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  • 4-H Spring Carnival set for this Saturday at county fairgrounds

    Anthony Ruiz|Mar 14, 2016

    This week, from March 14 to 19, is National Ag Week. As the country celebrates agriculture and its role in everyday life, the Cheyenne County 4-H will be capping the week with its annual 4-H Spring Carnival, a tradition stretching back for decades in Sidney. "It's been going on for longer than I know," Cheyenne County UNL Extension Educator Cynthia Gill said. Gill said the annual carnival is the primary fundraiser for the 4-H council, funding county 4-H activities and programs throughout the...

  • District 47 Candidate Forum set for March 21

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 14, 2016

    The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau will hold a candidate forum for District 47 legislative candidates on March 21. The forum will be held at the Buffalo Point Steakhouse, located 638 Cabela Dr. in Sidney. Candidates will be present at 1 p.m. for the public to visit with, and the forum will start at 1:30 p.m. The forum is free and open to the public. According to a press release, the goal of the event is to provide as much information as possible about those running for Legislative District 47, so the public can make informed decisions on issues...

  • Gas prices rise again

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 14, 2016

    Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 9.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.02 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.93 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 40.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 39.6 cents per g...

  • Community choir concerts set for March 20, March 25

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 14, 2016

    The community choir is preparing for its upcoming performances of "Victory Celebration," created and arranged by Tom Fettke and orchestrated by Dave Williamson. On Palm Sunday, March 20, the choir will be perform at the Oshkosh Nursing Home at 2 p.m., the Oshkosh Wesleyan Church at 4 p.m. and the Berea Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. On Good Friday, March 25, the choir will perform at Miller Memorial Care Center at 1:30 p.m. and at the Community Good Friday Service at the Chappell United Methodist...

  • Barbara Rose

    Mar 14, 2016

    Barbara Rose, 59 of Dalton, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday evening, March 11, 2016, at her home in Dalton. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Barbara Alice Rose was born on April 22, 1956, in Dalton to Alfred and Ellen (Heath) Bennett. She was raised in the Broadwater area. She married Jerry Rose on Jan. 28, 1977 in Oshkosh. She always wanted to be...

  • Service Notice: Thomas R. Ramirez

    Mar 14, 2016

    Thomas R. Ramirez, 96 of Lodgepole, passed away at the Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell on Saturday, March 12, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, with Father Matthew Koperski officiating. A wake service will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 16. Both services will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service is in charge of Mr. Ramirez’s care and funeral arrangements....

  • Community Calendar 03-14-16

    Mar 14, 2016

    Ongoing The Elks Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday between Feb. 19 through March 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., located at 1040 Jackson St. in Sidney. … A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. … Table of Grace, a ministry of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, is a mobile food pantry that distributes food at various locations t...

  • From a tiny Texas town to the streets of Sidney

    Anthony Ruiz|Mar 14, 2016

    If somebody had asked me at the beginning of this year if I saw myself leaving my hometown of more than 20 years and move 1,000-plus miles north to the Nebraska panhandle, I would have thought they were crazy. But here I am, and now that I've been in Sidney for the past couple of weeks I am starting to think I was crazy for staying in one place so many years. But maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. My name is Anthony Ruiz, and I am the newest addition to the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. I grew up a...

  • No Till notes: 'Dr. Kofi Boa'

    Mark Watson, Panhandle No till Educator|Mar 14, 2016

    I had the great pleasure of meeting and visiting with Dr. Kofi Boa at this year’s No-till On the Plains winter conference. Dr. Boa has undertaken an incredibly difficult and rewarding task in his homeland of Ghana, Africa. Dr. Boa is building soil health to stimulate economic growth in an impoverished nation. He is building wealth in Africa two acres at a time. I’d like to share his inspiring story with you. Dr. Boa was a young child when his mother returned to their home in tears. His mother farmed a two acre farm and her crop of cocoa had...

  • Sendoff for club wrestling team set for Friday morning

    Staff Report|Mar 14, 2016

    DENVER (AP) — The University of Denver has hired Rodney Billups as its basketball coach. He spent the last six seasons on the Colorado coaching staff. He succeeds Joe Scott, who was fired after a 16-15 record in the last of his nine seasons at Denver. Billups is a former Pioneers point guard spent and the younger brother of former NBA star Chauncey Billups. Colorado coach Tad Boyle said Monday that Billups has “all the qualities to be a terrific head coach” in Division I. The Buffaloes are in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five...