Mayor Wendall Gaston asked the city workers who helped save 5-yr-old and a 9-yr-brothers from the pond at Legion Park this past Friday afternoon to attend the meeting. “The events of last week showed exactly what quality of workers we have,” Gaston said. “Those kinds of things you never...
Fred L. Turner NEW YORK (AP) – A former McDonald’s CEO who helped expand the fast-food chain’s global footprint and spearheaded the creation of “Hamburger University” died Monday night after suffering complications from pneumonia, the company said. He was 80 years old. During Fred L. Turner’s time as CEO from 1974 to 1987, McDonald’s more than tripled its number of locations and set up shop in dozens of new markets, the company said in a statement. The chain, based in Oak Brook, Ill., now has...
Twila J. Petersen 1931 to 2013 Twila J. Petersen, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Golden Living Center-Meadowbrook in Rapid City, S.D. Twila was born on June 1, 1931 in Carleton, Neb., to Amos B. and Anna L. (Dirks) Hoffert. The family frequently moved around eastern Nebraska during her childhood years. Twila’s dad worked for a farmer and then got a job for the Sioux Army Depot near Potter doing construction work. The family moved to Potter in the early 1940’s. She graduated from Potter Hig...
Brad Fraass, County Executive Director of the Cheyenne County Farm Service Agency, recently reminded foreign investors who buy, sell, or hold a direct or indirect interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act to report their holdings and transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the responsibility for collecting this information to the Farm Service Agency. According to Fraass, foreign investors buying or...
LINCOLN (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature began its 2013 session Wednesday with lawmakers expected to focus on the state budget, tax cuts and a proposal to expand Medicaid. Lawmakers returned to Lincoln with the state facing a projected $194 million budget shortfall, far less than the $1 billion hole they had to fill when they last wrote a budget in 2011. The 90-day session will see 10 new members and mark the return of Sen. Ernie Chambers, of Omaha. All were sworn into office Wednesday morning. Chambers, the longest-serving and best-known s...
Most mornings I am stirred awake by the loudest, most annoying alarm clock one could possibly imagine. I made it as annoying as possible for the fear that anything less would result in my inability to open my eyes and start the day, sleeping through the beginning of my workday. Regardless of the method I use to wake up, my feelings toward removing myself from my bed stay pretty constant. I don’t want to leave, ever. I usually roll over, look at the clock, turn off the alarm and my to-do list for the day races through my mind. The whole p...
Just a few days after Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the New York Times’ Paul Krugman crowed triumphantly about the federal government’s response to the disaster. “[A]fter Katrina the government seemed to have no idea what it was doing; this time it did. And that’s no accident: the federal government’s ability to respond effectively to disaster always collapses when antigovernment Republicans hold the White House, and always recovers when Democrats take it back.” What a fairy tale. Mature adults unde...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The early start to flu season that’s sweeping the country hasn’t spared Louisiana and Mississippi. While the outlook for the rest of the season isn’t clear, experts are encouraging people to take precautions such as getting a flu shot and making it a practice to wash hands often to prevent the spread of germs. Both states are among 29 reporting high levels of flu-like illness. Although 18 children nationwide have died from the flu since early October, none was in Mississippi or Louisiana. State epidemiologists in Louisia...
As many of you may be considering resolutions for the New Year I thought it might be a good time to advocate for better mental health! Research the following idea’s and chose the best options for your own mental health. As stated in my previous article there are some very real things you can do to help yourself. Chronic issues though may need other interventions such as counseling or medication, so be alert to this! Let’s start with depression. We live in a land locked area which has a very dry climate. This means we need extra sup...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – A hearing laying out the evidence against the accused gunman in the Colorado theater shooting ended Wednesday with the defense deciding not to call witnesses to attest to James Holmes’ mental health. The judge said he will rule by Friday on whether Holmes should stand trial. If the judge decides he should be tried, Holmes could enter a plea at a hearing scheduled that day. Cases rarely advance to this stage without a judge agreeing to set a trial. Prosecutors argued that they had shown that Holmes acted with del...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration’s response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. He pledged that action would be taken. “I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion (that) unless we can do everything we’re going to do nothing,” Biden said. “It’s critically important (that) we act.” T...
