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Doing his job wasn't enough. He wanted to invest in his community socially and intellectually. He wanted to be a judge who would offer certain offenders a second chance. The Honorable Judge Thomas Henry Dorwart died Sunday, April 28 in Sidney at the age of 89. He is known as a judge and attorney, but he is also known for his willingness to help others, to view life outside of the box. He started the first Drug Court in the state of Nebraska, according to his wife Pat. It is a legacy that is...
The pepperoni pizza arrives with a two-liter bottle of a carbonated beverage. In the cooler is an assortment of other beverages in bottles and cans. When the meal is done, the remaining question is what to do with the cardboard container and the glass, plastic and aluminum. The answer is much more complex than the heart might wish, according to Sidney City Manager Ed Sadler. If the pizza box, for example, is put in a recycle bin but it is stained with grease and cheese that stuck to the lid, it...
What if people started looking beyond the obvious, spent less time judging on the mask a person wears and more time relating to the person behind the mask? What if safety in a school started with students and faculty recognizing they are more alike than different? These are questions addressed Wednesday at Sidney High School. Sidney High School held its second "Challenge Day" Wednesday. Challenge Day is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with programs that help people connect. It is also the nam...
The wind and cool weather didn’t stop the caped crusader or the web crawler from running for a cause Saturday. Plains West CASA hosted its first Superhero 5K run Saturday, April 27, at Legion Park. “My goal was 25 adults and we exceeded that number,” said Plains West CASA Executive Director Krista Bruns. “We had 37 Superheros register for the run; 28 adults and nine kids.” Bruns said the event well as CASA’s first 5K run. “We had many people pre-register and some who signed up the day of the ev...
The Sidney High School 2018-2019 Evening of Excellence will be held Wednesday, May 8. The Evening of Excellence is the night in which Sidney High School and the community honor students who have achieved excellence in their high school endeavors. The public is invited and encouraged to attend to show support to the high school students. There will be refreshments and socializing at 6:30 p.m. in the Sidney High School Commons, followed by the awards program beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Sidney High School Auditorium....
LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts was joined at the State Capitol by representatives from Nebraska's beef industry Wednesday to proclaim May as Beef Month. Nebraskans celebrate Beef Month every May to highlight the importance of the cattle industry to the state. The Governor hosted a press conference to sign an official proclamation and to provide an update on Nebraska's growing beef industry. "Nebraska's beef producers are the best in the business. Thanks to their excellent work, Nebraska tops a...
SCOTTSBLUFF — Western Nebraska Community College hosted the 2019 NSAA District VI Music Contest on Thursday, April 18. Nearly 500 vocal and instrumental musicians, representing area high schools including Banner County, Bayard, Bridgeport, Kimball, Leyton, Minatare, Mitchell, Morrill, Potter-Dix, Scottsbluff, and Sidney competed for ratings based on a standard of musical excellence. A rating of (I) represents superior or outstanding work; (II) represents excellent work; (III) represents a good or average performance; (IV) indicates below a...
Central Elementary School students performed their Central Spring Sing Wednesday. The kindergarten students sang songs including "Bought Me a Dog," "The Old Grey Cat," "Grizzly Bear," "the Other Day I Met a Bear," and "Naughty Kitty Cat." The Preschool students later sang songs including "Lions and Tigers," "Mouse Mousie," "Bear Hunt," and "Naughty Kitty Cat."...
The Peetz Bulldog Track and Field team traveled on Saturday to compete in the Akron Invitational, and the boys team finished eighth out of 17 teams, while the girls placed 16th in a field of 16 teams. Peetz senior Bryson Long placed second in the Triple Jump with a distance of 38' 10", ran second leg on the fourth place 4x400 Meter Relay team, and anchored the sixth place 4x200 Meter Relay team. Senior Jakob Kurz placed fifth in the High Jump by clearing 5' 07", seventh in the 400 Meters, and ra...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hunters expressed a high level of satisfaction with their 2018 fall turkey hunting experiences, according to a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission survey. Ninety-seven percent of respondents indicated they would return to Nebraska to hunt turkeys during a future fall season. Overall, 62 percent of hunters were satisfied or very satisfied with their fall turkey hunting experience in Nebraska, and 55 percent were satisfied with the number of turkeys they had seen while hunting. The survey results show that Nebraska draws hunters f...
The Honorable Thomas Henry Dorwart, 89, passed away on April 28, 2019, in Sidney, Nebraska. Tom, the son of Dr. Thomas Yule and Virginia Florentine (Greene) Dorwart, was born on September 10, 1929, in Lexington, Nebraska. Following the death of his mother, Virginia, his father married Ellen (Vaughn) Howell. After graduating from Lexington High School, Tom served as a Naval Aviation Cadet in the NAVCAD formal training program of the U.S. Navy before joining the United States Marine Corps where...
