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The possibility of a name change for Toledo Street when the road is extended from Fort Sidney to link 17J as part of the East Sidney Development was the topic of some debate at the last two city council meetings. The city invited the public to submit name suggestions for the road through both social media and traditional means. “The whole idea behind this was to come up with a name that was more representative of the Sidney area, the Sidney community, Western Nebraska, which you can make the argument Toledo Street doesn’t fit that description,...
The Christmas season in Sidney will kick off this weekend with lamplight tours Friday at the Fort Sidney Museum and a tree lighting ceremony at Hickory Street Square on Saturday. The tree lighting events will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the downtown area. Santa will arrive via fire truck to light the tree officially and then he'll head over to the Book & Corner to meet Sidney's youth. "All the local kids are invited to bring their letters and wish lists and there will be photos... Full story
Superintendent, Jay Ehler led a meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the public's concerns over building a new elementary school in Sidney. The proposal for a bond issue to support construction of such a facility was voted down by a narrow margin in September's special election, but the idea has since resurfaced. It is no secret that the current schools are rapidly aging. North was built in 1929 and had an addition constructed in the 1950s, Central in 1953, South in 1955 and West in 1960s....
At Tuesday night’s meeting, the city council took the first steps toward accepting new approved uses in agriculture and agriculture/residential zoned areas. These changes were initially approved unanimously at the planning commission’s meeting Nov. 18. As city staff reviews various projects, they discover items that they believe should be allowed in certain zones, said city manager Gary Person. “For one, mobile homes had previously only been allowed in mobile home parks,” Person said. The planning commission decided it would be accepta...
Baker and Associates-Studio 120 Architecture hosted an open house to celebrate the opening of their Sidney office on Tuesday evening. Guests got to spend the evening playing various games such as ski ball, street ball and motorcycle video games.... Full story
The Kimball Event Center was filled with excitement the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 23, as local residents waited in anticipation of the arrival of Caroljo Nagel and the presentation of her new car. News crews and photographers scattered around the ballroom of the Event Center as the side doors opened illuminating the back of the room with sunlight as the silhouette of Nagel passed through the threshold. As she walked towards Blain Schilreff, who has spent the past 35 days collecting donations...
This Thursday, November the 28th, will be another of many Thanksgiving Days for me and my family. Deb and I plan to gather with her mother and other family at the ranch near Rushville. It will be a day of celebration and a day of memories. There will be laughter, and there will be tears of remembering for those who are no longer with us. It will be a day that we will remember our blessings and be thankful for them as new memories are made and untold blessings continue. I will always remember...
