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Sidney High School freshman Derek Robb has his arm raised in victory by the referee after winning the 138-pound Class B state title on Saturday at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. The victory completes a 45-0 season for him. SIdney High freshman Derek Robb completed a perfect 45-0 season and captured the Nebraska Class B state wrestling title at 138 pounds on Saturday at CenturyLink Center in Omaha. Here is a look at his 2014-15 season: Dec. 5, 2014 vs. Gothenburg Dual pinned Wyatt Anderson...
OMAHA – When Derek Robb was in the second grade, a flyer from the Sidney Wrestling Federation arrived at the family home. Young Derek liked the idea of wrestling so much he asked his father, Chuck, if he could join. As the worn-out old cliche goes, the rest is history – or more accurately – history in the making. At precisely 3:43 p.m. CST on Saturday, in front of a live television audience and 11,133 boisterous fans who paid their way into the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Robb became the first...
Pastor Tom Waddell is excited to be a part of the friendly community at the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church on 14th Avenue and Linden Street. Originally from California, Waddell began his journey at the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church the second Sunday in October 2014. "I went to college at USC where I was originally a drama student," Waddell said. "I grew up in the church and was always interested in it, so I decided fairly quickly I wanted to go into the ministry." "I was only a good act...
A bill set to be discussed by the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee on Tuesday would prohibit a school board member and an immediate family member from being employed at the same school district. School officials throughout the state are concerned about the legislation’s consequences for rural communities. Jennifer Jorgensen, legal counsel for the Nebraska School Boards Association, said her organization is opposed to the bill. “There’s not a lot of people who are in the smaller districts,” she said. “It’s going to be common that s...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.25 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.29 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 109.0 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 32.1 cents per gallon h...
Christopher Lee Maas, 26 of Potter, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in an automobile accident near Dix. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wed. Feb. 25, 2015, at the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will be held in the Potter Cemetery immediately following the ceremony. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney. Memorial contributions can be made in Christopher's name to the Potter Vol...
Heaven just received a very special angel. Wife, mother and friend to all who met her. She will be missed each day, but never ever forgotten. Janice Loraine Thompson, 82 of Lodgepole, passed away at her home in Sidney on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 with her family at her side. She battled with bravery a long term breathing disorder. She surprised everyone including her doctors with her resilience and zest for life. She is survived by her loving husband Lawrence and her three children and their spouses...
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. The Nebraska Master Gardener Program is offering classes for those interested in horticulture on Tue...
The common thread that ran throughout the no-till winter conferences I attended in the past month is carbon. Adding carbon to the soil is critical to restoring health to the soil by increasing the organic matter content of the soil. Producers in today’s modern agricultural systems are working with soils that contain far less carbon than our soils originally contained prior to the implementation of modern agriculture. All of our soils are now degraded. The good news is we now know how we can regenerate our soils and put the carbon back in the s...
The new office and laboratory building at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Agricultural Laboratory near Sidney will be named the Charles R. Fenster Building in recognition of the pioneering UNL researcher. Approval of the building name was announced by Dr. Jack Whittier, UNL research and extension director for the Panhandle District, at the recent annual meeting of the High Plains Ag Lab Advisory committee. Plans will be made for a formal dedication and sign to coincide with the su...
Calving season for many producers is near, which means it is time to develop a Herd Health Plan to start those newborn calves out on the right track and promote good health. An appropriate herd health plan/protocol ensures that all cattle are raised in the best health. A strong HHP begins with a yearly production calendar that includes cattle nutrition, reproduction management, vaccination schedules, and marketing – all of which are critical to sustainable beef cattle production. Management practices can be better matched with cattle needs b...
Private pesticide applicators with licenses expiring in 2015, and anyone seeking first-time private applicator certification, can attend upcoming training sessions scheduled throughout western Nebraska. The dates, locations and contact information are: Alliance, Feb. 26: Extension Office; call (308) 762-5616 Oshkosh, March 3: 1 p.m., Wesleyan Church; call (308) 632-1230. Bridgeport, March 5: 1 p.m., Prairie Winds Community Center; call (308) 632-1230. Alliance, March 11: 1 p.m., Extension Office; call (308) 762-5616. Harrison, March 11: 1...
After Friday night's game ended with a victory, Sidney High School boys' basketball head coach Erik Kohl quietly gathered his team in the locker room. With the team gathered around him, he grabbed a marker and wrote a number on the whiteboard. It was "20." Then he asked his team if any of them knew the significance of it. Of course, several did. Kohl wanted to emphasize the importance of that figure – that his Red Raiders had accomplished win No. 20 this season. "Winning 20 games in a season i...
Sometimes one big quarter in basketball makes all the difference in the world. The Sidney High girls’ basketball team can point to the second quarter of its game against Alliance on Friday night as a case in point. The Lady Raiders poured in 21 points in the second period to gain the lead – and momentum – en route to a 44-34 win over the Bulldogs at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility. After falling behind to Alliance 7-0 to open the game and trailing 10-6 after the first eight minutes, Sidney’s offense finally clicked. Erin Bown drained three 3-p...
The Peetz High Bulldogs finished their regular season by hosting the leader in 1A North Central and came up on the short end of a 60-50 final at Carlile Gymnasium on Friday night. While the Bulldogs (11-8) would not have been able to catch Fleming (15-3) for the top spot in the league, a win would have secured them a second seed in the upcoming district tournament. Instead, they go in as the third seed and will face No. 4 Pawnee. “It was a tough last game of the year,” said Bulldogs’ head coach Jim Gardiner. “Hats off to Fleming. They are a you...
Kaden Vowers, 106 pounds (Final season record: 35-10) Opening Round – Vowers pinned Jacob Kubicka (Adams Central), 3:07 Quarterfinal – Van Schmidt (Omaha Skutt Catholic) major dec. Vowers, 18-4 Consolation Round 2 – Devin DeLancey (Bennington) dec. Vowers, 4-2 Colton Peckham, 113 pounds (Final season record: 26-16) Opening Round – Riley Berg (West Point-Beemer) pinned Peckham, 0:27 Consolation Round 1 – Brendan Doyle (Seward) pinned Peckham, 1:49 Derek Robb, 138 pounds (Final season record: 4...
