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Articles from the June 17, 2016 edition


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  • Sun-Telegraph to change to morning delivery

    Don Ogle|Jun 17, 2016

    Sun-Telegraph Publisher Keith Hansen announced today that in response to reader input, the paper is switching to a morning edition. “We’ve had a lot of complaints since I’ve been here,” Hansen said of the Sun-Telegraph’s current publishing schedule. “People don’t like getting the paper sometimes two days after it’s published. This switch will make news more timely.” Currently, the Sun-Telegraph prints each day’s edition that same afternoon for delivery to the post office. By the time the Monday...

  • Local talent gathers for Elks'open mic night

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Jun 17, 2016

    Local artists gathered to show off their skills, Thursday evening for Open Mic night at the Elks Lodge. Open Mic was born from an idea collaborated by local artists, Patrick Mcnabb, Fletcher Primm and Jimmy Kwangari, said Primm. "I believe the first one was March 2015, it was originally an idea that came from Jimmy Kwangari. we just wanted somewhere that we could bring together all of the artists in and around town," Primm said. Whether your a poet, singer, comedian, or just your average Joe,...

  • Gladys J. Adams - Service Notice

    Jun 17, 2016

    Gladys J. Adams, 87 of Sidney, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 21 in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Roger Gillming officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Monday from 1-7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Gladys’ name to the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, 33 N Institute Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. You may view Gladys’ Book of Memories, lea...

  • Wilfred R. Nelson, Chief, US Navy 1934-1938,1942-1945

    Jun 17, 2016

    Wilfred Nelson (“Nig”) made the 100 year mark at the end of last July. 100 years!He was the fifth of eleven kids born on a small homestead in SW Cheyenne County. In addition to joining his older brothers as farm help for his parents, he was a talented young man. By the time he was nineteen, he had done plenty of hard work and had lived through the Great Depression. One of his older brothers, Delbert, had joined the U. S Navy and enjoyed it. He was a Naval Officer. This career choice encouraged Nig to join the Navy as well. In 1934, he hea...

  • Fire Practice

    Jun 17, 2016

    Volunteer Firefighters pulled out and folded hoses back into Sidney's largest fire truck Thursday evening, as the firefighters gathered for their monthly training....