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Sidney Regional Medical Hospital officials held two question and answer sessions on January 4. The meetings were held to address questions and concerns regarding proposed moving of the Extended Care facility, and returning a hospice program to Cheyenne County. The meetings were held at the hospital and at the Cheyenne County Community Center. The meeting was hosted by hospital CEO Jason Petik. Petik said the meetings are a required step in their USDA grant application. The hospital is applying f...
Submitting petitions for public office started January 5 in Nebraska. The deadline for incumbents is February 15, and March 1 for non-incumbents. The State of Nebraska defines an incumbent as anyone who is currently an elected official and is seeking to return as an elected official of any other board or agency. For example, if a school board member chose seek a seat on the city council, the school board member would be considered an incumbent. Several local seats are up for election this year....
The Cheyenne County Commissioners voted against a request to have a firearms show at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The vote was based on procedure, not a lack of support for firearms. Skip Fricke of High Plains Shooter Supply submitted a request for use of the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds building for the weekend of January 15-16. Sheriff Adam Frerichs was present for the telephone discussion with Fricke. Fricke said the event is a gun show with vendors. He said he would at the facility...
Just before finals, Senior Design students in Baylor University’s School of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS) were able to present their semester-long projects at the Lockheed Martin headquarters in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. These student projects are part of collaborative efforts between Baylor ECS and partners such as Lockheed Martin to efficiently and effectively create solutions to real-world issues. The projects are focused on designing systems and components to extending c...
Keith E. Onken, 79, of Ovid, CO, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at North Colorado Medical Center at Greeley, CO. Keith was born on November 10, 1942, on the family farm in rural Lodgepole, Nebraska, to Armin and Minnie (Folkerts) Onken. He went to grade school in Lodgepole and graduated from Sidney High School. Keith married Sharon J. Shoopman on July 12, 1961, at Sterling, CO. Their union was blessed with two daughters, Pamela and Camilla. Keith worked at the family-owned “Onken’s Gas...
Change is a constant in life, and I have news of a big change in mine. But first, some backstory is in order. In 1990, my lovely new bride and I fled Minnesota to start a life together in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In seeking a new church to attend, we found Christian Life Center, a nondenominational fellowship in Belle Fourche pastored by Rev. Paul Howard. It became our church home and we made many new and wonderful friends there. Two years ago, I received word that Pastor Paul’s h...
On a trip to Central America several years ago, the group I was with was encouraged to be careful giving money to panhandlers and beggars. A little background. For as dysfunctional as American society is becoming, there are places we are still as a Shangri-la. I remember leaving the terminal and being greeted, almost accosted, by children trying to sell what looked like origami from plants. “Only a dollar,” still rings in my memory. One of our group shooed them away like stray dogs. That was...
News outlets – newspapers, radio and TV – sometimes use a rather fancy and greatly misunderstood word when they speak of the presentation of evidence. That word is “forensics.” We’ve heard and read it used in the reporting of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Forensics is a great word to use when writing or speaking to people who have no real understanding of the word’s meaning! Especially if you are trying to bulldoze them into agreeing with you! I first became acquainted with forensics in high sch...
Hello, Sidney Sun Readers! Looking for new this New Year? Deltas are triangular. This one has equal sides. Proverbs 4:7 tells us to get wisdom, get knowledge, and with all our getting get understanding. We may think this is pretty self-explanatory, but if it were, we’d all be operating in understanding. Understanding “dawns” on us. We ‘catch on’. We ‘get it’. We possess a new thought. Let’s say you are a young person taking a bat in your hands for the first time. Knowledge tells us that when we...
Sadly, identity theft happens throughout the year – but some identity thieves are particularly active during tax-filing season. How can you protect yourself? One of the most important moves you can make is to be suspicious of requests by people or entities claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. You may receive phone calls, texts and emails, but these types of communication are often just “phishing” scams with one goal in mind: to capture your personal information. These phishers can be quite clever, sending emails that appear to co...
We are into January; the virgin birth has taken place, and the Messiah has come into the world. Advent was a time of reflection, a time of hope and waiting, and while the season has the symbolism of darkness, it also is a reminder that God’s promises have withstood the test of time, and the light has come. Christmas doesn’t stop on December 25. Like Easter, Christmas is a season, not merely a night and a day. Some churches have observed the season as lasting forty days, until February 2, but many others have kept Christmas for twelve days, conc...
Get out your calendars and mark Wednesday & Thursday, February 16 and 17 as the dates for the annual Farming Evolution event. Whether you look at regenerative agriculture concepts with a wary eye or fully embrace the ideas, this event is for you. This year’s program is packed with farmer/rancher presenters – people with boots on the ground, families to provide for, and bank notes to service. Do you have hard & pointed questions, doubts, and fears? Are you looking for the next new idea? Or do you just want to spend time with other pro...
Sidney’s Red Raider Boy’s Basketball team came back from the holiday break Friday night with a big win over Gering, 80-to-64. Sidney had a fast start, opening with an 11-to-2 run, but the Bulldogs trimmed that lead to just two near the end of the first period. Sidney closed the first off with a four point lead at 13-to-9, then took off again in the second period, burying four three pointers to again build a big lead. But Gering came back with an 8-to-0 run to close out the half and trim the Sid...
Creek Valley hosted the Sandhills Valley teams on Friday hoping to get their first wins of the season. The girls' teams started the action, and the Sandhills Valley team put defensive pressure on the Lady Storm while moving the ball and getting good looks at the basket. Creek Valley battled hard to stay with the visitors, but found themselves behind 24-to-13 at the halftime break. Creek Valley had a solid third quarter, putting up 10 points in the frame, but the Lady Mavericks put up 15 and...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team came back from their holiday break hosting the Gering Lady Bulldogs, and it took a bit of time before the home squad warmed up and finally put away the visitors. After the slow start, the Lady Raiders were able to build a solid lead at the half, but a sluggish third quarter and a fired up Gering offense enable the visitors to come back, and Sidney went into the final frame only up by one at 34-to-33. The Lady Raiders only scored seven points in the quarter...
Leyton’s Warrior Basketball teams hosted the Hay Springs Hawks on Saturday afternoon, and both the girls’ and boys’ teams came away winners on the court. The girls started off with a tight battle against Hay Springs, but the Leyton defense did a great job in the early going forcing ineffective outside shots, and generating turnovers when the Lady Hawks tried to go inside. The Leyton offense chipped away and built a four point lead at the end of the first quarter, and both defenses turned up th...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Boy's Basketball team had three games over the past week, and lost their first game of the season to Bayard on Friday. The week's action started on Monday, January 3, when the Coyotes hosted the Morrill Lions. The Coyotes took a lead early, and even after Morrill rebounded with a solid second quarter, the Coyotes still had a 28-to-21 lead at the half. A solid third quarter by Potter-Dix with strong defensive play put the game out of reach where a strong fourth quarter by...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyotes had a tough week, playing four games and coming up empty in the win column. On Monday, January 3, the Lady Coyotes started the new year hosting the Lady Lions from Morrill, and were able to keep close with a tight and well-played first half. Coming out of the half down 25-to-24, the Lady Coyotes had a strong third quarter and built a lead against the visitors until the end of the period, when the Lady Lions stormed back and took advantage of Potter-Dix miscues and cold...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team traveled to Ogallala Saturday for the Ogallala Duals and placed 7th out of 10 teams at the end of the competition. Some of the best teams in Nebraska and Colorado competed, and the Red Raiders were able to hone their skills against many of the best wrestlers in the area. Sidney's results by meet are as follows: Mullen defeats Sidney 60-21 106 -Jeffery Forsen (Mullen) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 113 - Carter Haesler (Mullen) over Dru Weimer (Sidney) Fall...
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 5 A 2005 Kenworth truck and trailer went off the road near Lodgepole at 11 a.m. Randy J. Milleson, of Alliance, was driving east on Interstate 80 when the truck entered he south ditch, continuing until it struck a state fence, resulting in damage to a fence post and several wires. 2:16 p.m., Village Check, Lodgepole. 2:46 p.m., Village Check, Potter. 2:50 p.m., Motorist Assist, U.S. Highway 30. 5:33 p.m., Citizen Assist, westbound Interstate 80. 6:05 p.m., Warrant Service, Gurley. 6:21 p.m., Village C...
The second session of the 107th Legislature has already begun and new bills are now being introduced. Although new bills may only be introduced within the first ten legislative days of the session, I expect approximately 500 new bills to be introduced this year. Many of these bills will likely venture outside of the scope of what good government ought to do. Therefore, today I would like to remind my readers about what good government is supposed to do. Milton Friedman once famously said that...
