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  • Car windows broken across city

    Brandon L. Summers|Mar 24, 2017

    Sidney Police Department is investigating damage to multiple vehicles that took place across Sidney Wednesday evening. “We are investigating a series of car windows getting broken throughout the community,” SPD Chief Joe Aikens said. “We’re thinking it took place sometime over the night time hours.” Aikens said nine vehicles had been reported damaged by Thursday morning. There are no suspects at this time. How the vehicles were damaged has not been determined. “We’re not totally...

  • Sidney Shooting Park gears up for new season

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Mar 24, 2017

    Sidney Shooting Park (SSP) is located on 114 acres north of Sidney. The park offers trap, skeet and archery venues for visiting enthusiasts and the community. The SSP offers a trap/skeet venue with five trap houses located on four shooting fields and one skeet field, which also doubles as a trap field. All five fields are lighted and the trap houses are outfitted with voice-activated Pat-Trap clay throwing machines. Skeet houses are temporarily using two sporting clay throwers modified for skeet...

  • Bids out for city weed control

    Brandon L. Summers|Mar 24, 2017

    The City of Sidney has sent out bids for its weed control services. The action will save the city both money and resources, Ed Sadler, Sidney city manager, said. “I was curious as to whether we could find a better way to do it,” Sadler said. “We did some initial checking with some of the landscaping companies and at least the initial prices they gave us said they can buy the chemicals so much cheaper, for fertilizing and weed killing. They can do it with labor included for less than we...

  • Meals On Wheels in peril

    Brandon L. Summers|Mar 24, 2017

    Sidney's Meals on Wheels program serves 65 clients per day, on average. To provide 1,179 meals in February during its 23 days of service, it had a budget of $2,500. Sidney's Meals on Wheels receives its funding and resources from the Aging Office of Western Nebraska (AOWN) in Scottsbluff. While AOWN mostly receives state funding, federal funding is "a far amount" of its budget, Mary Smith, programs coordinator, said. A budget submitted by the White House to Congress this month, though, would...

  • James L. "Jim" Gilroy - Death Notice

    Mar 24, 2017

    James L. “Jim” Gilroy, age 88 of Dalton, NE passed away at Highland Park Care Center in Alliance, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. You may view Jim’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Jim’s care and funeral arrangements....

  • Jerry Dolan - Obituary

    Mar 24, 2017
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    Jerry Dolan, a former resident of Sidney, Nebraska went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2017. He died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 80 at his home in Port Isabel, Texas. A celebration of his life was held on February 26, 2017. Most of his younger life was spent in Sidney where he and Laura Randall were united in marriage. They resided in Colorado for many years but moved to Port Isabel nine years ago. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, a son, Mark of Colorado Springs, CO and a daughter, Lisa (Jaime) Radisewitz of Westminster,...

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