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  • Western 'inconvenience'

    Ryan Hermens|Mar 31, 2015

    The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to a report of smoke at the Western Convenience Store in the 400 block of Illinois Street in Sidney at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Fire chief Keith Stone said crews were at the location for approximately an hour. "It was called in as smoke in the building," he said. "When we got there, we found it was coming out of the vents in the ceiling. It turned out to be a bearing that burned up in their air conditioning and heating unit." The fire department sent...

  • Sidney man arraigned, pleads guilty to child abuse

    Ryan Hermens|Mar 31, 2015

    A 26-year-old Sidney man pleaded guilty to a charge of child abuse – a class IIIA felony – on Monday. Devon Holder, 26, who was arrested in late March, initially faced an additional charge of attempted possession of child pornography. Through a plea deal, that was dismissed in exchange for a guilty plea to the child abuse charge. Holder's case was first called in Cheyenne County Court on Monday morning; however, he waived the preliminary hearing. His case was then sent to Cheyenne County...

  • The Oregon Trail comes to life

    Courtney Fletcher|Mar 31, 2015

    Donna Gunn, a Nebraska native, will transform the Sidney High School Auditorium into the greatest westward journey through music and storytelling. The Lied Center's "Arts Across Nebraska" in Lincoln, Neb., is bringing Gunn's tour "Music on the Trail" to town for music and history lovers to experience life on the Oregon Trail through the piano. Gunn will perform at Sidney's Fine Arts Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Thursday. "Music on the Trail" is a combination of taking concepts of classical styles wit...

  • WNCC hosts blood drive

    Courtney Fletcher|Mar 31, 2015

    The Western Nebraska Community College's Sidney campus hosted a blood drive provided by the United Blood Services mobile crew based out of Cheyenne, Wyo., on Monday afternoon. "We travel to different communities in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and sometimes Utah to take donations," said Jill Vaudrin of United Blood Services. "Anyone who wants to donate will sign in and read information about the process, and then we will decide if the volunteer meets height, weight and other requirements that...

  • City offices, services closed for Good Friday

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 31, 2015

    The City of Sidney will be closed on Friday, April 3 in observance of Good Friday. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Friday’s trash on Thursday and Thursday’s trash will be collected on Wednesday. Sidney Public Schools will be closed Thursday, April 2 through Monday, April 6.... Full story

  • Death Notice: Veronica M. Wells

    Mar 31, 2015

    Veronica M. Wells, 93 of Sidney, passed away Tuesday morning, March 31, 2015 in the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremations Service, LLC is in charge if Veronica’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story

  • Court Briefs 03-31-15

    Mar 31, 2015

    The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Monday, March 30, 2015, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Devon Holder, age 26 of Sidney, appeared for presentment and a preliminary hearing on charges of attempted possession of child pornography and child abuse, a class IV felony and class IIIA felony, respectively. He waived his preliminary hearing. The following people appeared in Cheyenne County District Court on Monday, March 30, 2015, before the Honorable Derek Weimer: Devon Holder, age 26 of Sidney, appeared for arraignment on... Full story

  • Community Calendar 03-31-15

    Mar 31, 2015

    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... Full story

  • Letter To The Editor: America wasn't founded on some kind of 'mistake'

    Scott Bartak, Kearney, Neb.|Mar 31, 2015

    Dear Editor: Well the polls are out and it’s ugly – only 31 percent of the country thinks we are headed in the right direction. Could it be that “headed in the wrong direction” was a by-product of this: local school textbooks teaching pages and pages of Darwinian evolution without one single word to question it, while at the same promoting animosity toward the views of our founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence who said we are “created by our creator with certain unalienable rights?” The unfortunate position of too... Full story

  • Letter To The Editor: Open letter to the Legislature, power structure across Neb.

    Loretta Fairchild, Lincoln, Neb.|Mar 31, 2015

    Dear Editor: Following the expression of opinions regarding Sen. Chamber’s choice of “image” in talking about the police in Omaha, might it be useful to move the discussion forward by considering some related issues such as the following? Is there some degree of agreement on the following assumptions? One, life in Nebraska is very nice, but it is not 100 percent perfect, and two, “Post-Ferguson,” it seems likely that people of color may feel quite differently about the quality of their daily lives, compared to how white people feel.... Full story

  • Reader questions whether Smith is really conservative

    Lauren Snell, North Platte, Neb.|Mar 31, 2015

    Dear Editor: Adrian Smith is just another establishment Republican. Nebraska’s 3rd District is just about the most conservative congressional district in the United States. Yet with a Heritage Scorecard of voting conservative just 60 percent of the time Smith ranks toward the middle to lower end of Republican congressmen. Even John McCain on the Senate side votes more conservative. Recent votes bear out this out. In December, Smith voted with Nancy Pelosi for the Omnibus spending bill that fully funded all of Obama’s agenda (except illegal... Full story

  • SIDNEY INVITATIONAL RESULTS - Boys

    Mar 31, 2015

    BOYS' FINAL TEAM SCORES 1. Sidney 150, 2. Ogallala 143, 3. Alliance 73, 4. Chadron 70, 5. Gordon-Rushville 48.5, 6. Arthur County 17.5, 7. Hyannis 13, 8. Leyton 9. INDIVIDUAL BOYS' RESULTS 100 Meters – Varsity 1. Jackson Dickerson 11.26 Chadron 2. Alex Linneman 11.37 Sidney 3. Brody Brennan 11.58 Alliance 4. Brandon Raffaeli 11.58 Ogallala 5. Shane Child 11.93 Gordon-Rushville 5. Gage Chistensen 11.93 Arthur County 100 Meters – Division II 1. Michael Banaszak 12.32 Sidney 2. Derek Robb...

  • SIDNEY INVITATIONAL RESULTS - Girls

    Mar 31, 2015

    GIRLS' FINAL TEAM SCORES 1. Sidney 143, 2. Gothenburg 110, 3. Ogallala 93, 4. Gordon-Rushville 65, 5. Alliance 50, 6. Chadron 26, 7. Leyton 22, 8. Hyannis 6, 8. Arthur County 6. INDIVIDUAL GIRLS' RESULTS 100 Meters – Varsity 1. Kelly VonSeggren 13.43 Sidney 2. Sara Von Seggern 13.56 Sidney 3. Madi Gilg 13.57 Gothenburg 4. Abby Heller 13.62 Sidney 5. Jessica Houk 13.83 Leyton 6. Mikayla Davidson 14.11 Alliance 100 Meters – Division II 1. Sydney Nordeen 14.31 Alliance 2. Shae Toof 14.39...

  • Raiders take 3rd in opener

    Stephen McKay|Mar 31, 2015

    NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The Sidney High boys' golf team opened its season a little slow at the North Platte Invite on Monday, but still managed a third-place finish among the nine teams entered at the Lake Maloney Golf Club. McCook, one of the favorites in the district B-4 race, won the event by 10 strokes over host North Platte. Sidney finished with a 356 total. "Since it was our first meet and we didn't get a few guys going until last week because they were at state basketball, it's an...

  • CV golfers fall in dual match

    Stephen McKay|Mar 31, 2015

    GRANT, Neb. – After qualifying for state last year, the Creek Valley High golf team opened its season with mixed results in a dual meet with Perkins County at the Pheasant Run Golf Club in Grant on Monday. After losing its top gun from last season in Lane Godfrey, the Storm are left with a young team that hopes to fill the gap. Perkins County won the two-team event with 184 strokes to Creek Valley's 207. Brett Godfrey was the low scorer for the Storm with a 47 over the par-36 nine-hole layout....

  • 'Dogs battle at Holyoke track event

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 31, 2015

    The Peetz Bulldogs track teams competed at the Holyoke Invitational on Saturday, with the boys taking third among the 12 teams competing. The girls team, despite having only six athletes on the roster, still managed to score 20 points for an 11th-place finish. "Though we're still a long way away, it was nice to see a couple of our relay teams in qualifying position for state," said Bulldogs head coach Scott Scorensen of his boys 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams. "It was a pretty good meet and over...

  • Peetz falls to Merino on the diamond

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Mar 31, 2015

    The Peetz High baseball team went up against Merino’s ace pitcher on Monday afternoon and came up on the short end of a 12-1 five-inning final at home. The Bulldogs (2-1) were stymied by Rams’ hurler Connor Fiscus, who didn’t allow a hit over four innings of work. Peetz managed to squeeze out its run in the fourth, however, with some aggressive base running by Jordan Nelson. After Nelson drew a walk, he stole second, third and home to tally the run. Nelson was able to score after Logan Sircy, who walked behind him, stole second with...

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