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The French Door Antique Mall is just one of the businesses in Sidney that is helping to keep the city beautiful. Mary Jo Putman, opened the store two and half years ago in a rented space off of Toledo Street. She just moved the mall to its current location, on 10th street, in May. Because of its stellar outward and inside appearance Putman's store has been honored with the Community Beautification Award by Keep Sidney Beautiful. "The Community Beautification Award is given out quarterly to an...
Ben Sasse worked to turn around companies in crisis for 20 years. Now he's considering putting that skill set to work in the U.S. Senate. Sasse is currently traveling around Nebraska on a listening tour—including a stop in Sidney on Thursday—to help him decide whether or not he wants to run for Congress. After a series of discussions, he believes that three major concerns are at the forefront of most Nebraskans' minds. To begin with, many agree that there's a crisis of work in the United Sta...
The city is preparing to begin spraying against mosquitoes. More people are spending time outdoors. It's the time of year when people turn to Diethyl-meta-toluamide, otherwise known as DEET. Despite its popularity and repeated calls by experts to use repellants with DEET to prevent bites, many are concerned about its safety. Some attribute eight deaths to the chemical since 1961—including three from ingestion and three children who reportedly succumbed to over-application. Veronica Phelps owner of KISST Organics said, “Anytime you're put...