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A man who exposed at least one child to illegal drugs entered into a plea agreement with the state earlier this month. On Sept. 6 Justin Warren, 30, of Kimball pled no contest to possession of methamphetamine, a class IV felony and child abuse, a class IIA felony. The court accepted the pleas and ordered sentencing for October 15 at 9 a.m. According to the court's factual basis for accepting Warren's plea, law enforcement served a warrant to the residence of Justin Warren and Shirley Brewer in March of this year. Officials found marijuana and m... Full story
Cancer patients in Sidney who need radiation treatment have to travel to receive it, at least for the time being. Sidney's Dorwart Cancer Center closed last week due to storm damage and won't open until the beginning of next week at the earliest, according to Jonanne Krieg, marketing specialist at Regional West Medical Center. Due to water damage during the Sept. 9 storm, patients of the Dorwart Cancer Care Center will have to travel to Scottsbluff to receive radiation treatments. The storm caused significant water damage to the facility. Power... Full story
Boot Hill, which has been a Sidney establishment since the 1800s, has fallen into disrepair, but the Boot Hill Restoration Committee plans to work this year to patch it up. The original Sidney Cemetery, otherwise known as Boot Hill, has existed since 1868. It was first created to bury soldiers of Fort Sidney. Mike Hartzler, a member of the committee met with the city council earlier this summer to discuss the budget for improvements. "I know right now it's kind of a mess up there," Hartzler... Full story
The Sidney Red Raiders junior varsity girls cross country team finished third while the boys were sixth at the Chadron HIgh School Cross Country Meet on Saturday morning. The Gering Bulldogs won both portions of the meet with 20 points to edge the host Chadron Cardinals by a single point in the girls competition. The Bulldogs 26 points were enough to get the job done in the boys competition while Chadron (45) was again the runnerup. With a sixth-place finish Genessa Schilz was the top girls...
Garden County High School hosted a Round Robin volleyball tournament on Saturday. The teams making up the tournament were Garden County, Leyton, Creek Valley and South Platte. Both Leyton and Creek Valley defeated Garden County and South Platte, but when the Warriors and Storm went head-to-head, it was a battle unlike the rest of the tournament. Leyton came out on top in two games with scores of 33-31 and 29-27. The Warriors outscored the Storm in two key areas—attacking and ball handling. C...
