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Construction in underway at the site of the Cabela's corporate campus expansion, west of the company's current location on Old Post Road. The work is part of phase one of the redevelopment planned for the 27-acre location. It includes land grading, construction of roads for various access points, storm water management processes and construction of the new 160,000-square-foot office building. Construction workers began concrete work by pouring a counterfort retaining wall at the building site on...
Glen Fraass and Ruth (Ketchersid) Fraass have been selected as the king and queen of the 2014 Lodgepole Old Settlers' Days, scheduled for Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Glen was born and raised in Lodgepole. He has resided in Lodgepole all his life except for four years in Bremerton, Wash., during World War II when his dad, Paul, worked in the Navy Yard in Bremerton. He was also gone for four years while serving in the United States Air Force from 1952-'56. After leaving the Air Force, he worked as a route...
Sidney High School students planning to flip a house learned about building requirements last week from Sidney's Chief Building Official, Brad Rowan. Students from the school's design and construction classes will work together this year to give a makeover to an area home and raise scholarship money in the process. The house, located at 1833 Maple St., was donated to the school for the project. After redesigning and fixing up the home, the schools plans to sell the house. It will use the...
Rob Langrell has been named the new publisher of The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. He will also serve as regional director of weekly newspaper operations for the Western Nebraska Observer and the Pine Bluffs (Wyo.) Post. "We're excited to be able to bring in a newspaper man with the credentials and abilities of Rob to our community, and are excited to see what he can do with the paper in this vibrant time of growth in Sidney," said owner Gary Stevenson. "We hope he and his family find our community a...
Tim L. Wheelock, 49 of Potter, passed away in his home Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, 2014. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28th in the First Christian Church in Sidney with Pastor Pete Morgan officiating. Graveside inurnment will follow in the Potter Cemetery. Friends may stop at Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Wednesday, Aug. 27th to drop off condolences and to sign Tim's register book. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family to be... Full story
Carol E. Harris, 92, passed away on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 at the Devonshire Acres Nursing Home. Visitation will be Thursday, Aug .28, 2014 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Hackbarth officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. Carol was born Aug. 23, 1921 in Potter to Warren Dewey (W.D.) and Kate Lydia (Herboldsheimer) Mathewson. She grew up in the... Full story
Ongoing Ladies Chamber Farmers Market at Hickory Square every Saturday during summer (through Sept.) from 8 to 11 a.m. Any Vendors with produce or crafts are welcome! Contact Margaret Lienemann at 254-7343 for info. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Leyton Tailgate Party to be held Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Dalton football field. All Leyton patrons and community members are invited to attend. This year’s featured speaker is Mr. Steve Swedburg. Come join us! The Sidney AWANA Clubs will be starting a new year this Tuesday, Aug. 26. It’s a great time for... Full story
After visiting with producers around the Panhandle, I would guess that the winter wheat and field pea harvests that have just wrapped up are going to be some of the best crop yields this region has recorded. We were blessed with good fall, spring and early summer precipitation around our region and the yields reflect the abundant moisture we received. There were some areas that experienced significant hail damage from some of the severe weather in our area. Aside from these pockets of hail damage, I would guess the crops are some of the best th...
The Sidney junior varsity team scrimmages on Friday in the Sidney High gym. The freshmen, junior varsity and varsity teams each had an opportunity to showcase their talent to the fans in attendance.... Full story
8/26 - Sidney Tournament (H) 9 a.m. (Hillside) 8/29 - Sidney Conf. Tournament (H) 9 a.m. (Hillside) 9/5 - North Platte (A) 9 a.m. 9/9 - Chadron (A) 9 a.m. 9/16 - Gering (A) 9 a.m. 9/20 - Scottsbluff (A) 9 a.m. 9/22 - Ogallala (A) 9 a.m. 9/27 - Alliance (A) 9 a.m. 10/1 - Best of The West (Gering) 9 a.m.... Full story
