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  • Daylight Saving Time end Sunday

    Brittany Kuhns|Nov 4, 2016

    The changes brought to you by Daylight Saving Time (DST) strike again. Sunday at 2 a.m. clocks will be set back an hour, at least for every state outside Hawaii and Arizona. Though DST has been part of life in the United States since World War I, its origin and effects remain misunderstood by many. Subscribe to the Sidney Sun-Telegraph to read the rest of the story. (308) 254-2818 817 12th Ave. Sidney, NE 69162 www.suntelegraph.com/subscribe...

  • Chamber hosts Night at the Races

    Brittany Kuhns|Nov 4, 2016

    Cheyenne County Chamber will be hosting “Night at the Races” this Saturday at Buffalo Point in Sidney from 5-8 p.m. Doors will be open at 5 p.m. with social hour at 5:30 p.m. and races starting at 6 p.m. There will be five different pre-recorded races shown on multiple televisions throughout the restaurant. There is an option to sponsor different horses and races. Denise Wilkinson, president of Cheyenne County Chamber, said for $20 a horse can be named and giving an opportunity to win a Cabela’s cooler. “There have been some pretty creativ...

  • Bringing Buddy Holly to life

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Nov 4, 2016

    Billy McGuigan brings the music of iconic Buddy Holly to Sidney for a one night performance for all ages. According to his biography, Billy McGuigan is an Air Force brat; the kind that moved around to various installations and lived in Base Housing. When his Dad, a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, was home from duty, he entertained the Billy and his brothers with his guitar, and his love of the Beatles. The performance will be held at the Sidney High School Fine Arts Center Nov. 11 at 7...

  • Charles Ray Livermont CWO II - U.S. Army - 1966-1968

    Larry Nelson|Nov 4, 2016

    Charles Ray Livermont (Ray) was a twenty year old kid who had graduated high school and had completed some college at South Dakota State University. One of the courses he enrolled in was the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). After a year and a half of college, he stopped at the US Army recruiter’s office and took the tests and inquired about flying in the Army. He almost maxxed the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) with a score of 99. With that score, he could pick any field there was. He liked the aspect of becoming a p... Full story

  • Sidney wins sub-district

    Don Ogle|Nov 4, 2016

    Sidney's volleyball team made it one step closer to a possible berth in the Nebraska State High School Volleball Tournament, notching wins over Scottsbluff and Alliance in sub-district action at the Cabela's Athletic Center Tuesday. Sidney dispatched Scottsbluff with a controlling game, defeating the Lady Bearcats in straight sets, 25-11, 25-4, 25-8. A playoff between Gering and Alliance was the night's second match, to see which team would meet the Lady Raiders in the final. Alliance fought...

  • Potter-Dix wins cross county rivalry to capture sub-district

    Don Ogle|Nov 4, 2016

    Cross-county rivals Potter-Dix and Leyton met for the last time this year in volleyball action Tuesday, with the Lady Coyotes holding onto their dominance in the area to win the D2-11 sub-district. Potter-Dix, which has lost only one match, its first, this season, faced a familiar foe in Leyton, which came out charging in an attempt to cage the Lady Coyotes. The Lady Warriors fought valiantly, playing what both coaches said was their best match of the year, but succumbed in straight sets,...