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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Brandy Collins of Chappell made the Dean’s List for the 2015 spring semester at Central Community College. The students were enrolled at one or more CCC locations, which include the Columbus, Grand Island and Hastings campuses; Holdrege, Kearney and Lexington centers; and learning centers in about 60 central Nebraska towns. Students on the Dean’s Honor List earned a GPA between 3.5 and 3.99.... Full story
CRETE, Neb. – Two local students mader the Dean’s List at Doane College for the spring semester. Recognized were: senior Jeremy Reimers, a Dalton resident and graduate of Leyton High School, and freshman Corbin Heller, a Sidney resident and grad of Peetz High School. Students must achieve a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and hold 12 hours to qualify.... Full story
AMES, Iowa – Chappell’s McKenzie Steger was one of 4,345 students who received degrees at Iowa State’s spring commencement. It awarded 3,646 undergraduate degrees, 448 master’s degrees, 147 veterinary medicine degrees and 104 doctor of philosophy degrees. Steger received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.... Full story
Locals Cody McKay of Leyton High and Jill Behrends of Creek Valley High will represent the local area in the Mid Plains Area All-Star games will be held June 5, at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium in North Platte. The girls game is set to begin at 6 p.m. CDT with the boys game to follow about 7:30. McKay, the Warriors leading scorer last season, will play for his high school coach Gary Oltmann on the Black Team. The boys’ Gold Team will be coached by Kolby Hamilton of Sandhills-Thetford. Behrends was Creek Valley’s biggest threat from dow... Full story
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held its first outing of the year at Chimney Rock Golf Course in Bayard. Taking first and capturing two birdies was the team of Jan Bashaw, Donna Engleman, Jane Holechek and Vickie Nemnich. In second place and also scoring two birdies was the team of Nancy O’Connell, Bonnie Childs and Dee Vogel. Third place went to the team of Pat Rogers, Sylvia Debus, Terry Grosz and Shelley Nienhueser. Fourth plave went to the team of Lois Bare, Shirley Crossman, Jill Wozniak and Terry E... Full story
The 23rd Annual Ash Hollow Historical Pageant will be held Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 at Ash Hollow State Historical Park, near Lewellen on Highway 26. There will be a chuck wagon supper beginning at 5 p.m. and the performance begins at 6:30 p.m., on both evenings. The adventures and hardships of the Oregon Trail are portrayed by a regional cast and live band depicting the daily experiences across the plains, crossing the mountains and fording rivers. Bring a lawn chair and blankets...
The Sidney senior American Legion team struggled through its first two games at the Gering Tournament over the weekend before salvaging the final game against Hershland. After winning the finale, Sidney finished the tournament in fifth among the six teams entered. Meanwhile, the juniors split a doubleheader with Ogallala on Saturday in which they played the first game with a lineup made up primarily of Sidney Babe Ruth players. They dropped the first game 10-0 before rebounding with an 8-1 victory in the nightcap. After the seniors’ games w...
Both Sidney High School Red Raiders boys’ and girls’ track teams finished a successful season as the girls tied with Scottsbluff for the District B-6 championship while the boys won a state title for the first time since 1970. At the state meet in Omaha, the boys earned 16 medals, while the girls claimed 11. Three Sidney High records fell during the season. Jake Heeren set a new standard in the shot put at 58 feet, 9 inches. Heeren broke the record previously held by Chris Hadden at 56-3 set in 2001. The boys 4x800-relay team, which inc...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Regional West Hospice (previously Prairie Haven Hospice) is seeking volunteers to help patients and their families. The role of a hospice volunteer varies. It could mean staying with the patient for an hour while their caregiver shops for groceries, or maybe it’s simply being a calm and steady presence in an emotional time. Clerical and bereavement support volunteers are also needed. Opportunities also exist to use the unique skills that volunteers may have to offer. Every Regional West hospice volunteer receives free and co...
LINCOLN – Nearly 390 high school juniors from across Nebraska will be participating in American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State, May 31-June 5 at the University of Nebraska Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county and state governments operate. Each boy is sponsored locally by an organization such as an American Legion Post, or by some other patriotic, civic, fraternal or religious group in cooperation with the...
The annual Panhandle Prep All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at Cougar Palace in Scottsbluff with several local players having been selected to play. The exhibition selects recently graduated seniors from Panhandle high schools. The girls ‘game will open the action at 5:30 p.m. with the boys to follow. Among the locals selected are Ashley and Maddie Stafford of the Sidney Red Raiders. Ashley will play with the Red Team while twin sister Maddie will be with the opposing Blue Team. Lady Raiders teammate Savanna Rosenbaum will join M...
Two-thirds (66 percent) of Americans still don’t know what a 529 plan is, according to the annual 529 Plan Awareness Survey from financial services firm Edward Jones. In its fourth year monitoring college savings awareness, the survey found that only 34 percent of Americans could correctly identify a 529 plan as a college savings tool from among four potential options, up slightly from 30 percent in 2014 but down compared to the inaugural 2012 survey (37 percent). These college savings plans were first offered to Americans in 1996. ...
After twice being rained out of their home opener last weekend, the Sidney American Legion program opened up its 2015 campaign in Gordon with a junior-senior doubleheader sweep over the Regulators. The Juniors took the field in the opener and won by the count of 14-4 while the seniors completed the sweep with a 19-3 victory. Both contests went four innings because of the mercy rule. The juniors put the Regulators on their heels quickly with five runs in the top of the first inning. Zach Means, Brett Jaggers and Garrett Langrell led the offense...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Sidney High School’s Chance Anglin will represent the West Team for the 37th annual West Nebraska All-Star Football Game. The game will be played Saturday, June 13 at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff at 7 p.m. The 64 members of the all-star football teams were nominated by their respective high school coach and selected by the all-star coaches. The West squad will be led by head coach Ryan Smith from Hershey High School. The West assistant coaches are: Randy Heimstra from Hemingford, Nick Kuxhausen from Kimball and CJ Bac...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Jill Behrends of Creek Valley High School was selected as one of the players for the 31st annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game. The 13 members of each all-star volleyball team were selected from nominations by their respective high school coach. The game will be played Saturday, June 13 at Cougar Palace on the campus of Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff at 2 p.m The West will be led by head coach Jodi Schuller from Chase County High School. Angie Hiemstra from Alliance will be the assistant coach. T...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 3.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.59 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.75 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Monday were 86.9 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 17 cents per gallon h...
West Elementary School in Sidney recently recognized its Presidential Education Award winners for the 2014-15 sixth-grade class. Students earn the Gold Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence by maintaining a grade-point average of 3.5 and above for all of their fifth-grade year and for the first semester of their sixth-grade year. Students earn the Silver Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement by being nominated by the staff for showing marked improvement and extraordinary effort in their academic work. Students receive a congratulatory...
CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State College has announced the names of 636 undergraduate students who qualify for the institution’s spring 2015 academic honors lists. The president’s list, which requires a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, consists of 277 names. Another 359 students met requirements for the dean’s list by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify. Local students who earned a spot on the Preside...
CRETE, Neb. – Sidney’s Ashley Morgan Heidemann received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Doane College during spring 2015 graduation ceremonies. Doane College awarded 219 degrees to undergraduates at its School of Arts & Sciences in a commencement ceremony at the George and Sally Haddix Athletic and Recreation Center in Crete. Dr. Kate Marley, Doane’s associate vice president for academic affairs, was the keynote speaker. Marley, who is currently responsible for guiding the college’s general education program...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Dr. Fred Ohles, president of Nebraska Wesleyan University, awarded degrees to approximately 565 undergraduate and graduate students during Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 126th annual commencement earlier this month. Local students who earned degrees were: • Mathison Anglin, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry • Elizabeth Dorwart, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry • Courtney Fletcher, Sidney, Bachelor of Arts in Art • Shayla Havlat, Kimball, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Ron Hull, a long-time public television veteran, de...
HASTINGS, Neb. – Sidney’s Hope Greyson Geiger received a Bacherlor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Hastings College on May 16. Hastings College handed out degrees to 235 undergraduates and eight Master of Arts in Teaching students during the ceremony. It was the school’s 129th graduating class....
GREELEY, Colo. – Sidney’s Christine Dunton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Northern Colorado during spring 2015 graduation ceremonies on May 8-9. She was among about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees this spring....
Brad Fraass, executive director of Cheyenne County USDA Farm Service Agency, reminds producers to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility. Producers must report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, they were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency. Additionally, producers with failed acres should also report these acres....
The Western Nebraska Community College and the Military and Veterans Office in Sidney are sponsoring this years’ Service Women Attain Power – also known as the S.W.A.P. Conference – on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Western Nebraska Community College’s Sidney campus, located at 371 College Drive. The free event is open to all women who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces. For additional information and to register, individuals may contact Linda Roelle at (308) 254-7407.... Full story
Sidney’s Raine M. Gartner and Chappell’s Jillian Kepler have both received college scholarships for the 2015-16 academic year. Gartner’s award is to Missouri State University and came as part of the Midwest Student Exchange Program. Students were selected based on their ACT scores, GPA, standing in graduating class and leadership shown in community and school activities. Kepler received the F and E Richards Memorial scholarship to Chadron State College for $1,000. She is a senior at CSC studying elementary education.... Full story
