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The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 Board of Education approved its 2019-2020 budget Monday night. Prior to the regular board meeting, the board of the Sidney public schools held a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed budget. The proposal is for a general fund of $7,005,114, the Qualified Capital Purchase Undertaking Fund at $202,020 and the Bond Fund at $995,000. The 2019-2020 budget itemizes $19,265,000 in disbursements and transfers, an increase of almost $5 million from...
In 1965, she moved from Alliance to Sidney. The move was expected to be a career step. Get her training and Sidney Business Institute and move on to the next step. That all changed when a short-term opportunity, you might say an internship or temporary position, turned into a lifelong occupation. "I've been with the City (Sidney) since 1965-66," Geri Anthony said Thursday. She announced her retirement effective Oct. 11 at the Aug. 27 city council meeting. She has served as the City Clerk and...
The late 1970s was a time of 8-track radios, CB radios, 55 mph interstate speed limits and the Dodge Li'l Red Express. Owning one has been a passion of John Phillips since then. He first got a close-up look at one when he and a friend stopped at a Dodge dealer in Grand Junction, Colo., in the summer of 1979. They didn't have the fee to test drive it, much less the purchase price, but convinced the salesman to let them test drive it. That was then. Life moved on. He got married and became the...
A sudden disruption in a person's career or work pattern can be devastating. There are questions of what to do next, how to get employed, if you should after a certain age, how to adjust to a lower salary if necessary. The National Able Network can help those questions and more. The National Able Network is a non-profit organization administering the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) through State and Federal grants. Kristen Knobbe, director of the Nebraska/Iowa SCSEP, said...
Thursday evening the traffic through Gurley surpassed normal in both the automotive and pedestrian variety as the village rolled out the red carpet for people to see what it has to offer, and where it started. The first "A Night Out in Gurley" was held Sept. 5 with sites from the Gurley Jail to the Leyton K-8 school tours. Visitors from the south were greeted with a stop on the walking historic tour, an example of history in the present day. The Outlaws Cafe has a history longer than many of...
Crowned as Miss Potter 2019 this evening was Miss Mary Kasten, daughter of Jason and Amanda Kasten. Her attendants are Miss Virginia Herboldsheimer, daughter of Bryan and Laurie Herboldsheimer, and Miss Fedalina Schuessler, daughter of Craig Schuessler and Rhonda Schuessler. The royalty will reign during Potter Days this weekend and represent Potter in area parades this fall....
TOKYO, JAPAN – Gov. Pete Ricketts recently met with Keidanren, a major Japanese business association, during his trade mission to Japan. During a working lunch meeting, Governor Ricketts and Japanese business leaders discussed the strategic economic and security goals at the foundation of the U.S.-Japan alliance. In the afternoon, Governor Ricketts also met with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). JETRO works to promote free trade between Japan and the U.S. along with increased direct...
Nick Sutton and John Phillips recently presented Barry Gaston a recliner he won. Tickets were offered during the showing of "Angry Birds" between Aug. 14 and Sept. 2. Pictured from left are Nick Sutton, Barry Gaston, Julie Gaston, John Phillips and Rubin Gaston seated in the chair....
Sidney's Red Raider Football Team defeated the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs 47-to-19 in Gordon Friday night to improve their season record to 2-and-0, and have a long trip on Friday to face the Minden Whippets next. The Red Raiders did not have a fast start, giving up a 40 yard run and a touchdown to begin the game. Sidney was able to eventually get their rythm and answered the Mustang's first score to even the game 7-to-7 at the end of the first quarter. Sidney got on track in the second quarter,...
Storm Wins Big Over Hay Springs The Hay Springs Hawks struggles continued as the Creek Valley Storm took the trip up north and rolled to a 42-to-19 victory Friday night. The game was called with 8:19 left in the third quarter due to lack of players for the Hay Springs team. Creek Valley only completed one pass on five attempts, but used five different backs to run the ball for a total of 154 yards on the ground.Hay Springs fought hard and stayed competitive with a well-played second quarter,...
Sidney's Lady Raider Golf Team started its 2019 schedule by hosting the Sidney Open on August 27th, and the dominant Gering and Scottsbluff teams fought it out in perfect weather conditions until Gering was able to take top team honors by five points over Scottsbluff. The Sidney squad finished fourth with a score of 410, and was led by senior Amada Beier's round of 100, followed by junior Ashlee Ringleman's round of 103. Sidney traveled on September third to compete in the Scottsbluff Invite, an...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball Team has started its 2019 shedule with three straight wins, the last two coming at the Ogallala Triangular last Thursday. Sidney first faced the hosting Ogallala Lady Indians, and were able to put them away in straight sets, 25-to-21 and 25-to-19. Senior Mattie Johnson had 12 kills and three service aces while senior Nicole Birner had 20 assists in the victory. Next up was a North Platte team that put up a tough fight, pushing Sidney to extra points in the first...
Creek Valley Edged by Minatare The Lady Storm traveled to Minatare last Thursday and the Lady Indians rallied from a 2-to-1 decifit to take the last two sets for a 3-to-2 victory. Each set was a close battle as the evenly matched teams fought for every point. The Lady Storm took the first set 26-to-24, but were unable to put away the Lady Indians in the second set as Minatare rebounded 26-to-24 to knot the match. With a 27-to-25 victory in the third set, the Lady Storm seemed to have momentum...
On Friday, Sidney’s Cross Country team sent a group of runners to compete at the Gering Invitational, and earned a fourth place finish for the boy’s team with 59 points, and a fourth place finish for the girl’s squad with 68 points. In the boy’s division, Alliance’s Alec Garcia placed first, followed by Torrington’s Michael Sandusky and Scottsbluff’s Kennedy Ronne to round out the top three. Sidney’s top finisher was junior Damien Beatson with a 15th place finish. On the girl’s side, Sc...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team hosted the Crawford Rams in Potter for the Coyote's home opener on Friday, and lost by a final score of 46-to-12. The Coyotes fall to 1-and-1 on the season, and will try to get back on the winning track as they travel to face the Sioux County Warriors on Friday. Potter-Dix started the game on offense, and gave the Rams a dose of junior running back Donnie Moench. Moench was unable to break any big runs, and the Coyotes turned over the ball on downs to end their...
Lois M. Henkle of Sidney, NE peacefully passed away at home with her daughters by her side on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Sidney. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 11th in the Evangelical Free Church, Sidney with Pastor Doug Birky officiating. Burial will follow in the Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery in Bridgeport at 2:00 P.M. Friends may stop at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-7:00 P.M. with family present 1-2:00. Memorial contributions may be made in care of t...
Charleen A. Herboldsheimer, age 92, of Potter, NE passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in Potter. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 11th in the Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Betsy Galloway-Carew officiating. Burial will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Tuesday from 1-7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in Charleen's name to the Tree Project at the Potter Cemetery or the Prairie West Church. You...
BILL BORM, 83 of Ogallala, formerly of Lodgepole, passed away September 6, 2019, at Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Bill was born October 18, 1935, at Ovid, Colorado to August and Anne (Lechman) Borm. Bill graduated from Chappel High School with the class of 1953. Bill entered the U.S. Army after high school, and following his honorable discharge, he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad. On September 4, 1982, Bill married Dianne Wilbur at Sidney. The couple made their home in Sidney, and...
