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  • Looking For The Right Economic Development Fit

    Cassie Kilmurrray, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2018

    Sidney and its community has been dealt a tough card these past months. With Cabela’s changing hands, many people have been left unemployed and the Sidney community searching. Sidney’s Economic Development Department has not stopped working to strengthen Sidney once again. Melissa Norgard, head of the department, keeps looking for new businesses or corporations to bring to Sidney. Through a target market study in January, the department was able to make even more connections to new companies. Many data, IT, management, and agriculture...

  • Education Meets Art in Weekend Production

    Forrest Hershberger|Feb 1, 2018

    Sidney students have spent the week immersed in an area of study hosted by the High Plains Arts Council. It is a tale of pirates and treasure, fun and frolicking. It is an adventure in learning stage acting, following a director and telling a story from the stage. The High Plains Arts Council is presenting the Missoula Children's Theatre. Auditions for students kindergarten through 12th grade were Monday, Jan. 29. The play "Treasure Island" has been the focus of hour of rehearsal this week with...

  • Cheyenne County Awarded Tourism Grant

    Forrest Hershberger, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2018

    The Nebraska Tourism Commission Wednesday announced Cheyenne County as the recipient of a $25,000 grant to promote the marketing campaign. The grant is part of $835,548 in grants awarded in this grant cycle of the Community Impact and Tourism Marketing Grant programs. The commission received almost $1.8 million in requests. The Commission’s grant programs are very competitive and involve a selection committee of grant reviewers from the private and public sectors and citizens at large....

  • FSA Announces County Committee Election Results

    Feb 1, 2018

    Cheyenne County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Brad Fraass announced that County Committee elections are over and the ballots have been counted. Randy Mathewson of Potter was elected to represent local administrative area (LAA) #1, which consists of the western one-third of the county. “County Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA,” said Fraass. “They help deliver programs at the county level and work to serve the needs of local producers. All rec...

  • EVERYONE Has a Place

    Cassie Kilmurrray, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2018

    That is the goal of the new program called Unified Raiders at Sidney High School. The new program is to encourage students in every way possible and to help them become better citizens. It is part of a grant given to the high school for a Positive Action program. The program does not stop at the High School, but the hopes are to apply the programs in all schools. With this program the school hopes to help students find a place in school and to encourage become more involved within the school and...

  • SRMC Cardiac Program Certified

    Feb 1, 2018

    Sidney Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has announced the certification of its Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). SRMC was recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care. "We are incredibly proud of our team and their efforts and appreciate their hard work to receive this certification," said Jason Petik, chief executive officer for SRMC. Cardiac rehabilitation programs...

  • Wheat Belt Announces Scholarship Program

    Feb 1, 2018

    Wheat Belt, Basin Electric and Tri-State G & T are offering scholarships for the 2018-2019 school term. Applicants must be a dependent of a Wheat Belt customer and enrolled or planning to enroll in a lineman college, full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school. The scholarships offered are: One-$1000 Basin Electric Scholarship-Basin Electric is a consumer owned cooperative responsible for supplying wholesale power to eight Midwestern states....

  • Claudette McKelvey - Obituary

    Feb 1, 2018

    Claudette McKelvey, age 69, of Hugo, CO, and former Sidney resident, passed away January 29, 2018 in Hugo. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2018 at Three Trees Chapel, 12416 W. Arbor Place in Littleton, CO. Claudette was born September 16, 1948 in Sheridan, WY to Paul Gordon Hedrick and Mildred Iona McGraw. She married Gene McKelvey December 12, 1981. She was a devoted wife and mother, giving everything she had to her husband and children. She loved her family,...

  • Peetz Boys Continue Winning Streak

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2018

    Peetz's varsity basketball teams have gone through a season where the boy's squad hasn't lost a game, while the girl's squad hasn't won a game. This trend continued on Tuesday against the visiting Caliche Buffaloes, but the girls team showed marked improvement from their previous efforts, and gave the girls some momentum to build upon as the season winds down. The Lady Bulldogs (0-14, 0-8 in league) have struggled mightily, and had been outscored 165-45 in their last three contests. But they...

  • Leyton Splits Recent Action

    Mike Motz, Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Feb 1, 2018

    Leyton’s varsity basketball teams won on the road, then lost at home in recent action versus Minatare and Sedgwick County. The boys were looking to return after a disappointing showing in the MAC (Minuteman Activities Conference) Tournament earlier in the month, and the girls squad was also trying to regain momentum after their loss in the consolation round of the MAC Tournament. On Jan. 26, the Lady Warriors started the night with an impressive first half against the Minatare Lady Indians,...

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