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LINCOLN, Neb. — Elizabeth Dorwart and Mathison Anglin, both of Sidney, made the academic honors list at Nebraska Wesleyan University for the spring semester. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 (on a 4.00 scale) for 12 or more hours of coursework to qualify for the list.... Full story
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska State Patrol will be putting in extra hours on the road over the July 4th holiday in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes. Beginning, Friday and running through Sunday, troopers and communications specialists will put in overtime hours thanks in part to an $11,925 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. “The 4th of July is a big travel holiday, meaning additional traffic on Nebraska roads,” said Col. Bradley Rice, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “By making...
All city of Sidney departments will be closed on Friday and Saturday this week, including the landfill and the library, in remembrance of Independence Day. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday’s trash on Wednesday and Friday’s trash on Thursday. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running either day. Meanwhile, the Sidney fireworks display will start at dusk on Friday. The lighting will take place off of Fort Sidney Road. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph will not publish Friday and the offices will be clo... Full story
CHADRON, Neb. – Derek Robb of Sidney was among the weight class winners at the Chadron State College Wrestling Camp last week. He defeated Tyler Gray of Elk Grove, Calif., 7-3, for the 152-pound championship. Robb was undefeated as a freshman this past season while winning the Class B 138-pound championship at the Nebraska State Tournament. Gray will be a senior this fall. He was a 2015 California State Tournament qualifier. Nine other Sidney wrestlers also attended the camp. They were: Tristan...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.70 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.78 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 85.1 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 11.5 cents per gallon higher t...
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Macie Doyle of Sidney received “High Honors” recognition for the spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average, which represents all “A” grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to those earning 3.99 to 3.75 grade-point averages. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 grade point averages. All must be full-time students in the spring term, earning 12 or more credits of graded coursework....
SCOTTSBLUFF – The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing West Nebraska Division is holding a summer camp on July 22-23 in Scottsbluff for high school students interested in nursing careers and nursing students interested in being mentors. The West Nebraska Division is one of five UNMC nursing divisions sharing a two-year, $665,266 grant to develop mentorship programs for high school students interested in pursuing careers in nursing. The “Nebraska Generation Link to Learn” grant is funded by the U.S. Health Resource Servi...
SCOTTSBLUFF – Regional West Health Services is pleased to welcome Brenda Forge as the organization's new vice president of human resources. She assumes administrative oversight for Human Resources, Education and Occupational Health. Forge holds a bachelor's degree in management and marketing from the University of Idaho and is also certified as a senior professional in Human Resources. She comes to Regional West from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, where she served as v...
Jeffery Maddox II of Sidney has received the Thora Henderson Stice and the Emma Hejtmanek Psotta Memorial scholarships to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Maddox, a 2012 graduate of Potter-Dix High School, is enrolled in the College of Education and Human Sciences at UNL. He is majoring in secondary social science education. He is the son of Jeff and Donna Maddox.... Full story
Congressman Adrian Smith will meet constituents of the Third District during a “mobile office” on Monday in Chappell. A “mobile office” allows constituents to meet directly with Congressman Smith about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol and booking tours in Washington, D.C. Smith, who has offices in Grand Island and Scottsbluff, will hold the mobile... Full story
Hunter Hendrickson of Lodgepole represented the South Platte Natural Resources District at the 52nd Annual Nebraska Youth Range Camp from June 8-12 at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp, located in the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. The camp is a blend of educational and recreational activities, with the primary emphasis being on range, livestock, natural resource and ranch management in the Nebraska Sandhills. Each camper received a notebook of reference materials as well as classroom and...
The 10th annual Platte Valley Rodeo Bible Camp was held June 10-13. The Platte Valley RBC team consisted of 54 staff members volunteering their time to instruct events or be the extra hands that are needed to help the rodeo events run smoothly; minister to campers during chapel or lead devotion time for team groups; organize recreational games; cooking balanced meals; or working in the office to keep everyone organized and on schedule. About 50 cowboys and cowgirls arrived June 10 to receive...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen a half-cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.71 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.80 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 84 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 13 cents per gallon h...
TORRINGTON, Wyo. – Clayon Bogert, of Dix, was among 328 students at Eastern Wyoming College to make an honor roll for the Spring 2015 semester. Bogert made the Dean’s Honor Roll. To qualify, students must be full time and achieve a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.99.... Full story
The 24th annual; family friendly “Ride the Ridge” trial ride will be held Saturday, June 20 at Fort Robinson State Park in Harrison. There will be a variety of choices for riders this year. The morning ride will start four miles west of the park on Soldier Creek Road at 9 a.m. It will be six miles in length. There will be an afternoon ride at 1 p.m. starting at the mare barns. Both of those rides are free, A Trail Challenge activity and a horseback poker run will also be held in the afternoon. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and a park sti...
AMES, Iowa – Chappell’s Mckenzie Lynn Steger earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Iowa State University for the 2015 spring semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Steger earned her degree in veterinary medicine last month....
Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska will accept applications from July 1-31 for anyone needing assistance with school supplies. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served served basis, and applicants must come in person. For more information, call CAPWN at (308) 635-3089....
The Panhandle Senior Women’s Golf Association held its latest outing at Scenic Knolls Golf Course in Mitchell. The team of Jane Holechek, Karen Koch, Ellen Ramig and Chris Lapaseotes took first place and secured five birdies. Second place went to Marlys Delle, Phyllis Greenwood, Sandy Huckfeldt and Margaret Lienemann, who captured four birdies. Norma Perkins, Bonnie Childs, Mary Nielsen and Sharon Havely made one birdie and ended up in third place, while fourth place with three birdies went to the team of Deanna Funk, Jill Wozniak, Gina B...
CRETE – The Sidney American Legion seniors returned from the Thom Stallard Senior Legion Tournament in Crete over the weekend with a 1-2 record. Sidney’s overall record now stands at 4-8. After the long ride from Sidney on Saturday morning, Post 17’s bats were slow to get going as it fell to Pleasant Dale, 14-3. The locals rebounded in game two with a 15-8 victory over host Crete. Malcolm then defeated Sidney in the sixth-place game on Sunday, 12-3. “We struggled a little with our hitting in the first game but we snapped out of it for the sec...
The program, "Girls on the Run – Gurley Girls," received the Dress Down Day funds of $818.93 from April. Girls on the Run provides innovative after-school programming that combines exercise, education and mentoring to promote self-confidence and healthy lifestyles for girls in third to sixth grades. Pictured from the presentation are: Margaret Lienemann of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, Heather Hausmann of the chamber, Alison Haley of Girls on the Run, Kelly Reimers of Girls on the R... Full story
Cabela’s Inc. will open a store in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2017. It expects construction on the 50,000-square-foot store to begin in 2016, and anticipates a 2017 opening. It will be located in the Dartmouth Crossing development. North American Development is the developer. “Nova Scotia truly embodies the Cabela’s lifestyle and is a perfect fit for our company. Thousands of outdoor enthusiasts call the province home and many more visit the area for its world-class outdoor opportunities and adventures,” said Tommy Millner, Cabela’s Chief...
A boating safety course will be held at the Western Nebraska Community College campus in Sidney on Tuesday, June 23. Scott Eveland, the boating safety officer for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said the course is required of all power boat operators born after Dec. 31, 1985, which includes operators of personal watercraft and all other motorboats. The minimum age to operate a motorboat in Nebraska is 14. The course covers everything from equipment requirements to safe boat operation and accident prevention, and is for both new and expe...
Several area students made Western Nebraska Community College’s President’s List and Dean’s List for the Spring 2015 semester. Earning a spot on the President’s List, which means a 4.00 GPA, were: Amy Buettenback, Tyson Segelke and Mikala Sweetser, all of Sidney; and Tessa Lukesh of Gurley. Making the Dean’s List with a GPG between 3.40 and 3.99 were: Glen Bellmyer, Christopher Buckley, Kyle Burton, Davis Craig, Camille Elliot, Justin Hagerman, Bomi Kim, Jamie Lines, Rose Nelson, Gahee Seo and Kenneth Steffens, all of Sidney; Kelsey Arrington...
Boys Town has opened a satellite fundraising office in Scottsbluff, and Stan Kontogiannis has been hired by the group to serve as midwest regional major gifts officer. Kontogiannis’ territory includes Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and portions of Nevada. The new office is located at 1906 Broadway within the law office of Michael W. Meister, whose firm is donating the office and meeting space. “We are happy that we are able to help ful...
MITCHELL, S.D. – Sidney’s Ryan Roach graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University last month with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double-majoring in human services and criminal justice. He is the son of Gary and Judith Roach, Sidney. This marks the 129th graduating class from Dakota Wesleyan University. DWU saw 235 students graduate this year at the Corn Palace stage, up from eight in the first class. Dr. John Cawley, a 2004 DWU graduate, gave the commencement address. Cawley is the owner and partner at Associates in Family Medicine P.C. in Fort Col...
