Articles from the September 8, 2022 edition
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Sen. Fischer Visits Panhandle
Sen. Deb Fischer met with local officials throughout western Nebraska recently, including officials at Sidney Regional Medical Center Aug. 30. After the meeting, she took time to meet with the press....
Robert Richard Lloyd
Robert Richard Lloyd, age 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Mesa, AZ August 24, 2022. In 1961, he bought Snyder’s Mens clothing and in 1964 he bought Fines Women’s Wear. July, 26, 1966...
Sidney Cross Country Competes At Gering, Cozad
Sidney's Cross Country teams had a busy weekend, competing at the Gering Invite on Friday and the Cozad Invite on Saturday. At Gering, the varsity boy's squad took third place overall, with 46...
Chamber Welcomes New President/CEO
The Cheyenne County Chamber Board recently announced Toshia Jones as the new President/CEO of the Chamber. Jones comes to Sidney from Northwest Missouri. She has lived in Sidney for about two years....
Trafficking: The Reality
It's a theme used over and over on the big screen. Fun-loving young adults visit a foreign country and their week in Rome becomes a walk through a nightmare with a one-man army to the rescue. There's...
Suicide Awareness Walk Sept. 18
The Suicide Awareness Walk in Sidney is scheduled for 4 p.m. September 18 at Sidney High School. The walk will take place at the high school track. There is no cost. There will be food trucks, helpful information and support for those affected by...
2022 Nebraska Youth Survey Indicated Preference for Small Communities
LINCOLN – Greater Nebraska youth remain committed to small communities but there is work to be done in showing them they can have the future they want in their hometowns, according to Nebraska Community Foundation’s new 2022 Youth Survey....
Ron Pyeatt
Ron Pyeatt, age 87, of Sidney, NE, passed away on August 17, 2022 while at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. A Remembrance will be planned for later this year in Sidney, Nebraska....
Larry Dean Wolf
Larry Dean Wolf, age 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Littleton, CO on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A Graveside Memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, September 12, 2022 at...
Lance Richard Barker
Lance Richard Barker died on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Despite this disease, he had a full and rich life He was born March 29, 1938 in Sidney,...
Delta Dawn When That Light Comes On
Ah! September!! It is just like Father to start a new year with a bountiful harvest and a time of rest and rejoicing. As a youngster, I loved September. Haying was finished. Stacks were set asid...
No Skinny Rabbits
The ability to tell stories is among the traits I inherited from my dad, Calvin Kenneth Sunderland. Among his many skills was the ability to communicate with both the written and spoken word. I asked...
The Challenge of Travel and Witnessed Events
My wife and I did something recently that we’ve never done before. It was my niece’s wedding. I haven’t seen her for about 16 years, since losing my daughter. We connected over time with...
When Should You Adjust Your Investment Mix?
There are no shortcuts to investment success — you need to establish a long-term strategy and stick with it. This means you’ll want to create an investment mix based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon — and then regularly review it...
What Are You Seeking?
What do we seek in Life? Some seek wealth, some good health some are looking for Peace. The Word seek has several definitions, To search out, to look for, to go searching for, or to seek to find. The best way I have found is to Seek after GOD. Why?...
The North Platte River – Multi-use Water
By Gary Stone Nebraska Extension Water & Integrated Cropping Systems Educator Built in the 1950s, the Dave Johnston power plant is located near Glenrock, Wyo. This coal-fired power plant uses North...
UNL Crops Testing Winter Wheat Trials Available
By Dr. Amanda Easterly, Research Assistant Professor at the High Plains Ag Lab; Dr. Brian Maust, Research Technologist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; Dr. Cody Creech, Associate Professor and Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, PREEC; Dr....
High Plains Arts Council Receives Grant, Announces 35th Season
The High Plains Arts Council recently announced that it has been awarded a $9,818 Basic Support Grant from the Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) for its 2022-2023 season. “The High Plains Arts Council contributes a great deal to advancement fo the arts...
Dallas Brass to Perform at Sidney High School
The Dallas Brass, one of America's foremost musical ensembles, will open the High Plains Arts Council's 2022-2023 season at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Dallas Brass last played in Sidney in 2014. Ticke...
Meditating on the Word of God
I Love Meditating on the things God Has done for Me (us) in Christ Jesus And who i am in Christ and who Christ is in me. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen...
EducationQuest Awards $200,000 in Grant Funding to 24 Nebraska High Schools
LINCOLN — EducationQuest Foundation today announced that 24 Nebraska high schools have been awarded a total of $200,000 in College Access Grants to help develop and enhance programs designed to increase the number of students who go to college....
Jo Houser Gazebo Completed
There are people on the journey of life who are too gentle and kind-hearted to seek the limelight, but also need to be recognized. “Jo” Jodene Houser is among them. Houser retired from the City...
Straight Talk From Steve
Two weeks ago, I addressed the reset at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to their failure to adequately guide the American public through the COVID-19 outbreak, and last week I...
Raiders Stuff Longhorns, 33-14
Sidney's Red Raider Football team got on the winning side of the ledger Friday night with a decisive 33-to-14 victory over the visiting Chase County Longhorns at Weymouth Field. It was Senior night, a...
Lady Raiders Split In Ogallala
The undefeated Lady Raider Volleyball team traveled to Ogallala Thursday for a triangular with Ogallala and North Platte, and after defeating the Lady Bulldogs to start the day, fell to the Lady...
