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Early Voting Ballots Out, General Election Nov. 6
Cheyenne County voters will have their hands full and their markers busy with several pages on the General Election ballot this year. The Sidney City Council has four names on the ballot: Bob Olsen,...
Sidney Choir Seeking Cash for Carnegie
School is school. Some classes are worth the anticipation. Others are more of an obligation. Some days are routine and some days unexpected and life-changing. The Sidney High School Choir has been...
Krist Makes Sidney Stop on Election Tour
Property taxes, State support of local schools and developing businesses were three of the topics discussed by Nebraska gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Bob Krist in Sidney Thursday. Sen. Krist and running...
Cheyenne County 4-H Recognizes Member Achievements
4-H'ers and their families celebrated their accomplishments of the past year during the annual Cheyenne County 4-H Achievement Banquet on Sunday, October 21. Both 4-H members and leaders were...
Vandalism at Sidney Cemetery
Police are investigating reported vandalism at the Sidney cemetery. Sidney Police Chief Joe Aikens said Monday they have received reports of eight to nine markers turned over between Oct. 18 and Oct....
State Insurance Officials Visit Sidney
The cost of medical care continues to increase, as does the cost of insurance to help pay for services. Likewise, the availability of health insurance providers is decreasing. That is some of the news...
Save a Life, Respect Train Crossings
The Sidney Police Department recently partnered with Union Pacific Railroad Police Officers to perform a Traffic Signal education drill at the railroad crossing on East Illinois Street. The drill...
NDOT Highway Safety Office Kicks Off Fall Seat-Belt Campaign
LINCOLN — Noting that 70 percent of all unbelted fatalities happen at night, NDOT’s Highway Safety Office kicked off an awareness campaign last week to promote increased seat‑belt usage, especially after dark. As part of the campaign, 15...
Exotic Meat Leaves Bad Taste
POTTER – Potter-Dix students got a taste of exotic meat in a meal last week. In a letter to parents Wednesday, School Superintendent Mike Williams said kangaroo meat was mixed in with the beef used...
Sidney High School Parent-Teacher Conferences
Fall Sidney High School Parent -Teacher Conferences are scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. Parents are asked to attend on one of those days to visit with teachers and collect their student’s...
Two Gurley Volunteers Omitted
It hasn’t been our week when it comes to recognizing firefighters. Last week, we inadvertently omitted the list of Gurley Volunteers from a recognition page. And it has been discovered that when we did run the list, two of those firefighters were...
Nebraska Tourism Commission Unveils New Marketing Campaign
NEBRASKA CITY – Nebraska may not be on everyone’s bucket list of places to visit, but if you like experiences that are unpretentious and uncomplicated or if you enjoy escaping the big city life for moments of solitude in the open plains,...
'I am Jane Doe' Hits Audience Hard
When the lights came up, there was no applause. No chatter or bantering or laughter. Just a poinient silence as viewers absorbed what they had just seen. "I am Jane Doe," a story about the human traff...
Commissioners Approve Tax Levies
The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved the property tax levies for tax districts in Cheyenne County. The valuation for 2018 decreased from $1,581,431,435 in 2017 to $1,475,380,488 for...
Fly-in Supports WNCC Aviation Club
Western Nebraska Community College students traded their textbooks and wrenches for spatulas and paper plates Saturday morning, serving pilots and the community a breakfast of sausage, pancakes,...
Cheyenne County Receives Dividend Check
LINCOLN – Cheyenne County has received another membership dividend, this time in the amount of $16,494, from the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (NIRMA), the county's...
City Seeking Historical Board Members
The City of Sidney is seeking volunteers interested in preserving elements of the past with present architecture. The Historic Preservation Board is made up of seven members, each appointed for a three-year term. The appointment is made by the city...
Nebraska School Activities Association & U.S. Bank Name 2018-19 Believers & Achievers
LINCOLN – U.S. Bank® and the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) are proud to announce the 201 8 - 201 9 Believers and Achievers. Believers & Achievers is a state - wide program...
Council Approves LB840 Funds for Two New Businesses
Sidney Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard announced in the city council meeting Tuesday that October is Manufacturing Month, then went on to present two proposals for assisting new...
City Agrees to GIS Workshop Agreement
What started as difficulty filling a staff position evolved into an agreement that could provide better services to the City of Sidney and save the City money. The City of Sidney’s GIS/Zoning...
City Loses Lawsuit Against Power Supplier
A few years ago, the City of Sidney filed a lawsuit against its electric power provider. The reason for the suit, according to City Manager Ed Sadler, is the company, Municipal Energy Agency of...
Electric Dept. Looking Into Power Outage
City officials are still working to determine what caused a power outage in parts of Sidney Monday. For about 20 minutes, much of Sidney’s north side and the center of town, including downtown,...
Missing Children Found in Utah
Two Sidney children were found safe in Utah late Wednesday following an advisory seeking their whereabouts. Sidney Police Department issued an Endangered Missing Advisory early Wednesday afternoon to determine the whereabouts of one-year-old...
City to Mark Water Shutoffs
City officials have announce the Sidney Water Department will be flagging meter pits and curb stops starting October 10 through October 19. This will be done to mark GPS (global positioning system) locations to update city maps and utility...
Winter Parking Restrictions Begin
The City of Sidney would like to remind its citizens that starting October 15, 2018, all types of trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles are not allowed to be parked on the city streets. This restricted parking is enforced on all streets inside...
