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Several local high school students won awards this month at the annual Area Range Judging. Entering its 61st year, on average more than a thousand students take part in six area Range Judging contests across the state, with another 400 competing in the state competition, which will be held Sept. 30 in Scotts Bluff County. The Creek Valley FFA Senior Team won Grand Champion Team with their team members Keith Everitt, Josh Schielvelbein, Chandra Smith and Noemi Marin. Alyssa Sweley from the...
The Cheyenne County Chamber recently presented the Friends of the Library with Dress Down Day Funds. This year, 230 children participated in the Sidney Public Library's Summer Reading Program, supported by the Friends of the Sidney Public Library. Upon successful completion, individuals received a $5 gift certificate from Dairy Queen. The Dress Down Day Funds helped defray the costs of the program. Pictured, from left, are: Lisa Davis, Andrew Sherman and Bev Arellano....
Sidney High School lost to Chase County in straight sets – 25-17, 25-20, 25-21 – in volleyball action on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders fell to 3-5 this season, while Chase Co. improved to 9-1. Sidney freshman Payton Jung recorded 13 kills and a pair of aces, while teammate Emily Mahr had 20 assists and 10 digs. The Lady Raiders only managed a hitting percentage of .154 for the match with 18 errors. Sidney also received a nine-dig effort from Kelsey Knight, eight kills from Maddi Porter and five kills and three blocks from Annalise Lecher. The Lad...
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH The Cheyenne County 4-H Clover Kids will begin meeting monthly starting in October. Meetings will be held from 4:45-5 p.m. in three locations this year – Potter, Sidney and Gurley. The 4-H Clover Kids is a program for children ages 5 to 7. This year's program will focus on healthy lifestyles and money management skills. Youth will experience, prepare and consume foods from the different food groups, learn about money and deciding what is a want or need, make projects t...
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce is holding its 18th annual Newcomer’s Social at Sidney High School on Thursday. This will mark the third year of the “Big Cheese Challenge,” a grilled cheese cook off. The event is set for 5:30-7 p.m. this Thursday in the high school’s Commons Area. The social originated to help new people to Sidney meet people, clubs and businesses in the community. “It’s mainly about welcoming people into the community,” said Cheyenne County Chamber’s Bev Arellano. “It’s really a good time for people to find out what Si...
A silent auction was recently held as a fundraiser for the Poole family of Sidney. A single-vehicle crash in Wyoming last month resulted in the death of 34-year-old Daniel T. Poole. He was survived by his wife and three children ages 7, 6 and 3 months old. Nearly $2,700 was raised at the event....
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH Theodore D. Medina, age 25 of Sidney, was sentenced Monday to serve the maximum possible term on two counts. On Sept. 8, Medina admitted to violating probation in two cases, according to Cheyenne County attorney Paul Schaub. Medina was found guilty of attempted assault in the 2nd degree, a class IV felony, and third-degree assault, a class I misdemeanor. Both verdicts were reached in 2013. He was sentenced Monday to serve 20 to 60 months in prison for attempted assault charge and 12 months in prison for the assault count....
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their final outing of the year recently at Monument Shadows Golf Course in Gering. Taking first place and shooting five birdies was the team of Vickie Nemnich, Claudia Benda, Judie Brighton and Margaret Lienemann. Second place with two birdies went to the team of Dee Vogel, Phyllis Greenwood, Donna Meier and Chris Lapaseotes. Third place with three birdies went to the team of Gina Briggs, Sally Plover, Sylvia Debus and Pat Rogers. Lynn Schukei, Betty Zeilinger, Donna Engleman and Nancy...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 5.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.38 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.29 per gallon according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 89.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 33.5 cents per gallon l...
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled for Oct. 10-11 at Scottsbluff. Oct. 1 is the registration deadline. The workshop will provide volunteers with an opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Five project areas will be offered: shotgun, rifle, pistol, hunting skills and archery. A minimum number of participants is needed to offer these disciplines at the workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the...
The Sidney High golf team continued its strong play on Saturday as it adorned three more medalists on its way to a runner-up finish at the Scottsbluff Invite on Saturday. The Raiders’ top four scorers combined for 388 strokes over the 5,467-yard par 72 Scotts Bluff Country Club. The Raiders’ district-rival Scottsbluff Bearcats took the top prize on their home course with a 352 total, while Gering was third at 412. The Raiders three medalists were Rachel Blauert, Emma Alexander and Megan Neal. Blauert’s 89 left her in third place, while Alexa...
After competing at McCook just two days earlier, the Sidney Red Raiders cross country teams sent a less experienced squad to the Alliance Invite on Saturday to compete at Sky View Golf Course. The Raiders' girls finished in sixth place with 104 points while the boys finished in 10th place. The team winner in the boys' event was Mitchell with 21 points while Gering (28) and Scottsbluff (69) completed the top three. Gering took top honors in the girls' competition with 23 points. Scottsbluff (33)...
The Peetz Bulldogs (2-2) handed the South Park Burros (2-1) their first loss of the season with a convincing 46-6 win Friday night at a neutral site in Deer Trail, Colo. Junior Cody Wilson helped propel the offense as he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries. Wilson also had a 40-yard touchdown reception. Jordan Nelson added two more touchdowns as he recorded his third consecutive 100-yard-plus rushing performance of the year. He finished with 126 yards on 17 carries....
The Sidney High School football team lost for the first time this season, falling to powerhouse McCook by a 35-13 score on Friday night at Weymouth Field. The Red Raiders slipped to 3-1, while McCook improved to 4-0. Pick up Monday's edition of The Sun-Telegraph for a complete game wrap-up and photos.... Full story
The Creek Valley High School volleyball team crossed the border into Julesburg, Colo., on Thursday night and dropped a match in straight sets to the Sedgwick County Cougars in a non-district matchup. The Storm (5-3) battled the Cougars (3-3) with a strong defensive effort, but came up short in straight sets 17-25, 20-25, 19-25. The Storm had 18 team blocks with Jessie Straber and Chandra Smith leading the way with five each. Payje Misegadis blocked four shots. Straber also had 24 digs to pace the Storm while Joey Straber had 14. Four Creek...
The Sidney High cross country teams put in strong efforts at the McCook Invite on Thursday, as both the boys and girls captured second-place finishes. Additionally, Sidney had three medalists: Jami Flores, Mitch Porter and Ryan Aurich. The Raiders boys' team finished with 38 points, just behind Holdrege (31). McCook was third with 65 points, Chase County fourth at 77 and Dundy County/Stratton rounded out the top five with 88. The girls missed the top spot by just two points with 36 to Cozad's...
A car pursuit that started in Wyoming – and included a short standoff with police – ended near Sidney on Wednesday after state troopers used stop sticks to disable the vehicle. Nebraska law enforcement officials were alerted by the Wyoming Highway Patrol that they had discontinued a pursuit of a 2005 gray Ford Explorer at the state line at about 3 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, who was believed to be armed, was wanted on a warrant out of Laramie County for stalking. The vehicle entered Nebraska eastbound on Interstate 80 where the Kimball Cou...
The end of summer and the start of a new school year is an exciting time for most children. But for some, the beginning of school could reveal a dark secret when signs of abuse and neglect these children have suffered over the summer are noticed by teachers, staff and other parents. “Because children are subject to less adult supervision over the summer, it’s not uncommon for reports of suspected abused and neglect to spike at the start of the school year,” said Rose Bowcut Executive Director of Cheyenne County CASA. Many of the children who a...
The Sidney Police Department, in cooperation with he Panhandle Prevention Coalition, the U.S. Department of Justice–Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Office of Diversion Control, will hold another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 26. This marks the 10th opportunity in five years for the public to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents can bring pills for disposal to the police department from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The DEA c...
While the traffic and construction may be a headache with the growth of Sidney and surrounding areas, one good side effect is a lower tax levy required by the South Platte Natural Resources District to fulfill its budget needs. For the third straight year the final tax levy is lower than the previous year, this year down 9.59 percent to .051335 per $100 of actual valuation. This means that the owner of a house that is valued for tax purposes at $100,000 would pay $51.34 in annual taxes to the SPNRD. Last year, the same levy cost $56.78, while...
The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association awards agriculture scholarships each year to outstanding youth who are majoring in agriculture, ag business, horticulture or agronomy who will make a difference in the industry. This year, two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to college sophomores, juniors or seniors attending school in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska or Wyoming who are majoring in agriculture (equine science excluded). Students are assessed on awards and honors, college leadership and agriculture experiences as well as their...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Regional West Health Services and Regional West Physicians Clinic will hold their annual drive-through flu shot clinic on Oct. 3 and at the walk-in clinic on Oct. 17. The drive-through clinic – for Medicare patients only – will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Regional West Medical Plaza South. The walk-in flu shot clinic will be open to adults and children over age six months. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Community Health office at St. Mary Plaza, 3700 Avenue B, Scott...
Sidney Allard Purple Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Taxidermy - Tanned Hides or Taxidermy Jaxon Benish Purple Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H You're The Chef - Loaf Quick Bread Felicity Beyer Rainbow Recognition for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Entomology - Special Interest Entomology Display Purple Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Presentations - Premier Presenter Contest Blue Ribbon for 4H Consumer & Family Science - 4H Beyond The Needle -...
Stan Fox, a former Pikes Peak Marathon champion and Sidney resident, won two races recently. Fox ran the Potter Day’s Kickoff 2K on Sept. 4 and then came back to claim first place at the Sidney Girl Scouts 5K run on Sept. 12. At the Girl Scouts race, the event took place over part of the Deadwood Trail’s new addition behind WNCC and then back to the shelter house. “The new fitness trail is like gliding on a fast course,” said Fox. Fox next plans to take on the Farmer’s Day 5-miler in Kimball on Sept. 26....
The C.A. Story Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 grants. This foundation was funded by C.A. Story, a former insurance and real estate businessman in Sidney. Those applying for the grant must qualify by being a benevolent nonprofit organization structured under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and must provide a Federal Identification number, plus proof of eligibility under the code. Entities applying must reside in one of the following 11 Western Nebraska counties; Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Morrill,...
