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Chris Koozer, an assistant coach at Grand Island Senior High School for 12 of the past 13 years, has been named to succeed Todd Ekart as Sidney High School's head football coach, the Sun-Telegraph learned this morning. Koozer, 35, will make his move to Sidney next summer with his wife, Amy, and three sons before taking on his new responsibilities. He'll finish out the school year in Grand Island, where he is also a hurdlers coach for the track team. His responsibilities with the Islanders'...
The first big freeze of the season has descended on the Western Panhandle of the state. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for the area. Wind chills are expected to fall to as low as -35 degrees overnight. An advisory is issued when the wind chill is low enough to pose a threat to human health and life if adequate protection isn't taken against hypothermia and frostbite, according to the weather service. "Because of an arctic air mass that will continue to build in...
PAXTON, Neb. – An Arizona man was arrested and jailed for driving while intoxicated after a Nebraska trooper stopped his vehicle for speeding 127 mph in a 75-mph zone on Interstate 80 in Keith County. Just before 4 p.m. on Dec. 24, Troop D-North Platte received a report of a white BMW sedan traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on I-80 in Keith County. A trooper observed a vehicle matching the description east of Paxton on I-80. The trooper clocked the vehicle at 127 mph in the 75-mph zone and initiated a traffic stop. Upon approaching t... Full story
William Lydiatt, M.D., a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, has been appointed vice chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Thyroid Guidelines Panel. Lydiatt – a native of Chappell – has been a member of the NCCN's head and neck committee since the 1990s. He also is a physician at Nebraska Medicine, UNMC's hospital partner. "This role provides an opportunity to make a real difference in the standards of...
Jurgen “J.B.” Jurgens, 86 of Sidney, passed away at his home Wed., Dec. 24, 2014. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Mr. Jurgens’ care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Ronald L. Steffens, 77 of Sidney, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Sidney, Sunday evening, Dec. 28, 2014. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Ronnie’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie @ 250-1113 if questions. Tuesday, Dec. 30 Lifetree Café meeting scheduled for this evening has been canceled as a weather precaution. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a New Year’s Eve Dance at the IOOF Hall from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with Lucky calling. We will have a soup supper at 7 p.m. Club members and students may bring anything to go with soup. Wednesday, Jan. 7... Full story
I would like to start off by wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! This is a good time to reflect on all the blessings and challenges the past year brought to us. It’s also a good time to look forward with a renewed anticipation of the events the coming year will bestow upon us. I’m often asked at this time of the year what farmers do during the winter months. I guess folks figure if there isn’t corn growing in the field there isn’t much going on in the farming community. I’ll often respond that this is the time of year when producers meet wi...
The District recently hosted a series of meetings with the Ground Water Management Advisory Committees representing each county within the District. It outlined proposed changes to the Ground Water Management’s rules and regulations. Many of these changes are housekeeping measures. But one significant change is importing the District’s Chemigation Program rules into the districtwide regulatory document. This past session, the Nebraska Legislature adopted changes to the Nebraska Chemigation Act, which provides controls to maintain ground water q...
