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  • Police preparing to auction unclaimed rides

    Floyd Brandt|Jul 19, 2013

    Every year a hundred or more abandoned bicycles are found by city and law enforcement officials. On any summer day, the Sidney Police Department stores 50 to 75 bicycles in their bike rack, outside of the station. The majority—90 percent—go unclaimed. “We get bikes that are left leaning against the swimming pool fence, just laying out in the open,” interim Chief of Police Joseph Aikens reported. “We chain them up where we find them.” Some of these may have been left behind after an unreported th... Full story

  • Rabies reports spread from Colo. into the panhandle

    Caitlin Sievers|Jul 19, 2013

    After reports of rabies in northeastern Colorado over the past few weeks, the virus has now been confirmed in the panhandle of Nebraska As of July 15, 25 Nebraska animals have tested positive for rabies, according to officials at the Panhandle Public Health District. This number includes seven skunks. Across the entire state, the virus has been discovered in bats, cattle, cats, one llama, one horse, and a dog. In Nebraska, skunks and bats most commonly carry and spread the disease, according to the health district. "Some humans in the... Full story

  • County probation officers in need of office space as services increase

    Caitlin Sievers|Jul 19, 2013

    Probation officers working out of Cheyenne County are revving up services and trying to find more space. The state government passed Legislative Bill 561 in June, a new juvenile probation plan being piloted in Omaha and Nebraska probation districts 11 and 12. This law will expand the organization's current juvenile services. "We'll need more employees," said Linda Buehler, chief probation officer for district 12. Probation district 12 encompasses all of the counties in the panhandle. At this point, Buehler is trying to put together...

  • First United Methodist's Vacation Bible School

    Jul 19, 2013

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