Articles from the August 3, 2022 edition
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Trafficking on the Plains
It's cast as a personal crime in the movies, and it is, and often as a web with more arms than can be imagined, which is also likely. Human trafficking is defined by the Nebraska Department of Health...
Emma G. 'Gertrude' Weaver
Emma G. “Gertrude” Weaver, age 94, of Sidney, NE passed away in Sidney on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Pete...
Christy A. Schumacher
Christy A. Schumacher of Gurley, NE went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Regional West Medical Center in Sidney at the age of 52. Funeral services will be held at 10:00... Full story
Master Gardener Tips for the Panhandle
Here is the weekly crop of Master Gardener tips from Nebraska Extension in the Panhandle, relevant to local lawn and garden issues in the High Plains and consistent with research-based recommendations. Drifting Pesticides Drifting may be okay for...
Downtown Sounds Season Closes Friday
The third in a series of concerts is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Hickory Street Square. Nebraska native Nate Keim will be closing the Downtown Sounds series with his sounds of the country...
Crafty In His Second Year
He came to the 2022 Cheyenne County Fair with one year of experience in 4-H programs. This year, he brings a variety of livestock, art and literary expression... and cupcakes. Luke Florke sat before...
Veterans History Project
Donald L. Kizer (Don) had graduated from Julesburg High School, an 18 yr old kid, heading out into life! At the time, the United States was only five years out of World War II, American society had... Full story
Delta Dawn When That Light Comes On
“These [words of God] are seeds sown in good ground: those who hear the Word, accept it, act on it and bear fruit some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundredfold.” Mark 4:20. Faith-SEED is...
Straight Talk From Steve
Earlier this month I wrote an article on how the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services has been unable to account for $10.5 billion in State expenditures. $10.5 billion is more than the...
Battle at Rzhev
In the early days of World War II, 1939 to 1940, the Nazi German war machine advanced across eastern Europe, until its soldiers stood on the outskirts of Moscow, deep into the Soviet Union, poised...
529 Plans: Underused But Valuable
In just a few weeks, students will be heading off to college – and parents will be getting out their checkbooks. Without a college-bound student in your home right now, you might not be thinking much about tuition and other higher education...
God Brings the Best Out of the Worst
Matt 1:6 “And Jess the father of King David, David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife.” Matthew reports the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, “The son of David, son of Abraham (v.1).” He goes all the way...
Preserving Family Relationships and Navigating the Transfer of Ag Business to the Next Generation
Jolene Brown, international family business consultant and Successful Farming columnist, will be sharing ways to preserve family relationships and navigate the transfer of ag businesses to the next...
Cercospora Leaf Spot
Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) has long been and remains a constant problem to sugar beet production throughout the eastern and Great Lakes production areas of the United States. In fact, it is thought to have been a major reason for early production in...
Prepping for Fall Sports
Sidney’s Red Raider Fall Sports teams are making preparations for the start of the 2022 Fall sports season. Starting August 1, Fall Sports student athletes are required to report to the Sidney High...
Raider Fundraiser Returns
Show your support for Sidney schools athletics by running, walking or chasing a white ball. The first Raider Athletic Fundraiser was a downtown event for children to seniors with games, food, and...
New Sidney Athletic Booster Club Announced
The young student can run like the Western Nebraska wind, but his family can’t afford proper track shoes. A female student shows the skills on a volleyball court seldom seen, yet she sits on the...
Values Where They Count
Over time I’ve heard people criticize different restaurants on their first day out. The food wasn’t right. The delivery was slow. The lights were too soft. We’re all good at fifth-quarter...
Countering Communist China
This month, I issued a proclamation declaring July 2022 as “Victims of Communism Month” in Nebraska. This is the second year in a row that I’ve issued this proclamation as a way to highlight...
Public Records
Sidney Police Department July 27 7:49 a.m., Traffic Complaint, 1100 block Illinois Street. 8:24 a.m., Funeral Escort, 400 block Toledo Street. 1:19 p.m. Code Violation, 1800 block Linden Street. 2:14 p.m., Follow-Up, 600 block Illinois Street. 2:22...
Donna M. McQueen
Donna M. McQueen, age 98, of Sidney, NE passed away in Sidney on Friday, July 29, 2022. A graveside service will be held at a later date. You may view Donna’s Book of Memories, leave condolences,...
Elizabeth (Beth) Paris
Elizabeth (Beth) Paris, age 84, died peacefully in Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, TX July 23, 2022. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, August 12, in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in...
