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CHEYENNE COUNTY--Initial results are in on several local political contests that have been closely watched by citizens in the city of Sidney and Cheyenne County. Sidney City Council had four candidates involved in the balloting, and two incumbents were running against two challengers. Councilmen Burk Radcliff and Brock Buckner were looking to retain their seats, while challengers Brian Fort and Rob Kuhns were looking to get on the council for the first time. District 47's Legislative Seat...
SIDNEY--The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, November 4, 2024, for its regular meeting, and among the items discussed was a public hearing on a Community Block Grant program for Adams Industries and a discussion about transferring Kimball Police Department dispatching services to Sidney. After approving the agenda and the minutes from the last meeting, the current meeting started without Commissioner Sanders, who was absent. The first item heard was a review of a funding...
SIDNEY--On Sunday, November 3, 2024, two area residents were honored for their military service in a most comfortable and warm way, by receiving Quilts of Valor special made for both recipients. Over 400,000 of these hand made quilts have been given out to veterans that are nominated for the award by their local communities. Sidney afternoon, a presentation was held at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, and Sally Harris and Paul McMillan were awarded their hand-made quilts. Harris...
SIDNEY--The annual St. Patrick's Church Fall Festival was this past Sunday, November 3, 2024, and a big turnout enjoyed a full Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, all the sides and pie necessary to satisfy the biggest of appetites. There were games and activities for the kids, and auctions and raffles for the adults. All in all, another successful festival with a big crowd that enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The big winners at the Fall Festival were: • Grand Prize Winner- Outdoor Pizza O...
SIDNEY--Santa made his arrival in Sidney over the weekend, and Santa and Mrs. Claus set up in the workshop over at Cabela's. A police escort made sure that Santa arrived safely and prizes were given out. Kids and families had the opportunity to get free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the workshop, and the store has a whole calendar full of Santa-related events over the next few weeks. General Manger Lee Wiegand said, "This is a very special event, and Johnny Morris makes sure that...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--Sidney Head Coach Ryan Smith said before last Friday's game that Roncalli Catholic was not your typical number 16-seeded team, as they played a tough schedule and dropped a few games that could have easily gone their way. In last Friday's contest, it was quickly apparent that the Crimson Pride was a tough and hard-hitting team, and able to capitalize on mistakes. And the first half of the game was filled with uncharacteristic errors by Sidney that kept the...
DALTON--Leyton's Warrior Football team ended their season on Friday afternoon with a first-round home playoff loss to the visiting Diller-Odell Griffins. The Warriors end their season with a 6-and-3 record and a second-place showing in D6 District 5. A very good result for a team in their first year returning to six-man football, and a great starting point for a team that will lose only one senior to graduation. The game started with the Warriors getting the ball first, but the offense misfired...
NORTH PLATTE--The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes made the trip to neutral site North Platte on Saturday, November 2, 2024 to match up against the 33-and-0 Southwest Lady Roughriders. The Lady Coyotes entered the D1-1 District Final as the 16 seed, and Southwest was seeded number 1. Lady Riders quickly opened a big lead, with their tall front line players banging down kills and overwhelming the Lady Coyotes. The Potter-Dix girls were able to string a few points together, but could not break through the...
KEARNEY--The Leyton Lady Warriors' historic season continued on Saturday, November 2, 2024, with a D2-2 District Final victory at Kearney Catholic High School. The number 2 seeded lady Warriors were matched against the number 15 seed Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer at the neutral site. After a surprisingly close opening, the Lady Warriors were able to string together the final points and take the first set 25-to-22. Leyton ramped it up in the second set and used their court coverage on defense...
SIDNEY--The Elks Lodge in Sidney held their annual Hoops Shoot in the Sidney Middle School Gym on Sunday afternoon. Youngsters from around the area had their chance to show off their sharp shooting skills, and qualify for the regional competition and then hopefully make it to the National Hoop Shoot. At the end of the day, the results were as follows: For the girls: • 8-9 Years: First Place - Zella Schening - • 10-11 Years: First Place - Ainsley Juelfs • 12-13 Years: First Place - Ava Brown...
KEARNEY--After a successful District meet, the Sidney Cross Country girls team moved on to the State Meet at Kearney on October 25 and 26, 2024. Although the Sidney team finished fifteenth out of fifteen teams competing, Head Coach Donna Wiedeburg said that the result wasn’t as important as the growth the younger runners experienced this season, and the fact that three girls set new Personal Records on the state course. With a lot of new athletes joining the team this year, despite some o...
RED CLOUD-- The Potter-Dix Coyotes made the long trip to Red Cloud last week for the first round of the Class D6 NSAA Football Championships, and ran into a high-powered Warriors' offense that took the Coyotes quickly out of the game and ran away with the contest. Red Cloud scored early and often, piling up 28 points in the first quarter against Potter-Dix's 6 and they didn't let up in the second quarter, putting up 30 more points to take a 58-to-22 lead at the halftime intermission. The Red...
GERING--The Lady Raiders Volleyball team battled through a tough season, as the young team endured through losing streaks and capitalized on winning streaks, ending the season with a 17-and-17 record and as runners-up in the SubDistrict B-8 Tournament. October 30, 2024, was the date of the SubDistrict Finals and Sidney earned their place after beating Scottsbluff the day before, and the Lady Raiders were matched up with rival Gering Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs set the tempo in the first...
SIDNEY-- Dan Osborn, Independent U.S. Senate candidate, came to Sidney, in the last week of his campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer, to shore up support in the western Nebraska community. After the morning event at Beans & Steams Coffee House on Glover Road in Sidney, Osborn said that he would be traveling to Scottsbluff for another event. Osborn has been traveling throughout the state for over a year and giving speeches to small groups like the one assembled at Beans &...
SIDNEY--A press release dated October 25, 2024 marked a bittersweet ending to a long career dedicated to the service of the Sidney community, as Sidney Police Chief Joe Aikens officially resigned his position effective October 31, 2024. The announcement came after weeks of speculation regarding Aikens having been placed on Administrative Leave, but no reason for the leave was given by City of Sidney officials, nor was any time frame given for the completion of the investigation. A press release...
POTTER--On Saturday morning, October 26, 2024, Potter was the place to be in Cheyenne County as the Potter Volunteer Fire Department hosted their annual Hunter's Breakfast at the Fire House. The food started being served at 5 a.m. to accommodate the early-morning hunters on a beautiful autumn Saturday, but by 8 a.m., the Fired House was packed with families from Potter, Sidney, and other Cheyenne County communities as well as Dix and Kimball. Bob Hilpert of the Potter Volunteer Fire Department...
CHADRON--It was supposed to be a Clash of Titans - that was somewhat spoiled by Gering last Friday when the Bulldogs knocked off the previously undefeated Cardinals in a close contest. However, even if the Cardinals pulled out that win, from the looks of Friday night's contest, the Red Raiders' defense would have exposed them as not being quite the powerhouse they seemed. Coming into the game against the undefeated Red Raiders, all the talk was about how Chadron standout Quinn Bailey would...
BIG SPRINGS--It's been an up-and-down year for the Potter-Dix Coyotes, a team that has been used to dominant regular season performances over the past few seasons. The Coyotes had some big wins and disappointing losses this year, but have achieved their main goal--a berth in the D6 Playoff Bracket. Friday night's game against South Platte was critical for the Coyotes in many ways. The victory gave Potter-Dix a winning record for the season at 5-and-3, and it secured a playoff spot with a number...
DALTON--Leyton took the gratis win by forfeit against Banner County, and now have to gear up for a challenge as they host their first-round game of the D6 Playoffs. Leyton had a great regular season in their return to D6 Football, compiling a 6-and-2 record. They earned the number 8 seed in the playoffs, and host the number 9 seed, Diller-Odell, on Friday at 1 p.m. In Dalton. The two teams are very similar in many ways, with identical records and both averaging 42.8 points per game. Leyton has t...
SIDNEY--The City of Sidney Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, with several agenda items deliberated, as well as other important business concerning the city. Councilman Brock Buckner was not in attendance at this meeting. After approving the minutes from the previous meeting, Mayor Brad Sherman opened the floor to public comments, and there were none for this meeting. The first item on the agenda concerned the awarding of the Community Forestry Award to Tom Von...
SIDNEY--On Saturday, October 26, 2024, the Sun-Telegraph stopped by the Cheyenne County Fair Grounds to get an update on the set-up of the All is Bright Christmas Tour. Cheyenne County Tourism Director Kendra Mitchell was there with a few helpers, setting up the Winter Wonderland that begins November 30 and continues every weekend before December 23, 2025. The family-friendly event is always free and features brilliant light displays, live reindeer stables, a Santa's workshop, a nativity scene,...
It's been a great season for football here in Cheyenne County as all the local football teams have qualified for the post-season playoffs. November 1, 2024, will be a big day for football in Cheyenne County as the Leyton Warriors host the Diller-Odell Griffins in Dalton for a 1 pm kickoff, Sidney hosts the Omaha Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride at Weymouth Field for a 4 pm kickoff, and Potter-Dix travels to Red Cloud to take on the Warriors with a 5 pm kickoff. First up, the Leyton Warriors had a... Full story
SIDNEY--In the 10/31/2024 edition of the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, we covered Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn's stop in Sidney and town hall-style meeting at Beans & Steams on Glover Road. During his talk with the crowd, Osborn made comments concerning U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and other issues. In the interest of fairness, The Sun-Telegraph reached out to the Senator's office and received a reply from Fischer Campaign Manager Derek Oden to the article published in the... Full story
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 was a big day for the area Volleyball teams, as the Lady Coyotes upset the Morrill Lady Lions to take the D1-12 Sub-District title, the Lady Warriors of Leyton held off the Garden County Lady Eagles to win the D2-11 Sub-District title, and the Lady Raiders of Sidney defeated rival Scottsbluff to advance to the B-8 Sub-District finals against the Gering Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Raiders will play for the title on Wednesday, October 30 at Gering High School. The Potter-Dix... Full story
SIDNEY--The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization met on Monday, October 21, and addressed the items on their bi-weekly agenda. After approving the meeting’s agenda, and approving minutes from the October 7, 2024 meeting, the commissioners reviewed correspondence. First was a request received at the October 7 meeting from the Lodgepole Depot Museum for a $2,000 grant for expenses, including a lighting upgrade for the facility. The commissioners had considered the r...
