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SIDNEY--On January 8, 2025 Tessa J. Krauss, formerly of Sidney, was sentenced by the Hon. Judge Derek Weimer in Cheyenne County District Court to 36 months of Intensive Supervised Probation after pleading guilty to one charge of Third Degree Arson, a Class 4 Felony, and one charge of Theft by Receiving Stolen Property, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. She received 24 months of probation on the arson count, and 12 months probation for the Receiving Stolen Property charge, to run concurrently. Krauss...
SIDNEY--Bass Pro Shops based in Springfield, MO Announced last week that they would be putting two Sidney properties up for auction online February 10-12, 1 and 2 Cabela Drive. 1 Cabela Drive is listed as being 297,445 sq. ft. in size, while 2 Cabela Drive is listed as 160,000 sq. ft. Both properties are listed together, and have a starting bid of $750,000. The online auction is being conducted by Ten X, and according to their website, the first bid secured meets the reserve amount of $750,000....
SIDNEY--On Wednesday, January 8. 2025, the Cheyenne County Visitors Committee held its regular meeting, and the meeting was cut short when a controversy over a grant reimbursement caused Visitors Committee President Brooke Denovellis to declare, “I quit”, pack up her case and leave the meeting. At the last Visitors Committee meeting, Denovellis and other committee members were having trouble with the grant reimbursement for the Downtown Sounds event. Apparently, with the change of the eve...
DALTON--It was a time of celebration and some tears as Leyton senior Zaili Benish signed a letter of commitment to attend Doane University and to play for the Lady Tigers Basketball team. Benish is a multi-sport standout, excellent in volleyball, basketball, and Track & Field. However, she is going to focus athletically on basketball at Doane, which seems appropriate as she hit nine three-point shots in the previous night's win over Paxton. A big turnout was on hand for the signing, with Benish...
SIDNEY--2024 didn't have the best ending for Sidney's Lady Raider Basketball team as the girls dropped a hard-fought game against Cheyenne East in overtime on December 21. But a new year brought some much-needed confidence, and the girls have run through their initial 2025 schedule with four straight wins. The girls started the new year on January 3, when they traveled to take on the Lady Bulldogs of Alliance. This contest wasn't even close as the Lady Raider turned an early 19-to-0 run into a...
DALTON--The Leyton Warrior Boys Basketball team is struggling for wins, despite the talent they have on the court. The team will look dominating one moment, and then can’t get out of its own way the next. With great athletes like Alec Watchorn and a genuine big-man in the center with Kaleb Miller, it’s surprising that this team only has two wins. However, this is a team that looks like it can “click” at any moment and go on a significant winning streak. Don’t rule out the Warriors just yet-...
DALTON--Leyton’s Lady Warrior Basketball team had a strong opening to the season, with competitors offering little resistance to the Lady Warrior machine that plays fast, scores in every way possible, and plays shut-down defense. Head Coach Jed Benish was a little concerned going into the January 9 match-up against Paxton, as the Lady Warriors had a significant layoff over the holidays, and lack of players make it difficult for the girls to scrimmage against each other. Although the Lady T...
POTTER--The Potter-Dix Coyote Boy’s Basketball team is another team in the panhandle that should have a better record this far in the season. Loaded with talent like junior Landon Gasseling and junior Dylan Tabor, this is another team that just needs to get settled and play together better. They have the athletes and the coaching is there, it just seems that a combination of bad luck, bad timing on their schedule, and a few losses that could and should have been wins, have kept the Coyotes f...
POTTER--The Lady Coyotes have struggled so far this year with only two wins, and they came against bottom-ranked teams Creek Valley and Banner County. With losses to Bayard and South Platte to start the year, the upcoming schedule had the Lady Coyotes traveling to Kimball on Tuesday in the hopes of grabbing a win against the 1-and-9 Kimball Lady Longhorns. If not, the girls will have to wait January 18 for a win when they take on the 5-and-5 Hay Springs Lady Hawks. They do have a game before...
CHAPPELL--Creek Valley's Storm Basketball team split their first two games of the new year's schedule, and they sit at 5-and-4 at this point of the season. The Storm hosted Minatare on Tuesday, January 7, and were able to build a lead and cruise to a 63-to-31 win. Junior Lane Brenneman led the scoring for Creek Valley with 16 points and junior Mason Timm also was in double-digits with 13 points. On Friday, January 10, the Storm made the trip to Cody to match up against the Cody-Kilgore Cowboys,...
CHAPPELL-- The young Creek Valley Storm Girl's Basketball team is light on numbers and experience, and they have struggled this season as they learn to play together and get down some basic fundamentals to make them competitive. However, they opened the new year with a positive note as they took down Minatare at home on January 7, 2025, for their first win of the season. It was a battle of winless teams, but in this contest, Creek Valley was easily the superior team. Creek Valley had two...
MERINO, CO. -- Call it rust from the holiday layoff or perhaps overlooking a one-win team, but the Peetz Bulldogs just did not have it Saturday, January 11, as they traveled to Merino to take on the Rams. The Bulldogs could not get anything established on offense while the Rams had their highest score of the season, with 45 points. With a team’s high score being only 45 points for the entire season, this was obviously a game the Bulldogs should have had in the bag. Hopefully the 45-to-28 result...
SIDNEY--On November 4, 2024, Nebraska voters supported Nebraska Initiative 437, the Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act, and Nebraska Initiative 438, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act. The initiatives asked Nebraska voters if they wanted to legalize the use of up to five ounces of marijuana for medical purposes by qualified patients and draft legislation to enact medical marijuana legalization and write regulations regarding the purchase, sale, and use of cannabis. The initiative...
SIDNEY--Boss City Brewery on Jackson Street isn't just a favorite watering hole, they're also booking a variety of artists to make Fridays and Saturdays an event in Sidney. This past Friday, January 10, 2025, Brad Hoffman brought his "Tomorrow Man" show to the brewery, and he filled the space with up-tempo folk songs, classic country staples from Johnny Cash, and even a bit of punk-rock music thrown in. Hoffman's outgoing style and personality won over the crowd as they grooved along with his...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY-- One of Sidney's and Cheyenne County's most popular attraction is the Living Memorial Gardens at Legion Park in Sidney, adjacent to Legion Field. In season, the gardens are a unique blend of flowers and plants personally designed and cared for by private citizens. Nature lovers can stroll along the pathways of the park and enjoy the natural beauty the gardens have to offer. Located right next to the former site of the original Sidney Swimming Pool, there's...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--The All is Bright Christmas Tour located at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds from the end of November until the weekend before Christmas was a big hit, and Cheyenne County Tourism Director Kendra Mitchell reported back to the County Commissioners on Monday, January 6 2025, with details of the event's success. Mitchell stated that the overall attendance recorded during this year's event was 3,538 people, and increase of 41% over last year's attendance....
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--The Blackburn Eye Clinic held its official grand opening on Thursday, January 2, 2025, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house event featuring all types of delicious treats to community members who came out to see the new facility. Located at 927 23rd Avenue in Sidney, the new facility is quite the upgrade from their former home. Spacious and modern, the clinic is a full-service center for eye care, with two examination rooms, and full-service care...
Ethan Reichman of Chappell, a 2022 graduate of South Platte High School, was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester at Doane University in Crete, NE. A minimum Grade Point Average of 3.700 and 12 credit hours of coursework is required to qualify for the prestigious honor. Reichman was a standout athlete on the Boys' Football and Basketball teams during his years at South Platte High School....
Sidney's Red Raider Boys Basketball team has had a very hot start to the 2024-25 season, reeling off 8 wins in a row with no losses, and the the team looking like a precision machine, with stifling defense and sharpshooting offense that overwhelms opponents. However, the Sidney boys suffered a set back on Friday night as they traveled to take on the 6-and-3 Alliance Bulldogs. The contest started well for Sidney, with the Raiders running out to a big 19-to-4 lead in the early going, and kept up t...
Sidney Sun-Telegraph The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) announced the student recipients of the Fall 2024 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Awards Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during Fall, Winter, and Spring Seasons who are nominated by their schools. These student athletes are...
SIDNEY--On Monday, January 6, 2025, the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners met for their first session of the New Year. On the agenda were many actions that were a formality of the changing of the calendar from 2024 to 2025, plus a few other agenda items. The formality of electing a Chairman and Vice-Chairman was taken up first, with Darrell Johnson continuing as Chairman and Philip Sanders continuing as Vice-Chairman. Next, the Commissioners approved the continuance of the E911 surcharge...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--Losing a loved one can change the lives of those left behind. The mourning process can bring about overwhelming feelings of sorrow, regret, and even guilt. Many people struggle through the mourning process and often find dealing with grief to be a burden that cannot be overcome. If you are having problems overcoming grief, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. Pastor Brenda Pfeifly will lead a 13-week course on overcoming grief called "Grief...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--On December 23, 2024, 22-year-old Dakota Schrencengost, of Sterling, Co., appeared in Cheyenne County Curt via Zoom from the Cheyenne County Jail. Hon. Judge Randin R. Roland presided over a status hearing concerning Schrencengost's Status of Extradition as a Fugitive from Justice. In a prior hearing on November 13, 2024, Schrencengost extradition was waived and the defendant was advised of his extradition rights. Roland continued the case to February 24,...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph DALTON--It's not surprising that Leyton's Lady Warrior Basketball team has had a strong start to the 2024-25 season, however, the fact that they've only played in one competitive game stands out in the young season's results. The team is loaded with seniors who have played together since elementary school, and it looks like they have a legitimate shot to go deep into post-season play this year. After their first three games where every contest was won by at least 3...
Five Youths Facing Serious Repercussions after Vandalism, Theft and Property Damage Complaints Made; Suspect Identified in Second Case, Another Suspect Sought MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY – On December 29, 2023, Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub and Cheyenne County Chief Deputy Attorney Amber Horn said complaints were filed against a group of youths in connection to a series of vandalism and property damage incidents that occurred during the Thanksgiving holiday period. The c...
