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Dalton will celebrate the changing seasons this weekend as the village hosts the Dalton Fall Festival. This year marks the 88th anniversary of the celebration. Jessica Hurt, a member of the organizing committee, said the event is held to bring the community together – and this year, that means food, games, music, contests and a parade. The festival kicks off Saturday morning with a senior citizens' coffee and rolls, and is scheduled to conclude with the Dalton Volunteer Fire Department feed o...
Last year's seniors at Sidney High School topped the national average and tied with their peers throughout Nebraska on scores received on the ACT. The ACT is a test that measures college readiness, and at most schools, only college-bound students complete the assessment. At Sidney, however, the ACT is administered to the entire junior class – meaning Sidney's scores are compared with many schools and states where only students planning on pursuing post-secondary education take the test. The l...
Larry J. Collins Sergeant U.S. Air Force 1961-1966 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. Larry Collins was the Cheyenne County Emergency Preparedness director of Cheyenne County. He held the position more than 10 years. He retired in 2009. That position enables the person to be close associates with all law...
Elizabeth Chase, executive director of the Nebraska Main Street program, stopped in Sidney Wednesday morning to give community members information about the program she heads up. The event was held at Serenity Cafe in downtown Sidney. A small group of locals stopped by for a casual presentation and discussion with Chase. The Nebraska Main Street program is a nonprofit organization that began in 1994 to serve as the state coordinator for Nebraska's nationally accredited statewide Main Street prog...
Brad and Vicki Weingart of Alliance wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kylen Nicole, to Trace Mitchell Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Armstrong of Hemingford. Ms. Weingart is a 2008 graduate of Alliance High School and a 2012 graduate of Chadron State College with a major in psychology and minor in business. She is currently employed as office manager for the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resource District in Chadron. Kylen is also the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.... Full story
The C.A. Story Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 grants. This foundation was funded by C.A. Story, a former insurance and real estate businessman in Sidney. Those applying for the grant must qualify by being a benevolent nonprofit organization structured under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and must provide a Federal Identification number, plus proof of eligibility under the code. Entities applying must reside in one of the following 11 Western Nebraska counties; Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Morrill,...
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. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 18-20 The Dalton Fall Festival will take place the weekend of Sept. 18-20. Enjoy family fun, a parade, craft booths, games and fireworks. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 18-20 WyoFiber Live! – an event that demonstrates all things fiber including crocheting, dyeing, felting, knitting, quilting, spinning, upcycling and weaving – will... Full story
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) met with members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Leadership Academy – including Sidney's Chris Johnson – during their trip last week to the last week to the nation's capital. Pictured are: front row, Dayna Wasserburger (North Platte), LeAnn Miller (North Platte), Stacy Kay Nelson (St. Edward); and back row, Timothy Girard (Osecola), Spencer Hartman (Lincoln), Nicholas Haack (Amherst), Smith, Brock Elsen (Miller), Kristopher Herbig (Central City) and Joh...
BRIDGEPORT – The Sidney Lady Raiders' volleyball team stumbled against a pair of opponents at a Bridgeport triangular Tuesday night. Under the bright lights of Bridgeport High School's new gymnasium, the Raiders first tangled with the undefeated Chadron Cardinals (5-0) and were stopped in straight sets by identical scores of 25-19. Sidney (2-4) then went three sets against the host team before the Lady Bulldogs (5-3) prevailed 25-16, 18-25, 25-21. Chadron won the night by taking out the B...
The Leyton High volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season as it dropped a close four setter to Paxton in Dalton on Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors’ record slipped to 4-1 on the season, while the Tigers remain perfect at 4-0. Leyton dropped the contest by set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25. “As always, Paxton played really smart and were very scrappy defensively,” said Warriors’ head coach Jodi Craig. “I thought we served well overall, but simply missed serves at crucial times.” Cheyenne Nickel put in a strong performance...
The beat went on for the Potter-Dix volleyball squad as its turned back Burns (Wyo.) in straight sets. Despite the straight-set win, Burns played the Coyotes tough in the first two sets. Potter-Dix won the match 25-21, 28-26, 25-14. Alexus Rozelle, Regyn Hicks and Dawson Sharman paced the Coyotes in kills with 10, nine and seven respectively. Savannah Shaw and Hicks were impressive on the service line as neither made an error. Shaw was at the line for 18 serves while Hicks served 15 times. Lanie Thies led the team with three aces and made just...
Injuries and lack of participation have ended the Banner County High School football season prematurely, and could put its future in doubt. Banner County activities director Kari Gifford confirmed this week that the school has canceled the remaining six games on its 2015 schedule. She said the school would see if the program could continue in the future. “We will reevaluate our numbers and our interest level to see if we can try again,” Gifford said. “Due to participation numbers and injuries, we were unable to continue this year.” Banner...
GERING – With three holes to go in the Gering Invite at Monument Shadows Golf Course on Tuesday, Sidney High's Rachel Blauert was in a tight battle for the individual gold medal. And while the Lady Raiders didn't know it at the time, the competition for the team title was also coming down to the final holes. With Blauert's birdie-par-par finish, she not only secured the individual crown with a career-best 77, but she also helped put the Raiders in a powerful position to earn the team c...
GERING – The Creek Valley Storm traveled to Monument Shadows Golf Course and were among 15 teams competing at the Gering Invite on Tuesday. With much of the field comprised of Class B teams, the Storm was one of just two Class D teams. With just three players on its roster, the Storm was not eligible to for the team competition. While two of Creek Valley's players, Maddy Johnson and Jaden Criswell, have each medaled three times this season, they struggled at Monument Shadows. Johnson scored a 1...
