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It is a combination of emotions that shows how well the Cheyenne County School District No. 1 is teaching its students. That is how Sheri Ehler describes the coming Advanced Education Accreditation visit. “It is really exciting, but it is a lot of work,” Ehler said of the accreditation visit. The visit is scheduled for Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. It is an event scheduled once every five years. It is a peer visit that includes interviews of teachers, administration and students. “It is very colla...
The Cheyenne County School District No.1 (Sidney) met Monday night. Among the agenda, the board approved the resignations of Ann Elwell Darling and Ben Darling. “I would like to say thank you for your support for our Art Program, and for allowing me to be part of Sidney Public Schools for the past 37 years,” Ann Darling said in her letter to the school board. She said in her letter she plans to retire at the end of the school year in May. “After my first day of kindergarten with Mrs. Lila Cople...
Cheyenne County businesses and community supporters will be in the limelight Friday, when the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual awards banquet. From the most influential new business to the citizen of the year, the Chamber will recognize those who have impacted the Cheyenne County community. “This is an opportunity to honor everything that we as a county have accomplished,” said Chamber President Hope Feeney. “And, it give us the opportunity to highlight businesses and other...
In a different type of approach to community outreach, new Leyton School Superintendent Chris Geary held meetings in Gurley and Dalton last week. Geary’s “Superintendent Scoop” meetings, which he plans to hold three times a year, seek to open more of a line of communication between community members and the superintendent. By making himself available this way, Geary said he hopes to understand the community’s needs better. “I want to be available to the community,” Geary said at the first of las...
Sidney Regional Medical Center welcomes its first baby Jan. 8 to a Sidney couple. Zaira Smay came in at 22 3/4 inches and 10 pounds to become the first baby born in Sidney for 2019. SRMC officials reported both Zaira and mother Lacy Smay were doing well. Zaira's father is Philip Smay. To help the young one and her parents, SRMC presented the young family with a gift bag....
Joseph “Joe” Henke, age 64 of Sunol, NE and formerly of Dalton, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2018 in Nebraska City, NE with his loved ones by his side. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Satur4day, January 19, 2019 at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Cremation has been held. Inurnment will be in the Dalton Cemetery at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Friday from 1-6:00 P.M. with family present from 4-6:00 P.M. A complete obituary will be publish...
Robert (Bo) Joseph Zumbahlen of Alliance, NE passed away at Box Butte General Hospital after a long battle with illness. He was surrounded by his loving wife and beautiful daughters. He was born at his grandparent's home in Odell, NE on July 27th, 1941 to Joseph and Josephine (McGinley) Zumbahlen. Bo was united in marriage to Deborah Phillips on June 22, 1968 at St. Cecelia's Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in rural Odell, Nebraska and graduated from Odell High School in 1959. After...
Eva Maurine Lydiatt, age 98, of Chappell, passed away, peacefully and quietly, on Saturday, January 12, 2019 with her family present at the Indian Hills Manor in Ogallala. Maurine was born on her grandparents farm/ranch near Bartley, Nebraska on April 6, 1920 to Paul and Nellie (Book) Smith. Her family moved to Lodgepole, NE when she was 4 years old. The oldest of three, she also had a brother, Dick and sister, Donna. She went to school in Lodgepole from first grade through high school...
Sidney Public Schools' top students were recognized at the board of education meeting Monday. The student recognitions were through the Sidney Middle/Senior High School Monthly Performance Award Program. The Monthly Performance Award acknowledges other criteria as well as achievement. These criteria are: 1. Superior academic performance, (or), dramatic improvement of classroom work, G.P.A. or attitude toward learning. 2. Exceptional work effort toward a particular class project. 3. Outstanding...
Michelle Pastor of Tri State Energy explains to North Elementary School students the principles of electricity. Pictured from left are Pastor, students Sierre Blanke, Thalia Garcia and Jonah Graham in a static electricity experiment....
Sidney's Lady Raider basketball team is cruising through the early 2019 part of their schedule, notching two more wins to raise their record to 13-and-2 despite illness in their starting lineup and slow starts. The Sidney defense continues their outstanding play, earning wins for the team during games where the offense is slow to start scoring. Friday was Senior Night at Sidney High School, and the visiting Ogallala Lady Indians were able to contain a Lady Raiders team, with senior starters...
Friday's Senior Night matchup against Ogallala had the markings of a lopsided game, with the Red Raiders struggling to find a winning formula while the Indians entered the night undefeated. After the jump ball, the casually confident Ogallala squad quickly opened up an 8-to-0 lead, with four points coming off steals of Sidney inbounds passes. Sidney head coach Austion Lewis called a quick time out to stop Ogallala's momentum, and Sidney showed some offense of their own with senior Arik Doty...
Sidney's Red Raider wrestling team traveled Saturday to compete in the Gothenburg Scramble against a mix of district opponents and some of the top teams in the region. Before Saturday's tournament, the Red Raiders traveled to Bridgeport on Thursday for a dual meet against the Bulldogs and a chance at a final tune-up before Saturday's competition. After a competitive start, Sidney was able to win four matches in a row on their way to a 48-to-24 win, raising their dual meet record to 14-and-2 on t...
The Lady Storm knew they would have to be at their best to get a win against the visiting Paxton Lady Tigers on Thursday, and a slow start by the Creek Valley girls in the first half put the Lady Storm behind 23-to-16. "We were out hustled by the Tigers in the first half and I challenged the girls to step up their game and they all did", said Creek Valley head coach Missy Koenen. The teams battled to an 8-to-7 stalemate in the third quarter with both squads playing physical defense, and this...
The Potter-Dix Coyote basketball teams went winless Friday and Saturday, with both squads falling short against Leyton and Hay Springs. For the boys, the Coyotes could not recover from a 19-to-5 first quarter lead by the Warriors, trailing at halftime 31-to-12. The Coyotes could only manage three points in the second half to fall 58-to-15. Freshman Anthony Tovar led the Coyotes scoring with seven points, while sophomore Dominic Russ led the scoring for Leyton with 18 points. The Lady Coyotes...
