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A 40-year-old Wyoming man was sentenced on Wednesday to 3-5 years in prison for having a gun while leading law enforcement officers on a 100-mile car chase last fall that ended near Sidney. In a deal struck last month, Joseph Mladenik pleaded no contest to possession of a firearm while committing a felony and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, both felonies, and refusing to submit to a blood-alcohol content test, a misdemeanor. On Wednesday, Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek...
A short list of three to four candidates has been identified to fill the vacant Sidney city manager position. Sidney Mayor Mark Nienhueser offered an update on the search process at a city council meeting on Tuesday evening. The position has been open since Gary Person resigned in August. In October, the city council approved using to services of Texas-based J.D. Gray Group, an executive recruitment firm. The company is being paid $27,500 to conduct a national recruitment effort and screen...
A group of Sidney High students presented its prize winning mural to school board members on Monday evening. In December, the students won first place for the mural and an accompanying skit at a cultural expressions competition in Denver. The event was sponsored by the Journey through our Heritage Program, of the Metropolitan State University of Denver Chicano/a Studies Department. Fifteen students worked on the project during open and lunch periods, weekends and evenings, for more than 200...
Members of the Sidney school board met on Monday evening for their first meeting of the year. The majority of the agenda dealt with annual appointments and designations. By unanimous votes, Tom Von Seggern was appointed the board's president, Steve Mattoon the vice president, Deanna Kantor the secretary and Geri Anthony the treasurer. All the appointments remain the same as last year. "Thank you everyone for the confidence in our board," Von Seggern said after the votes. The Sidney...
The current open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act will end on Jan. 31. Since Nov. 1, when the annual enrollment period began, 8.6 million people have signed up for health coverage through HealthCare.gov or renewed their coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nationwide, 11.3 million people have signed up through Health Insurance Marketplaces. Nebraska is among the 38 states that use HealthCare.Gov, and from...
The Leyton School District held a spelling bee on Friday for its fourth- to eighth-grade students....
With less than 17 seconds remaining in the game, Sidney freshman Janay Brauer approached the free throw line. With apparent ease, she calmly hit two shots – both swishes – giving the Sidney High School girls' basketball team (8-3, 1-0) a 5-point lead to secure its victory. The perfect free throws marked her third and fourth within 10 seconds during Sidney's 52-47 victory over the Kimball High Lady Longhorns (6-1, 1-3) on Thursday night at the Cabela's Athletic Center. In a physical and fas...
An undefeated Sidney High School boys' basketball team controlled, from tipoff to final buzzer, Thursday's game against the Kimball High Longhorns (3-4, 1-3). On offense and defense, the Red Raiders (11-0, 1-0) dominated, winning 82-46. Perhaps the biggest obstacle of the night for the Sidney players was when an off-target Kimball shot caused the ball to become stuck between the rim and backboard. It took Sidney senior Jake Heeren three attempts to free the ball. Once the task was completed, and...
A new restaurant will soon be open in Sidney. Construction on an Applebee's – located on Cabela Drive, across from Buffalo Point Steakhouse & Grill and adjacent to Hampton Inn – is scheduled to wrap up in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, crews installed a sign at the restaurant visible from Interstate 80. Bradley Rowan, Sidney chief building inspector, said the location is set to open in early February. Construction at the site began last fall and was initially expected to be completed by the...
With a pair of winter storms already tallied in the past month, odds are good there'll be at least a few more to hit the region before winter ends. In Sidney, when a major winter storm is forecast to strike the community, city officials may declare a snow emergency. Geri Anthony, interim city manager, is tasked with making the declaration. "When a major storm is being predicted, the street superintendent and the police chief talk about it, and then they call me and tell me they think [a snow...
The Sidney Police Department will soon receive two new radar units for patrol vehicles, with half the cost covered by a state grant. Sidney Police Assistant Chief Joe Aikens said the devices will replace aging equipment. The $1,800 grant that will help with the expense was awarded by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. Fred Zwonechek, Nebraska Highway Safety administrator, said the grant – and radar units – will help Sidney police officers maintain traffic safety in the city. "The Sidney Pol...
Schools throughout the region resumed this week after winter break. Along with classes, sports are also back in session. On Tuesday, the Creek Valley girls' and boys' basketball teams hosted Peetz. In girls' varsity action, Creek Valley won, 35-30. The Peetz boys topped the Storm, 37-41....
CHAPPELL – In a game mired by turnovers and missed shots, the Peetz High Bulldogs (5-2, 1-1) eked out a victory over Creek Valley (5-4, 1-2) on Tuesday night, 41-37. The non-league game was the first of 2016 for both schools. "Obviously, we have to go to work," Peetz coach Sean Fehringer said. "We're a turnover machine right now. We have to buy into running our offense a little bit and have a little more patience." After Peetz senior Jordan Nelson put up the first points of the game, the S...
CHAPPELL – After controlling most of the game, the Creek Valley High girls' basketball team withstood a fervent fourth quarter comeback attempt by Peetz to win a non-league game on Tuesday, 35-30. The Lady Storm (5-4, 1-1) took an early lead, ending the first quarter up, 10-3. In both teams' first game since school resumed after winter break, shots were off the mark most of the night. However, Creek Valley's dominance under the net allowed the Storm multiple opportunities. "We boxed out much b...
Cheyenne County will seek to join all five of its neighboring Nebraska counties – and three dozen counties throughout the state – in being designated "Livestock friendly." A public hearing on Monday when county commissioners considered applying for the designation was packed with supporters. A motion to submit the application passed unanimously. Tyson Narjes, a county resident, first approached commissioners about the Nebraska Department of Agriculture program eight months ago. The vol...
Tom Von Seggern, Sidney parks superintendent, takes down the Christmas tree on Tuesday morning that had stood in Hickory Street Square since November. Throughout the holiday season, the square – which was closed to vehicle traffic – was the site of festivities and events....
The latest snow storm that swept through Cheyenne County at the end of December led to a few stranded motorists on county roads. Cheyenne County Sheriff John Jenson said all travelers were eventually dug out and no injuries were reported, but the episode highlighted the importance of being prepared when driving in the winter. "We had a few people that were going from Point A to Point B and got stuck," he said. While attempting to reach the stranded motorists, deputies also became stuck in the sn...
After days of freezing temperatures throughout the region, Monday's high was forecast to reach 36 degrees Fahrenheit in Sidney. Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 30s and low 40s until Thursday, when snow returns to the forecast....
At the first Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners meeting of the year on Monday, appointments and committee memberships were reaffirmed. By unanimous votes, Darrell Johnson will remain chairman of the board of commissioners and Philip Sanders will continue his tenure as vice chair. Steve Olson is the third commissioner. The commissioners' roles as county representatives on boards of various regional governmental agencies were also reaffirmed. Johnson serves as a board member for Region 21...
The Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office is hosting an event to benefit a deputy shot in early December in nearby Deuel County. Sheriff John Jenson said his office wants to do what it can to support Deuel County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Hutchinson. "We understand what a family goes through when somebody is injured," Jenson said. A pancake feed and 5K walk and run will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds, with all proceeds going to the Hutchinson family. Pancakes, scrambled...
As 2015 comes to a close, the Sun-Telegraph is publishing photographs taken during the past 12 months. Some of the images have appeared previously in the paper while others are being printed for the first time. Last year was busy. In the spring, two local high school basketball teams – Sidney and Peetz – made trips to their respective state tournaments. And then during the summer in Cheyenne County, numerous community events were held – Lodgepole Old Settlers' Days, Potter Days and the Dalto...
Nicholas Balandran, 11, middle, sleds down a slope in Legion Park in Sidney on Wednesday afternoon with his cousins, Samantha and Malachi Balandran, 11 and 7....
Postcards sent to Nebraska property owners announcing their 2015 tax credits are causing some confusion for taxpayers. Cheyenne County Treasurer Diane Scott said the tax credits are not new but this is the first time postcards have been mailed. The notices were signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and Galen Hadley, the Nebraska Speaker of the Legislature. "We have fielded many phone calls about how the taxpayer is going to receive their refund," Scott said in a media release. Since 2007, when the tax cr...
They often only hear part of the story – how it begins. When interviewing potential new dispatchers, Heidi Gillespie said she reminds them they will be talking to people on the very worst days of their lives, and they won't always learn how the story ends. Traffic crashes, medical emergencies, fires, violence. Those are the things they will hear on the other end of the line. From Potter to Lodgepole, Dalton to Lorenzo, when something bad happens, Gillespie or one of the dispatchers she o...
