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RUSHVILLE, Neb. – In the final swim meet of the season – known as the “Medal Meet” – the Sidney Stingrays came home from Rushville with the most hardware by collecting 139 total medals with 50 of them being gold. Swimmers were awarded a medal for finishing in the top three places in each event. Sidney far outpaced runner-up Torrington, which collected 53 total medals. Alliance finished second in golds with 17 to edge out Torrington, which had 16. Kayla Westby and Jayden Shoemaker mined the most gold with six apiece for the Stingrays. In additi...
KIMBALL – Despite struggling over his second nine holes, Connor Dormann led a group of local players at the 47th Annual Nebraska Junior Amateur Championships at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball on Tuesday with an 85. Meanwhile, Rachel Blauert of Sidney struggled through her first round with a 101 in the 15th Annual Nebraska Girls' Amateur Championship, which is also being played at Four Winds. Besides Dormann, three other Sidney High golfers are competing in the boys' championship. Nate D...
The Potter-Dix Children's Theater will perform its annual musical this week. The production – held for the eighth consecutive year – serves as a fundraiser for the Potter-Dix Early Learning Facility. The facility includes a day care and a preschool. There are 24 children, ranging in age from 4 to 13, who will be involved in the production of "The Gold Miner's Daughter" this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Potter American Legion Hall. A silent auction and barbecue will be held prior to the per...
Allyson Hart and Raychel Thomas are the recipients of the 2015 Cheyenne County 4-H Council scholarships of $500 each for use at their chosen university or college. Both 4-Hers are graduates of Sidney High School. 4-H is part of the county extension, which is a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hart is the daughter of Doug and Rita Hart of Sidney. She is a 1...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.66 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $2.76 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 81.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 2.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. T...
Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the spring session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball and 9-Ball Pool Leagues. Winning the Tuesday 8-Ball title was Hillside Cutters from Hillside Bar & Grill in Sidney. Members of the team were Jeanette Palmore, Cory Glanz, Clint Kesselring, Brad Palmore, Judy Morrison, Deb Goen and Trent Glanz. MVP and Top Gun awards went to Cory Glanz, Nate Bartling and Gina Monacy. The Sunday 9-Ball League was won by Chata...
The Table of Grace Mobile Food Pantry will be distributing “Back to School”supplies for the 2015-16 school year. This marks the sixth consecutive year it has provided a complete array of school supplies to Panhandle-area K-12 students. Groups or individuals interested in donating school items for this program may drop them off at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2305 San Marino Road, Sidney. Supplies must be at the church by Monday, Aug. 3. Table of Grace will purchase any additional items needed. Anyone interested in receiving a complete sel... Full story
The Sidney Legion Post #17 seniors team has been seeded fifth among the six teams playing in the Class B, Area 7 district baseball tournament that starts July 24 at Legion Field in Sidney. Sidney will open tournament play against No. 2 Chadron on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m. The other first-round games will pit No. 1 Ogallala vs. No. 6 Alliance at 1 p.m. and No. 3 Gering vs. No. 4 Hershland at 4 p.m. The double-elimination tournament runs daily from July 24-28. Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for students. The winner advances to the senior...
ALLIANCE – The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Skyview Golf Course in Alliance. Coming in first and having two birdies was the team of Sally Plover, Ellen Ramig, Daria Faden and Margaret Lienemann. Second place and one birdie went to the team of Terry Korell, Terry Espinoza, Bev Lee and Jerry Mathistad. The team of Nancy Deselms, Sharon Nuss, Beth Korell and Donna Meier captured third place and also had one birdie. Nuss had a hole out. Flag prizes were won by Espinoza, Ramig, Lee, Korell, Mathistad, P...
An open horse show will be held Sunday, July 12 at the Historic Saddle Club, 2016 West Overland in Scottsbluff. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and halter classes begin at 9 a.m. All halter classes must be registered by 8:30 a.m. There will be junior (10 years and under), intermediate (11-13), senior (14-18) and adult (19 and over) age divisions in flat classes only. There is an entry fee plus a one-time office charge per horse. Coggins and health certificate must be presented for all out-of-state horses attending the show and Nebraska horses...
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH Trey Arellano, who will enter his freshman year at Sidney High School this fall, won the gold medal in the 106-pound weight class at the Oklahoma State University Technique Camp late last month. For Arellano, it's the fourth straight year he has attended one of the OSU wrestling camps and the first year he has come home with a medal. Only the winner of each weight class is awarded a medal. "He wrestled four matches and beat them all, and that's a big accomplishment with...
The Sidney Post #17 junior legion baseball team was seeded fourth among the six teams playing in this weekend’s Class B, Area 7 Tournament. Chadron received the No. 1 seed for the double-elimination event, which begins Friday at Oregon Trail Park in Gering. Ogallala earned the No. 2 seed, Alliance is No. 3, Gering is No. 5 and Hershland is No. 6. There will be three first-round games played on Friday. Chadron will take on Hershland at 1 p.m., and Alliance and Sidney will square off at 4 p.m. Gering will meet Ogallala at 7 p.m. Play continues t...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.67 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 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.77 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Sunday were 83.8 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 2.9 cents per gallon h...
The final scheduled boating safety courses in the Panhandle will be held July 13, 14 and 18, according to Scott Eveland, boating safety officer for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Nebraska boating safety course is required of all power boat operators born after Dec. 31, 1985, which includes operators of personal watercraft and all other motorboats. The minimum age to operate a motorboat in Nebraska is 14. The course covers equipment requirements, safe boat operation and accident prevention. Boat owners who complete the class may...
The traveling memorial photo exhibit, “Remembering Our Fallen,” will be placed in the main atrium of the Cabela’s corporate building at 1 Cabela Drive in Sidney through Friday, July 10. “Remembering Our Fallen” was created by Patriotic Productions of Omaha to honor Nebraskans who have lost their lives while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in the War on Terror since 2001. The exhibit is free to view from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. each day....
The Fort Sidney Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in partnership with the United States Of America Vietnam War Commemoration, recently mailed 76 commemoration packets to Cheyenne County Vietnam War veterans. The packets included a DAR certificate recognizing the valor, service and sacrifice of that individual veteran, a copy of the Presidential Proclamation commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and three government-issue commemorative pins. The mailing list was provided by the Cheyenne Count Veteran’s S...
3st Century Equipment has announced its support for 4-H County Fair Livestock Programs across the 43 counties in our operating area. Individual donations will be presented to county extension offices in this month – including Cheyenne – to be used at the discretion of the council and advisors in livestock facilities, livestock programs, or wherever they see a need. "21st Century Equipment has a business presence in Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado," said CEO Owen Palm. "As such, we have a tre...
The Lodgepole Visions Group received Dress Down Day Funds in support of its 4th of July fireworks display. A total amount of $765.80 was presented to the group and will be used to purchase fireworks. Pictured, from left, are: Heather Hausmann of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce, Rita and Mark Bartling, Margaret Lienemann of the Chamber, Jane Zalesky, Tammy Sherman (Lodgepole Village Clerk) and Bill and Dianne Bor. There will be a potluck dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m., and fireworks will... Full story
PERU, Neb. – Jordon Sukup of Sidney earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Peru State College for the spring semester. To make the Dean’s List, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester, have completed at least 12 college credit hours during the past semester and have no incomplete grades for the semester. Sukup, a senior, earned a perfect 4.0 for the semester.... Full story
Area residents in need of minor medical treatment will soon have an opportunity to receive that care without long waits. Sidney Regional Medical Center will begin seeing patients at its new walk-in clinic on Monday. It will primarily serve people who don't need emergency room care "We held three focus groups with the community," said SRMC's Chief Executive Officer Jason Petik. "The walk-in clinic concept was one of the most talked about and asked for things." The clinic, which will be open...
ROLLA, Mo. – Lucas Rosenbaum of Sidney earned a spot on the honors list at Missouri University of Science and Technology for the spring semester. Rosenbaum is a sophomore majoring in engineering. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had a grade-point average of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. Founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T is a public research university of 8,600 students and is part of the four-campus University of Missouri S... Full story
LINCOLN, Neb. — Elizabeth Dorwart and Mathison Anglin, both of Sidney, made the academic honors list at Nebraska Wesleyan University for the spring semester. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 (on a 4.00 scale) for 12 or more hours of coursework to qualify for the list.... Full story
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska State Patrol will be putting in extra hours on the road over the July 4th holiday in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes. Beginning, Friday and running through Sunday, troopers and communications specialists will put in overtime hours thanks in part to an $11,925 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. “The 4th of July is a big travel holiday, meaning additional traffic on Nebraska roads,” said Col. Bradley Rice, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “By making...
All city of Sidney departments will be closed on Friday and Saturday this week, including the landfill and the library, in remembrance of Independence Day. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Thursday’s trash on Wednesday and Friday’s trash on Thursday. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running either day. Meanwhile, the Sidney fireworks display will start at dusk on Friday. The lighting will take place off of Fort Sidney Road. The Sidney Sun-Telegraph will not publish Friday and the offices will be clo... Full story
CHADRON, Neb. – Derek Robb of Sidney was among the weight class winners at the Chadron State College Wrestling Camp last week. He defeated Tyler Gray of Elk Grove, Calif., 7-3, for the 152-pound championship. Robb was undefeated as a freshman this past season while winning the Class B 138-pound championship at the Nebraska State Tournament. Gray will be a senior this fall. He was a 2015 California State Tournament qualifier. Nine other Sidney wrestlers also attended the camp. They were: Tristan...
