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  • Funds Hold Up Hickory Square

    Forrest Hershberger, Publisher Sun Telegraph|Jun 3, 2020

    The proposed water park and pedestrian attractions on Hickory Street Square have been stalled indefinitely. Sidney Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard announced in the May 26 meeting of the Sidney City Council that the project has run its course. “At this time, the project is no longer moving forward,” she said. The City was awarded $250,000 in 2018 through the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund. The contract was signed in May 2018 for development of Hickory Street Square. The...

  • First Memorial Day

    Bill Benson, columnist|Jun 3, 2020

    On February 15, 1865, General Beauregard of the Confederate States Army ordered the evacuation of all Confederate forces from Charleston, South Carolina. He knew that his army could not stop General William T. Sherman’s Union troops from capturing Charleston on their march north. Union forces detested South Carolina. It was the first state to secede from the Union, in December of 1860, and it was there, at Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, that the Civil War had begun in April of 1861, when r...

  • Development Continues in Sidney Community

    Forrest Hershberger, Publisher Sun Telegraph|Jun 3, 2020

    The coronavirus hasn't completely stopped interest in the Sidney Community. In the May 26 meeting of the Sidney City Council, Economic Development Director Melissa Norgard updated the city council on economic development in the area. She said UST Global has 113 people on staff with projections of adding as many as 100 new positions in the near future. Most of the staff are currently working from home, she said, a result of the coronavirus social distancing directives. While Sidney and Cheyenne...

  • A day in the Park

    Forrest Hershberger, Publisher Sun Telegraph|Jun 3, 2020

    Fun in the sun - Madelyn Douglas enjoys the new-found freedom of playing in the park recently, taking her turn on the playground at Legion Park. She and her mother Erin were able to take advantage of a warm afternoon after the playground was reopened....

  • Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office Buying Drug Dog

    Jun 3, 2020

    The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved the purchase of a new drug-detection dog for the sheriff's department. The dog will be purchased from IronHeart High Performance Working Dogs, Inc. The challenge, according to Sheriff Adam Frerichs, has been to procure a dog trained according to the latest political policy. He said with decisions made in neighboring states regarding marijuana and debate in Nebraska on legalizing marijuana products, he waited to see what the state would do. “Once you train a dog to detect marijuana, you can't un-...

  • Michael P. Neal

    Jun 3, 2020

    Michael P. Neal, 59, of Sidney, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, at his home with family and friends by his side. The parish rosary will be said at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020, at St. Patrick's Church. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Fr. Mike McDermott officiating. Inurnment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. The family is requesting that everyone planning to attend the funeral service wear either green (for...

  • Peggy Marshall

    Jun 3, 2020

    Peggy Marshall, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Menorah Park in Syracuse, NY on the morning of May 5, 2020. Peggy was born in Stanton Nebraska, November 22nd 1936 to Edwin Marshall and Maude Matheson Marshall. She was predeceased by her parents, sisters Donna Harris (Jerry) and Margret Bauer (Lavern), nephew Barry Bauer and niece Jeri Lynn Harris. Peggy is survived by her nephew Terry Bauer, nieces Sue Harris Carter (Duane), Donna Palmer (William), Judith Harrell, and nephew Edwin J. Harris. She Traveled to Nebraska three times a...

  • Frontiers

    Dan Carlson, Prairie Ponderings|Jun 3, 2020

    I’m writing this column on Sunday evening. After seeing the successful launch of the Space X rocket from a NASA facility in Florida and a successful docking with the International Space Station, I was hopeful for a moment. And hope is something we badly need. Sadly, our media buried the story of the first private-enterprise-funded venture into space. It seems the only really important news centers on burning, looting, screaming, beating and the bewildering belief that illegally taking p...

  • First Memorial Day

    Bill Benson, columnist|Jun 3, 2020

    On February 15, 1865, General Beauregard of the Confederate States Army ordered the evacuation of all Confederate forces from Charleston, South Carolina. He knew that his army could not stop General William T. Sherman's Union troops from capturing Charleston on their march north. Union forces detested South Carolina. It was the first state to secede from the Union, in December of 1860, and it was there, at Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, that the Civil War had begun in April of 1861, when...

  • Walking Through Memories

    Forrest Hershberger, View from the Handlebars|Jun 3, 2020

    We traveled to a nearby memorial last weekend, a memorial garden really. It is, after all, the main purpose of a cemetery, besides the obvious. We have a fair amount of family in this location. I could say at least one left this world too soon, just as she was beginning to understand the springboard of her future she was standing on. And it would be true. When a parent has to let go, it is not easy, it is not clean, it is not quick, but it is necessary. It is necessary because there is no...

  • When Trouble Comes

    Jan Knicely, Associate in Ministry, Emeritus, HolyTrinity Lutheran Church|Jun 3, 2020

    Recently, I received a card from a dear young friend. On the front of the card was a big bright sunflower. In the card, she noted this thought: “Sunflowers follow the sun…but did you know that when it is cloudy and gray, they face each other and share their energy….”. Of course, this turned my thoughts to the present times. Throughout the cloudy and gray days of this pandemic, people have turned toward each other, sharing their energy and their love with their friends, neighbors and complete strangers. We know the source of that love comes f...

  • Reopening Prudently

    Pete Ricketts, Nebraska Governor|Jun 3, 2020

    Over the past three months, Nebraskans have once again shown the world how our grit, determination, and spirit of working together can help us overcome any challenge. Faced with the greatest public health crisis in over a century, Nebraskans have responded by slowing the spread of the virus, protecting our healthcare system, and taking care of our neighbors. Thanks to widespread adoption of social and physical distancing techniques, Nebraskans flattened the curve. Anybody in need of a hospital...

  • Master Gardner Tips for Week of June 1

    Jun 3, 2020

    Here is the weekly crop of Master Gardener tips from Nebraska Extension in the Panhandle. These tips are relevant to local lawn and garden issues in the High Plains and follow research-based recommendations. This week’s tips come from Elaine Pile, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, and each focuses on the roles that trees can play in home landscapes. Trees help control yard temperatures: Trees can alter the temperature of outdoor living spaces, making them cooler and more usable d...

  • Straight Talk from Steve Erdman

    Steve Erdman, Nebraska 47th District|Jun 3, 2020
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    Today we know a lot more about COVID-19 than we did before the outbreak first occurred in China’s Wuhan Province. Unfortunately, those who make the policies for our states, do not always get their information from the right sources. We’ve known since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in America that the elderly were most at risk, especially those living in nursing homes and long term care facilities. We’ve known this about the coronavirus because on March 17 Stanford epide...

  • Sidney Honor Roll Semester Two

    Jun 3, 2020

    8th Grade Straight A Semester 2 Sidney Allard, Matthew Carlson, Zoey Dornbier, Isak Doty, Ty Grunig, Cole Hanely, Ellie Hollinshead, Luke Holly, Siona Kshirsagar, Johnathan Meza, Danay Peters, Jenju Peters, Katie Ramsey, McGuire Rolls, Talissa Tanquary, Luke Uhlir, Grace Weber and Shealynn Wittrock. 8th Grade A Average Semester 2 Rishyanthi Banoth, Isis Finnie, Harold Hicks, Chance Houser, Madison Kuhns, Dominik Lucero, Kandice Luu, Isabelle Neve, Madison Packer, Payton Schrotberger, Brenden Shepard, Grant Smircich and Ariadna Torres. 8th Grade...

  • Potter-Dix Holds Outdoor Graduation

    Forrest Hershberger, Publisher Sidney Sun-Telegraph|Jun 3, 2020

    The line of cars and pickups around the football field could have brought back memories of Friday night lights with fans lined up in support of the home team. That was not the case this time. The sun was high, the temperatures fair and the wind breezy as the 2020 Potter-Dix High School graduates lined up to be recognized. The event was held within the social distancing guidelines. Families and friends stayed in or near their vehicles, with the exception of when flowers were presented by...