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LINCOLN – Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach today announced the beginning of the 12th annual NDA Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest. The contest is open to all Nebraska youth currently in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “A Day on the Farm.” “Agriculture is Nebraska’s number one industry. It is important for young students to understand the key role farmers and ranchers play in our everyday lives,” Ibach said. “Through the years, we’ve heard from numerous teachers that this contest opens the...
Six students prevailed as finalists at the Leyton Spelling Bee held on Thursday in the Gurley site gym. Each of the six are eligible to compete in the Cheyenne County Spelling Bee at West Elementary School in Sidney on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 12:45 p.m. Pictured from left are: D.J. George, 8th grade; Jonathan Borges, 5th grade; Kaitlyn Jones, 5th grade; Dominick Russ, 6th grade; Brayden Hale, 5th grade; and Hannah Vath, 6th grade. Vath is a repeat champion from last year.... Full story
The year 1990 marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee. That 100th anniversary heralded the first Big Foot Memorial Ride made by descendants of the people of the Sioux Nation who lived through, or died during, the notorious massacre on December 29, 1890. In 1990, there were fourth- and fifth-generation descendants who wanted to make a ride in memory of Sioux Chief Unpan Gleska, (Spotted Elk, most commonly known by the whites as Big Foot) and the men, women and children who...
Bonnie Sutton, 87 of Sidney, died late Thursday evening, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when available. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Holechek Funeral Home and Cremations in Sidney is serving the Sutton family.... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Aaron Timmons, age 28 formerly of Sidney, appeared for a status on a charge of Theft. A class III felony. Status hearing continued to Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m. Joseph Medina, age 39 of Sidney, appeared for a status hearing on a charge of Possession of Meth. A class IV felony. Status hearing set for Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m. Leland Alexander age 52 of Sidney, appeared for sentencingon an amended charge of Attempted Possession of... 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. Friday, Jan. 9 The Pairs-N-Half-Pairs Square Dance Club will have an After New Year’s Eve Dance on Friday, Jan 9th, at the IOOF Hall in Gering, with a carry-in soup supper at 6 p.m. Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 The Sidney Public Library will host a program on financial aid and college funding on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 10 a.m.-Noon. Andrew Hunzeker, Outreach S... Full story
The 2015 Nebraska Dry Edible Bean Day will feature advice for producers, news about health benefits, updates on research and reports from the state commission and U.S. Dry Bean Council. Dry Edible Bean Day is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan.13, at the Gering Civic Center, sponsored by the Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association (NDBGA). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program starts at 9 a.m. In addition to the NDBGA annual meeting and lunch, the day’s agenda includes these topics and presenters: A featured speaker will be Duane Maatz, d... Full story
Did you hear the story about the small boy swallowed who some coins and was taken to a hospital? When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, “No change yet.” Or did you hear about the two silk worms who had a race? They ended up in a tie. Over at the High School, one of the teachers confiscated a rubber band pistol from one of the students in an algebra class. It was a weapon of math disruption. Another joke for math students: The roundest knight at King Arthur’s roundtable was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago Jan. 4, 1965 `B. Decker Purchases Rudy's Market here' A major business transaction involving two Sidney businesses became effective today. Bob Decker, owner of the Sidney Ben Franklin Store, purchased Rudy's Market and assumed active ownership today. Decker will continue to operate his Ben...
HEMINGFORD – With the help of three individual champions in Michael Muggli (145), Derek Robb (138) and Kaden Vowers (106), the Sidney Red Raiders won the Western Trails Conference wrestling meet by a substantial margin over eight other schools on Thursday. The Red Raiders scored 260.5 points with Bayard (206) and Mitchell (203) rounding out the top three. In addition to the three weight-class champions, Sindey piled up the team points with the help of 11 top-three placings. Colton Peckham (...
TEAM SCORES 1. Sidney 260.5, 2. Bayard 206.0, 3. Mitchell 203.0, 4. Bridgeport 171.0, 5. Gordon/Rushville 159.0, 6. Hemingford 96.0, 7. Morrill 90.0, 8. Kimball 43.0, 9. Banner County 2.0 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FOR SIDNEY H.S. 106 - Kaden Vowers (14-5) placed 1st Round 1 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by fall over Quin Child (Gordon/Rushville) 5-10 (Fall 0:33) Round 2 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by fall over David Miller (Mitchell) 4-9 (Fall 0:34) Round 3 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) 14-5 won by...
KIMBALL – With less than 20 seconds to go in the third quarter at Kimball on Thursday night, the Sidney High girls' basketball team found themselves with the biggest deficit either squad had faced all night. Then Emily Mahr started to heat up. With the help of Mahr's hot hand, the Raiders took control of the game over the final 8:17 to win 46-38 against the Kimball Longhorns (4-3). The Raiders evened their record at 5-5 and remain at 1-0 in District B-6. For the Raiders, they will have little t...
KIMBALL – With games coming up on consecutive nights against a pair of district rivals, it would have been easy for the Sidney High boys’ basketball team to look past the Kimball Longhorns. But Sidney emerged from the visitors locker room with a unified message: Good teams beat the teams they are supposed to. And the Red Raiders did so in convincing fashion with a 60-20 win over the Longhorns of District C2-12. “Sure, looking past a team you’re supposed to beat is something we have to worry about,” said Sidney head coach Erik Kohl. “But if we c...
