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  • Meeting Addresses LB840 Concerns, Questions

    Forrest Hershberger|Aug 10, 2018

    Ballots are due Tuesday on a proposal to amend the LB840 economic development plan. The question before voters is “Shall the City of Sidney establish an economic development program by appropriating annually from local sources of revenue only, namely the presently existing sales and use tax, the amount of $300,000 each year for 10 years as well as any grants, donations or stand and federal funds received by the city subject to any restrictions of the grantor, donor or state and federal l...

  • Tonight's the Night

    Aug 10, 2018

    Sidney's Night of Hope Walk for Cancer is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight. Events start with the Survivor's Walk at 6 p.m. at Sidney Legion Park Pond. Coming back as a part of the event is the popular Chair-ity Auction. There will also be a raffle for a handmade quilt made and donated by Margaret Lieneman. The volunteer-driven organization focused on making a difference in the lives of local cancer patients. The Night of Hope Foundation, uses 90 percent of the proceeds for local...

  • Fair board announces 2019 entertainment

    Forrest Hershberger|Aug 10, 2018

    The Cheyenne County Fair Board announced at its monthly meeting Monday Walker Hayes is scheduled as the night show entertainment for the 2019 Fair. Hayes is a native of Mobile, Ala., and is described as a tried-and-true Nashville standout. He is a singer and songwriter whose voice and perspective brims with relatability, according to his website. In April, Hayes was honored with Platinum - a recognition of 1 million records sold - certification for his his song "You Broke Up With Me" in front...

  • Westside Church of Christ Reopens Sunday

    Forrest Hershberger|Aug 10, 2018

    There are at least two verses of the Bible coming together this weekend: "Where two or more come together in my name, there am I with them. (Matthew 18:19 [NIV version])" and "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)." The West Side Church of Christ is returning a fellowship to the church building at 18th and Linden Streets in Sidney. The ministry will be lead by David Bryan. "I will be the...

  • UNL To Study Link Between Wheat Protein Levels, Fertilizer

    Dave Ostdiek|Aug 10, 2018

    A multi-disciplinary team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers will conduct a two-year study to see how soil nitrogen levels affect protein levels in the grain that comes from Nebraska wheat fields. The team hopes to evaluate how grain quality, yield and field stands are affected by nitrogen fertilizer rates and application timing. The trials will be conducted across the state and with variations in the amount of precipitation the plots receive. The project also will test the effectiveness of crop sensors in monitoring wheat crop...

  • A Lack of Respect

    Forrest Hershberger|Aug 10, 2018

    Bike rides, especially longer ones, offer plenty of time for reflection. When the only conversation is the breeze blowing through the grasses and the hum of traffic competing for the same segment of blacktop, the mind goes other places. It is a good experience, really. There are conversations that need to start internally. The more I watch communication skills in society, the more I wonder if we’ve disregarded the skills of diplomacy. Politics proves it. It doesn’t matter whose side you sup...

  • 'Good Morning, Vietnam'

    William H. Benson|Aug 10, 2018

    Two Viet Cong terrorists—Hynh Phi Long and Le Van Ray—parked their bicycles on the riverbank across from My Canh, the Mekong Floating Restaurant, in Saigon, and left behind bags strapped to their bikes’ handlebars that contained bombs aimed at the restaurant. The first bomb detonated at 8:15 p.m., on Friday, June 26, 1965, and the second, just minutes later. In Vietnamese, My Canh means “beautiful view.” It was a vessel, or a barge, that floated in the Mekong River, in downtown Saigon, c...

  • Local Golfer Sinks Hole-In-One

    Mike Motz|Aug 10, 2018

    The eighth hole at Hillside Golf Course is a par 3, plays at 142 yards from the middle tee, and goes uphill with a slight left turn onto the green. When Sidney resident Ashlee Ringleman, 15, set up her shot she had two golfers tee off before her, so she was able to get a bit of a read on how the hole was playing. She selected her 7-iron, lined up her shot, then hit the ball straight and far up to the green. "I hit the ball really well, but I had no idea at first how close it was", said...