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  • Spreading the Spirit of the Cornhusker Games with torch run

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Jun 15, 2016

    Spreading the spirit of the games Cornhusker State Games, runners from the Cheyenne County area relayed a torch from Dalton to the Cheyenne County Community Center Tuesday. According to Kiersten Richards, activities director at Cheyenne County Community Center, there were 18 runners, with each participant running at least one mile. "For some this is their first time participating, and others are veteran torch runners," Richards said, "this is our eighth year participating in the run."...

  • Nebraska standards change affect Sidney schools

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Jun 15, 2016
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    Sidney students will see some changes this coming school year when it comes to math standards and assessment testing. Changes to the math standards were passed on a state level in September 2015. Sherri Ehler, Sidney School Curriculum Director said there is a one-year window before the standards must be in place at a local level. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board passed the math and assessment changes unanimously. Nebraska State Board of Education reviews state standards in areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and s...

  • Council OKs employee insurance brokerage contract in last minute agenda item

    Anthony Ruiz|Jun 15, 2016

    Sidney’s City Council unanimously voted to accept a contract with Holmes Murphy of Omaha for employee insurance brokerage during Tuesday’s regular meeting as administration seeks to improve benefits for its staff going into the next fiscal year. “These are the people who will bring us proposals from various insurance companies,” City Manager Ed Sadler said. “The whole point is for them to bring us something better, we hope, than what we currently have.” The City of Sidney’s employee insurance is currently partially self-insured, and large cla...

  • Sadler introduces building inspector, assistant search over

    Anthony Ruiz|Jun 15, 2016

    The introduction of a new city chief building inspector, along with the announcement its new assistant city manager, was made during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Sidney City Council. At the start of the meeting, City Manager Ed Sadler introduced Kevin Kubo to the council as the city’s new chief building inspector. “He was the building inspector previously in Alliance,” Sadler said. “He’s joined us, moved down here and is fitting right in very nicely.” Kubo told council that he grew up in Chadron and graduate from Chadron State College...

  • Adrian Lee Haun

    Jun 15, 2016

    Baby Adrian Lee Haun passed away at the age of 4 months on Saturday, June 11, at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 18, in the Church of the Nazarene in Sidney with Pastor Leonard Suhr officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials have been designated to the family to assist with funeral expenses. There is no visitation at the funeral home. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with...

  • Daniel J. Frerichs

    Jun 15, 2016

    Daniel J. Frerichs, 81 of Sidney, passed away at his home, Monday, June 13. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 17 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Scott Bloomquist of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday, from 1-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Dan's name to SRMC Hospice or the Sidney Elks Lodge of 1894. You may view...

  • Wood Bat Donation

    Don Ogle|Jun 15, 2016

    Sidney Wood Bat Tournament players visit with Bill Butkus, president of the Sidney Regional Health Center Foundation Board before presenting him with a $750 check for SRMC cancer programs....

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