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Sidney found itself in the middle of a fervent dispute between residents of northwest Nebraska and an oil and gas company from Colorado on Tuesday. And after a six-hour public hearing, there is still no resolution. A decision will instead be handed down within 30 days. The issue: a proposal to turn a non-producing oil well in Sioux County into a commercial disposal site for contaminated oil wastewater. When oil is pumped from the ground, it contains some amount of brine that must be filtered...
After years of discussions and planning, the Sidney City Council considered an offer on Tuesday night for the sale of the first lot in the city’s new business park. The council entered an executive session for 20 minutes to consider the proposal from Longhorn Investments to purchase Lot 1A in the southwest corner of the park. David Everston, Longhorn assistant manager, was at the meeting to discuss the offer. Before the council moved into executive, he said the initial offer of $250,000 was based on the preliminary plat that called for a 4...
More than 1.7 million ages 16 to 24 experience homelessness in the U.S. In Nebraska, more than 5,000 children and teenagers are currently homeless. Behind these people is a different, heartbreaking story that lead to them being without the most basic necessities. However, with the help of local shelters such as the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska in Gering and Scottsbluff, the growing population of homeless youth can receive food, clothing and an education. The Community Action...
Jack L. Schilling Petty Officer Third Class U.S. Navy EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In late 1958, Jack Schilling had graduated from Sidney High School, was working and fielding some questions as to whether or not the "draft" was going to catch up to him. His draft status was 1-A – meaning anytime n...
Shirley M. Dunphy, 85 of Sidney, passed away at her home Friday evening, March 20, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 27 with Wake Services at 6 p.m., Thursday evening, March 26. Both Services will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Inurnment will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Denver at a later date. Cremation has been held. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday until 4 p.m. to sign Shirley's... Full story
Melba L. Beck, 93 of Centennial, Colo., passed away on Friday, March 20 in her home in Holly Creek Retirement Community in Centennial. She was born in Sidney and moved to the Kansas City area with her family in 1965. She was a long-time member of Valley View United Methodist Church in Overland Park, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Beck. Survivors include two daughters; Rhonda Mizeur of Castle Pines, Colo. and Kristi Turner of Kansas City, Mo., three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and brother; Kenneth Fleming of... Full story
James Katos, 45 of Sidney and formerly of Chicago, died Monday afternoon, March 23, 2015 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney. Cremation has taken place and no local services are planned. Inurnment will be in Chicago at a later date. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the family at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com Jim was born Nov. 2, 1969 in Chicago, Ill. where he had a rich childhood taking advantages of all the city had to offer. He chose to attend Catholic high school so that he could study Latin, which he... Full story
Ongoing Lifetree Café Meetings at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will be on break until after Easter. Upcoming meetings will be posted as soon as that information is available. Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions. A Parkinson’s support group the for 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 Brau... Full story
It’s unfortunate but true: The elderly population is targeted for financial abuse or exploitation. In fact, by some estimates, this type of targeted abuse results in billions of dollars in losses each year. If you have elderly parents, what signs should you watch for to determine their vulnerability? And what can you do to help protect your parents from being victimized? In regard to the first question — signs of vulnerability — the most important thing to watch for is your parents’ mental state. As you know, many people go through their e...
