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Eight high school teams will be performing one-act plays at the Potter-Dix Junior and Senior High School on Monday. Students from Creek Valley, Leyton and Potter-Dix high schools will be up against five other Minuteman Activities Conference teams. The plays will begin at 9 a.m. "After each team performs, they clear the stage and then go to a critique room to listen to what to three judges have to say," Beth Bogert, sponsor of the Potter-Dix team, explained in an email. Awards for top teams and o...
A woman arrested two years ago after she was accused of taking sexually explicit photographs of a toddler appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Friday. After listening to testimony, Cheyenne County Court Judge Randin Roland ruled there was sufficient probable cause to send the matter to district court, where felony cases are heard. Kristen Gulley, 30, of Sterling, Colo., is charged with five felony counts of visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct of a minor. Roland dismissed two...
Nebraska public high schools graduated nine out of every 10 seniors in 2015, setting a nearly 89 percent graduation rate. According to the Nebraska Department of Education, this is a slight decrease from the nearly 90 percent graduation rate set the previous year. In 2015, Sidney's graduation rate was nearly 94 percent, slightly down from the previous year's rate of 98.8 percent. According to Sidney High School principal Chris Arent, Sidney High School has been above the state average...
A single vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Bushnell in Kimball County claimed the lives of two Scottsbluff residents Thursday night. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. near the Bushnell exit (mile marker 8) on I-80 in Kimball County. A 2012 Buick Enclave was eastbound on I-80 when the vehicle left the roadway and went down into the median. After traveling in the median for several hundred feet, the vehicle became airborne, striking a concrete barrier on the eastside of the Bushnell overpass (County Road 13). The driver of the SUV, Kelly...
Nearly 100 people attended the annual American National Bank Business After Hours Teacher Appreciation held at Hillside Bar and Grill on Thursday evening. All area teachers were invited and the event was open to the public. Door prizes, drinks and hors d'oeuvres were provided during the event....
Upcoming VENDORS WANTED for 2nd Annual Christmas Craft Show to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp, Ft. Sidney Rd and Toledo Street, in Sidney. Please get your reservations in by Dec. 10th! For more information, please call Brenda (308) 254-7131. Saturday, Nov. 21 The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held this Saturday, Nov. 21 at the First United Methodist Church, 2622 11th Ave., in Sidney from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Start your Christmas Shopping Early! Crafts, New and returning vendors! Cookies &... Full story
The Nebraska State Patrol will join its law enforcement counterparts from across the nation in a Thanksgiving holiday special enforcement campaign designed to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes by enforcing seat belt usage. Monday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 29, troopers and communication specialists will put in extra hours as part of the “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign. An $18,000 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS) will help to pay for the additional enforcement. “The Thanksgiving hol...
I carry my phone everywhere. Sometimes I use it to make calls, but mostly I use its other features. I have a Bible on it, and I appreciate having the scriptures with me all the time. But mostly I live by the calendar. Lately the phone has been trying to be helpful, telling me that I should leave for my next event, and that “Traffic is light.” I live by many calendars. My tax year runs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. The programs in my church go from September to May. I go to the stores, and I see what the next “shopping” holiday is, from Halloween to ...
Compiled By The SUn-Telegraph Staff 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 'Way Appears Cleared For Development' Nov. 19, 1965 A representative of the General Services Administration, Washington, D.C., was in Sidney this week to check on progress being made for the orderly use and disposal of land and property at Sioux Army Depot, which is scheduled to be totally...
