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Almost to the day two months ago, the Western Community College Area Board of Governors chose Dr. Carmen Simone as the sixth president of Western Nebraska Community College. On Friday, Jan. 17, she visited the Sidney campus, meeting with staff and students and visiting the aviation program. "I am so grateful to be here," Simone said. "You can tell when you're at the right place." Simone was the vice president and dean at the University of South Dakota Community College in Sioux Falls, S.D.,...
Nestled among the trees near Chappell is a home that appears quite ordinary at first sight. It is closer to the constant drone of Interstate 80 traffic than the small town commerce to the north at Highway 30. Getting there, a visitor is greeted by the working farm life of barbed-wire fence, corrals and all the workings of an active cattle ranch. Included in the scene is a home nestled among the trees as if the trees grew up along the home. The reality is the home was placed there - one piece at...
The Sidney City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 14, consenting to moving proposed water and electricity rates to the third reading. On Dec. 3, the city council was presented with a proposal to update the water and electricity rates. The proposal said water base rates were restructured about three years ago “to reflect actual user size as the basis for base rates.” Water unit rates were left unchanged when the base rate was last changed. Electricity rates have been adjusted twice in four years; bot...
Cheyenne County, NE- January 17, 2020 - Keep Sidney Beautiful is happy to announce the return of Yard of the Month! We want to encourage all Cheyenne County residents to take part in the ultimate bragging rights competition, with this month's theme: Farms in Winter. Keep Sidney Beautiful heading out of town and beyond the villages to find the most beautiful farm in Cheyenne County. The winner will be featured in the Sidney Sun Telegraph, Cheyenne County Chamber Newsletters, and on the Keep...
Vaccination, Antiviral Medication, Preventive Measures Critical Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reporting very high levels of flu and flu-related hospitalizations across the state. A total of 14 Nebraskans have died from the flu so far this season including at least one child. “This is a severe flu season and it’s having a significant impact on the health of Nebraskans,” said Dr. Tom Safranek, State Epidemiologist for DHHS. “We expect high levels of flu activity for several more weeks, which means mor...
The ladies had their day, now the men can have a turn. The Sidney Elks Lodge is hosting a “Guys Night Out” on Feb. 1 at the Elks Lodge, 1044 Jackson St. The festivities start at 6 p.m. Cost is $20 per person and you must be 21 or older to enter. The entry price includes dinner and the first rack of poker chips. There will also be vendors, samples and a cash bar....
A Crook, Colo., man died Sunday, Jan. 12, in a single-vehicle accident at Nebraska Highway 19A and Cheyenne County Road 113. Charles E. Hartsfield, 44, of Crook, Colo., was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado north on Cheyenne County Road 113, approaching Highway 19A, when it left the road and rolled 2 ½ times., ejecting the driver. Hartsfield died at the scene, according to a report from the Sidney Police Department....
CHADRON — Chadron State College has announced the names of 620 students who qualified for the institution's Fall 2019 Dean's List. The list consists of 322 students who earned at least a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Cities and states listed reflect students' selected permanent address. Sidney: Lindsey Deaver, Henry Gutierrez, and McKade Smith; Potter: Hollie Clark; Gurley: Abbegail D...
Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team had a busy week, hosting the Mitchell Lady Tigers on Tuesday, Jan. 14th then traveling to Ogallala on Friday to face off against the undefeated C-1 Lady Indians. The Lady Raiders then had to turn around and host a tough Class A opponent in North Platte Saturday afternoon in Sidney. Sidney started the week by hosting Mitchell, a team they had thoroughly beaten in their first game of the season at the Western Conference Tournament. Sidney pulled out to an...
The young Sidney Red Raider Basketball team continues to gain experience and play better basketball as the season progresses, but the improved play has not translated into wins for the struggling team. Sidney started a three game week by hosting the Mitchell Tigers on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and hoped that the Tigers being without their leading scorers Blake and Austin Thyne would give the Red Raiders an edge in the game. Sidney started with a series of missed shots and turnovers and quickly found the...
Sidney's Red Raider Wrestling team hosted the Bridgeport Bulldogs for a dual meet on Thursday, and the two evenly matched teams went to the final bout before Sidney finally notched the win against the Bulldogs, 40-to-30. Both teams needed to adjust to injuries and illness, with Bridgeport forfeiting three bouts, Sidney one bout, and a double-forfeit in the 160 pound bout. Sidney finally held an advantage after the Raiders' Jordan Ruiz won by Decision followed by a Bridgeport forfeit at 132lbs....
The Peetz Bulldog basketball teams hosted rival Fleming on Thursday night, and as expected the struggling Lady Bulldogs fell into a hole quickly against the powerhouse Lady Wildcats, trailing 37-to-12 at the end of the first half. Fleming dominated under the boards and created pressure and turnovers against the Lady Bulldogs for the entire game, eventually cruising to a lopsided 69-to-22 win. The loss drops the Lady Bulldogs down to 1-and-9 on the season while Fleming improved to 9-and-1. The...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Basketball team earned the number four seed in the MAC Tournament, and hosted the fifth seeded Garden County Eagles on Monday night in Potter to start the tournament. The Eagles did not play like the lower seeded team, immediatley jumping on the Coyotes and implementing a full-court press that had the Coyotes turning the ball over and forcing bad passes. The Eagles ran through the Coyote's defense, piling up 18 points before Potter-Dix finally put two points on the board...
LINCOLN – Hunters and landowners are invited to watch a livestream of a big game presentation by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. The livestream is an opportunity for people who are unable to attend one of the Commission’s big game public informational meetings around the state to participate by viewing and asking questions. Viewers are encouraged to send in big game questions via the Commission’s Contact Us form at OutdoorNebraska.gov/contact ahead of the event. To view the livestream and post questions and comme...
Leyton senior Drew Haley battles under the boards with Potter-Dix senior Terell Gray during the Warriors victory on Friday night....
Potter-Dix Girls 1/14/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Kimball 20 18 18 5 61 Potter-Dix 2 5 0 1 8 1/17/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Leyton 20 25 15 5 65 Potter-Dix 6 8 0 5 19 Ley: E. Draper 20 pts, M. Watchorn 10 rebs 1/18/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Potter-Dix 3 2 9 4 18 Hay Springs 9 17 13 14 53 Potter-Dix Boys 1/14/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Kimball 24 19 23 3 69 Potter-Dix 8 6 10 11 35 PD: A. Tovar 10 pts 1/17/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Leyton 15 13 15 12 55 Potter-Dix 7 12 14 14 47 PD: L. Kasten 26 pts, 18 rebs 1/18/20 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Potter-Dix 12 6 5 10 33 Hay Springs 5 22...
Walter Thomas, 63, of Vermillion, SD passed away Saturday, January 11 at his residence after a battle with cancer. Walter was born January 3, 1957 in Sidney, NE to Laverne and Rosemary (Peetz) Thomas, Walter attended school in Sidney and attended the University of Washington. He served in the Navy from 1975-1979 and married Becky Rivers on June 23, 1979. Walter was a Facility Engineer for Indian Health Services in South Dakota and Nebraska and an Ocean Engineer for the US Government in...
Robert P. "Bob" Goodwin, age 63, died quietly and peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at home in Sidney in the loving company of his family after a 10 month battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, March 13, 2020 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Corey Jenkins officiating. There will be no graveside service. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel to sign Bob's register book and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of...
Robert James Young, 94, of Greeley, CO, passed away on January 13, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Greeley, CO. Services were held at Adamson Life Celebration Home in Greeley on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 1:30 pm, with cookie reception. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 3:30 pm. Robert was born on April 17, 1925 in Gates, NE to Reita and Harold Young. He spent most of his childhood in the Gates, Callaway, and Broken Bow area of Nebraska. After moving to Sidney, NE to...
Lillian Lucille (Joan) Goding Nielsen was called home from this earth on January 5, 2020. Lillian was born September 2, 1926 in Potter to William and Cora (Brothers) Goding. She graduated from Potter Public School and then attended Chadron State College. On Dec. 18, 1948, she married Earl Hermansen Nielsen in Laramie, Wyo. To this union, three sons were born: David, Paul and Kurt. The family lived in Okinawa for 10 years working for the U.S. Army and continued working for the government when returning to the States. Joan was an avid reader of...
John Lester "Butch" Francone, 70, of Sidney, Nebraska, passed away on January 13, 2020, in Loveland, Colorado after a long, enjoyable life lived on his own terms. John's Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church in Bridgeport with Reverend Jonathan Berosek officiating. A lunch will follow the service at the Rural Fire Hall in Bridgeport. A private inurnment will be at a later date in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Broadwater. Online...
Esther Lorraine Houser of Sidney, Nebraska passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She was 89 years young. Cremation has been held and a private memorial service for immediate family on Tuesday, 21 January, 2020; a public service, Celebration of Life will be scheduled for a later date. Memorial donations may be made for trees to be added to Legion Park, Sidney, NE. You may view Esther's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. She is...
David McKnight, 43, of Peetz, passed away January 10, 2020. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Peetz Community Center in Peetz, CO, with Mr. Kurt "Swanny" Swanson officiating. A reception will follow at 721 North Street, Peetz, CO, all who were close to Dave and his family, please join us. David was born in Scottsbluff, NE. He grew up in Mitchell and later in Sidney. In 2008, he graduated from Sage Truck Driving School in Cheyenne, WY, and obtained his...
