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Progress on the new Cheyenne County Fairgrounds Pavilion is in full swing. A new enclosed steel building will replace four of the old deteriorated buildings. The previous buildings were used once a year to house animals at the county fair. The new pavilion will be constructed on the existing 100-by-200-foot site and will include six large overhead doors and 18 foot walls. According to commissioner Phillip Sanders, the new building won't be limited to the 4-H members. "That building belongs to th...
A trial scheduled to begin next week for a 19-year-old woman who faced six felony charges has been avoided after a plea deal was announced in court Wednesday. The charges against Mylissa Pennington were reduced to four class one misdemeanors – two counts of attempted possession of illegal mushrooms, attempted possession of more than 1 pound of marijuana and obstructing a peace officer – in exchange for no contest pleas. Each count carries a maximum possible penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. According to the plea agreement, Pen...
The South Platte Natural Resources District (SPNRD) released this week the 2015 fall ground water level report, which gives a generalized look at the ground water levels and an insight into the areas where irrigation may have caused major areas of stress to the aquifer. While the fall report is important, there are several variables that affect the report such as recovery of the aquifer from the current seasons use, crop rotations and precipitation timing and amounts during spring and summer....
Ongoing A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”. Monday, Nov. 9 A meeting for honeybee producers is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. to review the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. It’ll be held at the North Platte Natural Resource District, 100547 Airport Road, Scottsbluff. The NAP sign-up deadline for 2016...
The Chinese people felt an immediate sense of relief last Thursday when their government stated that it will permit married couples now to have two children. The government’s one-child policy has created “a demographic nightmare,” and its leaders now must address the glaring side-effects of that policy: a diminished work force, an aging population, and a shortage of marriageable women. It was on September 25, 1980, thirty-five years ago, that China’s leaders tried to rein in China’s galloping...
The greatest aspect of athletics is high school sports – whether it is volleyball, football, basketball, track, golf or wrestling – there is nothing more pure or essential to the athletic life than the days when we were young and playing for our storied teams. That said, let me introduce myself as your new sportswriter for Sidney and the surrounding area. For me, sports is the best kind of writing. It is equal parts passion, mathematics, precision execution and exuberance. The best part of all...
This year's Halloween Coloring Contest, sponsored by the Sidney Regional Medical Center and the Sidney Sun-Telegraph, received many great entries. One person from each age category was selected to win a prize provided by SRMC. The winning entries are shown below. Thank you to all of the participants in the contest this year!...