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  • Area youth to stage 'Sleeping Beauty' on Saturday

    Ryan Hermens|Jan 28, 2016

    Dozens of area youth have been rehearsing this week in preparation for a public performance of "Sleeping Beauty" at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Molly Malady and Whitney Ward, of the Missoula Children's Theatre, are the production's directors and having been working with the actors since parts were cast on Monday. The High Plains Arts Council is sponsoring the performance. "Sleeping Beauty" is an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale. "One simple...

  • 2016 Cattle Drive - Bernie Fehringer: chemist, lawyer, farmer

    Ryan Hermens|Jan 28, 2016

    After careers as a chemist and then patent attorney, Bernie Fehringer returned to his roots near Peetz, Colo., nearly three decades ago to become a farmer. "He always talked about returning to the farm, and I thought, well, this will never happen," said his wife, Sharon, with a laugh. Fehringer and his family had lived on both coasts of the U.S. – any many places in between – before his father passed away and the future of the family farm was left uncertain. "My dad got cancer and died, and it w...

  • TeamMates honors Security First at appreciation dinner

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Jan 28, 2016

    The TeamMates mentoring program of Sidney held its annual appreciation dinner for its mentors at Buffalo Point earlier this month, at which time the group presented Security First Bank and Security First Insurance with its "Friends of TeamMates" award. The award was given for their continuous support over the years, such as the annual tailgate party held every fall, along with various other projects. Tracy Miller and Clem Schumacher accepted the awards. Suzanne Hince, the executive director for...

  • Court Briefs 01-28-15

    Jan 28, 2016

    The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Jan. 25 before the Honorable Randind Roland: Chad Hargrove, 29 of Lawrenceburg, Ind., appeared for presentment via phone, with his attorney, on charges of possession of marijuana with intent and possession of hash, which are a Class IIA and a Class IV felony, respectively. He also waived his preliminary hearing. Arraignment is set for Feb. 9 at 9 a.m. Nathan Mortensen, 32, of Sidney, appeared for arraignment on a charge of DUI high test second offense no registration, which are a Class 1... Full story

  • Community Calendar 01-18-16

    Jan 28, 2016

    Saturday, Jan. 30 High Plains Arts Council Missoula Children’s Theatre performance of Sleeping Beauty will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets available at the door … Tuesday, Feb. 2 A Parkinson’s support group for the western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. … Saturday, Feb. 6 The Cheyenne County 4... Full story

  • "We Are the World" and Benghazi

    William H. Benson, Columnist|Jan 28, 2016

    Late in 1984, the calypso singer Harry Belafonte decided to raise funds for the famine-starved Ethiopians in Africa. First, he approached Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and asked them to write a song. Then, he asked several dozen of the biggest musical artists in the country to assemble in a studio one night and sing Jackson and Richie’s song. The resulting album and video’s sales Belafonte would turn over to United Support of Artists for Africa, or USA for Africa, a non-profit fou...