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If you want to get something done, find a busy person. That seems to be what earned Western Nebraska Community College Sidney Campus administrator Paula Abbot a new title. Abbot was appointed as WNCC's Executive Director of Partnerships and Inclusions. The title was made effective July 1. With the new title, Abbot will be visiting Panhandle communities, reaching out to community organizations. With the new duties, she will be spending less time in Sidney as campus director. WNCC President Dr....
Monday afternoon any rumors or hopes of the next business interest in Sidney became official as the CEO of Camping World RV & Outdoors announced plans to open a location in Sidney. Marcus Lemonis, chief executive officer of Camping World, announced Monday evening his intent to open and distribution center and a retail location in Sidney. The announcement was made at a reception at Beans & Steams Coffee House. Lemonis quickly said he is planting his flag in Sidney, metaphorically and as grand as...
The Panhandle Public Health District recently reported an improvement in the region's response to COVID-19. From March 2 to Aug. 4, the Panhandle area has conducted 8,320 tests. Of that number, 444 tests were returned positive for the coronavirus for a 5.3 percent cumulative positivity rate. Of the 444 positive cases, 384 have recovered and 54 are active. There are six COVID-related deaths, one active hospitalization and 45 cumulative hospitalizations. PPHD publishes a chart, a dial, explaining...
SCOTTSBLUFF - As the start to the Fall 2020 semester rapidly approaches, Western Nebraska Community College has updated it's Safe Operating Protocols (SOP) guidelines that allow students, faculty, and staff a safe transition back to on-campus instruction. The SOP outlines WNCC's policies, guidelines, and protocols in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. WNCC has taken all precautions necessary to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and promote safe learning environments for WNCC students. "After...
Evelyn M. (Schwartz) Flessner, 94, a long-time resident of Cheyenne County, passed away on August 5, 2020 in Baldwin City, KS. Evelyn, the daughter of Karl Louis and Anna Fredricka Marie (Borges) Schwartz, grew up in a family of nine on their homestead in Weyerts Community, now known as Sullivan Hills Camp. She was an active member of Immanuel (Weyerts) Lutheran Church near Lodgepole, NE and in her later years of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney. In 1948 she married Lavern H. Flessner....
Michael R. Norwood, age 62 of Sidney, NE left this world for God’s ultimate fishing trip on July 26, 2020. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 6th, in the New Heart Fellowship Church in Sidney with Pastor Pete Morgan officiating. You may view Slim’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Michael’s care and funeral arrangements. Mike was born to Frank and Louise (Swee...
Marjory Ann Harris Fish passed away Sunday, August 2nd, 202. her four surviving children were able to spend time with her during the week before her passing, for this they are very grateful. Marjory was born to Ingle R. and Doris DeVoss Harris on May 17, 1923 in Sheridan, Indiana. She graduated from Sheridan High School and attended Indiana Business College. She successfully passed the Civil Service Exam and was hired by the U.S. War Department where she worked in the secretarial pool. Her offic...
America is at war. It has been for some time. But now the conflict has spilled into the streets. Shots have been fired. Blows have been exchanged. And we’re witnessing a fascinating blend of political subversion and terrorism with technology and media. The battle between collectivist and individualist philosophies has gone hot in America. America was founded on the grand idea that people could govern themselves, provided a loose framework of authority was established to codify the boundaries o...
I remember some of the shows from my early years. They were odd, challenging and mysterious all at the same time. They were mysterious because even at that time, “the latest in polyester and spandex” didn’t add up to a new planet or an unexplored world. One tear walking through a sticker patch and you can almost hear the rest of your shirt tear. Some of the favorites, well, the fantasy I suppose, were of heroes, the testosterone-rich get-it-done and take-no-prisoners type of movies that proba...
We are now in the home stretch in the Legislative Session with only 3 days remaining to complete the 60 days requirement. Last week there was a compromise bill brought to the floor (LB 1107) that dealt with property tax relief, tax incentives for businesses, and a $300 million contribution to a new hospital for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This bill has been promoted as the Great Compromise. The bill combines three pieces of legislation, regardless of previous opposition to each...
A generation or so ago, people didn’t just retire from work – many of them also withdrew from a whole range of social and communal activities. But now, it’s different: The large Baby Boom cohort, and no doubt future ones, are insisting on an active lifestyle and continued involvement in their communities and world. So, what should you know about this “new retirement”? And how can you prepare for it? For starters, consider what it means to be a retiree today. The 2020 Edward Jones/Age Wave Four Pillars of the New Retirement study has identifie...
Our nation is in the middle of a turmoil. We have a pandemic going on, we have an election coming up, we have rioting going on in a number of places, we have wrongs that need to be righted, So how do we get through all this? 2 Chronicles 7:14 states “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and heal their land.” Our land is in NEED of healing; physical from this pandemic (which is causing a lot of fear and confusion). We need hea...
Continued from Aug. 5 So much was the same. It was mid-afternoon when we arrived at the entrance to the huge airbase near Jacksonville, Florida. We stopped at the entrance gate the guard on duty told Cecil to go through the gate for briefing and I to remain in the car outside. We parked Elizabeth, the Buick, to the side of the entrance. A Navy officer took the wheel and said he would take me to a civilian residence in the town of Jacksonville where we could find sleeping accommodations as no vac...
A nation starved for live entertainment of any sort would seem to overwhelmingly welcome back professional sports, but initial television ratings indicate a lack of interest from the viewing public for most sports. Be it the lack of actual fans in the seats, phony digitally enhanced piped-in “cheering” or the heavy handed left-wing political messaging incorporated into most sports, professional sports have re-opened with underwhelming interest. Surprisingly, to many people, as prior to the ope...
The Colorado High School Activities Association, after months of collaboration with Gov. Jared Polis and numerous COVID-19 related committees, has announced a modified sports and activities calendar for the 2020-2021 scholastic calendar. “The health and safety of our student participants, coaches, officials and essential personnel, including volunteers is a primary concern for the return of interscholastic athletics and activities,” said CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green. “We are very...
Sidney — Agri-Plastics, A Group of Companies, announced the acquisition of the marketing rights and designated territory of Superior Mat and Comfort Inc. A family-owned company since 1999, Superior Mat and Comfort Inc., offers customized quality rubber solutions for dairy producers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Superior Mat and Comfort Inc. will now be a part of Agri-Comfort, a division of Agri-Plastics. The founder of Superior Mat and Comfort Inc, Martin Folkema, is joining the A...
Build your reputation right and customers will find you. That is the experience of Nick Eddy and his new shop Outlaw Motorsports. Several years ago, Eddy had a business called “Nick’s Small Engine Repair.” After a time he got away from small engines, but never really left the mechanical way of viewing things. That just comes naturally, he and his wife Diadra say. He has had a wrench in his hand most of his life. “I’ve been wrenching on motor sports since I was 12,” he says. His newest vent...
