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On Saturday, Wendall Gaston pictured with his wife, Deanna, was honored at the 2014 Year End Convention hosted by the Nebraska Jaycee Foundation in Lincoln. He is the 39th former Jaycee member inducted into the Nebraska Jaycees Hall of Fame.... Full story
LINCOLN, Neb. – The City of Sidney's Public Services Director John Hehnke was elected the chairman of board of directors for the Public Alliance for Community Energy for fiscal year 2015-16 at its annual meeting last week. ACE is the community-owned, not-for-profit retail natural gas supplier of NMPP Energy. It has been a natural gas supplier in the Choice Gas Program in Nebraska since 1998. As the only community-owned supplier in the Choice Gas Program, ACE supplies natural gas to more than 2...
Sidney's Dale and Bonita Dickinson pictured with the Air Link flight crew and Emergency Response Care team that assisted him after having a farm accident resulting in several broken bones. On Friday, Dickinson was able to personally thank the flight crew and ERC team as well as share his experience about the flight service membership program. Michelle Beeney, local membership manager for Air Link and Eagle Med as well as members of the Air Link flight crew presented information on Air Link... Full story
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have not moved in the past week, averaging $1.93 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.02 per gallon. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices Monday were $1.25 per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 25.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 27.1 cents per g...
Phil S. Fulton, 78 of Sidney, passed away at his home on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Funeral services are pending and will be announced when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of Phil’s care and funeral arrangements.... Full story
The following people appeared in Deuel County Court on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, before the Honorable Randin Roland: Jonathon Stellar appointed special prosecutor for this case: Jason Vogt, age 30 of Chappell, appeared for presentment on a charge of criminal mischief, a class IV Felony. He requested an attorney. Preliminary Hearing set for Feb. 17 at 9 a.m.... Full story
Ongoing Cancer survivor support group meets every third Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great Topics and food. Call Leslie @ 250-1113 if questions. Tuesday, Jan. 27 Western Nebraska Community College nursing students will take part in the Diabetes Health Fair at Regional West Medical Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 5-7 p.m. The health fair, hosted by the Regional West Physicians Clinic and the Diabetes Care Center, is open to the public and takes place in Medical Plaza South room 1202. For more information, contact Mary... Full story
LINCOLN, Neb. – Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and supporting industry personnel will learn the latest in feedlot nutrition, health, and economics at the 2015 Beef Feedlot Roundtables Feb. 10-12 in Bridgeport, Lexington and West Point, with remote connections to locations in Iowa and South Dakota. The Nebraska Extension Roundtables will be offered Feb. 10 at the Prairie Winds Community Center in Bridgeport, Feb. 11 at the Holiday Inn Express in Lexington, and Feb. 12 at the Nielsen Community Center in West Point. Registration begins a...
The latest information for reduced inputs for sustainable, organic farming will be offered at the Organic Farmers Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 11 in Torrington, Wyo. The second annual conference, presented by the University of Wyoming Extension and Nebraska Extension, is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Rendezvous Center on the Goshen County Fairgrounds. “Eliminating pesticides and altering fertilizer sources are key factors for growing organic products for the modern society,” said Alex Pavlista, UNL Crop Physiologist at the UNL Panhandle Research and Ex...
The Panhandle No-till Partnership is hosting the Panhandle No-Till Conference on Feb. 10-11. The conference is to be held at the Gering Civic Center beginning with registration at 8 a.m. each day. The local Natural Resources Conservation Service offices in the panhandle have mailed the brochure to producers with the conference agenda and the preregistration form included. This information is also posted on the PNTP website at www.panhandlenotill.org. Pre-registration is appreciated so the meal counts for the conference will be accurate....
The South Platte Natural Resources District board of directors began the year by welcoming a new member into its fold, while choosing Keith Rexroth to continue his role as chairman. Phil Grabowski of rural Sidney joined the board after being elected last November, replacing long-time board member Paul Hutchison, who retired at the end of his term last year. Grabowski is a farmer and rancher and will represent NRD Subdistrict 4, covering southwest Cheyenne county including a portion of southwest...
The High Plains Ag Lab north of Sidney, operated by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will turn 45 this year. For nearly 40 of those years, Tom Nightingale has managed the farming operations there, overseeing work in the research plots where scientists try to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of dryland agriculture in the High Plains region. Nightingale will retire at the end of the month. But in nearly four decades, he...
In front of a packed and raucous crowd at Cabela's Athletic Facility, the Sidney High boys' basketball team worked together to earn their biggest win of the season, 65-58, over the Scottsbluff Bearcats on Friday night. Sidney (13-2, 4-1) continued its perfection since New Years with its eighth consecutive win. For the Raiders, the win was not only critical to keeping pace with Scottsbluff in the district race, it was also a statement game. The Bearcats had defeated the Raiders earlier this...
The first blow for District B-6 supremacy went to the Scottsbluff Lady Bearcats as they rode their hot shooting to a 68-57 win over the Sidney Lady Raiders in Scottsbluff on Friday night. The Raiders suffered their first district loss (9-6, 4-1) and had their five-game winning streak snapped while the Bearcats have won all six of their district contests. Oddly enough, Scottsbluff has lost all of its non-district games for a season record of 6-6. Despite a career scoring night by sophomore Annalise Lecher (15 points), the Raiders fell victim to...
BOYS – Friday Sidney 65, Scottsbluff 58 Scottsbluff 11 21 9 17 – 58 Sidney 21 12 14 18 – 65 SCOTTSBLUFF (58) – Landon Walker 21, Dru Kuxhausen 12, Trent Harris 11, Austin Clarkson 7, Dillon Hernandez 3, Ashley Jones 2, Jackson Hinze 1, Matt Richardson 1. SIDNEY (65) -–Cutter O’Connell 17, Lane Harvey 15, Jake Heeren 12, Tyler Wintholz 11, Brady Radcliffe 8, Jared Ross 2. GIRLS – Friday Scottsbluff 68, Sidney 57 Sidney 14 13 13 17 – 57 Scottsbluff 21 7 20 20 – 68 SIDNEY (57) – Annalise Lecher 15, Emily Mahr 11, Maddi Porter 8, Savanna Rosenbau... Full story
FOR THE SUN-TELEGRAPH The Peetz Bulldogs’ boys basketball team upped its season record to 7-4 at home on Saturday night with a 70-31 victory over district rival Weldon Valley. Peetz took it to the Warriors (4-10) from the opening tip as it raced out to a 16-6 first-quarter lead. The Bulldogs doubled their lead at halftime as an 18-8 quarter gave them a 20-point advantage (34-14) going into the locker room. The Peetz defense yielded only one double-digit quarter, but the Bulldogs still padded their lead in the third by outscoring the Warriors 1...
Though the top prize had already escaped their grasps, the Leyton Warriors and Potter-Dix Coyotes still had a long-standing rivalry to settle. Though the Warriors couldn’t defend their MAC title of a year ago, they took the upper hand in their long-standing rivalry with the Coyotes with a 59-50 triumph in the boys’ consolation game Saturday at Sidney Middle School. The Coyotes (6-8) gave their rivals all they could handle throughout much of the contest before the Warriors (7-7) began to pull away in the second half. After 16 minutes of pla...
Though Derek Robb again rolled through the competition at 138 pounds, the Sidney High wresting team struggled to a 10th-place finish at the Jim Higgins Invite in Lexington on Saturday. Kearney won the 15-team meet with 199.5 points, while Lincoln Southwest (192.5), Hastings (176), Millard West (131) and Scott City (118.5) rounded out the top five. The Red Raiders' point total was 72. Robb upped his season record to 33-0 and garnered 26 of the Raiders team points on the day. After receiving a...
By dethroning reigning champion Leyton, the Potter-Dix girls' basketball team realized a season-long goal Saturday by winning the MAC championship at Sidney Middle School. Though much of the game was closely contested, the Coyotes dominated the second quarter on its way to the 40-32 win. The Coyotes are now 12-2 on the season while the Warriors stand at 6-8. With the MAC title wrapped up securely, the Coyotes can now focus on fighting their way to a District D1 District 12 championship. "This...
After Allie Blackwelder’s short jumper gave the Creek Valley Storm an early lead in the opening moments of the girls’ MAC consolation game, it was all down hill from there. With a consistent effort from start-to-finish, the Bayard Tigers topped the Storm 44-29 to earn third place at MAC. The Storm’s record fell to 5-8 while the Tigers advanced to 6-9. After Blackwelder gave her team an early lead, the Tigers ran off seven straight points to take the lead for good. But Creek Valley was still very much in the contest after the first quart...
