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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts stopped into Sidney on Friday morning to deliver a brief speech and then take questions from residents. The visit was a part of Ricketts' annual state of the state fly around. Over Thursday and Friday, he held 12 events in 11 locations. The tour began in Lincoln with his State of the State address on Thursday morning. The Sidney event was held at the Lloyd W. Carr Airport. About 50-75 residents attended the speech, including local government leaders. During the...
Countless studies have demonstrated regular marijuana consumption can cause short-term memory loss. For Brian Heasley, it's a bout of amnesia that's keeping him out of prison. On Wednesday, the 34-year-old Iowa man was given 5 years of intensive supervised probation for being caught with 9 pounds of marijuana, a felony. According to Nebraska sentencing guidelines, he could have been sentenced to a maximum possible prison term of 4 years. A few days after pleading guilty to the crime in August,...
Harry L. Moore, 75 of rural Dix, passed away at his home, Saturday morning, Jan. 9, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 15, in the Cheyenne Hills Church with Pastor Galen Huck officiating. Inurnment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo. at a later date. Cremation has been held. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends may view Harry's Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Memorial... Full story
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”. … Saturday, Jan. 16 A benefit pancake feed and 5K for Deuel County Sheriff Deputy Mike Hutchinson will be held at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The pancake feed starts at 7 a.m., followed by a 5K walk at 8 and run at 8:15. Hutchinson was shot several times and seriously... Full story
Three local students are among those named to the dean’s list at Central Community College for the fall 2015 semester. Those named to the dean’s list are David Bacon of Sidney and Aftan Bartels and Brandy Collins, both of Chappell. 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 50 central Nebraska towns. Students on the dean’s list earned a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99....
It was spring and four young graduates decided that before they would settle down into life’s new adventure, they would tour the country. Their goal was to interview people as to their values on life itself. They discovered an RV that suited their needs and off they went looking, each one of them for a story that would inspire, excite or ignite their passion for what the future would hold for them. They were determined that this would be their adventure of a lifetime before they would go and make their fortune and their mark in life. Fifteen t...
Compiled By Delaney Uhrig These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 50 Years Ago 'Sidney Mill Is Pleased With Soybean Processing Results' Jan. 12, 1966 Soybean processing - tried for the first time this year at the Sidney plant of the Pacific Vegetable Oils Corp - is proving to be a successful operation, says Ned Robinson, plant manager. In fact, the company thinks enough of the...
Mikenna Curlee is happy to have her future mapped out. The 5-foot-11 Peetz senior inked a volleyball scholarship with North Platte Community College Thursday, and she couldn't be more relieved with that decision. "It was really a relief to know where I'm going to be at and have things planned out," she said. "I'll get the opportunity to play with several girls from the area who I know and who I've played against, so I'm looking forward to that." Curlee had a team-high 291 kills for the Lady...
A short-handed Sidney squad fell in a dual meet at Bridgeport on Thursday night, 39-27. "For the most part, I thought our kids wrestled hard," Sidney coach John Ganser said. "We were short-handed due to sickness and injuries, and we tried to overcome that. We came close. "I'll give them credit, I think our kids showed up for each other." The Raiders picked up wins in five weight categories. Trey Arellano won by fall in 2:31 over Jerardo Castillo in the 106 weight class. In the 120 weight class,...
Girls basketball Creek Valley 44, Paxton 25 Creek Valley took the early lead and built on it in a 44-25 win at Paxton Thursday night. The Storm (7-5) went up 12-7 in the first quarter and built a 21-11 halftime advantage. They outscored Paxton 23-14 in the second half. Payje Misegadis led the team with a double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Samantha Schmid led the Storm offensively with 13 points, while Jessie Straber added nine points. Creek Valley returns to action Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. home contest against...
BASKETBALL Friday, Jan. 15 Leyton at Potter-Dix 4 p.m. Sidney at Ogallala 5:30 p.m. Fleming (Colo.) at Peetz (Colo.) 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 Potter-Dix at Hay Springs 1 p.m. Lexington at Sidney 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 Leyton at Potter-Dix (boys only) 6:30 p.m. Banner County at Creek Valley (boys only) 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 Peetz (Colo.) at Sedgwick County (Colo.) 4 p.m. Minatare at Potter-Dix (girls only) 6:30 p.m. Garden County at Creek Valley (girls only) 6:30 p.m. Banner County at Leyton (girls only) 6:30 p.m. WRESTLING Saturday,...
