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A Sidney woman was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening and tampering with a witness – both felonies – after an alleged shouting incident outside the Cheyenne County Courthouse. Misty D. Beutler, 32 of Sidney, faces the two counts following her arrest on Jan. 22. She is due back in court on Feb. 5 for a preliminary hearing. Police allege that Beutler shouted death threats at a witness in a marijuana case involving Floyd Kettle. According to court documents, Beutler shouted "Yo...
Al Wilkinson celebrated his retirement after 38 years with Source Gas by leading the official ribbon cutting of the new location that took place Tuesday afternoon. The old Source Gas building is now closed and the new location at 925 Greenwood Rd will be open this week....
Virgil A. Nelson Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy 1938-1945 EDITOR'S NOTE: Veteran's History Project author Larry Nelson is taking a few weeks off. During that time, we'll re-run previously published features about local veterans. The following story about Virgil Nelson, who passed away in October 2012 at the age of 97, first appeared in the Sun-Telegraph on April 7, 2012. In early 1938, Virgil Nelson was 22. He had grown up on a farm southwest of Potter. He was the fourth of six children. His fath...
Waelynne Makenzie McCormick Roxi and Dusty McCormick of Sedgwick, Colo. are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Waelynne Makenzie McCormick, on June 11, 2014 at 5:29 A.M. in Julesburg, Colo. Waelynne weighed 5 lbs. 9 oz. and was 18 inches long. She is welcomed home by her older sisters Walker, age 4 and Whitley, age 2. Her grandparents are Mark and Jean Meyer of Sidney, Bill McCormick of Brisbane, Australia and Jan Stauffer of Sterling, Colo. Waelynne's great grandparents are...
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. 30 The Unboxed Theater Workshop will be held on Jan. 30 from 7-9 p.m. at the Sidney Fine Arts Center Performance Hall. An introduction to independent theater productions and a historical review of Commedia Delle’ Arte are planned. Saturday, Jan. 31 The Missoula Children’s Theater production of “The Wizard of Oz” will held Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Sid...
Dear Editor, Becoming a parent is one of the most difficult roles an adult will face. Our walk through parenthood comes with no manual, no chat line for help, no “app” on our phone. We set out at the task blindly with the goal of raising healthy, happy, responsible, successful and educated kids. We have a dream of a better life for each of them. We envision making a difference in their world, so that in time they can make a difference in their own world. We desire facilitating change for positive outcomes, and strive to offer them the best too...
POTTER – After a busy week that culminated in a MAC championship last Saturday, the Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes just might be dog tired. Despite their busy schedule of late, the Coyotes found enough wind to fight a talented Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) Hornets team to the bitter end Tuesday night before dropping just their third game of the season (12-3). The Hornets (11-1) turned back the Coyotes 44-38 in a non-district matchup in Potter Tuesday night. With a pressure defense that forced the home Coyotes i...
Though there was just a three-point difference over the final three quarters, the Creek Valley boys' basketball team was done in by a slow start to the Sutherland Sailors in Chappell on Tuesday night. After powering through a 26-11 first-quarter advantage, the Sailors (4-10) went on to post a 56-38 victory over the Storm (3-9) Tuesday in a D1 District 12 matchup. The Sailors' Brook Bloomstedt (24 points) and Kadin Copeland (14) proved tough on the Storm as the pair led all scorers. Brett Godfrey...
POTTER – With a talented sophomore center getting much of the attention for the Pine Bluffs High boys' basketball squad, the Potter-Dix Coyotes found out the Hornets are more than a team with just one stinger. Though they managed to stay toe to toe with the Hornets throughout several portions of the game, a dominating second quarter doomed the Coyotes chances in a 73-51 loss in a non-district contest at Potter on Tuesday night. The Hornets improved to 11-1, while the Coyotes slipped to 5-10. T...
Brandon Bondegard of Sidney (see attached photo) took third place at the APA Pool League 8-Ball Fun & Cash tournament held recently at Silver Dollar and Harvey's in Sidney. Finishing in fifth place were Judy Morrison from Sidney and Marty Couch from Lodgepole. The tournament featured a field of 32 shooters from all over Western Nebraska and paid cash prizes to the top eight players. APA events use a copyrighted handicap system that allows all players to compete nearly equally regardless of...
