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Titan Machinery Inc, a leading dealer network of full-service agriculture and construction equipment stores, announced its plans to expand into the markets in Sidney and Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Torrington, Wyoming. With the retirement of the HorizonWest's founding partner, Titan Machinery will acquire the assets of HorizonWest and will become the Case IH Agriculture Dealer in the Nebraska Panhandle and Eastern Wyoming. HorizonWest General Manager Bruce McCracken states "I am looking forward...
A little more than 60 years ago, Julie and Al became one home. Dec. 20, 1959, is recognized as the next step from their initial conversation at a Rural Life meeting. Rural Life is a program just as it implies, all about rural life, designed as the next step after 4-H. They were in Kansas at the time. "We came here January 1971," said Julie. "We've been here a long time." The move followed graduating from Kansas State, and moving to Dodge City, Kan., then to Carlton, Kan. Al was then offered a...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners opened three bids for purchase of a backhoe. The three bids, from Titan Machinery, ranged in price from $34,500 for a 2008 Case 580 to about $20,000 lease for a 2020 Case or about $93,000 purchase. Titan Machinery also offered a 2006 Case 590 for $35,900. The bids were tabled for review. The commissioners also opened and approved a bid from Nebraska Machinery for a skid steer lease at a price of $5,700 for two years. Where is the line between compassion and...
In August 2019, Matt Innis announced his candidacy for US Senate against incumbent Ben Sasse. Innis introduced a platform of three points: Nebraskans want a senator who will represent them and their interests, and thirdly to support appointment of conservative judges to the federal bench. On Feb. 7, Innis toured Cheyenne County from Leyton Elementary School to Grandma Joe's cafe in Sidney. "Everywhere we go, it is incredible," Innis said. He said it doesn't matter if he is in Omaha, Lincoln or...
The Sidney High School Administration is changing. The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 board of education officially accepted the resignation of Activities Director Mike Brockhaus. In his letter to the board, Brockhaus said he has accepted the superintendent's position with Elgin Public Schools. His new duties will begin July 1, 2020. Brockhaus is currently Activities Director, Transportation Director and Assistant Principal. According to his resignation letter, Brockhaus has been part of...
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning residents of two new fraud activities. Individuals claiming to represent Amazon or Apple call the victim and claim their account has been hacked, but more information is needed to issue a refund. The perpetrator then requests a photo of the front and back of the victim's driver license to verify their identity, followed by a request for their bank information. Victims are finding themselves subject to financial as well as i...
Nebraska native and US Navy veteran Justin Kane will be bringing his country sound to the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Kane, a western Nebraska native, spent nine years in the US Navy before returning home and working on his musical talent. "I served with some of the bravest and most honorable people I have ever met. It is their sacrafice that allows us to have the freedoms we enjoy today," Kane said. His high energy show is a mix of...
On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Sharon "Sherri" Gregg peacefully passed from this world to the next, surrounded by family in Sidney, NE. Sherri, the daughter of Frank and Lee (Simmons) Gregg, was born in Stafford, KS on October 31, 1953. Sherri remembers fondly the adventure of living in Ankara, Turkey at the age of 4 with her family. She moved with the family to Sidney in 1961 and graduated from Saint Patrick's Academy in 1971. She moved to Lincoln after graduation for two years and then...
Nancy A. Schilling, age 72, of Sidney, NE passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Sidney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 31, 2020 in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Nancy's register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be made in Nancy's name to the Donor's choice. You may view Nancy's...
Nancy Elizabeth Rankin Brown died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Memorial services were held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Lucas Funeral Home in Keller, Texas. She was born April 12, 1938 to Robert and Jean (McKeown) Rankin in Enid, Oklahoma. She graduated from Sidney High School in Sidney, Nebraska in 1956. She married Stewart Thomas Brown, Jr. on December 27, 1958 in Sidney, Nebraska. She was an artist who loved...
Daniel L. "Digger" O'Dell, age 64, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at home in Sidney, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 14, 2020 in the Sidney Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Lee Eads officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. to sign Dan's register book and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in care of the family...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team continued their strong play, easily beating Gering and Scottsbluff in road action over the weekend. The Lady Raiders had no trouble with Gering when they visited Sidney last month, but this contest started differently with Gering keeping pace with Sidney offensively and the Lady Raiders struggling with turnovers. Sidney was able to muscle through the first half, but only led by three points, 26-to-23. But the second half started with the Lady Raiders...
Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team continued to struggle with wins, dropping two more contests against Gering and Scottsbluff. On Friday, Sidney traveled to Gering to face the Bulldogs for the third time this season, hoping to finally get the best of their rival. After falling by 33 points in their last meeting, the Raiders' offense was able to handle the Bulldogs' defense and led by a 12-to-11 score at the end of the first period. Gering started to get their offensive rhythm in gear, outscorin...
Peetz's Bulldog Basketball team traveled up to Chappell, NE, to face the Creek Valley Storm in a late Saturday afternoon match up. The 7-and-8 Bulldogs looked to even their season record against a struggling 3-and-13 Storm squad, and focused on shutting down Creek Valley's two most effective weapons, junior Oakley Hodges and senior Patrick Hansen. Both teams started slowly on offense until the pace picked up midway through the first period and Peetz got into a rhythm. In the closing moments of...
Creek Valley's Lady Storm Basketball team has struggled this year, going into Saturday's home match up looking for a win after losing Friday night to Leyton by 20 points. Peetz's Lady Bulldogs have also struggled this season, trying to rebuild a program that has struggled for years, while only having six players dressed for the game. But the 2-and-14 Lady Bulldogs started the game out strong, keeping pace with the home team and then pulling out a small lead near the end of the first quarter. Cre...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team hosted the struggling Creek Valley Lady Storm on Friday, and the visitors kept the score close in the first period, playing strong enough defense to keep close in the first half. After building a 21-to-14 lead to start the third period, the Lady Warriors started to pull away with senior Madelyn Watchorn taking over the game and putting the home team up 40-to-24 at the end of the third period. A strong finish secured the victory for the Lady Warriors by a...
Leyton multi-sport standout Madelyn Watchorn signed a letter of intent on Friday afternoon to play volleyball for the Concordia Lady Bulldogs starting in the Fall of 2020. Concordia volleyball coach Ben Boldt was on hand for the signing, and explained that a friend with the NSAA sent Watchorn's information to him, sparking Concordia's interest. "We think she's going to be a great fit at Concordia, and she'll fit in well as an all-around player once she figures out the speed difference between...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team had another busy week, starting with a trip up to Gering for a dual with the Bulldogs last Thursday. After the teams battled together, swapping leads and momentum, Sidney finally pulled out the win on the strength of Dietrich Lecher's pin in the final match to take the dual 36-to-33. On Saturday, the Raiders traveled to Yoder, Wyo., for the Southeast Duals and were on there game, dominating the completion. Seven Red Raiders went unbeaten in the tournament...
The Potter-Dix Coyote Basketball teams hosted the Crawford Rams, and the winless Lady Coyotes started off the action against the 10-and-9 Lady Rams unable to break the Crawford press. The Lady Rams harassed and pressured the Lady Coyotes into turnovers and limited the Potter-Dix offense to just six points in the first quarter. The Lady Rams seemed to steal the ball at will, and the vast majority of the half was played on the wrong side of the court for the home team and the Lady Coyotes went...
Boys Basketball Scores - MAC Conference Bayard 2/6 Bayard 14 11 4 11 40 Bridgeport 26 19 13 23 81 Creek Valley 2/7 Creek Valley 12 11 2 13 38 Leyton 14 17 14 15 60 2/8 Peetz 17 19 16 20 72 Creek Valley 13 7 13 23 56 Garden County 2/6 Arthur County 11 13 10 6 40 Garden County 21 14 15 20 70 2/7 Garden County 7 6 18 9 40 Potter-Dix 12 13 14 13 52 Minatare 1/31 Leyton 10 11 11 5 37 Minatare 7 6 5 5 23 2/7 Minatare 6 7 4 15 32 Sioux County 15 11 18 13 57 Leyton 2/4 Sedgwick Cty 21 16 4 8 49 Leyton 7 10 6 7 30 2/7 Creek Valley 12 11 2 13 38 Leyton...
