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  • Chief's lawyer has 30 days to submit appeal brief

    Ryan Hermens|Aug 7, 2015

    During a 3-minute court hearing on Friday, a deadline was set for the submission of a brief appealing a 30-day jail sentence handed down last month to Sidney Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson. Attorney Thomas Sonntag, who is representing Wilkinson, now has 30 days to submit a written document appealing the jail term ordered by County Court Judge Paul Wess after Wilkinson pleaded no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of obstructing governmental operations was excessive. Assistant Nebraska Attorney...

  • Championship play

    Stephen McKay, Sports Writer|Aug 7, 2015

    Brandon Segelke of Radtke Home Daycare, puts the tag on Sabra Peetz of Sidney Regional Medical Center in the championship game of the Cheyenne County Community Center co-ed softball championships at Legion Park on Thursday night. Sami Schmit is at left. See Sports, page 10A for results and more photos.... Full story

  • Businesswomen mentor teens

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Aug 7, 2015

    The Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska's Young Women's Entrepreneurial Camp was held at recently at Lakeview Cabin in North Platte, and included Sarah-Kate Splichal of Sidney. This Girl Scout leadership program brought together high school girls and female business leaders. The four-day camp provides positive female mentorship to build the next generation of leaders in Nebraska. The Girl Scouts and their mentors were, from left: Grace Steinmeyer of Wisner; Colonie Wiley from Union Pacific; Cherokee... Full story

  • Across The Fence: Buffalo Baron, Charles Rath

    M. Timothy Nolting, For The Sun-Telegraph|Aug 7, 2015

    On July 30, 1902, Charles Rath, the son of Johann Christian and Philomene Bertha Rath, died at the home of his sister and brother-in-law in Los Angeles. His headstone in the Rosedale Cemetery is simply inscribed, "Charles Rath Plainsman 1836-1902" In 1848, when Charles was 12, the Rath family immigrated to the U.S. from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Five years later, in 1853, it is said that Charles "ran away from home." Perhaps it was the lure of the West that pulled Charles from the family's...

  • Blackwood Legacy Quartet in concert locally

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Aug 7, 2015

    The Blackwood Legacy Quartet from Nashville, will be presenting several concert events in the area this week, including one in Sidney. With its unbroken link to the Dove and Grammy-award winning Blackwood Brothers, the artists link the best of southern gospel's traditional sound with today's newer country gospel and worship music. The Blackwood Legacy Quartet will be in concert on the following dates: • Saturday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 1709 East 27th Street in S...

  • Windblown Arts Festival planned for Bushnell

    For The Sun-Telegraph|Aug 7, 2015

    The Windblown Arts Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 15 in the village of Bushnell. The Sisters Grimm, Bushnell’s bookstore and coffee shop, will serve as the host. The festival will include live music, food, crafts and a beer garden. There is no cover charge. Live music will feature Martin Gilmore (2-2:50 p.m.), Ryan Head (3-3:50 p.m.), Ben Treffer (4-4:50 p.m.), Deb Carpenter-Nolting (5-5:50 p.m.) and Jake McIntosh (6-6:50 p.m.). The music ranges from bluegrass to folk to country to classical. The last hour is scheduled as an open mic f... Full story

  • Community Calendar 08-07-15

    Aug 7, 2015

    Dalton Prairie Sooner Museum open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for the rest of the summer. The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10 at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8 -11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 Sidney First United Methodist Church is leaving the building for Worship In The Park on Sunday morning worship this week at 9:30 a.m. Services will be held in Memorial Gardens Gazebo in Legion Park. A pot-luck dinner in the picnic shelter by the pond will follow. Bring a dish to share and lawn chairs. Everyone is invited. W... Full story

  • Laughter is a gift

    Pastor Tom Hyde, First United Methodist Church|Aug 7, 2015

    Do you know what’s green, leafy, and sings the blues? Elvis Parsley. In the hot days of summer, with the world the way it is, I think we can use some humor. I picked up a joke book that some really good jokes in it, but I decided to share these jokes with you instead. I was asking what the difference was between mime and pantomime, and no one would say. Do you know why one side of the “V” formation of migrating geese is longer than the other? Because there are more geese on that side. What’s large, gray, and doesn’t matter? An irrelepha...

  • Good Old Days 08-07-15

    Aug 7, 2015

    Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Fashion Show Outstanding As Large Crowd Views Style' Aug. 9, 1965 The versatility and unlimited selection of fashions for fall available in Sidney was successfully demonstrated Friday afternoon at the Elks Auditorium at two o' clock when the Beta Sigma Phi sorority and the Sidney Telegraph collaborated on...

  • CHEYENNE COUNTY SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

    Stephen McKay, Sports Writer|Aug 7, 2015

    The Cheyenne County Community Center co-ed softball championships were decided at Legion Park on Thursday night....