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The city council decided on Tuesday night to split up the golf course improvement between two separate companies. Members were hesitant about a slightly higher cost than expected, but issued their approval anyway, considering the golf course an asset to the community. "I think I have a little better news than the last time I was up here," said Andy Staples of Staples Golf Design, the company that designed the project. Staples adjusted the work schedule and relaxed or reset many of the specifications for the project after receiving only one offe...
Beau McCoy hopes to be elected the next governor of Nebraska. He held a meet and greet at the Coffee Corner on Wednesday. The main pillars of McCoy’s campaign are to lower taxes, control state spending, create more jobs in the state and make sure schools are adequately preparing Nebraskans for life’s many opportunities. He insists revenue becomes available to cut taxes, create higher-paying jobs and provide quality education for the state’s youth when a governor controls state spending. “We’r...
Can school board members work for the district? Even the members themselves were uncertain of the answer during Monday's board meeting discussions. Two employment policies were presented to the board. One of the options allowed board members to be employees of the school as long as they don't work as certified teachers or administrative staff. In this option, board members can be substitute teachers. Option two states that a board member cannot be a employee of the school, whatsoever. Some districts would like to be able to hire school board...
Bids for the upcoming north side street projects were awarded to Nienhueser Construction at Tuesday night's city council meeting. This project involves replacing the street, curb, gutter and sidewalk on four blocks of Forrest Street between 15th Ave. and 17th Ave. The work will continue along 17th Ave. from Forrest to Elm, according to Brett Meyer of Baker & Associates, the company engineering the job. The bid opened on August 29 at which time two companies submitted proposals on the project, including Nienhueser Construction and Reed Construct...
Cars are the most dangerous weapons encountered on a daily basis. The Sidney and Scottsbluff Police Departments teamed up to conduct a seminar at Sidney High School on Tuesday to educate students on the dangers of not buckling up. “Airbags are engineered to work with seatbelts, not by themselves,” Officer Chuck Elley told students. The airbag deploys at 200 miles per hour and causes a body not restrained by a seatbelt to pinball around the car. This action renders the person helpless and vul...
Brenda Roberts cannot explain the grilled cheese phenomenon. Just about every American craves the warm, gooey sandwich from time to time. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce even made it a centerpiece of this year’s newcomer’s social, adding a grilled cheese contest to their event lineup. On film, Johnny Depp famously whipped up a batch using an iron rather than a grill. Yes, the simple sandwich can be prepared cheaply and quickly at home, yet people order it in Roberts’ restaurant almos...
Some people in our society receive little sympathy from the community at large. I'm not saying that everyone deserves to be forgiven for terrible things they do. Reprehensible acts require punishment. But everyone should be recognized as a person, with a history and feelings, just the same as the rest of us. In discussion with many about the child porn case I reported last week, many commented that this man deserves to be shot. Although the behavior of this person currently being prosecuted for unspeakable actions toward his own son and the...
There was a list compiled by ESPN not long ago that settled on the top-10 American sports upsets of all time. Of course the list was wrong. Not only because I say so, but also because you say so. Since everybody would have their own list, mine would be wrong too - at least according to yours. Top-10 lists are always fun for sports fans. Perhaps it's why those top-10 sports shows do so well. While most of us probably don't know when such shows are on, we'll stop the clicker when spinning through the channels. ESPN airs such programming. So does...
Though the home venues have changed, the Sidney Red Raiders football schedule is exactly the same as it was in 2012. The results, however, have been anything but the same. With the Homecoming game scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday night at Weymouth Field, the hometown rooters hope that trend continues. After reversing fortunes against its first two opponents from 2012, Grand Island Northwest and Holdrege, they try for the three-peat on Friday night against Chase County (1-0). The Longhorns upended...
