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Ramon Fischer, 7 and Felix Fischer, 4 swing around on Thursday night at the Cheyenne County fair.... Full story
A 19-year-old Chappell woman was killed in a collision late Thursday night four miles east of Sidney. The head-on crash occurred on Highway 30 just after 11:30 p.m. when a car driven by a juvenile male from Sidney, heading west, and the vehicle driven by the woman, heading east, collided. The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office, Sidney Fire Department and Emergency Response Care all responded to the accident. The woman was flown to Scottsbluff Regional Medical Center after being extricated from her vehicle. She later died of her injuries. The j... Full story
A partnership of arts and education benefits Sidney children and adults thanks to the High Plains Arts Council. HPAC is a group of local volunteers who select professional entertainment and educational groups to come into Sidney. This year’s season, which begins Aug. 23 with Mike Adams Pilgrim Country Classics features seven shows including Dallas Brass on Sept. 15. “When Dallas Brass comes in they do three educational workshops with the high school band and middle school band,” said Carrie Pilger, president and executive director of HPAC....
At 9 o'clock on the evening of Aug. 6, 1867 the telegraph went dead at the Union Pacific's Plum Creek Station near present day Lexington, Nebraska. Telegrapher William Thompson, a recent immigrant from Hampshire, England cussed his bad luck as he made his way to the section house. A dead line meant there was a downed line and William would have to roust out the section crew and join them in a search for the location of the problem. He suspected that the trouble was directly related to the...
John Mason, 83 of Sidney, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in the First United Methodist Church in Sidney with the Rev. Thomas Hyde officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Holechek Funeral Home with the family present from 4 p.m. To 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established to the Fi... Full story
The following people appeared in Cheyenne County Court on Thursday, July 31, 2014 before the Honorable Randin Roland: Joe Liges, age 54 of Sidney appeared for a preliminary hearing in two cases, both charges of possession of hash, both class IV felonies. He waived the preliminary hearing and arraignment has been set for Aug. 12 at 8: 30 a.m. in district court. Jessie Choate, age 22 of Loveland, Colorado appeared for presentment on a charge of possession of hash and possession of hydrocodone, both class IV felonies. A preliminary hearing has... Full story
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO August 1, 1914 4 Stages Held Up! One Hundred Sixty-Five Passengers Robbed Of $3,000, Two Men Pull Off Job! Four Conveyances are halted in Yellowstone Park Robbers now believed Headed Toward Jackson Hole Country. Stage couches of four of the largest transportation companies operating in...
Dear Editor, “Ambulance service strives to cut hospital transports” seems to support Jim Jenson’s letter to the editor. I know the internal debate on whether to ask for help in the middle of the night. For future “should you call” decisions, I will always remember the scolding words, “nearly too late”, from an emergency room doctor during an asthma attack. Will Emergency Response Care consider if the patient lives alone and the distance from medical facilities when making their decisions on how to “cut hospital transports”? I was diagnosed wit... Full story
We who are the body of Christ have lost our Unity. God did not ordain the different Denominations; He called us to Unity. He gave us each unique gifts and ministries. But we all have the same GOD. We were not meant to be separate but Unified. We are supposed to build each other up and lead lives that tell the world who we belong to (which is Christ). We as the church need to find the common ground and emphasize our Unity. The world is suffering, and we the Body of Christ need to come together and reach the lost. Each believer in each Church...
Teams Banded Warriors 181 Square Shooters 153 E Free Team 150 Points West 147 Shoot and Miss 147 Team Thing 105 Nasty Narwhals 99 Individuals Ladies Carla Lutz W 34 Diane Sill W 28 Individuals Miles Fiscus 48 Walt Kern 47 Randy Moeller 46 Rich Robbins 45 Trevor Vaughn 45 Dave Orten 43 Dexter Smith 42 Evan Riddle 42 Lynn Price 42 Steve Logan 42 Sean Streff 40 Riley Anderson 39 Ryan Svoboda 39 Scott Smith 39 Steve Mozis 39 Colin Philipp 37 Doug Vath 37 Doug Mick 36 Zac Fornander 36 Charles Baldwin 35 Dave Trump 35 Dustin McCormick 35 Evan Pincus...
Youth Volleyball (Registration forms turned in after deadline will be put on waiting list until further notice.) 5th– 6th Grade Clinic Registration: 7/28 – 8/18 Clinic Dates: 8/19 – 9/18 Times: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays CoNe Travel League (ONLY 5th – 6th Grades) *Must be in clinic to participate in league. Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/11, 10/18 -Sidney, Sterling, Merino and Fleming will go to each site once and play at least two games. 4th Grade Clinic Registration: 7/28 – 8/18 Clinic Dates: 8/19 – 9/18 Times: 3:30 – 4:30 pm Days: T... Full story
Co-Ed Softball League Tournament Results Division 1 Champion JMB Feeders Division 2 Champion Scotties Potties The men's tournament will begin Monday night at 6:15 pm at the Cheyenne County Community Center fields.... Full story
