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The Panhandle Public Health District reported 227 cases of COVID-19 between Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. The number equates to 263 cases per 100,000 people. The Centers for Disease Control reports 2,180,150 vaccines administered at a rate of 112,704 per 100,000. The PPHD reported Most of the new cases are a result of Community Spread, followed by Close Contact. The confirmed cases by gender are almost an even split with 79 female and 72 male. By age, the 50 to 59 age bracket Cheyenne County reported 24...
William “Bill” S. Wallesen, age 80, of Dalton, NE passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Sidney Regional Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 15, 2021 at the United Church of The Plains in Dalton, NE. with Pastor Chad Rademacher officiating. Burial will follow at the Bayard Cemetery in Bayard, NE. Services will be recorded and available on our website for viewing. Visitation will be at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney on Thursday from 1-6...
LINCOLN — Harvest is in full swing across Nebraska and the Nebraska State Patrol encourages all motorists to be aware of agriculture equipment traveling on roads throughout the state. “Agriculture producers across Nebraska are busy moving from field to field right now, so all motorists should stay alert for slow-moving ag implements,” said Captain Martin Denton, Commander of NSP Carrier Enforcement. “At the same time, we ask all ag producers to be safe on the roads as well.” Motorists are reminded that combines, grain carts, tractors,...
Sidney's three-night concert series Downtown Sounds received high praise Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the Visitors Committee meeting. McCailie Carnahan-Kuhns, President and CEO of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, said the concert series went really well. The first concert of the season, July 9, featured Luke Mills. Kuhns estimates Mills' concert drew about 450 people in attendance. Mills is a singer/songwriter and performer from Holdrege. In 2017, he was nominated for Album of The Year for his...
The Sidney Police Department and Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department have additional assets in their toolboxes. Both departs were awarded Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units The Office of Emergency Health Systems was responsible for the project oversight of a Helmsley Charitable Trust $6.4 million grant, which was used to equip law enforcement agencies statewide with next generation "connected" Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The Helmsley Nebraska First Responder AED Project...
Gary Harris, 80, of Sidney, formerly of Dalton passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2021 at the Skyview at Bridgeport. Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 4, 2021 at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in the Dalton Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at the church in Dalton. The services will be recorded and available to watch after the service on the Hol...
Sorry folks, I wish I could write numerous articles full of laughter and fun, but I can’t. After watching the evening news and comparing the way various news channels handle reporting the same event I usually end up shaking my head in sorrow. One gives a positive spin on everything that is wrong while another spins the good as something bad. The national news networks seem to have become aligned with one or the other major political movements. And another tries to hold the other major networks t...
Talk of a cashless society has been around for decades, but the explosion of interest and participation in cryptocurrency markets, coupled with better and faster computing power, has moved such talks from theoretical to nearly inevitable. Those in positions of power among the elites in global banking and finance are openly advocating for conversion of the world’s currencies to digital. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital versions of money circulated by central banks such as t...
Twice in a short period of time I’ve heard the phrase “be fiercely kind.” It sounds like the craziest of oxymorons. Be fierce, and be kind. Kind, fierce. Opposite ends of the spectrum, or complimenting sides of the same coin? The most recent time I heard this was in a memorial. A friend of mine left this earth. His wife, children early in their adulthood, and his friends are left to move on. During the celebration of life service, many talked about how he was such a “get-it-done” kind of guy, a...
If you’re a woman who owns a business, you may have some challenges not shared by your male peers – but you also have several opportunities to help improve your financial future. You may already be taking some or all the right steps, but here are some ideas to be sure you’re considering and revisiting as your business grows: • Refresh your network. Are you involved in networking with other women business owners? Many of them may have insights into the issues women face in the business world, as well as suggestions about lending program...
Recently, I had the privilege of visiting my daughter’s church and hearing their Praise Group sing the song, “Your Love Defends Me” by Matt Maher. I left that church with the lyrics going over and over in my mind. The Gospel set to music gets down deep in the soul. Even though you won’t have the benefit of the beautiful tune, I would like to share some of the words with you. They are so meaningful and uplifting: “You are my joy, You are my song. You are the well, the One I’m drawing from. You are my refuge, my whole life long, where else would...
Farmers and ranchers struggle to recover financially from recent panhandle wildfires that damaged their crops and infrastructure along with forcing a relocation of cows and calves. Two wildfires burned more than 8,200 acres of pasture and cropland in Scottsbluff and Gering. The Panhandle of Nebraska is an open, dryland where fires easily start in canyons from wind and brush. More than 11,000 acres burned from wildfires this past year due to severe drought and heavy winds that caused brush to ignite. Wildfires often result in financial peril...
Grand Island, NE — The Nebraska State Fair opened with great excitement and anticipation. The gates opened and the grounds filled with fairgoers as State Fair Board Chair Beth Smith and Executive Director- Bill Ogg gave the Opening Ceremony welcome to the 2021 Nebraska State Fair. The 11-day event gained momentum with the start of 4-H weekend and continued throughout the week with the conclusion of FFA exhibits on the Labor Day weekend. Concerts saw strong attendance and crowds were smiling, d...
Sidney’s Red Raider Football team looked to stop their losing streak with a C1-8 District matchup with the visiting 1-and-5 Gothenburg Swedes , but were unable to stop the Swedes running game that tallied 271 yards on the night. The Red Raiders won the toss, and deferred to start the game on defense. Gothenburg had been plagued with injuries, but saw the return of their starting quarterback Wes Geiken to lead the offense. The first quarter was scoreless, with Sidney holding off the Swedes on t...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team continued their success with a decisive 51-to-12 win over Hay Springs Friday night at Combs Field in Potter. After deferring to the second half, the Coyotes kicked off and put the Hawks deep in their own territory to start the game. After a few unsuccessful running attempts, the Hawks connected on a long pass to get the ball into Coyote territory. But the Potter-Dix defense stiffened and forced a turnover on downs. On the Coyote’s first play from scrimmage, sop...
Creek Valley’s Lady Storm Volleyball team moved their record to 7-and-12 with two wins and two losses over the past week. On Tuesday, October 5, the team traveled to Dalton for a triangular meet with Banner county and Leyton, and came away with two victories after upsetting the home Leyton Lady Warriors. Both Leyton and Creek Valley had no trouble putting down Banner County in straight sets, which set up the final match of the night against the two teams. Leyton came into the match at 1...
Creek Valley's Storm Football team continued to struggle as they traveled to Arthur on Friday to take on a high-scoring Wolves team. Arthur County senior quarterback Bryce Hanna carved up the Storm defense, going 12-for-12 for 215 yards and four touchdowns through the air. The Wolves only rushed nine times in the contest, but four of those rushes were for short yardage touchdown scores. The wolves racked up 306 total yards, with 254 of them being through the air. The Wolves secondary also...
Sidney's Lady Raider Volleyball team is finding their rhythm as the season winds down, going 3-and-1 over the last week. The action started on Thursday when the Lady Raiders traveld to Yuma, Colo., to match up against the Lady Indians. The Lady Raiders started strong and took the first two sets, 25-to12 and 25-to-13. Yuma was able to regroup and battle back in the third set, and were able to get the last points to take a 25-to-23 set victory. But Sidney got their focus back and took the fourth s...
The Peetz Bulldog Football team snapped a three game losing streak Friday when they hosted the Weldon Valley Warriors and came away with a big 74-to-24 win. The game started as a tight battle, with both teams trading scores early on until Peetz went up 21-to-12 at the end of the first quarter. Then the Bulldog defense clamped down, shutting out the Warriors in the second period while putting up 40 unanswered points to go into the halftime up 61-to-12. Weldon Valley managed a few good drives in...
Leyton's Warrior Football team dropped their second contest in a row, moving their record to 5-and-2 on the year, and looking to rebound against Garden County Thursday afternoon. The Mullen Broncos came into Dalton needing a win over Leyton to capture the District D2-10 title, and were able to accomplish that goal in quick fashion. Mullen junior quarterback Clayton Moore lit up the Warriors' defense, rushing for 140 yards on 20 carries, while completing 8-of-13 passes for 131 yards and scoring...
As part of the 50th Anniversary of NSAA State Volleyball Tournament, Potter-Dix High School invited members of previous championship teams to be honored between sets of the Potter-Dix – Hay Springs match in Potter on October 8. Members and coaches of the 1972, 1975 and 1976 Potter Coyotes, 1989 Potter-Dix Coyotes and 1999 Potter-Dix Coyotes State Runner-Up teams reunited and were honored by a packed house of spectators. Coach Bill Hicks of the 1972, 1975 and 1976 teams received a huge ovation an...
Leyton's Lady Warrior Volleyball team had seven matches over the last week, and won four during the stretch to put their record at 13-and-10 going into the final stretch of the season. The action started Tuesday, September 28, when the Lady Warriors hosted the powerful Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs in Dalton. The Lady Warriors were overpowered by the visitors, but did manage to win a set against one of the area's premier teams, falling by a 3-to-1 set tally. Sophomore Trinity Beutler had 10 kills...
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The withdrawal from Afghanistan is the biggest U.S. foreign policy blunder in decades. We left hundreds of American citizens and thousands of our Afghan allies at the mercy of the Taliban, the same group that gave safe haven to al Qaeda as it planned the 9/11 attacks. A suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed 13 American servicemembers, including a Nebraskan, Marine Corporal Daegan Page, making it the deadliest day in Afghanistan for the United States since 2011. The American people deserve...
October is Manufacturing Month here in Nebraska. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the innovators and makers creating jobs across the Cornhusker State. Our state has a rich tradition of inventing and manufacturing premium products. Over the years, the imaginations of Nebraskans gave birth to ski lifts, center pivots, vise grip pliers, Kool-Aid, and Dorothy Lynch salad dressing. Today, companies in our state manufacture everything from subway cars, to combines, to the syringes used to...
