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Brooke Glass, the daughter of Stuart and Candi Glass, was crowned Miss Potter 2015 on Thursday night at the Potter American Legion Hall. Her attendants are Cortney Lewis, the daughter of Les and Jodi Lewis, and Alana Thies, the daughter of Brian and Sondra Thies. The event is sponsored by the Potter Beta Sigma Phi sorority.... Full story
The Foster Grandparent Program and Commodity Supplemental Food Program at Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska will be sponsoring a “Hygiene for Humanity” toiletries drive from Sept. 7-11. It is being held in conjunction with the Sept. 11th National Day of Service. The public is being asked to donate any unused toiletry items to be given to the elderly in this valley at boxes located at the CAPWN offices, 3350 10th St. and 975 Crescent Drive in Gering. The local schools ESU 13, and volunteer sites where foster grandparents ser...
The Creek Valley High girls’ golf team continued its pattern of improvement as all three of its players shot career-best rounds at the Storm Invite at the Chappell Golf Course on Thursday. Finding their home course to their liking, Jaden Criswell led the squad with a 102 that included a second-nine score of 47. Maddy Johnson reduced her previous best by three strokes as she came in with a 109. Jo Hummermeier, playing in just her second career match, finished with a 136 to best her first effort by four strokes. Criswell medaled for the second t...
The Creek Valley High Storm volleyball team had little trouble dispatching its first two opponents of the 2015 season in a home triangular on Thursday evening. The Storm throttled Minatare (0-2) in straight sets 25-5, 25-7. Creek Valley then upped its early season record to 2-0 by turning back Banner County 25-10, 25-12. Creek Valley’s Chandra Smith helped stymie the Lady Indians with 11 aces in 16 serve attempts. Freshman Faith Michelman added seven aces of her own as the Storm combined for a total of 23. Smith also added five digs to lead t...
The Leyton High Lady Warriors went on to the road to Garden County to open the 2015 volleyball season with a straight-set victory. Leyton finished off the Lady Eagles with scores of 25-17, 25-10, 25-19. The Warriors' hitters put in a strong performance as the senior trio of Kristine Barnett, Diedra Waite and Natalie Cruise paced the team with 10, nine and seven kills respectively. Waite also had four blocks and Cheyenne Nickel had three. On defense, the Warriors had four players finish with...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph offices will also be closed and there will be no edition published that afternoon.... Full story
Sidney Regional Medical Center was named Human Resources Employer of the Year by the Society for Human Resource Management Nebraska State Council. SRMC was selected by state council board members from approximately 400 businesses in Nebraska for its outstanding contributions to the human resources profession and to the SRMC employees. "We were thrilled to learn that SRMC was named the Employer of the Year," said Cathy Arterburn RN, BSN, PHR, and Vice President of Human Resources/Employee Health...
Nebraska recorded zero fatalities on Interstate 80 during the three day (Aug. 28-30), I-80/I-35, Border-to-Border Traffic Safety Initiative. The multi-state, multi-agency high visibility traffic enforcement operation encompassed 455 miles of I-80 in Nebraska. “Achieving our goal of zero fatalities during this initiative was a team effort,” Colonel Bradley Rice, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, said. “We want to thank the motoring public, our allied agencies and public safety partners for their efforts in keeping the Inter...
The Cheyenne County Young Professionals, a subcommittee of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, organized a sand volleyball tournament to support community involvement and raise money for local schools. With 10 teams signed up, the event raised $185 to donate to Table of Grace, a local food pantry that donates school supplies to families in need in Sidney and surrounding areas.... Full story
A man who shot and killed a Sidney woman three years ago will be sentenced next month in Cheyenne County District Court on his first-degree murder conviction. Larry Martinez was convicted in March 2014 in the murder of Mandy Kershman. Cheyenne County District Court Judge Derek Weimer ruled Friday that Martinez was competent at the time to stand trial, and will be sentenced here on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Martinez is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury spent just 53 minutes...
The first actual "museum" in Lodgepole was established and organized in 1959 by Mrs. Fern Lindley, a Girl Scout leader, and her troops. It was held in the First State Bank on Old Settlers weekend. After a few years, more space was needed as more donations were coming in. Later the museum was moved to the Foster Lumber Company building and eventually to the Englert Stone Hotel. All of the work was done by volunteers and still is today. Upon hearing that Union Pacific was planning on destroying...
Sidney High School and Sidney St. Patrick's High School's graduating classes of 1975 celebrated their 40th class reunion last week. The weekend included a meet and greet and dinner at Hillside Bar & Grill, golfing at Hillside Golf Course, coffee at Serenity Cafe, a tour of West Elementary School (previously St. Pat's), a tour of Sidney Middle School and High School, followed by a reconnecting hour and dinner at Buffalo Point to share memories....
With four players and head coach Scott Sorensen ineligible for the season opener, the Peetz Bulldogs (0-1) struggled against district rival North Park (1-0) in a 60-26 loss in Peetz Friday night. Since four Peetz players – Bryson Long, Jordan Nelson, Wolf Wenneker and Cody Wilson – participated in two padded camps over the summer, they and their coach were suspended for one game by the Colorado High School Activities Association last week. Despite what turned out to be a lopsided loss, sen...
The young Creek Valley Storm (0-1) struggled all night against a powerful Sedgwick County (Colo.) team as it fell 94-8 in Chappell. With only two seniors and four juniors on its roster, the Storm was overmatched by the experience and size of the Cougars. Sophomore Noah Dickinson scored the only touchdown for the Storm in the third quarter. Freshman Garrett Sawyer ran in the two-point conversion. Junior Gage Koenen led the team on defense as he had nine tackles while sophomore Michael Smith added seven. The Storm faces another tough challenge...
The Nebraska Rural Electric Association's Job Training and Safety Coordinator Bob Cooper, along with the Wheat Belt Public Power District, held a dedication ceremony in memory of Don Winkelman on Thursday at Wheat Belt's linemen training field north of Sidney. Winkelman was an integral part of Wheat Belt's team for more than 42 years. He retired as operations manager in July 2003. He enjoyed his retirement until his passing on Oct. 31, 2011. Winkelman's tenacity and dedication to safety helped...
The 2015 Potter Days Grand Marshals are the members of Potter High School's Class of 1965. Twenty-four of the 37 graduates will be celebrating their 50th class reunion the weekend of Sept. 4, 5 and 6 in Potter. The Class of '65 was the first kindergarten class. They started in 1952 and ended with the largest class to graduate from Potter High. As seniors, the football team won the first trophy given by the Minuteman Activities Conference. They had a perfect season with 9 wins. Members of the...
Adams Industries recently acquired Quality Equipment & Service, a heavy equipment maintenance shop in Sterling, Colo. It has been renamed to Adams Quality Equipment & Service. After 46 years, previous owners Rich and Pat Kloberdanz, decided to retire. The business began in November 1969 and the Kloberdanzs purchased all of the assets in 1975. When they decided to retire, they said they wanted to ensure that their employees, customers and vendors would be taken care of in their absence. Rather...
The South Platte Natural Resources Division has a planned an “information session” prior to its public hearing on Sept. 15 on the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area Rules and Regulations. Information that has been presented to the SPNRD board over the past few months from Thad Kuntz, principal hydrogeologist from Adaptive Resources of Scottsbluff, will be addressed. The “information session” will presented on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m., and will be similar to the Ground Water Advisory Committee meetings. The public will have the opportu...
On Tuesday, all 81 Runza Restaurants in Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa and Kansas donated 15 percent of sales to purchase books for libraries, schools and school foundations in communities with a Runza location. The annual fundraiser, entitled “Great Books for Great Kids,” promoted the importance of reading and literacy. This year’s effort raised $45,276.56. In the 13-year history of the fundraiser, more than $407,000 has been donated. Runza Restaurants was recognized by the National Restaurant Association in 2005 for the “Great Books for Great K...
The public is invited to a free educational seminar hosted by Regional West Hospital’s bariatric surgeons to learn how weight loss surgery can help you gain control of your weight, your health and your life. Regional West surgeons Jeffrey Holloway, M.D., FACS, and Jason LaTowsky, M.D., will be the presenters. Holloway has been a surgeon at Regional West for more than 17 years and has performed more than 1,600 lap band surgeries and 400 gastric bypass surgeries in his career. He specializes in laparoscopic banding (LAP band) and gastric b...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies’ Golf Association held its latest outing at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney. First place with three birdies went to the team of Terry Korell, Phyllis Greenwood, Jane Holechek and Vickie Nemnich. The group of Alene Schilz, DeAnna Funk, Gail Magers and Myrna Carroll took second place and scored two birdies, while third place went to the team of Rose Jacoby, Norma Perkins, Dee Vogel and Peggy Eberspecher, who had 3 birdies. The team of Janice DeBoer, Terry Espinoza, Beth Korell and Shelly Neinhueser had two birdies. T...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.69 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 7.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.60 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 65.2 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 4.9 cents per gallon l...
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a management agreement with Sidney Hospitality to build an 82-room, four-story Holiday Inn Express in Sidney. The hotel will mark the entry of the new prototype Holiday Inn Express that was rolled out a year ago and is one of the first to be built. It will open in May 2016. “We are excited to break ground on this project and look forward to bringing a new lodging option to Sidney,” said Clarence Gealy of the hotel chain. “The Holiday Inn Express is designed to accommodate both business and leisure trave...
A hearing has been set for Sept. 15 by the South Platte Natural Resources District to hear public testimony for the proposed irrigation allocations. The SPNRD board took action during its meeting earlier this month to set preliminary numbers for each subarea in the district for the next allocation period that runs from 2016 through 2018. The district re-evaluates the irrigation allocations in each subarea every three years. Ground Water Advisory Committee meetings were held in Kimball, Sidney and Big Springs prior to the board meeting to give t...
Western Nebraska Community College is inviting Panhandle artists to submit original artwork to be included in the fourth annual Art Gallery Exhibit taking place on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the John N. Harms Advanced Technology Center in Scottsbluff. WNCC charges no entry fee for this non-juried show, and all Panhandle artists and WNCC alumni may submit original artwork. The WNCC Alumni Association defines an alum as anyone who has ever taken a class at WNCC. In addition, a Youth Art Contest has been added this year, inviting youth grades preschool...
