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SIDNEY--Sidney's City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, and a discussion over the City of Sidney's Pay Grid and grant proposals were the main topics of the session. Only three of the five council members attended the meeting, with Vice-May Paul Strommen and Councilman Burke Radcliffe absent. After approving the minutes from the last meeting on June 25, and the minutes from the Strategic Planning session on July 2, the council went through the items on the agenda. First, City Manager...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--Final preparations are being made, and last-minute details are being ironed out by the Cheyenne County Fair Board, which had its second-to-last regular meeting Monday night. After approving the minutes from the last meeting, Treasurer Kip Miller gave the Treasurer's reports, saying that all warrants had been turned in and the outstanding bills had been paid. The next order of business was approving Gina Elsen as an Alternate Fair Board member. Elsen...
JULESBERG, CO. -- Starting on July 8th, Biblical Civics sessions will be held at The Joy Mission, in Julesburg, CO, to educate voters on constitutional foundations and the role of Christianity from our nation's founding through the present day. Coordinated by Ivy Joy Johnson, longtime pastor, Christian community leader and author, the events will take place every Monday at 6:30 p.m. starting July 8 and ending on November 4 at the Joy Mission. Located at 401 West 3rd Street in Julesburg,...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY-- It was the day before the official first day of summer and the Sidney Red Raider Cross Country team was already in full swing preparing for the upcoming season. 2021-22 State Coach of the Year Donna Wiedeburg always uses the summer vacation to get her athletes ready to compete at the highest level from the start of the season, and the long-time Cross Country coach always has something new to motivate and inspire her athletes to push themselves further...
BRIDGEPORT--Sidney's Stingray Swim Team is cutting through the water full steam ahead so far this season, with their own home meet behind them and now traveling to other towns and looking to bring home medals for their efforts. The team traveled up to Bridgeport over the past weekend and brought along 46 swimmers to compete at the meet. It was hot and relatively cloud-free on Saturday in Bridgeport, which is perfect weather for swimming. The races started early and lasted into the afternoon,...
SIDNEY--For many years, the Living Memorial Gardens has been an oasis of natural beauty in Sidney, created and maintained by dedicated citizens of Sidney who have a love for flowers and gardening. Living Memorial Gardens president Coleen Langdon has announced a fundraising effort for the grounds and buildings attached, seeking contributions and grants from the Sidney business community and charitable citizens. There are several projects in the gardens that require funding to accomplish, and...
Editor's note: some of the content in the following article contains opinions of the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. SIDNEY--There were more citizen attendees than usual at the Sidney City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 11, as the approval of a subscription to the Placer.ai Artificial Intelligence geolocation data collection program was on the agenda. After the approval of the minutes of the May 28 meeting was approved, the Placer.ai issue was the first item on the agenda. The approval of Placer.ai had...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--June 3 through June 6, the annual Mike Trader Basketball Camp came to Sidney High School and instructed area youngsters in the fundamentals of basketball and prepared these youths for successful basketball careers as they play through middle school and into high school. The Mike Trader Basketball Camp is one of the most well-respected basketball instructional programs in the country. In addition to Mike Trader, who has been affiliated with the camp since...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY – In honor of Father's Day and the 'Gone Fishing' movement, Sidney's Cabelas restocked The Kidz Korner Daycare Center with fishing poles, tackle, and other items to encourage local youth to get out and go fishing. Last week, Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's kicked off an annual nationwide movement to get kids and youth outdoors this summer by holding a National Donation Day event at each Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's across the nation. Cabela's store manager Lee W...
CHAPPELL- This past weekend had a lot of fishing going on around the area, from the Father's Day Fishing event at Legion Park in Sidney, the Youth Outdoors Junior Fishing Tournament at Lake McConaughy and in Chappell, the Lion Club Sponsored the Ron Jacobs Memorial Fishing Derby Saturday morning. The event in Chappell was for kids aged 2-to-12, and beautiful weather greeted the young anglers. Organizer Samantha Isenbart and a group of volunteers made sure everyone had snacks, waters and the...
LAKE MCCONAUGHY--There was some worry prior to the 2024 Youth Outdoor Junior Fishing Tournament on Saturday at Lake McConaughy about the weather as so far over the weekends has not been very good, especially for fishing. However, Saturday turned out to be a glorious day with bright sunshine and cool breezes that combined for near-perfect conditions for a fishing tournament. Youth Outdoor Nebraska had a solid group of sponsors including the Sun-Telegraph. Many supplied trophies, rods, reels, and...
On Thursday, June 13, Sidney was at the center of the First National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, one of four routes traveled by walkers that will eventually converge in Indianapolis, Indiana. One of the organizers of the pilgrimage here in Sidney, Henrietta Pelster, helped coordinate the event, contacting media outlets like the Sun-Telegraph to get the message out that a historic event for the Catholic faith was going to be going through Sidney. Pelster is a Parish Council member at St. Patrick's Ch...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--On Monday, June 10, the Cheyenne County Fair Board met to finalize details of the upcoming Cheyenne County Fair. The first order of business was approving Travis Sprenger as an alternate Board Member. Gina Elsen was also proposed as a new alternate member, but the Fair Board tabled the nomination, wanting Elsen to come in and participate in a few board meetings before making a decision. Treasurer Kip Miller went over the Treasurer's Report, saying the...
SIDNEY--On Monday, June 10, Michael R. Galindo was sentenced for High DUI (over .15 BAC), Possession of Marijuana of 1/2 ounce or less, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Open Container of Alcohol. The Nebraska State Patrol received a notification to be on the lookout for a car matching Galindo's vehicle's description driving in an erratic manner. A few hours after the BOLO was issued, a Nebraska State Patrol cruiser came up on Galindo's vehicle parked on the side of a county road. The...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney's Post 17 16U team continued to pile up the wins over the past weekend, racking up two wins on Saturday and setting up the tournament championship against B&C Steel on Sunday. Sam Hulbert was the star in the game for Sidney, smashing three hits in three at-bats with four runs scored in the 10-to-6 win. Sidney started hot on offense, notching two doubles and two singles to score three runs. Hulbert hit a single past the third baseman to get aboard, then...
CHADRON--On May 31, Chadron State College hosted the 13th annual Six-Man Football Shootout, and the Nebraska team opened a big lead early and never looked back. A good crowd listed in the hundreds turned out for the matchup, which would break the six victories for each team's tie going into the game. Nebraska's advantage with the number of players, and the overall number of 6-man Teams in the state became apparent early in the contest. Players who had carried their respective teams all season...
LODGEPOLE--Just west of Lodgepole is a new business that has been set up recently, but its owner is no newcomer to the Agricultural Equipment industry. Fast Track Machinery, owned by Jace Glanz, offers all types of equipment that is necessary in this area, from agricultural machinery to general construction equipment. Glanz grew up farming and learned how to fix, modify, and refurbish equipment through years of hands-on experience. He has a yard on Route 30, just outside of Lodgepole, with inven...
SIDNEY--The Cheyenne County Visitors Committee met on Wednesday, June 5, and approved a grant request and grant reimbursements. There were also discussions about Billboard pricing and the 2024-25 marketing Budget. Representatives from organizations that had business before the board, like Lodgepole Settlers Day and the Sullivan Hills Campground, and others that did not, like the Kimball County Visitors Center, sat in on the meeting. The first order of business was a Promotion Grant Request from...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--At the Cheyenne County Commissioners Meeting on Monday, June 3, it was announced that the Morrill County Community Hospital will not be renewing its contract to provide EMS services in Sidney and Cheyenne County. Morrill County Community Hospital CEO Robin Stuart sent a letter to the county commissioners saying they would not be renewing their agreement to provide ambulance services to Cheyenne County, which they have been providing per agreement since...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--May 31 kicked off the summer season around Sidney in grand fashion with multiple events The 22nd annual "Cruisin' Night", sponsored by 98.7 The Big Boy, drew all types of vehicles from classic 1950's cruisers lovingly restored and maintained to look like they just drove up from the soda shop, to modern vehicles. Sports and muscle cars flexed their way up and down Illinois Street for a few hours Friday night. The weather was perfect for the event, as was...
Sidney's American Legion Junior 16U team took two from the Security First Regulators on Tuesday, May 28 at Legion Park. Two strong efforts have the team looking good and playing well, and putting up a lot of runs in their games. In the first game, the Security First Regulators out of Gordon were able to grab an early lead off of Sidney starter Jaxon Biesecker when RBI's were driven in by a single by the Regulator's Brayden Jeitling that plated one, and then a double by Khai Janssen that brought...
SCOTTSBLUFF--The weather was perfect in Scottsbluff Saturday as the Annual West Nebraska All-Star Game kicked off at 11 a.m. Sidney's Luke Holly and McGuire Rolls were selected to represent the West team for one final chance to strap on the pads and play the game they played so well throughout their high school careers. The scoring started at 7:21 of the first quarter when the East team struck for a touchdown. Gothenburg's Trey Stevens found North Platte's Jesse Mauch for a 17 yard touchdown pas...
SCOTTSBLUFF--Saturday was a big day in Scottsbluff as the annual West Nebraska All-Star games in football and volleyball were played. After the football game, the crowd retreated to the air-conditioned confines of Cougar Palace to watch the East and West teams face off in an All-Star volleyball match. Sidney's Karsyn Leeling was selected to represent the West team. The West team looked sharp as after playing to an 8-to-8 tie in the first set, they took off and pulled away to take the first set 2...
KEARNEY--The 66th Annual Shrine Bowl at Cope Stadium in Kearney was played on Saturday, June 1, and after a tight matchup between the North and South teams resulted in no points through the first quarter, a touchdown in the second quarter by the South team put them up 7-to-3 at the halftime break. In the third quarter, the North team scored a touchdown while the South team converted on a field goal to knot the score at 10-to-10 going into the fourth quarter. It took a wild trick play by the...
SIDNEY--Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn stopped in Sidney Friday afternoon to meet with voters attending the Cruisin’ Night event and to raise awareness of his candidacy against Republican incumbent Deb Fischer. Before the evening’s activities, Mr. Osborn stopped by the Sun-Telegraph office for an interview. A portion of that interview can be seen on the Sun-Telegraph’s Facebook page. Osborn is a Veteran of the Navy and National Guard and worked for many years as an indus...
