Articles from the February 9, 2023 edition
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Commissioners Plant Beer Garden for 2023 County Fair
It has been some time since alcohol sales were permitted at the Cheyenne County Fair, but this year the County Commissioners approved the Fair Board's request to organize a Beer Garden. Fair Board... Full story
Ned LeDoux To Headline 2023 Cheyenne County Fair
A big announcement was made by the Fair Board, and Sidney will be getting up-and-coming country music star Ned LeDoux to headline Friday night's concert at the Fair in July. The Fair Board issued a...
Silver Anniversary Youth Classic Tournament February 24-26th
SIDNEY - The 25th Annual Youth Classic Basketball Tournament will be held February 24-26th at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney. This year, wristbands must be purchased to enter. There will be different colored wristbands for different...
Chamber Planning 2023 Downtown Sounds Lineup
Members of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce met last Friday, February 3 to discuss progress that had been made and finalize certain plans for the 2023 Downtown Sounds series of events. This year, Downtown Sounds will be held on June 16, July...
Annual Shrove Tuesday pancake feed to be held in Lodgepole on February 21st
The Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Lodgepole, Nebraska will be hosting its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feed on February 21st, 2023 at the Lodgepole Community Center From 5pm-7:30 pm. Hot cakes, link and patty sausages, and scrambled eggs will be...
Straight Talk From Steve
By now many of you have received a postcard or two in the mail indicting me for trying to repeal term limits. Since these postcards went out in the mail, I have received numerous phone calls and...
Delta Dawn When the Light Comes On: Week Six
"He who loves his brother lives in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. Greater is He Who is in you than he who is in the world, because He has given us of His Spirit; you have an...
Dealing With Stress
After watching young people (anyone under 30 years old... snicker) demonstrating and rioting because they find their lot in life so difficult I want to throw up. It makes me that sick. They want...
Erdman's Bill "Pitiable and Lacked Empathy"
Just for the record, would the Nebraska legislative district 47 voters who influenced Senator Steve Erdman to limit Nebraskans to election day voting only (with few exceptions); asked him to request that the Unicameral be changed to a two house...
Opposing LB 662
Local control and keeping our families together – essential aspects of The Good Life in Nebraska – are threatened by LB 662. Imagine this waking nightmare: your water is contaminated, your rural road is overrun and torn up by heavy trucks and...
Dryland ag production in the High Plains is topic of Feb. 14 meeting at Sidney
What challenges are facing dryland crop and livestock production on the High Plains? How is research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln addressing the challenges? What are the lessons from that research? All these questions and more will be addres...
NRCS and NRDs Partner on Dam Assessments
LINCOLN, Nebraska – To ensure water infrastructure safety, Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on several dam assessments across the state....
NRDs Taking Orders for Spring Conservation Tree Plantings
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The deadline is approaching to order conservation tree seedlings from your local Natural Resources District (NRD). Since 1972, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) have worked with communities and landowners to...
Frederick T. "Tom" Meick
Frederick T. "Tom" Meick, age 75, of Sidney, NE passed away in Ft. Collins, CO on Friday, January 3, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 11 am on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Evangelical Free...
Rose Mary Elizabeth (Pelster) Meier 91
Rose Mary Elizabeth (Pelster) Meier 91, of Denver died January 26, 2023 in her home surrounded by family. Rose Mary was born February 17, 1931, to Bernard and Elizabeth (Reicks) Pelster in Dalton,...
Karen J. Rehmer
Karen J. Rehmer, age 85, long-time resident of Sidney, passed away peacefully in the early morning, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Sidney Regional Medical Center. She had entered the hospital just before Christmas where she was receiving care for a...
Raiders Drop Another To Scottsbluff
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Basketball team had won six games in a row prior to Saturday's home matchup with Scottsbluff, improving their record and positioning them well for post-season play. It was the...
Lady Raiders Continue Hot Streak
Sidney's Lady Raider Girls Basketball team improved their record to an impressive 19-and-1 on the season with three more big wins, putting them in a strong position for post-season tournament play. Th...
Historic Victories For Lady Raider Wrestling
Sidney's Lady Raider Wrestling team made history when Jaydn Cottam and Saphira Whitley each won a district championship and qualified for the NSAA State Wrestling Championships. The Girls District...
Red Raider Grapplers Defeat Hay Springs, Bridgeport at Southeast Duals
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Wrestling team traveled to Southeast High School in Yoder, Wy., on Saturday to compete at the 2023 Southeast Duals. Sidney defeated Bridgeport in the fourth round by a score of 30-to-16. Sidney winners included Colby Langley...
Lady Warriors Slam Creek Valley, Hyannis
Leyton's Lady Warrior Girls Basketball team improved their season record to 13-and-5 with two more wins over the week, on the road against Creek Valley and home against Hyannis. On Friday the girls...
Warriors Rout Storm, Fall To Hyannis
Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team had a big win against Creek Valley on Friday, then followed the win up with their first loss of the season against Hyannis on Saturday. Friday's matchup was in...
Lady Coyotes Rip Lady Wildcats
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Girls Basketball team traveled to Harrisburg on Thursday, and had a battle with the Banner County Lady Wildcats. With the score tied 7-to-7 at the end of the first period,...
Three More Coyote Wins
Potter-Dix's Coyote Boys Basketball team continued their winning ways, improving their record to 14-and-3 on the season with three more wins over the past week. On Thursday, the Coyotes traveled to...
Lady Storm Falls To Cody-Kilgore, Leyton
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Girls Basketball team is trying to add another win to their ledger, but came up short against Cody-Kilgore and Leyton over the week. The Lady Storm hosted the Cowgirls on Thursday, and although their defense battle hard,...
