Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Sorted by date Results 1 - 8 of 8
Visits to Cheyenne County are showing numbers on both sides of the line. They are down, but they're also going up. A Nebraska Tourism Commission press release dated Aug. 30 says tourism in Nebraska is going up. The report offers numbers including February, March and May setting all-time high records. The report adds that the total Nebraska lodging tax collection from July 2017 to June 2018 amounts to almost $5.7 million for a growth rate of nearly 7 percent. Cheyenne County's numbers aren't quit...
Early morning on Thursday, Aug. 30, law enforcement obtained a search warrant to search the residence of Jarred Neuhalfen, 26, at 3080 County Road 83, Potter. Law enforcement attempted to enter the residence, but Neuhalfen refused entry. His wife left the residence. Neuhalfen remained inside and refused to leave. A crisis negotiator with the Nebraska State Patrol was on scene and maintained contact with Neuhalfen. Law enforcement searched a nearby garage and located several firearms. Neuhalfen w...
The Sidney City Council recently approved an application for the Oktoberfest Parade. The parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 6. The route this year is on Illinois Street from Nineteenth to Seventh Streets. The parade is held in conjunction with the Oktoberfest celebration and marching band celebration. The event also needs approval from the Department of Transportation since Illinois Street is also Nebraska State Highway 30. The council also held a public hearing for the completion of the...
LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) has developed a new way for the public to receive Endangered Missing Advisories (EMA) directly from NSP. The public can now receive the alerts via text message. “When we launched the EMA system several months ago, we had thousands of people sign up to receive alerts via email directly from NSP,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “But we also heard from citizens that many would prefer text message alerts instead. Thanks to the creative work of our Information Technol...
Georgia L. Davis, age 80 of Lodgepole, NE passed away at Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, Wednesday August 29, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Georgia’s care and funeral arrangements....
Eileen Meyer, age 97 of Scottsbluff, NE and former Cheyenne County resident passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 in Scottsbluff. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Eileen’s care and funeral arrangements....
Sidney Red Raider football opened it's home schedule for 2018 against the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs, another new opponent Sidney faces due to its' shift to the C-1 conference. A special presentation was made prior to the game thanks to the pilots and crew of MARC, which flew its Air Rescue helicopter by Weymouth Field at the end of the National Anthem, then landed on the 50 yard line to deliver the game ball for Sidney's home opener. Faced with another unfamiliar opponent, prior to Friday's...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team hosted a triangular meet on Thursday at Sidney High School, and the North Platte and Ogallala teams came in ready to set the tone to start the season. First, Sidney played North Platte, and the teams squared off in the first set with no team gaining advantage through the beginning stages of the set. Sidney finally took a 7-to-5 lead on senior Mattie Johnson's block, and seemed to finally gain momentum against the Lady Bulldogs. But North Plate came back to...
