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  • Boy battles through dozens of seizures a day

    Caitlin Sievers|Jun 8, 2013

    When his disorder is at its worst, 3-year-old Sawyer Schledewitz has 100 seizures a day. "He had his first seizure an hour after his one year check up," said Sawyer's mother, Coralea Schledewitz. Doctors thought the initial seizure was caused by a sudden spike in temperature but Coralea and her husband, Tyson of Potter weren't so sure. "We always had a big sense of dread that it was something a lot worse," she said. In December 2012, he had a 10 minute seizure and stopped breathing. Coralea gave him mouth to mouth until the paramedics arrived....

  • The confusing price of rentals

    Floyd Brandt|Jun 8, 2013

    It's not easy finding an apartment to rent in Sidney, especially if your income falls between...well, that's where the difficulty starts. Since the 1940s, many apartment complexes developed in the city have been dependent upon tax credits to reduce rental cost to help ensure occupancy and provide opportunities for middle to low income dwellers. This process became especially important during periods of growth, such as the wartime Sioux Army Depot era and the past decade, when the city's buidling permit valuation crested above $10 million on...

  • Across The Fence: When Fiddler quit running

    M. Timothy Nolting|Jun 8, 2013

    From that day way back when, that day so long ago that no one remembers exactly when it was. It was the remarkable day when a man first threw his leg over the back of a horse. That was the day when a kinship began that would set the stage for the evolution of one of the most remarkable partnerships between man and beast, the cowboy and his horse. To the cowboy of the old west his horse was more than just a mode of transportation. His horse was much more than a mere tool of the trade. His horse was a partner in the work to be done and a friend...

  • Appraiser receives cease and desist notice from state board

    Caitlin Sievers|Jun 8, 2013
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    Cheyenne County is looking for a new appraiser. County attorney Paul Schaub received a copy of a cease and desist notice from the Nebraska real properties appraisal board in the end of April addressed to Jerry Knoche regarding the appraisal services he was providing to the county. "I don't know what took place, except I don't have an appraiser now," said Cheyenne county assessor, Louella Pippitt. A copy of the letter read, "It is the Board's opinion that you may be engaged in real property appraisal activity in the state of Nebraska, and...

  • Willine Modell Maun

    Jun 8, 2013

    Willine Modell Maun, 82, of Loveland died May 26, 2013 at the Loveland Good Samaritan Village. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 10, 2013, 11:00 AM at Viegut Funeral Home. Viewing will be held two hours prior to service. Interment will take place Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 11:00 A.M. at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney, Nebraska. Memorials can be sent to Loveland Good Samaritan Village or the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Viegut Funeral Home. Please visit www.viegutfuneralhome.com f...

  • Marie F. Houston

    Jun 8, 2013

    Marie F. Huston, age 90 of Newport, OR and former Sidney, NE resident, passed away at her home on Monday, February 4, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, June 10th in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be sent to the family in care of Arlene...