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The Sidney school board approved a proposal for an on-site law enforcement officer, School Resource Officer (SRO), to be shared between three schools. The proposal is for a Cheyenne County Sheriff's...

The Sidney City Council reviewed two board appointments, approving both. The Economic Development Citizen's Advisory Review Committee is a board of five to 10 members. The Economic Development...

The Leyton Board of Education met on Monday, Aug. 9 at Leyton High School. Among the many issues discussed, the board reviewed salaries for special education paraprofessionals. The discussion came...

Legion Park was the gathering place Friday, Aug. 13, as Sidney's Night of Hope returned to its annual location. The Night of Hope is an event to support those in treatment for cancer, and to remember...

Gillis “Gil” Glen Sebold, age 91, of Sidney, NE peacefully passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 in the presence of his beloved family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday,...

David N. Didier 63 passed away on May 22, 2021at his home in Chadron, Nebraska. Cremation has already taken place. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday September 11, 2021 at the Lagoon...

Denise Diane Pickens, 60, of Sidney, NE passed away Friday, August 6, 2021 in Sidney. A public celebration gathering will be held in Sterling, CO on August 20, 2021 at Riverview Golf Course at 12:30...

Dorys G. Fehringer, age 101, of Peetz, CO passed away peacefully with family by her side at Sidney Regional Medical Center on August 7, 2021. No public viewing or visitation is planned at this time....

Willa was born October 6, 1928 in Sidney, Nebraska to George and Martha ‘Moseman’ Niemann. Her childhood was spent on the farm in the Sidney area. She was confirmed on April 18, 1943. She married...

Robert Lee Fraass of Scottsbluff passed away on November 25, 2020, at Heritage Estates in Gering. He was 90 years old. A memorial mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 27, 2021, at St. Agnes...

I was 14 when Saigon fell, old enough to remember pictures of desperate people crawling over one another as they tried to reach American helicopters evacuating people from city rooftops when...

School begins this month, perhaps this week. Teachers again will introduce students to questions on math, science, English, social studies, and foreign languages. I wish them all well. No subject is...

Have the Regents at the University of Nebraska spun out of control? Recent decisions by the Board of Regents suggests that the University of Nebraska is no longer the land grant University system...

Nebraska’s Third District is the number one agriculture district in the nation. This past week, I hosted an agriculture summit where I was able to engage directly with Third District producers to...

Student interns who worked in Nebraska Extension offices throughout the state this summer have gotten a taste of careers in Extension by putting on experiential learning programs for local 4-H...

Some folks have asked me why I write what I do. What is the bedrock upon which I have formulated my beliefs, attitudes and behavior? First here is my definition of ethics: they are the rules and...

In 2021, communism seems like a distant threat to many.  Generations of Americans have learned about the atrocities committed by Stalin and Lenin in Russia.  Many are familiar with Mao’s Great...

Family and friends gathered to recognize the completion of what some people might have thought an impossible dream. In 2019, the Sidney community lost a leader in youth sports. Since early 2020, the f...

The U.S. Senate recently voted on a massive, $3.5 trillion spending measure that has a lot in common with the most extreme parts of today’s Democratic Party: It is radical, reckless, and has no...