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It's that time of year again to brush snow off your car and take precautions when driving around Nebraska roadways. According to the Cheyenne, Wyo., National Weather Service Forecast Office, the entire Nebraska Panhandle was under a winter storm warning Tuesday. With winds gusting up to 35 mph, 8 to 10 inches of snowfall and low visibility, it was recommended to stay off the roads. "People really just need to remember to slow down," said Cheyenne County Sheriff John Jenson. "Sometimes people...
LODGEPOLE – Laid out in 1913, the Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the country. The route travels through more than a dozen Nebraska counties and nearly 50 communities. Historically known for its great promotion, a state organization is working to highlight landmarks along the path through Nebraska and give motorists a reason to divert from the interstate. Locally, the Lincoln Highway travels through Cheyenne, Deuel and Kimball counties. Earlier this week, the N...
A comprehensive agreement between the Sidney Public School District and its teachers for the next school year has been approved. At a school board meeting on Monday, a motion to accept the 2016-17 agreement passed unanimously. Superintendent Jay Ehler told the board the Sidney Educators Association had recently given its approval to the comprehensive agreement. After negotiations, only minor changes were made to the document over last year, he added. The base salary for teachers increased slight...
James L. McCaig SGT, C Co, 3/39th Inf, 9th Infantry Division Viet Nam U.S. ARMY 1966-1992 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Sidney, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. James McCaig was a Sidney resident in 1966, a 20-year old kid, really, working on a construction crew. The "Greetings..." letter from the Selective Service System advised him that...
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”. … Table of Grace, a ministry of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, is a mobile food pantry that distributes food at various locations throughout the area on monthly basis. The locations and times for registration are: 1st Tuesday of the month – 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Ca...
During this holiday season, you’ll likely be spending money, in various amounts and in various ways. And you can use this experience to teach your children about money management. Here are a few ideas for doing just that: • Stick to a budget. Tell your children you’ve set aside a certain amount of money for gifts and holiday events, such as hosting parties, and that you won’t exceed it. And if you have saved money throughout the year in a special holiday fund, let your kids know about that, too. This information should help impress upon th...
