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The Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber is inviting any woman in Cheyenne County to come to the chamber’s membership night Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Security First Bank’s basement. To make reservations to attend the membership night potential members should call Diane Scott, the ladies chamber president, at 254-2984 and leave their name and number. The ladies meet every first Monday of the month at 6 p.m., except for the months of July and August, and usually gather in the same location at the bank, said Scott. Dinner will be served at the mem...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has promoted former Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost to offensive coordinator under new coach Mark Helfrich. The move announced Thursday had been expected since Helfrich, the team’s former offensive coordinator, was made the Ducks’ head coach on Jan. 20. Frost will also serve as quarterbacks coach in his new role. The 38-year-old has been Oregon’s wide receivers coach for the past four seasons under coach Chip Kelly, who left the Ducks earlier this month to become...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John and Jim Harbaugh have received plenty of attention as opposing head coaches in the Super Bowl. At their joint news conference Friday, someone asked the brothers if they could work together if either should be forced out of their current post. John Harbaugh, coach of the Baltimore Ravens, said, “There’s no question about it.” He said the brothers discussed the possibility in the past, but “it never really worked out, timing-wise.” He said he would work for Jim, or hire Jim. Jim Harbaugh says he would also enjoy worki...
CHADRON (AP) — Chadron State will play West Texas A&M next September as part of the Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Festival features games involving all Lone Star Conference members and a number of non-conference teams. The games are played in the $1.2 billion stadium that Jerry Jones built for his Dallas Cowboys and is televised across Texas. Chadron State coach Jay Long said Thursday his players are excited about the opportunity and that it’s exciting to tell prospective recruits the Eagles will pla...
SCOTTSBLUFF — With Thursday night’s scrap against visiting Sidney hanging in the balance, Scottsbluff High School’s boys’ basketball team just Hadden-ough to get past the Red Raiders. Senior Michael Hadden scored 11 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the defending Class B champions pulled away for a 79-68 victory. Thursday’s contest marked teams’ second meeting in six evenings; the Bearcats had rallied for a 54-50 win Jan. 26 in Sidney, a game the Raiders led most of the way.... Full story
Rosie Kerk, a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children involved in the court system) Board member, contacted the Creek Valley High School Art department to see if they would be interested in painting some chairs for their benefit auction. Lodgepole sophomore Krystal Klipfel finished a small chair, “Stiletto in Red and Black,” to be donated to the CASA auction. Karman Reichman a Senior at Creek Valley, also completed a “Mi CASA chair with swirls and whirl...
Semester 1 Straight “A” Honor Roll, eighth grade, Jake Agin, Hannah Balandran, Cameron Baldwin, Calista Bowen, Emma Brosnan, William Castner, Theodore Drewes, Samantha Kaus, Thomas Kokjer, Annalise Lecher, Alex Linneman, Brenda Maytorena, Zackery Means, Abbey Mills, Makayla Morgan, Maddison Porter, Yeager Price, Hanna Ringleman, Logan Sherman, Chea Stuart (Aguas), Reilly Svoboda, Berkley Timmens, Mitchell Verhulst, Alexandra Wamsley, Samantha Wamsley; seventh grade, Emma Alexander, Bailey Bagnell, Matthew Benzel, Kara Birner, Charlie Bro...
In the days since the second Obama inauguration, I’ve been thinking about Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce. No, not the great lip-synching controversy, but the choice of popular entertainment for a solemn national rite. That Beyonce apparently lip-synched her beautiful rendition of the national anthem is a triviality. It’s cold on the steps of the Capitol and even the greatest singer might have trouble sounding good in those conditions. Kelly Clarkson apparently sang live (and perhaps paid a price in quality). Four years ago, at Obama’s first inaugur...
The Sun-Telegraph series on what it is to be each denomination is finished and I want to take a moment to thank every one of the Pastors, Father and Reverend who gave me a piece of their day – before I finish out the series with what it is to believe as I do in this week’s column. I appreciate each and every one of you and thank you for helping me make that series as successful as it was, the talks with all of you impacted me a great deal. I have to say I am very proud of the turnout especially since I was told not to get my hopes up – somet... Full story
BIG SPRINGS — Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, serving as Deuel County Coroner, has ruled the January death of a Big Springs woman to be accidental. Schaub’s autopsy findings have confirmed that Cindy Gilmore, 36, died due to hypothermia. On Jan. 5, Deuel County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an unconscious female at 707 West 1st Street. The female, later identified as Gilmore, was lying on the sidewalk next to her neighbor’s house. A neighbor reported the situation to Emergeny Medical Services. Upon arrival, EMS attempt...
This weekend will be the last opportunity that Cheyenne County residents have a chance to make their voice heard regarding possible changes to the Cheyenne County Community Center, according to community center staff. Staff had put an assessment survey up online on the community center’s website during the first week of January and will be closing the survey link upon the opening of the center Monday morning at about 8 a.m. The community center board decided to create this survey to collect information from county residents regarding whether o...
NEW YORK (AP) – Ed Koch’s favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to encourage commuters who were forced to walk to work instead of jumping aboard subway trains and buses. “I began to yell, ‘Walk over the bridge! Walk over the bridge! We’re not going to let these bastards bring us to our knees!’ And people began to applaud,...
In regards to purchasing Purple Out Night t-shirts that support cystic fibrosis awareness, the preferred number to reach Katy Heineman at is 250-0060. Casey Cortney can also be contacted for shirt purchases at 250-2625. T-shirt sale proceeds will be donated to the Boomer Esiason Foundation. The foundation’s goal is to fund research to find a cure for the disease and create programs to help those affected by cystic fibrosis....
Sidney is set to host the annual Conclave event for the Nebraska State DeMolay Chapter this July. The city will receive this honor due to the Fort Sidney Chapter’s very own member serving as this years State Master Councilor. “The chapter is extremely proud that a member of the chapter, being Luke Castner, is currently serving as State Master Councilor for State DeMolay,” advisors to the chapter said. According to Tanya Lewis, a member of the chapter’s advisory committee, the Conclave event i...
WASHINGTON — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. But with most Democrats in his corner, an unflustered Hagel seems headed for approval as defense secretary. Hagel, a former two-term senator from Nebraska, described his views as mainstream and closely aligned with those of President Barack Obama, the Democrat who nominated him. But several GOP members of the Armed S...
Several high-profile cases will continue next week before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer, including that of first-degree murder defendant Larry Martinez against a Sidney man, and the arraignment of Illinois trucker Josef Slezak, who is charged with multiple counts of manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Martinez, 53, at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7 will appear for a suppression hearing involving and arraignment on amended information by Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, who is seeking the death penalty in the case. Schaub’s amended i...
Another option has been given to Sidney residents as to how they can pay their bills to the city, according to a press release from City of Sidney officials Thursday. Now city residents will be able to pay bills to the city with a simple click of a button online. The City of Sidney has recently joined up with a premier provider for online bill paying services called Xpress Bill Pay. “All you need is an Internet connection through a Web browser and an e-mail address. Once you sign up for your free account you can begin using this service,” acc...
Every small town needs a family feeling grocer, a place where the old time feel is still recognizable and when it comes to lending a helping hand to different organizations within the community, they step up. Sidney has had a few of these, some may even remember the Jack-n-Jill, but it seems the only one left is Sonny’s Super Foods. Even though the owners of this hometown grocery live in Bridgeport, it is managed by Ron Payne, a hometown kind of guy. An employee at Sonny’s for 23 years, Pay... Full story
