At approximately 11:46 a.m., Monday, April 17, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office along with the Sidney, Hamburg and Tabor ambulances were dispatched to 508 Main St in Sidney for a report of a stabbing that had just occurred.
After an extended period of free access, the websites for the Nebraska City News-Press, Syracuse Journal- Democrat and Hamburg Reporter will be putting up a paywall beginning in May. During the trial period, readers were able to access articles and view the e-edition at no cost.
Correct timing on pest control measures is key to successful management, but that’s difficult when symptoms from the insect or disease attack don’t show up until after the window for control has passed. This week, we’ll look at three common pine tree pest problems which need to be addressed early in the growing season. They are listed below in order of the timing for control.
Home Base Iowa, America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Iowa, and the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University are proud to announce the upcoming Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference, which will be held at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames Friday, June 2.
Sidney High School band students attended Solo/Small Ensemble Festival on April 15, at Lenox High School. From left are McKenzie Thathcher - Vocal Solo - II, Christian Harris - Mallet Solo - I, Ulrich Humpal - Trumpet Solo - I, Kaiden Stockstell - Vocal Solo - I, Grace Zach - Vocal Solo - II & Flute Solo - II, Caydence Moore - Vocal Solo - II.
Following are brief summaries of the March meetings of the Fremont County Board of Supervisors, written from the meeting minutes: March 1: Supervisor Clint Blackburn signed a contract with Eagle View for the new flight for the county geographic information system (GIS). This year, the contract will be paid out of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Supervisor Dustin Sheldon announced that a contractor who has been hired to replace windows in the courthouse was to be on site on March 14, with the project slated to begin April 3. Supervisor Blackburn was appointed to the vacancy on the Southwest Iowa Region Mental Health and Disability Services Board that was created by the retirement of former supervisor Randy Hickey.
Six members of the Sidney girls’ track and field team were in action on Thursday, April 13, at a meet at Shenandoah. Lilly Peters scored third in the discus with a throw of 100’2.5”.
No athlete is immune to injuries. Fans of professional sports are well aware of that notion, as many a team’s season has been adversely affected by injury to one or more players. In fact, a comprehensive and longitudinal study of injury trends in Major League Baseball published in the American Journal of Orthopedics in 2016 found that players lost an average of 25,186 days to injury each year between 1998 and 2015. If injuries are that common in the professional sports arena, where players have daily access to experienced and highly trained medical staff, it’s fair to conclude that amateur athletes are equally if not more vulnerable to injury.
American Indians face some unique challenges when it comes to caring for their health. Culturally, we view health in a Holistic manner as a balance of our bodies, mind and spirit that allows for good health. Historically, the women would have knowledge of herbs and men would be spiritual healers.