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A Sidney skilled nursing center is being closed by the state. Residents and staff of Sidney Care and Rehabilitation Center were informed of the decision Wednesday by Ken Klassmeyer of Klassmeyer and Associates, the company that has been managing the center since last March. That was when a Lancaster County Judge placed the center, and 20 others into receivership when the company, Cottonwood Healthcare, also known as Skyline, headquartered in New Jersey, could not make its payroll. In making the...
Hopefuls flooded the Cheyenne County Community Center Wednesday, where 20 companies had representatives present at a job fair hosted by the City of Sidney's Economic Development department. On display were the possibilities of jobs across the board – from labor to upper management. "I think in the first quarter of the year there are going to be a lot of opportunities," said Sidney Economic Development Director Melissa Norgaard. Those opportunities come not only from employers new to Sidney, but...
Sidney's Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire late Friday morning in the 2100 block of 22nd Ave. in Sidney. Black smoke poured from the back of the home when responders arrived to the scene. At one point, fire spewed out of a window near the back of the home during the fire department's attack on the fire. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control as neighbors watched. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. Kristopher...
Sidney has been chosen as one of six state sites to hold premier showings of a film exploring what the film’s makers call one of the “most pressing and complicated issues in public education today,” mental health. Developed by the organization Nebraska Loves Public Schools, “The Mind Inside: Episode One” shows processes faced by schools in the area of mental health. It goes into the challenges students face, and the social, emotional and behavioral resources available for students who struggle,...
After months of planning, hope, and a little consternation, the newest addition to Sidney's business community, Highby Outdoors, is open. The new online retailer announced Monday that it was open for business, launching its outdoor gear business bright and early. "Highby Outdoors plans to raise the bar of the outdoor gear shopping experience with today's launch of its new online retail business based in Sidney," the company opened in a release announcing its opening. According to the release,...
A Sidney teen has been recognized for earning the highest achievement in the Boy Scouts. At just 15 years old, Owen Kurz joins a group of high performing Boy Scouts from the area who have successfully met the requirements of Eagle Scout. Kurz was recognized for the award just before Christmas in a ceremony held by Legion Post 17, which sponsors Sidney's Troop 90. In receiving the award, Kurz joins the top five percent of scouts. The award was presented at Camp Hubert Fuller west of Sidney. The...
As he begins to lead the Sidney City Council through the coming year, newly chosen Mayor Roger Gallaway doesn’t have a set agenda, or anything he particularly wants to see the council accomplish. He said he is approaching this segment of council service the same way he has every one before it. “I just want what’s best for the community,” Gallaway told the Sun-Telegraph recently. And while his approach to the office remains the same, getting to the place where he could serve was somethi...
Two Sidney families escaped injury early Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in adjoining apartments, gutting one. Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene at Fort Sidney Apartments, just off of Fort Sidney Road, at around 2:30 a.m. The initial report was that someone was trapped inside one of the apartments, but fortunately all occupants had escaped from the building by the time responders arrived. Firefighters knocked the blaze down, but not before it gutted the interior...
A young Sidney resident got a leg up on her college education this week, thanks to the submission of a photo taken by her mother. Sidney's Kristin Boltjes entered a picture of her daughter, Everly, which was selected as a winner of a contest which makes contributions to college savings accounts. The photo, of Everly in an owl suit, has the caption "Happy Halloween! Hoo Hoo" on it on the Nebraska State Treasurer's website. First National Bank of Omaha and Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg ann...
Smiles were ear to ear as a group of young people piled out of five police cars in front of the Sidney Walmart, Saturday, evidence of the excitement created by their mode of arrival. Just minutes earlier, the 17 youngsters ages 6-14 were breezing down the road in their own police escort, lights and sirens announcing their movement through town on the way to a special adventure with their newly introduced friends - members of the Sidney Police Department, Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office and...
Sidney High School's Music Department presented its Christmas Concert Tuesday, with both the concert band and choir performing under the direction of David Mead, along with performances highlighting advanced students and breakout groups. Those attending were sent off with a spirited tiding of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."...
Youth from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church presented a live Nativity Scene at the church Sunday evening. All animals and characters, even to the baby Jesus, were living parts of the Christmas Story....
It's not only important that a person remembers, but more often how they remember loved ones or events. That was the message shared by speaker Steve Sewell, a counselor delivering the address at the Tree of Remembrance Program hosted by Sidney Regional Medical Center Hospice last week. Sewell shared several stories of remembrance and dealing with grief, but used the story of a family locked in a bitter battle over possessions as their loved one lay close by near the end of a long illness. As a...
As part of this year's Christmas season tour of the Fort Sidney Museum, Tiann Goll of Laughing Lamb Fibers demonstrated how a spinning wheel was used to make yarns and other fibers....
Sidney's Masons celebrated their best this week at Frank Welch Lodge #75 recognizing three Masons for their contributions to the community. While unable to be present because of other obligations, Jack Thorpe was named Citizen of the Year. As Worshipful Master Nick Makris put it, Thorpe works tirelessly in the community, epitimizing the word "service." Mason of the Year went to a Kimball Mason, Kevin Wynne, of the James L. Eatmon Lodge #294. Wynne was recognized for his effort drawing Masons...
A bundled up mother takes a picture of her youngster with Santa Claus during Holidays in Hickory Square last weekend. The event kicked off the downtown Christmas season with a parade, warm goodies and the jolly old elf....
Sidney sixth grader Dru Weimer plays piano for visitors at the Fort Sidney Post Commander's Home Saturday evening. Weimer and other young musicians played on the century-old piano as part of the annual Lamplighter Tours held each Christmas season....
A City of Sidney Parks Department crew removes snow from Hickory Square to prepare for decorations to be put up this week so they are ready Holidays on Hickory Square Dec. 1. Prior to the Parade of Lights, a host of activities will be held at the Square, kicking off Sidney's downtown Christmas....
She may be small in stature, but the enthusiasm Cheyenne County's new extension assistant holds for 4-H and its programs is 10 feet tall. Growing up in Omaha, 4-H wasn't a part of Lisa Schumacher's life. But she began to learn about a part of it as she watched her nephew compete in the local Lego Robotic League. During Lego League Schumacher met Cheyenne County 4-H Extension Educator Cynthia Gill, and the two got to visiting about what 4-H is, and what its programs have to offer, and found...
Sidney Public Schools Education Foundation is presenting a night of food and entertainment featuring - and for the benefit of - Sidney students. The night of merriment will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at Sidney High School. The first part of the evening will be service of a dinner of beef brisket, au gratin potatoes and the fixins’ served by members of the National Honor Society, as well as entertainment from Sidney High School Fine Arts students. School art will be on display, while v...
When it comes to counting blessings this Thanksgiving, the Haley family of Dalton feels they have plenty. Since a football injury resulted in the loss of a leg for one family member, the Haley's have seen positive after positive in not only his recovery, but within their immediate and community family. As they talk about Drew's injury and the beginning of his healing process, the family finds a lot to be thankful for. "There's a lot of good that's come out of this one bad thing," father Matt...
A number of uncontested races - during a mid-term election - could have spelled for low voter turnout this week, but Cheyenne County voters turned out in numbers surprising to some officials. Just more than half of Cheyenne County’s 6,468 registered voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their mark on ballots. The election of a dozen Cheyenne County and Natural Resources District representatives were formalized for candidates who ran unopposed. Three of those were first-time elected county o...
Sidney election officials greeted a steady stream of voters at the Cheyenne County 4-H Building Tuesday. Sidney voters were set to choose new city council representatives in one of the few contested races on the ballot, while also deciding the fate of a potential expansion of the state Medicaid program....
Sidney Regional Medical Center and other Panhandle hospitals got a boost in providing advanced services with a telemedicine grant from USDA Rural Development. The $265,159 grant was announced last week, with the award going to the Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network, of which SRMC is a part. In making the announcement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas....
Although entering the playoffs from the middle of the pack, Peetz showed it is still a team to be reckoned with, rolling over Flagler/Hi Plains 64-7 in the opening round of the Colorado Six-Man Playoffs Saturday. As it has all year, Peetz used the one-two punch of a powerful running game and a smothering defense to muffle the Thunder's attempts to make some noise. Peetz was on the receiving end of the opening kickoff and took just five plays to take the lead, on a 30-yard run by junior Cooper...
