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It is summer and West Nile virus is back for a visit. Mosquitoes in the panhandle area have recently tested positive for the dangerous virus. Officials with the Panhandle Public Health District caught and tested mosquitoes in Dawes, Garden and Scotts Bluff counties. Mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile were culled from Garden and Scotts Bluff. “Finding the virus in mosquitoes gives public health officials an indication of the level of virus in the area and the risk to human beings of c...
Sidney's representatives fared well at Keep Nebraska Beautiful's held its annual Environmental Awards luncheon on June 27. Keep Sidney Beautiful received the state's Award of Excellence for their effort during the Great American Cleanup and was recognized with a Gold Affiliates award for programs during the year. KNB also honored the City of Sidney with second place in the Deanie Anderson Award list, earned for overall community environmental excellence. The Anderson award includes programs for public awareness, adult education, recycling and p...
Emil Weyerts great grandfather came to Nebraska in 1886, settling in on land east of Gurley. The Weyerts family, who were farmers, opened one of the town's first stores. Weyerts grew up on the farm during what he refers to as the “dirty 30s”--the difficult era of depression and the Dust Bowl. He watched wind carry farm and ranchland away. “The dust was so bad in grade school you couldn’t see your paper,” he recalled. “It got so dark the clouds of dust would hang over your head you couldn’t se...
Fourth of July fireworks will light up Sidney skies—on the third. The city's display will start at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, said Fire Chief Keith Stone. The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department coordinates and puts on the show every year. The department usually has around 18 to 24 volunteers working to make the production the best it can be for the community. Department volunteers light the fireworks from just off of College Drive by Western Nebraska Community College. The City of Sidney pays for the show. Those who want a good view might watch from F...
Cheyenne County will begin a new road project in conjunction with the state of Nebraska in August. The Weyerts Road project will involve installing a box culvert, which is a cement culvert that goes across the road instead of a bridge. This will replace a bridge that was washed out in 2010, said Cheyenne County Highway Superintendent, Tom Noel. Cheyenne county decided to use a culvert because it's cheaper to construct than a bridge. Weyerts Road is located northwest of Lodgepole. This project uses state funding and will cost approximately...
