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Nestled among the trees near Chappell is a home that appears quite ordinary at first sight. It is closer to the constant drone of Interstate 80 traffic than the small town commerce to the north at Highway 30. Getting there, a visitor is greeted by the working farm life of barbed-wire fence, corrals and all the workings of an active cattle ranch. Included in the scene is a home nestled among the trees as if the trees grew up along the home. The reality is the home was placed there - one piece at...
The Sidney City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 14, consenting to moving proposed water and electricity rates to the third reading. On Dec. 3, the city council was presented with a proposal to update the water and electricity rates. The proposal said water base rates were restructured about three years ago “to reflect actual user size as the basis for base rates.” Water unit rates were left unchanged when the base rate was last changed. Electricity rates have been adjusted twice in four years; bot...
The Cheyenne County School District No. 1 Board of Education started the 2020 year honoring students and appointing board positions. The board meeting started with recognition of the Academic All-State award winners for fall activities. Those recognized include Cole Glanz (football); Ben Bashtovoi and Daniel Bashtovoi (boys cross country); Taighlor Arnett and Lydia Peters (girls cross country); Amanda Beier and Ashlee Ringleman (girls golf); Mattie Johnson and Nicole Birner (volleyball) and...
When a system doesn't work, you change it. That is one of the discussion items that occurred in the Cheyenne County Commissioners meeting recently. Among the agenda items in the nearly four-hour meeting Jan. 6, the commissioners met with Weed Superintendent Cris Burke. Burke is under contract with Cheyenne County, not a county employee. She is also under contract with Deuel and Garden Counties. She met with the Cheyenne County commissioners Monday to present her annual report. While giving the...
"Five miles away and three hours later, Ralph Masters was a rancher with a problem. Six times in the last three weeks, while checking his herd on land he leased east of Devil's Tower, he'd come across the remains of one of his calves. What troubled him nearly as much as the hit each kill made to his wallet was the puzzling way each calf had been killed." Dan Carlson of Gurley recently introduced his first novel, fiction entitled "Species Unknown." The story is based in the South Dakota badlands...
Recognized for the December 2019 Performance Awards are: 7th Grade Kanon Palmer Kanon has been nominated as the 7th grade student of the month for December. Kanon is a strong academic student who often leads in the classroom by example. Kanon is always willing to assist others to understand problems and demonstrates the strong desire to learn by asking questions when he does not understand. His responsibility in the classroom and his determination to excel, make him an outstanding student....
Eastern Colorado and into southeast Cheyenne County are abuzz with concern about night sightings of drones, unmanned aircraft, flying above private property. Some reports indicate craft with wingspans nearing six-feet. U.S. Sen. Deb. Fischer (R-Neb.) responded to the reports Friday, Jan. 3. "My staff and I are aware of the recent drone sightings. We have been in touch with the FAA, and are monitoring the situation closely. I encourage Nebraskans to notify their local law enforcement office of...
The Cheyenne County Commissioners approved a request by High West Energy to construct a power line. The proposed power line will be constructed from Highway 30 north along County Road 91 for about 3,300 feet. Tim Lang of High West Energy was present at the meeting Monday. Lang said the original plan was to route the power line through adjacent private property. Company officials could not reach the land owners. The land is believed to be in a trust. Monday Lang said the plan is for the power...
UPDATED STORY 01.08.2020 The facility sits quietly near the center of Legion Park, a sentinel of sorts. It is rightly called a sentinel because when help is needed, its resources are called into action. The Nebraska Army National Guard is known for responding when disaster strikes a community or region. Representatives of the Nebraska Army and Air National Guard met at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was part of a series of visits in Nebraska communities with National Guard...
The Sidney Shooting Park welcomed the public to its new pistol range Saturday, Jan. 4, celebrating with demonstrations, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting firearm-style, and lunch. "I think it went exceptionally well," said SSP President Brad Zalesky. The event included demonstrations, promotion of pistols available at NexGen Outfitters in Sidney, a book signing with Dan Carlson and open enrollment for anyone interested in becoming a shooting club member. He said the opening exceeded expectations. He a...
A Cheyenne, Wyo., woman and a Gillette, Wyo., man were arrested Dec. 14 in the 3000 block of Silverberg Drive after police responded to a report of a theft. Sidney Police responded to a report of a shoplifting incident at Walmart, 3001 Silverberg Drive, at about 11:40 a.m. Dec. 14. According to the arrest affidavit, dispatch reported a female was involved and had left the store and was in a Dodge Ram pickup truck. Dispatch also reported the Asset Protection Officer believed the male suspect was...
The Cheyenne County Fair Board met Monday, Dec. 16. The agenda included scheduling events for the 2020 fair, and funding for the fair. The 2020 fair is scheduled for July 19-25 with the Open Horse Show opening the week. Presently, the week will include the Working Ranch Horse competition, 4-H Horse Show, Fun Night Tuesday, rodeo on Wednesday, Fun Night again on Thursday and Barrel Racing, concert on Friday and Demolition Derby on Saturday. There are no fireworks or truck and tractor pull...
The Sidney Shooting Park is honored to announce the receipt of a grant from the Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s Outdoor Fund in the amount of $20,000. “I would like to thank the Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Outdoor Fund for all their support in the progressive development of our great Park and the future of our youth programs,” said Brad Zalesky, SSP president. This generous grant will fully fund Phase I of SSP’s Handgun Range project, which will be accomplished by the end of 2this year. One complete shoot...
While the House of Representatives were preparing to decide on the impeachment of President Trump, Senate Candidate Matt Innis was making a return visit to Sidney. Innis stopped in Sidney about a month earlier, announcing his campaign for Sasse's seat in the U.S. Senate. His campaign in November focused on supporting the president and the depth of "the swamp" as deeper than elected officials. His return comes in the middle of Fox News' Tucker Carlson's visit to Sidney and resulting report on...
Volunteers get ready to unload trucks of food to be boxed for the King's Daughters food distribution Friday morning. This year 132 baskets were donated for 438 people. Donations were from private individuals. Kings Daughters members purchased food with the donations from Sonny's and Safeway. The project also received support from the City's street department. "Without them we couldn't do this," said King's Daughters member Kim Phillips. The program was also supported this year by Sidney High...
What people witnessed at the Parade of Lights was a fanfare of lights and celebration welcoming the Christmas season. What many didn't see is the work and organization required to make the celebration a success. Among the many floats in the parade, Sidney High School was represented by the "BTS on the Polar Express" float. The float is the result of 247 students coming together at various levels. The Unified Raiders, girls basketball team, Art Club, Danz and cheer teams, boys basketball team,...
The Sidney City Council spent much of the Dec. 10 meeting discussing rate changes for water and electricity services. On one side, the City is in an unusual dilemma of a wet year, and what that will mean for the water department revenue. On the other is the cost of electricity and if the rates can be adjusted to plan for the future and stay friendly for customers. In City Manager Ed Sadler's proposal, the council would review the base rates of both services to increase revenue for ongoing fixed...
"Here Wee Grow" represented the season with Dr. Seuss characters The Grinch and Cindy Loo Who at the corner of 10th Avenue and Illinois Street recently. The staff were in character to bring a smile to downtown commuters....
A smallish white building east of the hospital implies an industrial project with its own clientele. Some of the impression may be linked to its history. The present and future are more about the hunt and less about miles on the road. The enterprise is about service, about providing clients the opportunity to see and hunt in areas many people do not have the opportunity. Worldwide Trophy Adventures (WTA) is a company that provides an organized hunting experience. WTA works with the client in...
Clint Hodges is the grand prize winner of the Sidney Sun-Telegraph football contest. Hodges, left, was presented his winnings by Sports Writer Mike Motz, consisting of a gift certificate to Dude's Steak House and two tickets to the Fox Theatre. Congratulations to Clint an thank you to contest sponsors....
About three years ago, the purchase of Cabela's by Bass Pro began. A few days ago, a Fox News team and Tucker Carlson met with Sidney city officials for a story on the impact of hedge fund trading. In the course of the story, hedge fund manager Paul Singer was credited with the demise of Sidney. However, officials quickly note that the community is not dying. It is changing, but it is not dying. Fox News, the producer of the Tucker Carlson show, contacted Sidney Mayor Roger Gallaway and...
The Cheyenne School District No. 1 Board of Education approved four resignations and retirements. High School math teacher Carissa Reimers submitted her resignation, effective May 22, 2020. “After careful consideration, I have decide to pursue other avenues of life,” she said in her resignation letter. She added that she enjoyed her time as part of the Sidney Public Schools family, and is glad to have had the chance to know her students. Rebecca Haddix is retiring at the end of the school yea...
Receiving the proverbial 'pink slip" is never fun. It frequently results in floods of fear centered around "what next." A luncheon was held Thursday at Western Nebraska Community College designed to help displaced workers considering starting their own business. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center hosted the lunch. The event was attended by representatives of state and local agencies designed to help prospective business owners, and a few people researching the options, including business...
The Cheyenne County Tourism Board received positive news in their December meeting: the number of hotel stays is going up. Tourism Director Kevin Howard said he reported in the December 4 meeting that lodging taxes are up 5 percent from a year ago. Howard said while 5 percent is not a big increase, the lodging tax revenue had been decreasing. Howard said the December 4 meeting included an update on a promotional grant to Cruise N Class Car Show. The car show held the same weekend as Oktoberfest...
Staff and patrons of Sidney Regional Medical Center recently completed a coat drive. The new and nearly-new coats collected were donated to the Ark Ministry in Sidney. Coats were also donated to the MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-School children) program....
