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An effort to construct a new building at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds is moving along. Members of the Cheyenne County Fair Building Committee provided an update on the group's progress at a county commissioners meeting earlier this week. On Monday, Marty McMillen said the proposed project has shifted from a simple hay shed to a fully enclosed steel building that will serve as a livestock pavilion. The clock is ticking for the project since more than $40,000 in insurance money will be cut in...
West Elementary School in Sidney recently recognized its Presidential Education Award winners for the 2014-15 sixth-grade class. Students earn the Gold Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence by maintaining a grade-point average of 3.5 and above for all of their fifth-grade year and for the first semester of their sixth-grade year. Students earn the Silver Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement by being nominated by the staff for showing marked improvement and extraordinary effort in their academic work. Students receive a congratulatory...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride bus and Stage Line bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will also be closed on Monday and no edition will be printed that day. The newspaper offices will reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.... Full story
A single-vehicle accident left a car stuck in a ditch amongst trees after it rolled off of Lincoln Highway 30. The crash was reported Friday morning near Gold Rush Byway and Generic Motel outside of Sidney. The car came to a rest upright after rolling off the side of the highway. The cause of the accident was unknown. The Cheyenne County Sheriff's office said information was unavailable at press time.... Full story
"When a white army battles Indians and wins, it is called a great victory, but if they lose it is called a massacre." – Chiksika, Shawnee. In 1871, Henry Warren had contracted with the U.S. Army to freight supplies coming from the east to military outposts in west Texas. Warren's freighters hauled supplies to Fort Richardson, Fort Griffin and Fort Concho. On May 18, 1871, Warren's teamsters were on the Jacksboro-Belknap road more than 25 miles from Fort Richardson. As the 10-mule teams l...
Vera Colleen Brauer, 82 of Gurley, passed away at her home Thursday morning, May 21, 2015. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in the Salem Lutheran Church in Gurley with Pastor Ted Bourret officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Memorial contributions may be made in Colleen's name to the Lutheran Hour. You may view Colleen's book of memories, share photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Cremation has been held. Friends may... Full story
CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State College has announced the names of 636 undergraduate students who qualify for the institution’s spring 2015 academic honors lists. The president’s list, which requires a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, consists of 277 names. Another 359 students met requirements for the dean’s list by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify. Local students who earned a spot on the Preside...
CRETE, Neb. – Sidney’s Ashley Morgan Heidemann received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Doane College during spring 2015 graduation ceremonies. Doane College awarded 219 degrees to undergraduates at its School of Arts & Sciences in a commencement ceremony at the George and Sally Haddix Athletic and Recreation Center in Crete. Dr. Kate Marley, Doane’s associate vice president for academic affairs, was the keynote speaker. Marley, who is currently responsible for guiding the college’s general education program...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Dr. Fred Ohles, president of Nebraska Wesleyan University, awarded degrees to approximately 565 undergraduate and graduate students during Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 126th annual commencement earlier this month. Local students who earned degrees were: • Mathison Anglin, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry • Elizabeth Dorwart, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry • Courtney Fletcher, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Art • Shayla Havlat, Kimball, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Ron Hull, a long-time public television veteran, de...
HASTINGS, Neb. – Sidney’s Hope Greyson Geiger received a Bacherlor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Hastings College on May 16. Hastings College handed out degrees to 235 undergraduates and eight Master of Arts in Teaching students during the ceremony. It was the school’s 129th graduating class....
GREELEY, Colo. – Sidney’s Christine Dunton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Northern Colorado during spring 2015 graduation ceremonies on May 8-9. She was among about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees this spring....
Friday, May 22 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Graduation Dance at the IOOF Hall in Gering, from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. Pot luck dinner will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 24 Senior Citizen and Friends Dance will be held on Sunday, May 24th from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Community Center. Music by Ray Mullen. Monday, May 25 The V.F.W. Post 610, the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 40 and the American Legion Post 17 will present a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. at the Greenwood Cemetery in... Full story
Brad Fraass, executive director of Cheyenne County USDA Farm Service Agency, reminds producers to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility. Producers must report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, they were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency. Additionally, producers with failed acres should also report these acres....
Dear Editor: With the current fiasco in Iraq and Syria, the President is telling the Coast Guard and the American public that the real problem we are facing is “global warming.” The mess in Iraq is his problem and he can no longer blame it on G.W. Bush. Tell this fable to those families who have lost loved-ones or who are living with service men who have been injured for life in the Iraq war which was won only to have been foolishly abandoned by our Commander in Chief over the objections of his military advisors, and even now is attempting to c... Full story
Imagine this, if you will. Before the Grand Canyon was formed, before the sun rose in the East and set in the West, before the mountains were formed, before creation began … even before running water … we were on God’s mind. In fact, we were in his heart. The divine architect created each of us in the total design of his plan of creation and salvation. Ephesians 1:3 expresses to us, “Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ who have blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Can you even imagine? I have...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig 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 May 24, 1965 'Tornadic Winds Hit Hardest At Lodgepole; Threat Of Flooding' Operation "Deep Soak" was in effect over the weekend dumping from .8 to 5 inches of rain in the Southern Panhandle area, accompanying tornadic winds and sharp thunder and lightning. More was in store today as the Scottsbluff Weather...
The Sidney American Legion baseball season gets underway this Sunday afternoon at Legion Park. The Junior and Senior teams held their annual Red/Black scrimmage on Thursday night. SIDNEY SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL SCHEDULE Sunday, May 24 vs. McCook 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 at Gordon 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 vs. Hershey 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 29 at Gering Tournament 1 & 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31 at Gering Tournament TBA Tuesday, June 2 @ WestCo 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 vs. Gering 7:30 p.m....
