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Members of the community met Thursday night to discuss a potential four-day school week for Peetz School. The idea was brought up by school officials for a four-day school week began as a way to reduce operating costs. After initial research, the school district began to weigh the pros and cons. Superintendent Mark Collard gave a PowerPoint presentation that focused mainly on the benefits of going to a four-day school week. He said in the presentation that recruitment and retention of qualified...
Keep Sidney Beautiful was one of the more than 75 organizations and individuals recognized at the Keep America Beautiful national awards ceremony on Feb. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Keep Sidney Beautiful received a state affiliate recognition award during the President's Circle Awards breakfast at the conference. According to a press release from KAB, the President's Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance made by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in creating clean, green and...
Cabela’s performance throughout 2015 earned the company six awards at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, the outdoor industry’s largest tradeshow. The tradeshow was hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Las Vegas last month. Awards presented to Cabela’s include: 2015 SHOT Business Chain Retailer of the Year, 2015 Remington Ammunition Retail Chain of the Year, 2015 NSSF “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” Retailer of the Year, 2015 Columbia River Knife and Tool Retailer of the Year, 2015 Crimson Trace Retailer of...
Applebee's presents the local Make-A-Wish Foundation chapter a check from a portion of their soft opening sales during Monday's grand opening. The check was also presented to 8-year-old Paige Phoebig, who has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Her wish was to go to Hawaii. The local chapter of the foundation partnered with Sidney Regional Medical Center and the Make-A-Wish Foundation to send Phoebig and her immediate family to Hawaii for five days in July. Paige's favorite thing about...
The City of Sidney will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in observance of President’s Day. All city departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Monday’s trash on Tuesday and Tuesday’s trash on Wednesday....
Eugene Elmer Reichman, 83, of Chappell, and formerly of Garden County, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Assembly of God Church in Chappell. Burial will be in the Chappell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Holechek Funeral Home in Chappell. Family and friends can leave condolences at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com. Eugene was... Full story
Helen M. Pigg, age 99 of Sidney and former Bridgeport area resident, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care, Tuesday evening, Feb. 9, 2016. Viewing will be from 1 to 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with cremation to follow. Private family inurnment will be in the Sunset Cemetery in Scottsbluff at a later date. Friends may view Helen’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos and stories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. A complete obituary will be published when available. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & C... Full story
UPCOMING The dates, times, and locations have been set for classroom sessions for irrigation and nitrogen certification training. Training will be held Feb. 18 at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp in Sidney. Sessions are at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Training will also be held Feb. 19 at the Lion’s Den in Chappell. Sessions are at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Certification training must be completed by March 1. For more information, contact the SPNRD at (308) 254-2377. … Saturday, Feb. 13 The Cheyenne County 4-H market beef weigh-in will be held from 9 to 11 a.m... Full story
Twelve local students were among the nearly 4,500 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year. Qualification for the dean’s list varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. All qualifying grade-point averages are based on a four-point scale and a minimum of 12 or more graded semester hours. Students can be on the dean’s list for more than one college. The following area students were named to the dean’s list list of disting...
Two students from Sidney were among the more than 1,000 students at Wayne State College who were named to the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2015 semester. Sean Neal and Xina Balandran were each named to the dean’s list. Students listed on the dean’s list are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester....
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 'Welcome Wet Snow Boosts Farm Hopes' Feb. 9, 1966 Cheyenne County got its share of a good, wet snowfall that started Tuesday at midmorning and continued until about 9 p.m. Up to three inches of stuff lay where it fell, depositing up to a quarter inch of moisture. The temperatures have been mild this week,...
Leyton fell behind early but dominated the final three quarters in a 45-24 home win over Garden County in girls basketball action Thursday night. The Lady Eagles (2-15) took an 11-8 early lead, but it was all Lady Warriors after that. Leyton outscored Garden County 6-1 in the second quarter for a 14-12 halftime lead, and then rolled by the visiting team by a 31-12 margin in the second half. Eight Lady Warrior players found the scoring column, led by Katie Higgins with 12 points. She also had...
BASKETBALL Friday, Feb. 12 Potter-Dix at Banner County 4 p.m. Caliche (Colo.) at Peetz (Colo.) 4 p.m. Sedgwick County (Colo.) at Leyton 4 p.m. Sidney at Chadron 5:30 p.m. South Platte at Creek Valley 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 Sidney boys vs. Hastings St. Cecilia 5:45 p.m. CST (Heartland Hoops Classic in Grand Island) Tuesday, Feb. 16 Potter-Dix girls vs. Minatare/Garden Co. winner 5:30 p.m. (D2-11 subdistrict at Gering High School) Creek Valley girls vs. Dundy Co./Stratton 4 p.m. Leyton girls vs. Morrill 5:30 p.m. (D1-12 subdistrict at...
