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  • CITY MANAGER'S SAGA: Council accepts Person's resignation

    Ryan Hermens|Aug 26, 2015
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    After 16 years as the city manager of Sidney, Gary Person tendered his resignation at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Person's resignation comes amid a controversy that in recent months enveloped two other high-ranking city employees. City Clerk Geri Anthony, who has been employed with the city for nearly 50 years, was appointed the interim city manager while a long-term plan is drafted. Person's tenure as the chief executive of the city, which began in 1999, was the longest since Sidney...

  • Sidney council continues budget, ordinance discussions

    Ryan Hermens|Aug 26, 2015

    Three agenda items at Tuesday’s Sidney City Council meeting – which have all been topics of discussion in recent months – moved closer to a final resolution. A proposed ordinance to rezone three lots at the Sidney Business Park to allow commercial activities and another proposed ordinance to enact citywide landscaping regulations received second readings. The council also reviewed a draft of the upcoming fiscal year’s budget. Two budget hearings are set to take place next month to finalize the numbers. Those for and against changing three p...

  • Local author debuts fourth book in series

    Courtney Fletcher|Aug 26, 2015

    Local author Diane Nielsen has successfully published another book in her "Guardian Series." "Omen Lake" is Nielsen's fourth book that entails suspense, drama, romance and death. Originally from the Nebraska Panhandle, Nielsen moved back to Sidney seven years ago to help take care of her mother and be closer to family. "I was born in Scottsbluff, and then we moved to Potter, where I graduated from high school," Nielsen said. "I moved back to this area from Colorado." Nielsen has always had a...

  • Veteran's History Project - Billy D. Rush

    Larry Nelson, For The Sun-Telegraph|Aug 26, 2015

    Billy D. Rush RM 2nd Class U.S. Navy 1948-1952 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In mid-1948, World War II had been fought. Not so many years before, tens of thousands of our nation's sons and daughters had fought and supported the effort valiantly. Most came home and went about their lives. Some didn't...

  • Carol M. Pohl

    Aug 26, 2015

    Carol M. Pohl, 82 of Omaha, passed away August 22, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha. She was born in Omaha on June 29, 1933 to parents Carl and Rose (Hrbek) Svendsen. She is preceded in death by son Jim Pohl; her parents; sisters Mary Goodbrod and Judy Busse; and brother Fred. Survivors include brother Bob (Rose) Svendsen; daughter Chava (Rich) Kantor; sons Mike (Kathy), Steve (Sonja), Andy (Beth); 8 grandchildren Sarah, Hannah, Leah, Mark, Eric, Nathan, Chelsea, and Wyatt; 18... Full story

  • Cool Kids Club receives award

    Courtney Fletcher|Aug 26, 2015

    Jeff Cole, associate vice president of school-community partnerships and network lead for Beyond School Bells from Lincoln, Neb., presented the Cool Kids Club of Sidney with the Ron Raikes Innovation for Opportunity Award on Tuesday. Cool Kids Club program director Coleen Langdon, right, accepted the award.... Full story

  • Community Calendar 08-26-15

    Aug 26, 2015

    Ongoing Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for the rest of the summer. The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8 -11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have an Indoor Picnic Dance at the IOOF Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. Indoor meal starting at 6 p.m. Sloppy joes, hotdogs, and baked beans will be provided. Dancers, please bring salads or desserts or side dishes. Tuesday, Sept. 1 A Parkinson’s support group for... Full story

  • No secrets to investment success

    Edward Jones|Aug 26, 2015

    Many people look for the “secrets” to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the “ground floor” of the next big thing? Actually, these types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the most successful ones. So let’s take a look at some steps you can take that can be effective in helping you work toward your financial goals. • It’s time in the market…not market timing. Some investors think they can succeed at “market timing” — buying when the pri...

  • Raider golfers open strong in season opener

    Stephen McKay, Sports Writer|Aug 26, 2015

    As the Sidney High School girls' golf team was completing a fourth-place finish at the NSAA Class B Girls State Championships last season, they finished with scores of 395 and 396 for a two-day total of 791. That left them 39 strokes behind the state champion Scottsbluff Lady Bearcats. While Sidney had the benefit of calmer weather and a home-course advantage, the Red Raiders made a strong early-season statement by finishing as the runner-up to Scottsbluff by a mere three strokes at the Sidney...