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Although the state motto is "Equality before the law," it's easy to see that not all places are equal when it comes to the cost of living in Nebraska. It's official, though: Sidney ranks as the eight most affordable place to live in Nebraska. According to SmartAsset, a financial technology company that uses software and data to provide easy to understand answers to financial questions, Sidney ranks high in the affordability category. SmartAsset created an affordability index to narrow down and...
In March 2004, two adults, a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old loaded a Nissan van with everything they needed to live for a month in a hotel and headed west. About 27 hours later, we, the Westfall family, arrived in Sidney, a city that prides itself in offering small town values ... big time opportunities. As we arrived, Brett, then 7 years old, asked to see his new school. Why not – what's a few more miles after driving 1,488 miles! As we parked in front of South Elementary on Toledo Street, B...
CHAPPELL – The Creek Valley Board of Education announce Thursday that they have selected three candidates to interview for its superintendent vacancy. The finalists are: • Ronald Howard of Hays Center, Neb. • John Weidner of Parshall, N.D. • Michael Williams of Maywood, Neb. Interviews will be conducted the week of Feb. 16. A variety of stakeholder groups will have the opportunity to meet the final candidates and submit input to the board about each of them. The board intends to make their selection by Feb. 23. The Creek Valley Board of Educ...
OMAHA, Neb. – Two Nebraska State Patrol troopers escaped injury and two people were taken into custody after shots were fired at a patrol car during an attempted traffic stop in Omaha. Just after midnight on Thursday, Feb. 5, a trooper attempted a traffic stop of a 2002 Hyundai Accent, for a broken taillight, near the Interstate 680/I-80 split. The vehicle traveling at a slow speed failed to stop, continuing northbound onto I-680. The vehicle continued at a slow speed turning east onto Center S...
Earline Cox, 91 of Sidney, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Earline are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel and Cremation service, LLC is in charge of Earline’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. The Nebraska Master Gardener Program is offering classes for those interested in horticulture on Tuesday nights, from Feb. 3 through March 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Western Nebraska Community College’s Sidney campus. Class topics include: water wise landscapes, tree pruning, beneficial insects and insect pests, wildlife damage and more. Participants must pre-register for the c... Full story
Dear Editor, I just wanted to write and thank the Sun-Telegraph and terrific sponsors for challenging us with those 18 weeks of college and pro football picks this past season. The contest was a lot of fun. It was challenging. It required clairvoyance, intuition and some luck. I looked forward to the contest each week. Thank you for that! Stan Fox Sidney... Full story
There are certain dates when everybody could tell you where they were. If you were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, you could remember what you were doing and where you heard the dreadful news of that day. Same with the hour Kennedy was shot or the morning Pearl Harbor was attacked. There are probably other days you might remember what you were doing if they had some particular meaning to you personally. Your wedding day or the birth of your children. My parents told me I was born during a blizzard 15 minutes after my mother’s arrival at the h...
