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Articles from the March 12, 2014 edition


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  • Ready for spring

    Stephen McKay|Mar 12, 2014

    Creek Valley distance runner Ashley Burr loosens up before practice. The spring sports season begins in late March.... Full story

  • Additional golf course work approved

    Caitlin Sievers|Mar 12, 2014

    Proposed work which would add-on to the irrigation and improvement projects currently underway at Hillside Golf Course was cause for some debate at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Work on a new reservoir, new building construction, a new irrigation system and pump station started last fall and is slated to begin again this week. The city hopes the work will be completed by the end of May or beginning of June. The price tag for work currently approved on the course is around $1.5 million. City staff, along with those at the golf course, asked t...

  • ACE presents refund check to city

    Caitlin Sievers|Mar 12, 2014

    John Hehnke, soon-to-be chair person of the Public Alliance for Community Energy-or ACE-presented the city with a refund check from the group at Tuesday's city council meeting. ACE is a community owned natural gas supplier. "I would like to take this moment to return some money back to the community," Hehnke said. ACE returned a total of $100,000 to all its member communities this year. Sidney received almost $7,000 of this money. Past refunds have been used for various community betterment...

  • Graydon "Grady" Robinson

    Mar 12, 2014

    Graydon "Grady" Robinson 1927 to 2014 Graydon "Grady" Robinson was born on Oct. 1, 1927 at Brandon, Neb. He was the oldest of 3 children born to Elmer and Leona Harshman Robinson. Graydon grew up in Brandon and attended Brandon School through the 6th grade. Graydon then attended school in Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School in 1945. After graduation, Grady joined the United States Navy and served on a combat aircraft carrier off the coast of Saipan at the end of World War II. After... Full story

  • Court Briefs - 03-12-14

    Mar 12, 2014

    The following people appeared in Deuel County District Court on Tuesday, March 11, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Corbin Coomes, age 23 of Sidney, appeared for a pre-trial conference on a charge of Distribution of Marijuana in a School Zone. This is a class ID felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement he pled guilty to an amended information of Attempted Distribution of Marijuana and Attempted Distribution of Hydrocodone. Both are class IV felonies. Sentencing is scheduled for April 15 at 4:30 p.m. Douglas Wiese, age 45 of Des Moines, Iowa,... Full story

  • Take steps to protect your family business

    Edward Jones|Mar 12, 2014

    There’s nothing more important in the world to you than your family. However, your family-owned business probably helps support your family. So, when it comes to protecting both your family and your business, you need to carefully consider your moves. As you know, you face plenty of challenges to keep your business running smoothly — but it can be even more difficult to pass the family business on to your children or other relatives. In fact, according to the Small Business Administration, only 33% of family owned businesses survive the tra...

  • Going to Lincoln

    PCM For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 12, 2014

    Leyton's grade school children give the boys basketball team a send off Wednesday morning as the team heads to Lincoln.... Full story