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Looking to move forward on protecting areas affected by a large drainage area on Sidney’s east side, the Sidney City Council will consider tonight action to give the go ahead to the Joint East Sidney Watershed Authority (JESWA) for design engineers to complete designs. Current project cost estimates are $1.2 million dollars. The city’s share, 80 percent, would be $960,000, with the rest of funding coming from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the State Revolving Loan Fun...
Since the season opener, Sidney Junior baseball coach Ray Witt has said he really wasn't counting his Juniors' record against Legion Senior teams. With only two Senior-age players showing up for baseball at the beginning of the season, Sidney was forced to abandon the Senior program and focus on the Juniors. As such, Witt knew from the start the bulk of games played in a Senior schedule would be an uphill battle. From the start, he maintained his Juniors were a talented group of players and...
Jonathan Kruse from the Sidney Stingrays swim team digs deep during the boys 9-10 50-yard Freestyle at the Sidney Aquatic Center. Saturday's meet was the first held at the new pool and was attended by seven teams with more than 150 swimmers....
By observing the signs showing up in store fronts around town, it doesn't take long to get the idea a special event is rapidly approaching. That's the idea behind the work of artist Cindi Egging, who has spent the last couple of weeks painting those signs, announcing the impending arrival of the Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo. Since 2002, Egging has taken on the task of painting the windows of businesses showing support for the county fair. She's missed a couple of years, but has adorned the...
As July approaches, the celebration of America’s Independence comes to the forefront of many people’s thoughts. A long weekend of activity - including fishing and other water activities, picnics and fireworks shows are on tap. Not all fireworks shows are the aerial spectaculars reminding us of the battle for independence. Most are small, personal shows with bangs and pops purchased from local fireworks stands. With those activities, officials are releasing tips for safety, as well as res...
Bats ringing loudly, Sidney's Post #17 Juniors have been coming into their own this week, demonstrating the potential Coach Ray Witt has known was there all along. "We've been telling them they could play like this all year," Witt said following Sidney's 10-4 win over Scottsbluff's Westco. "Now things are coming around and they can see it." Sidney overwhelmed Hershland 23-0 in three innings on the road Tuesday, with pitcher Logan Sircy posting a no-hitter. Witt said one of the impressive...
In a ruling published Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the misdemeanor conviction and 30-day jail sentence for former Sidney Police Chief B.J. Wilkinson. In its ruling, the Supreme Court found that Wilkinson, charged with obstructing government operations, had no authority to take the actions he did. The original charge stemmed from an incident when Wilkinson pulled a citation that had been issued to Sidney’s then-public services director John Henke, keeping it from being presented t...
Sun-Telegraph Publisher Keith Hansen announced today that in response to reader input, the paper is switching to a morning edition. “We’ve had a lot of complaints since I’ve been here,” Hansen said of the Sun-Telegraph’s current publishing schedule. “People don’t like getting the paper sometimes two days after it’s published. This switch will make news more timely.” Currently, the Sun-Telegraph prints each day’s edition that same afternoon for delivery to the post office. By the time the Monday...
Heat is expected to rise thorugh much of the country over the next few days, with high temperatures triggering heat-related warnings in come areas. According to Weather Underground, a wave of low pressure will transition east southeastward over the Midwest. A warm frontal boundary associated with this system will ignite strong to severe thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley, the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic. Severe thunderstorms will be possible in eastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, northeast T...
Sidney's Post #17 Juniors continue to iron out kinks in their game as they enter the halfway point toward district play. Sidney Coach Ray Witt said the Juniors put in a good performance against Gordon-Rushville Wednesday evening in a 13-3 win. Sidney trailed just once after Gordon-Rushville scored a run in the top of the first inning. The Juniors took over from there, scoring five runs in the first, taking advantage of errors between the Gordon-Rushville catcher and first baseman. Logan Sircy ig...
Sidney Wood Bat Tournament players visit with Bill Butkus, president of the Sidney Regional Health Center Foundation Board before presenting him with a $750 check for SRMC cancer programs....
Sidney's 10-and-under team swept through both pool and bracket play over the weekend, finishing 4-0 to win the Wood Bat Tournament title in their division. In all, three divisions of play were held, with Alliance capturing the 12-and-under crown, and Yuma, Colo. winning the 14-and-under triangular competition. Wood bats were used by all players during the benefit tournament, with part of the proceeds going toward the Sidney Regional Medical Center cancer program. Fifteen teams from the Panhandle...
TORRINGTON, Wyo. – Sidney's fielded one of its youngest teams this year here Wednesday in a 4-1 loss that Coach Ray Witt reflected a good performance by his younger players. Already fielding a young squad, Witt said "we were a younger team than normal." Even so, Sidney had a couple of performances worth noting. He pointed to Sam Hashman, who was one-for-one at the plate, and a nice sacrifice bunt from Grant Campbell. Still growing in their game, the Juniors had five hits offensively, but t...
"It's character now," Sidney Post #17 Junior coach Ray Witt said Tuesday following the team's latest outing. Sidney fell to Alliance 8-4, but Witt doesn't measure the team's successes or failures by that score. "We're making leaps and bounds," Witt said. "It's not showing on the scoreboard, but they are doing the things they need to do to learn and grow." Alliance got out to a 2-0 lead with one run in the top of the second and another in the third, but Sidney remained within striking distance...
District Court clerks from across the state begin arriving in Sidney this evening, preparing for one of two annual workshops providing educational and networking opportunities to make their jobs go smoother. This spring, clerks are guests of Deb Hume, clerk of the Cheyenne County District Court and current president of the Nebraska Clerks of the District Court Association. As association president, Hume said she had the option of hosting one of the annual meetings. "I wanted to have them come...
In their final game prior to hosting this weekend's Post #17 Junior Tournament at Legion Park, Sidney's Juniors baseball players got a final warm-up against Hershland Thursday evening. Like those before it, Thursday's game was filled with lessons for the young Sidney squad, who had to practice patience and keeping their heads in the game. Hershland went on top 1-0 in the top of the first inning, but that was the last ray of hope for the visitors. Sidney put up three runs in the bottom of the...
Sidney's Legion Junior baseball team closed Wednesday's game against Gering with a rainbow pointing to its 9-1 victory. At a team meeting under the rainbow sky, Coach Ray Witt and his staff review the outing with players....
Learning continues to be the name of the game for Sidney’s Legion Juniors, who show improvement in each outing, Coach Ray Witt said following a tough 13-12 loss to the Westco Juniors in Scottsbluff. Holding a three run lead going into the bottom of the seventh and final inning, Sidney logged a quick out with the first batter, but an error allowed the next Westco batter to reach base safely. A double placed Scottsbluff runners on second and third, and Sidney walked the following batsman to l...
From America's founding revolution to the global war on terror, nearly one million men and women in the armed forced have made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, said Staff Sgt. Cody Green of the 1057th Transportation Company in his opening remarks at the Memorial Day ceremony held Monday in Sidney. "The number of fallen heroes is not just statistics," SSgt. Green said. "They are real people, with real families, who live in real communities. We can best honor their sacrifice by remembering thei...
Izaak Glanz makes a play at the plate on Saturday vs. Hershland in the Gering Senior Legion Tournament. The team travels to face off with Wesco in Gering tonight....
When Sidney's high school golf team began the season, there were hopes for a good season. But in the beginning coach Chuck Christinsen didn't expect quite such a strong finish. "If you would have told me we would be in the top 10 at state I would have been extatic," Christiansen said following the Raiders' trip to state. But that's exactly where Sidney finished and Christiansen and team members alike feel they could have done even better. Christiansen said Sidneys' play was marred with errors,...
Sidney's Legion junior baseball team played its home opener Wednesday night with indications of what it is capable of accomplishing. Sidney jumped on Morrill with three runs in the bottom of the first inning, adding five more in the second on the way to a 12-4 win. The outing was the second for the Juniors, who started the season Tuesday with a rain-shortened game against Gordon. The teams got in three and one-half innings before storms halted play with Sidney up 12-4. So far, quick starts are...
By Don Ogle [email protected] To say Colton Onstott loves baseball would be an understatement. Listening to him talk about the game, it's easy to see by the gleam in his eye he is one of the "Boys of Summer." Onstott dreams big when it comes to baseball, and works hard to see where the dream can go. As teen players practiced to find their games at Legion Field Tuesday night, Onstott was working to make his better – taking pitches in the batting cage. From the inside corner to an outside re...
Don Ogle [email protected] MCCOOK – Sidney’s golf team overcame deplorable conditions here Monday to accomplish something the school has not done in more than five years by qualifying its entire golf team for the state meet. “That was our goal at the beginning of the season,” coach Chuck Christiansen said. Golfers vying for state spots through play in the B-4 District meet faced almost every nasty turn possible in western Nebraska’s weather, including high winds, mist, 30-degree temperatu...
