Articles from the December 22, 2022 edition
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New economic development director says Sidney needs to 'lay out the welcome mat'
For decades, Sidney was synonymous with Cabela's. In many ways, it still is as the flagship store is located right along Interstate 80. Following the merger with Bass Pro Shops and the relocation of...
City council elects Brad Sherman mayor, terminates building lease with UST Global
The snowstorm which shutdown Sidney last week also led to a truncated meeting of the Sidney City Council on December 14, which was scheduled to meet a day earlier on December 13. Due to this, the...
HVAC Bid Opened, Snow Removal Discussed At Commissioners Meeting
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization met on Monday, December 19, and among other business, a bid was opened for the removal and replacement of HVAC components at the Cheyenne County Courthouse. Cheyenne County Highway...
Ehlers Announce Resignations
At the December 12 meeting of the Cheyenne County School District 1, Board of Education, Jay and Sheri Ehler announced their resignations from the Sidney Public School system. Sidney Public Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler informed the Board that...
Dangerously Cold Weather in the Forecast
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are predicting continuing severe cold and snow for the next week for the Cheyenne County area. Through the week before Christmas, temperatures are predicted to stay well below normal, with an especially...
Local Winter Graduates Announced
CHADRON, NE (12/19/2022)-- Chadron State College's combined undergraduate and graduate winter commencement exercises were canceled Dec. 16, due to heavy snowfall and high winds. The list of candidates includes summer graduates and consists of 71...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
A Design for Living Closed AA Group Meets 5PM Saturdays at 1526 Dodge St., Sidney For more info call 308-249-6526. ... New Beginnings Closed AA Group Meets 7 p.m. Thursdays at 1027 6th Ave., Sidney. For more info call 303-589-4861. ... Local Food...
SIDNEY WEATHER
Thursday: Sunny and Bitterly Cold, High of -11°, NNW winds 30-35 mph with gusts of 50 mph or more. THURSDAY Night: Blustery, low -19°. NW winds 20-30 mph. Friday: Sunny and cold. High 8°. Gusty Westerly winds 10-20 mph. Friday Night: A few...
White Christmas
The crooner Bing Crosby first sang "White Christmas" live on the "Kraft Music Hall" radio show on December 26, 1941, nineteen days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a frightening time...
Straight Talk From Steve: National Motto
One of the bills that I will introduce next year is a bill to put posters displaying our national motto, "In God We Trust" in all of Nebraska's public schools just like we have in all of our...
Delta Dawn When the Light Comes On With Ivy Joy Johnson
Week 50 Christmas; The Art of Reconciliation God's Master Plan started in the Garden of Eden to legally reverse the curse on mankind. Genesis 3. Adam chose to put all God created under satan's...
Darold Edwin Cheleen
Darold Edwin Cheleen, age 86, of Chappell, passed away in Sidney, NE on Thursday, December 15, 2022. His funeral service was held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Berea Lutheran Church northeast...
Gloria Theresa (Girardi) Heeg
Gloria Theresa Girardi Heeg passed into eternal life surrounded by family on Monday, December 12, 2022, after an unexpected medical event. She was 86 years young. Gloria was born in Atwood, CO on...
Genevieve (Jean) Ann Noel
Genevieve (Jean) Ann Noel was born on May 8, 1936 on Uncle John Kitzke’s Farm southwest of Densmore, Kansas to John and Josephine (Glennemeier) Noel. Jean was the youngest of ten children. She passed away on December 12, 2022 at the Sidney...
Flu Hits Nebraska Early; Highest Rates Among Kids, Young Adults
Nebraska is one of a dozen states experiencing "very high" levels of influenza, and the highest percentage of cases has been in children and young adults. Children under 17 account for more than half the Nebraska flu cases so far, with the highest...
$270,000 Grant Awarded to E3
The Sidney Community Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of Nebraska Community Foundation, has made a grant totaling $270,000 to Cheyenne County’s local e3 chapter (Energizing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems) to continue to foster local growth in...
Sidney Grapplers Host Sidney/Bridgeport Invite
It was a surprise to many that the Sidney/Bridgeport Invitational was able to be held on Saturday with the amount of snow dumped during the week in the panhandle, but most of the scheduled teams were...
Lady Coyotes Back With Win
After a week filled with cancellations of games due to the recent snowstorm that blasted through the panhandle, the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes finally got back on the court Monday night, hosting the...
Luke Kasten Paced Coyotes' Huge Turnaround
By Con Marshall The head football coach at Potter-Dix High School, Dale Frerichs, knows he's a fortunate fellow. The past three years his Coyotes have won 29 of their 32 games, while the previous...
Warrior Basketball Teams Sweep Hemingford
After dealing with cancellations due to snow during the week, the Leyton Warrior Basketball teams were back in action Saturday in Dalton, hosting the Hemingford Bobcat teams. The Leyton girls were...
